A campaign for Scotland to become the world’s first Rewilding Nation, backed by Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, has achieved its £200k target in just six days. The Scottish Rewilding Alliance, a coalition of more than 20 organisations, is calling on the Scottish Government to commit to nature recovery across 30% of the country to benefit […] The post Rewilding Nation campaign backed by Leonardo DiCaprio achieves £200k target appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

Award-winning garden designer Lucy Willcox offers a series of mini masterclasses in design principles on ITV’s new Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardening Club. The new series which launched last month looks to welcome gardeners “from all levels and the widest range of backgrounds around the whole of the UK”, says the show’s creative director Lee Connolly, in a […] The post Garden designer Lucy Willcox appears in Alan Titchmarsh’s new show appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

Garden design duo Carolyn Harden and Jon Jarvis are seeking support for their RHS Tatton Flower Show 2024 garden- dedicated to raising awareness for skin cancer. The 1804 Garden, which resides at just over 3002m- making it the biggest garden at this year’s show- is designed to promote awareness of melanoma skin cancer in the […] The post Skin cancer garden at RHS Tatton seeks support appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

With less than four weeks to go until entries close for the 2024 Pro Landscaper Project Awards, the first wave of judges has been revealed. Eleven leaders from across the landscaping industry will be offering their expertise for this year’s awards, which celebrate the excellence of landscaping projects with a value of up to £100k. […] The post Introducing the first wave of judges for Pro Landscaper Project Awards 2024 appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

Gardenings potential to change lives, transform communities and combat the effects of climate change will be centre stage at this year’s RHS Malvern Spring Festival. The spring event will be embracing the new wave of people getting into the world of horticulture, as well as welcoming back recognised TV gardening personalities, such as Alan Titchmarch […] The post RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2024 – Gardening for Change appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

Malcolm Catlin has been revealed as the new project director for Plant Healthy to oversee the progress of the certification scheme and the Plant Health Management Standard, effective from 29 April. He says that “there is an urgent need to increase the awareness and coverage of Plant Healthy across the board.” Catlin will be working […] The post Plant Healthy announces new director appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

A series of new community woodlands have been established across Country Durham in a bid to improve community access to nature. Roughly 24,000 mixed native trees and shrubs were planted across nine sites between February and April last year. Planting comprised around three hectares of new woodland per site and was carried out by contractor […] The post Communities at the heart of new County Durham Woodlands appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

A 9ft Hollywood inspired landmark sign marks the start of construction on Leicestershire’s first garden village. Broadnook Garden Village, situated on the cusp of the National Forest of Charnwood, aims to encapsulate the best elements from surrounding Charnwood villages into one purpose built community. More than 50% of the village will be devoted to green […] The post Work begins on Leicestershire’s first garden village appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

The Wilderness Foundation UK (WFUK) has today, Earth Day, acquired over 90 acres of semi-natural woodland in Essex for the benefit of people and wildlife. Mann Wood at Great Leighs, Essex comprises 92 acres of semi-natural ancient woodland, established over the last 30 years by the previous owner, David Boyle DL, through the combination of […] The post Ancient woodland purchased to support nature-based therapy appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more

Australian-born Hollywood actor and film producer Cate Blanchett has become the first dedicated ambassador for Wakehurst, a nature reserve in West Sussex. Wakehurst, which is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, made the announcement today, in celebration of Earth Day. The wild botanic garden, which is home to Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, says the Oscar-winning […] The post Cate Blanchett named first-ever ambassador for nature reserve in West Sussex appeared first on Pro Landscaper Magazine ..read more