A course aimed at helping designers win awards at flower shows has been launched by the English Gardening School.
Oatridge College in West Lothian is to slash its energy demands from the National Grid by 60 per cent and prevent 20 tonnes of carbon from being pumped into the atmosphere every year by commissioning one of Scotland's largest solar power projects.
The National Trust is helping to ensure a good future for horticultural history by training the latest class of newly-qualified gardening experts.
The International Federation of Landscape Architects is inviting applications for a Rome fellowship in landscape architecture.
RHS president Elizabeth Banks has received an honorary design doctorate from the University of Greenwich.
The RHS is introducing changes to its master of horticulture qualification to reflect industry developments.
New honorary college fellows of Myerscough College include England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff and horticulture broadcaster Christine Walkden.
At Myerscough College's recent graduation day, Gavin Ruckledge won the Institute of Chartered Foresters top student award for the BSc (Hons) Degree while Anthony Sorenson won the Landscape Planning Group best dissertation.
The landscape and horticulture industries must engage with teachers and career advisers to promote the landscaping profession, designer Chris Beardshaw has urged.
More people are considering alternatives to horticulture degrees as a result of raised tuition fees, according to a college head.
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