A stunning sanctuary garden designed for those living with rare dementias and their carers, that won three top awards at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is now on display at Exbury Gardens. The National Brain Appeal’s ‘Rare Space’ garden, designed by Charlie Hawkes and funded by Project Giving Back, won a gold medal, best Sanctuary Garden […]
Sculpture at Beaulieu 2023 is on until 24 September. Look out for Hampshire sculptors Nicolas Moreton, Gary Boulton and Michael Turner.
Mottisfont’s Walled Garden is the perfect place to see roses in June. It’s is home to the National Collection of pre-1900 old-fashioned roses.
See The Flying Machine inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings and the three-metre tall horse head Mare, made from 7,000 welded components, at this summer’s Sculpture at Beaulieu exhibition in Palace House and throughout its stunning grounds and gardens. View photo gallery of Sculpture at Beaulieu 2023. The display of 300 sculptures by 57 internationally-acclaimed sculptors […]
Photos from BTCC at Thruxton 2023
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023, 23-27 May
A headline exhibition at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu opened to the public today. It looks at future visions of the motor car from the past, ideas that have become reality and future visions still to be realised. Motopia? Past Future Visions showcases a journey through 130 years of future thinking about automobility and […]
The shortlist for Plant of the Year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been revealed, with Hillier Garden Centres being responsible for four of the 19 plants recognised. Three of the four Hillier plants put forward this year are the new introductions launched at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair in April, all of which were […]
Sparsholt College has launched this year’s RHS Chelsea Garden entry ‘Rustic Recipes Reimagined’ which is inspired by tasty recipes from medieval cookery books that can all be foraged from the local countryside or grown in UK gardens. The 2023 garden is designed by Sparsholt’s multiple-medal-winning-team including Chris Bird who is celebrating his 25th RHS Chelsea […]
Steamship Shieldhall welcomed The Lord Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Jacqui Rayment, and her Chaplain Will Rosie, who oversaw a ‘Rogation of the Seas’ service on Sunday 14 May, the 5th Sunday following Easter. The ‘Blessing of the Waters’ was revived after many years of absence in the Port of Southampton, with a service conducted in […]
