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Get tickets to next year’s fabulous RHS flower shows

Get tickets to next year’s fabulous RHS flower shows

22 October 2024

The Royal Horticultural Society will host some incredible flower shows next year. Here’s how to get your hands on tickets.

Garden centre site on market for £7 million

Garden centre site on market for £7 million

09 October 2024

A huge garden centre site with a restaurant has gone on the market for more than £7 million.

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Explore the enchanting autumn gardens of a historic castle

Explore the enchanting autumn gardens of a historic castle

19 September 2024

One of Kent’s beautiful castles is celebrating the season with golden autumn leaves, stunning flowers and guided tours.

‘Not just plants’: How Kent’s garden centres are filling the gaps left on our high streets

‘Not just plants’: How Kent’s garden centres are filling the gaps left on our high streets

15 September 2024

Garden centres across the county are increasingly diversifying to become “destination” shopping locations and compete with online retailers.

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Award-winning pub to host garden tour

Award-winning pub to host garden tour

29 August 2024

The pub-hotel is just one of the late summer gardens opening this September as part of the National Garden Scheme.

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'Struggling' garden centre to undergo £3m revamp

'Struggling' garden centre to undergo £3m revamp

27 August 2024

A cash-strapped garden centre is set for a £3 million overhaul complete with a larger restaurant in a bid to make money.

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‘I just hope my dad is proud’: Family says goodbye to nursery after 30 years

‘I just hope my dad is proud’: Family says goodbye to nursery after 30 years

23 August 2024

The owners of a family-run plant nursery which has served garden lovers for more than three decades say the time is right to call it a day.

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‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’

‘I turned my unassuming Kent garden into a stunning mini-rainforest’

11 August 2024

What was once a regular garden consisting of no more than a patch of grass and dated patio has been transformed into a mini-rainforest.

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Demolition phase complete for multi-million pound regeneration project

Demolition phase complete for multi-million pound regeneration project

05 August 2024

The building of 119 homes and four commercial units will get under way after the demolition phase of the multi-million pound project was completed.

Kent’s pick-your-own summer flowers

Kent’s pick-your-own summer flowers

18 July 2024

Enjoy a stroll through beautiful fields, pick your own flowers to take home and admire the views with prosecco and pizza this summer.

Artist’s quirky home on market for £3million

Artist’s quirky home on market for £3million

06 July 2024

A former water reservoir converted into a quirky home for a top artist has gone on the market for more than £3million.

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Glorious gardens to explore this summer

Glorious gardens to explore this summer

04 July 2024

Make the most of the sunshine with a stroll through romantic gardens, colourful flower beds, sweeping meadows and wild parkland.

Former home of Tudor queen opens after major refurbishment

Former home of Tudor queen opens after major refurbishment

02 July 2024

Visitors can now see how one of England’s most influential monarchs lived with a new display at the former royal residence.

Flower display celebrates 10th anniversary

Flower display celebrates 10th anniversary

20 June 2024

A floral festival with more than 5,000 roses and garden tours is back for an extended run this summer.

Inside the incredible gardens at Tudor manor house set to open to public

Inside the incredible gardens at Tudor manor house set to open to public

15 June 2024

We take a look around the incredible gardens at a Tudor manor house which could be opened to the public.

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Danish homeware brand to launch first store in Kent

Danish homeware brand to launch first store in Kent

10 June 2024

A popular Scandinavian brand has announced the opening of its first branch in the county.

Stunning summer gardens opening in June

Stunning summer gardens opening in June

27 May 2024

Lots of beautiful early summer gardens are opening all over Kent in the next few weeks. Here’s where you can find them.

King Charles visits Kent stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

King Charles visits Kent stand at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

21 May 2024

A medal-winning plantsman from the county enjoyed a royal visit from HRH King Charles at the world-famous flower show.

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Historic Martello tower to open as holiday let by end of year

Historic Martello tower to open as holiday let by end of year

21 May 2024

The owner of a historic Martello tower says the site should open as a holiday let by the end of the year.

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Chelsea Flower Show medal winners to display stunning florals

Chelsea Flower Show medal winners to display stunning florals

21 May 2024

There will be eye-catching flower displays from 300 exhibitors at a three-day garden show.

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