CW STUDIO DESIGNS RAIN GARDENS FOR LEA GREEN CYCLOPS JUNCTION

CW STUDIO, led by pre-registered SGD member Carolyn Willitts and working with St Helens Council and Wilde Consulting Engineers, has designed three rain gardens (drawing pictured) for a new Southern Gateway Cycle Optimised Protected Signals (CYCLOPS) junction at Lea Green railway station. CYCLOPS junctions prioritise the safety of pedestrians and cyclists by segregating them from motorists to reduce the risk of collision. The gardens have been designed to suit ground conditions and varying depths of utilities, and include meadow

EUROPE-WIDE

planting and SuDS-enabled trees.

The scheme is the first of its kind in Merseyside and is part of a £15 million St Helens Southern Gateway project. cwstudio.co.uk

8 MARCH

Masterclass: Gardening with Ferns

Richie Steffen, co-author of the Plant Lovers’Guide to Ferns (Timber Press), presents this online class about the different species of ferns and how to use them in garden designs. gardenmasterclass.org

11 TO 12 MARCH

RHS Garden Rosemoor

Spring Flower Show

Focusing on camellias, early magnolias and rhododendrons, this event kicks off the 2023 RHS Flower Shows programme and includes suppliers with shrubs, bulbs and flowers to buy. rhs. org.uk/gardens/rosemoor

23 MARCH TO 16 APRIL

Exhibition: Coast &Country the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), and the Atlantic Technological University, Ireland.

A NEW EUROPE-wide awareness campaign is calling on gardeners and others to prevent the spread of invasive non-native species that can threaten other wildlife, damage infrastructure, and put human health at risk.

A series of posters, animations and social media graphics that communicate key messages to different audiences have been developed through a European Commission-funded project led by

The new campaign urges people and businesses to ‘Beware of Aliens’ and warns that the seeds or root fragments of invasive species can stick to shoes, vehicle tyres and equipment, and be transported into forests and other habitats. Some non-native garden plants, such as Ailanthus altissima (the tree of heaven) and Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam) can also become invasive if they spread into the wild.

The Intergovernmental SciencePolicy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has highlighted invasive alien species as one of five major causes of biodiversity loss, along with changes in land and sea use, exploitation of organisms, climate change and pollution. To download the posters and animations, visit easin.jrc.ec.europa. eu/easin

Hosted by RHS Garden Harlow Carr, this exhibition by the British Association for Modern Mosaic includes works inspired by the local landscape by Yorkshire-based mosaic artists. rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr

24 MARCH

Talk: Luton Hoo Estate, Bedfordshire

A member of Luton Hoo’s Walled Garden Project team will present this talk about the 21-year journey to revive the historic garden. Tickets, Trybooking.co.uk/BWLV

18 AND 25 MARCH

Course: The Sustainable Designer

The London College of Garden Design hosts this two-day course at Regent’s University, London, by lecturer and landscape consultant Mima Taylor. lcgd.org.uk