Business
Challenging weather dampened garden centre sales
UK’s wettest spring since 1986 impacts garden centre sales, but non-gardening categories perform well
Charity
Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race 2024
Sunday, the 23rd of June six teams from across the garden retail sector will be racing dragon boats to raise funds for Greenfingers.
Regulation
New HTA committee & working group to expand member engagement
The Horticultural Trades Association announces the formation of a new committee and working group to enhance member engagement on important challenges and create new opportunities.
Business
Dutch lorry drivers call for immediate action on problematic UK border control posts
Dutch logistics companies and their drivers complain of long waiting times, scant facilities at border posts and damage to goods.
Business
Continued rise in demand for peat-free substrate
Bulrush Horticulture, one of the UK’s largest producers of substrates for the professional market, is upscaling capacity to meet the increasing demand for peat-free substrates.
Environment
Restore Nature Now march
Over 300 organisations will be attending the Restore Nature Now march, which takes place in Central London from 12 noon until 1pm on Saturday the 22nd of June.
Regulation
HTA reviews political manifestos to assess opportunities for horticulture
The Horticultural Trades Association has reflected on the political party manifestos released this week, focusing on key themes relevant to environmental horticulture.
Awards
Winners of the 2024 RHS Botanical Art & Photography Show at Saatchi Gallery
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has revealed the medal and award winners of the outstanding 2024 RHS Botanical Art and Photography Show in partnership with the Saatchi Gallery (London).
People
Dr Olivia Chapple awarded an OBE
The founder and Chair of Trustees at Horatio’s Garden, Dr Olivia Chapple, has today been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list with an OBE for her exceptional services to charity.
Worth a listen
‘The Garden Design Confessional’ podcast series hosted by Darren Hawkes for Maggie’s
New ‘Garden Design Confessional’ podcast series, hosted by the award-winning landscape designer Darren Hawkes, featuring fellow Maggie’s garden designers.
Awards
BBC Gardeners’ World Live: Dan Hartley wins Best Show Garden
The Eco Oasis Garden, designed by Dan Hartley, built by Tisserand English Gardens wins Best Show Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.
Worth a read
How did Gunnera get banned?
In this month’s The Garden magazine, James Armitage tells the fascinating story of how the botanical wonder that is Gunnera, became illegal to buy, move and cultivate.
Charity
Record Griffin Glasshouses donation for the National Garden Scheme
During the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the National Garden Scheme was delighted to receive a generous donation of £35,620 Griffin Glasshouses.
Business
Elho: The journey to 100% recycled products
Dutch producer of sustainable flower pots and accessories, achieved their goal to produce all their products from 100% recycled plastic – their impressive sustainability journey merited further investigation.
Charity
Alitex employees take on Le Loop fundraising cycle challenge
Team members from the greenhouse brand, Alitex, take on a mammoth 225km cycle challenge this June to help raise funds for the William Wates Memorial Trust.
Wildlife
Corporate biodiversity in Henley
Global asset management firm Invesco provides an update on the progress made with their climate mitigation strategies at their EMEA head office in Henley on Thames.
Books
Virtual launch for Mark Diacono’s new book ‘Vegetables’
The launch of Mark Diacono’s new book ‘Vegetables’, will be virtual on Substack – with Itamar Srulovich of Honey & Co.
Events
2024 is promising to be a bumper HTA National Plant Show
As it’s the HTA’s 125th anniversary, the 2024 HTA National Plant Show held at the NAEC, Stoneleigh is promising to be the biggest trade show ever.
Plants
Rose recipes by Jo Thompson for David Austin Roses
Garden Designer Jo Thompson collaborates with David Austin by creating a set of exclusive ‘rose recipes’ from her collection of planting schemes with their roses.
Charity
Greenfingers Charity to create new kitchen garden for Chestnut Tree House
The Kitchen Garden for the Chestnut Tree House hospice follows on from the 2008 Greenfingers funded Meadow Garden and Woodland Walk designed by Ann-Marie Powell.
