Community Gardening & Learning: South Lanarkshire College horticulture students won silver at the Scone Palace Garden Fair with a therapeutic herb-and-lavender garden, while the University of North Dakota’s free community classes keep campus knowledge flowing into local gardening and beyond. Planting for Summer Color: Dobbies is urging July planting with easy, heat-tolerant bedding like marigolds, begonias and geraniums, plus deadheading and regular watering to keep displays vibrant. Tomato Tips: Gardeners are being reminded that thriving tomato plants may still fail to fruit if excess sideshoots are draining energy—pinch them back to refocus growth. Pollinators: A mulberry “nesting” strategy is making the rounds for hummingbirds, and experts also say single-petaled flowers can be more pollinator-friendly than double blooms. Local Safety Alert: Northamptonshire Police warn of conmen posing as gardeners in Brackley, asking residents for money for “previous work” before driving off. Gardening Culture: The Peter Beales Rose Festival drew thousands for talks, tours and demonstrations, and communities are keeping garden traditions alive through events like Gramophone recitals at the Gardens & Galleries Festival.