Regulation
The Horticultural Trades Association and the Fresh Produce Consortium have issued a joint letter to the government, calling for urgent action following October roundtable meeting on plants, cut flowers, and border-related issues.
Charity
The Young People in Horticulture Association have launched a festive ‘Sowing Stories’ fundraiser, to connect horticulturists of all ages through the gift of gardening books.
Business
Latest HTA Market Update for October 2024 shows overall garden centre sales in September 2024 increased by +1% compared to September 2023, driven largely by catering and non-garden categories.
Regulation
Defra has published the new Plant Health Information (PHI) Service, which provides information on phytosanitary requirements for importing plants, seeds, and plant products into Great Britain.
Health
Bridewell Gardens, a pioneering mental health recovery service celebrated its 30th anniversary this year and launched a new fundraising campaign to aid the fulfilment of their mission.
Regulation
The government has outlined a package of measures for seasonal workers employed by farmers and growers in the UK’s horticulture, poultry and sheep sectors.
RHS
Bath in Bloom, the inaugural winners of Britain in Bloom, crowned champions in the 60th anniversary year of The Royal Horticultural Society’s nationwide gardening competition.
Charity
Hosted on the forecourt of Hever Castle, thirty intrepid fundraisers braved a red-hot firewalk to raise funds for the gardeners’ charity Perennial
Plants
To mark today’s National Apple Day, we pay homage to the magical Apple Days held throughout the country to celebrate local fruit heritage, all things apples and traditional orchards.
Awards
Best known for Pictorial Meadows, the Green Estate CIC has been awarded the British Chambers of Commerce Green Innovation Business of the Year Award for creating sustainable, resilient urban spaces that support both nature and people.
Regulation
The Horticultural Trades Association has called for vital action from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to support the environmental horticulture sector ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget.
Awards
The Association of Professional Landscapers has announced the finalists for the 2025 APL Awards.
Design
Applications for the 2025 BBC Gardeners’ World events’ Beautiful Borders competition, across their flagship events, are now open.
Media
A year after the closing of the Michelin-starred, The Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington launches ‘Sæson’, an online recipe platform
Business
The first online garden retailer to achieve B Corp certification, Sarah Raven earns the certification reflecting their sustainability and ethical business practices.
Business
The supermarket chain is the first to offer their customers peat-free grown, White Closed Cup and White Baby Button mushroom variants.
Gardens
Amongst 62 Herefordshire based businesses, Stockton Bury Gardens has been shortlisted for a Visit Herefordshire Tourism Award, celebrating the best of county’s tourism sector.
Business
Unveiled at today’s FutureGrow Expo, the Horticultural Trades Association launch key report on horticulture mechanisation and automation
Charity
Through the Community Garden Competition, the Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres offered financial support to five community garden projects in the UK
Media
The subscription network, Scribehound is set to launch a new Gardening channel in November.