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1 month ago | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
“We’re committed to bringing in new talent, but also upskilling our own talent,” says Kerr McEwan, founder of M Squared. The landscaping industry is currently grappling with an ongoing skill shortage which continues to affect its ability to meet growing demand. As more nature-fronted legislations make their way through parliament and the fight against the climate crisis wages on, the bottleneck of skilled workers is arguably worsening.
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2 months ago | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
The ‘National Estate for Nature’ will look to play a part in supporting the government’s environmental targets. Made up of public, private and civil society landowners, the group as a collective own 10% of England’s land. Its inaugural meeting chaired by Steve Reed, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, is said to have marked the beginning of a new era in environmental collaboration.
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2 months ago | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
Finishing touches are being made by members of Down’s Syndrome Scotland to two custom-made timber benches which will feature in the charity’s garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designers of the ‘Down’s Syndrome Scotland Garden’, Nick Burton and Duncan Hall of Burton Hall Garden Design, joined the charity members at the workshop hosted by Laurence McIntosh.
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2 months ago | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
New Adam Frost wellbeing garden to demonstrate the power of nature in healthcare. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), and the Leeds Training Hospitals NHS Trust are set to open the garden at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds this September. Designed by landscape designer and RHS ambassador, Adam Frost – the space will provide a space to facilitate patient recovery and staff wellbeing.
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2 months ago | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
The Landscape Institute expresses its fear over potential biodiversity loss as a result of the government’s new Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Announced by deputy prime minister and secretary of state for housing, Rt Hon. Angela Rayner MP, the bill sets out several measures designed to speed up planning decisions.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
Draft proposals put forward for a new long-term regeneration project in the Strangeways and Cambridge areas take a holistic approach. Manchester City Council (MCC) and Salford City Council (SCC) will be collaborating on the project, which will be located across the 130ha city fringe location. Plans detail up to 7k new homes across seven distinct neighbourhood areas, with additional commercial floorspace established.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
New green design tool, elemental is set for an initial launch on 19 March. Developed to support garden designers, landscape architects, and landscapers bolster their natural capital when designing and creating outdoor spaces. A condensed version of elemental debuted at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year, where it reduced carbon emissions across all show garden categories by 25%.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
proarbmagazine.com | Bethany Vann
Equipment dealership GGM Group announces plans to open a new service centre in Yorkshire this spring. The proposed centre, which will be located in the Wakefield MBC area, will aim to strengthen the company’s customer and supplier services in the area. Aiding with groundscare, arboriculture, and agriculture after sales support; including mobile engineer and spare part services.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
by | 28 Jan 25 | Nature & Biodiversity, News | Wyevale Nurseries is collaborating with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust to sponsor a local woodland, in an effort to save the habitat originally gifted to the charity by the company’s founder.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
prolandscapermagazine.com | Bethany Vann
Plant Heritage is set to embark on its sixth annual search for rare and unusual plants this February, with the winner to be announced at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025. All that’s needed is a named cultivar that has been grown or sold in the UK or Ireland before 2015, that isn’t currently available to buy from a nursery, garden centre or another source. Any type of plant is considered too – from seasonal snowdrops to fragrant roses that bloom come summer.
