The Hort Report: 30th May 2025
Garden wildlife, new tulips, and more!
Here’s your weekly Hort Report - the round-up of industry news, retail insights, home gardener gossip, influencer spotlights, social media news, and so much more.
Grab a cool drink, and catch up on the latest below…
NEWS FLASH
RHS backs ‘Untie Your Tree’ campaign
The RHS is backing a campaign asking gardeners to check for ‘strangling’ tree ties, which are used during staking, but should be cut once the tree is established (after 3-5 years). Leaving the ties on the tree can restrict growth and deprive a tree of water and nutrients. This is particularly an issue in new housing estates, where it has been found that 74% of trees had been staked incorrectly.
INFLUENCER SPOTLIGHT
India Rose Crawford
Knitter and videomaker India Rose crafts these beautiful scenes from scratch, putting a whole new miniature spin on the word ‘cottagecore’. Just read the adorable caption that goes with the image above:
🐝 Humblebee (Hum for short) is pouring Frog a cup of freshly brewed honeysuckle tea 🐸🫖 There are acorn cap goblets, full to the brim with sweet honeydew, and some ivy-leaved toadflax flowers to snack on
Follow @indiarosecrawford on Insta.
SOCIAL NEWS
If you build it, they’ll come…
Click on the above post to see some nighttime pond goings-on in the garden of author Kate Bradbury! Kate’s garden is “a 40ft garden one block from the high street in a very urban area” - proving that, if you build an appropriate home for wildlife, the wildlife will flock to it!
PRODUCT NEWS
The Newt x Niwaki
The Newt in Somerset has teamed up with Japanese garden tool brand Niwaki to launch a limited-edition collection of tools and apparel. Used daily by The Newt’s garden team, Niwaki’s durable and well-designed tools inspired this collaboration, which celebrates shared values of craftsmanship, gardening and timeless design.
Shop the collection here.
HOME GARDENER PLANT OF THE WEEK
New tulips (and more) arrive at Dutch Grown
Already thinking about what your spring garden might look like next year? Pre-order your tulips at Dutch Grown, who have just released their newest flower bulbs for the year!
Browse here.
BOOK
The Flower Thesaurus by Liz Potter
This is is a vibrant, easy-to-use guide packed with planting inspiration for gardens of all sizes. Organised by colour and season, it offers hundreds of imaginative flower combinations to help gardeners refresh overgrown spaces, enhance established plots or design from scratch. Whatever palette you’re after, this book is a practical and visually inspiring resource for creative planting.
Buy your copy here.
WHAT TO DO NOW
Garden Gathering
Join The Beardy Gardener on Saturday 21st June at Longstock Park Nursery for a special fundraising Garden Gathering in aid of Andover Mind. Held in the ‘Garden for Mind’ on the Leckford Estate, the event offers a lively mix of expert talks, hands-on workshops, plant sales, kids’ activities and live demos, all set in a beautiful, supportive space for garden lovers of all levels. Proceeds will support Andover Mind’s ‘Garden for Mind’, a wellbeing space dedicated to mental health and community care.
Find out more here.
QVC PRODUCT PICK
Thompson & Morgan Heuchera Eternal Flame
Brighten shady corners with the Heuchera Eternal Flame from Thompson & Morgan, a striking perennial whose glowing foliage brings year-round vibrancy to your garden. Its golden leaves, traced with bold red veins and flushed with orange, are complemented by delicate pink flowers in summer, making this stunning plant ideal for borders, containers or as attractive groundcover.
Buy it here.