Pro Landscaper

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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

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.