Editor’s Welcome

by British Association of Landscape Industries

National Chair’s Welcome

What happened to our summer? The expectation of glorious sunshine day after day and hearing everyone talk about their evenings 'watering the garden' vanished, to be replaced by damp and windy weather. Although this did allow water levels to somewhat recover from 2022 and the majority of TUB's to be lifted, for which we must be grateful.

Despite the autumnal weather, members celebrated successes at both RHS Hampton Court and RHS Tatton, winning an array of medals and 'Best' awards, including Landform Consultants Best Construction (Get Started Garden) at RHS Hampton, The Landscape Academy for Best Show Garden and Wright Landscapes for Best Construction (Young Designer Garden) and Best Young Designer Garden, designed by Nathan Webster at RHS Tatton.

There's also been a lot of excitement at Landscape House following the announcement of the winners of the 2023 National Landscape Awards. With 50 companies scooping 69 awards, competition for the Principal, Special and Grand awards is going to be fierce this year! Catch up with all the National Award winners on page

26. The team from BALI will once again be attending the Award ceremony on 1 December and are already looking forward to catching up with as many of you as we can and celebrating all the winners on the day!

This is truly a packed edition of Landscape News. Technical Officer Owen Baker has delved into biodiversity net gain. With the government's Biodiversity Net Gain scheme launching in November 2023, Owen takes us through the scheme and the potential benefits this will realise on page 34.

We have also been looking into green credentials, providing a summary understanding of the regulations around green marketing, how to avoid greenwashing and some of the third-party accreditations available. Read more on page 29. Best wishes,