Marketing
Hillier launches new website for commercial trees
Hillier has unveiled its new website, showcasing its vast offering of field and container grown trees.
Environment
HTA Environmental Horticulture Manifesto
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has officially released its Environmental Horticulture Manifesto, outlining ten key priorities for a future UK Government.
Awards
New date for the GIMA Awards
The Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association (GIMA) representing garden manufacturers and suppliers has confirmed November the 7th 2024 for its annual awards ceremony.
Business
Scottish Woodlands appoints peatland project manager
Scottish Woodlands Ltd (SWL) has appointed Dr Erin Stoll as its first Peatland Project Manager, reflecting the growing significance of peatland restoration in the future of the rural environment.
Business
Perennial Free legal helpline
Perennial has partnered with Irwin Mitchell solicitors to support the horticultural community with their extensive knowledge across all areas of law.
Awards
Botanical black & white photography competition
The first photo project of the new International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition is open for entries.
Business
Garden trade resilience despite extreme weather
Comprehensive market update report for December 2023 and full-year state of trade review by the The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA).
Media
Monty Don appeals to Waitrose shoppers to buy peat-free
Featuring in Waitrose Weekend, Monty Don appeals to the supermarket’s patronage to refrain from buying peat products to preserve precious peatlands.
Media
Spun Gold TV moves to Birmingham
The independent TV production company, behind BBC daytime show Garden Rescue and ITV’s Love Your Garden is moving their HQ to Digbeth in Birmingham.
Business
Barnsley House acquired by the PIG Hotel Group
The group’s latest acquisition is the 17th century Barnsley House hotel, tucked away in the Cotswold’s village of Barnsley, just four miles from Cirencester.
Collaboration
David Austin & Emma Bridgewater collaborate for the National Garden Scheme
David Austin Roses has joined Emma Bridgewater to design a mug featuring the ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ (Ausernie) rose to support the National Garden Scheme.
Gardens
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme launches 2024 season
A new season of Scotland’s gardens to raise much needed funds for charities and involving over 1000 volunteers and garden owners.
Product Launch
New Mr Fothergill’s wildlife seed mix launched with BBC Children in Need
Mr Fothergill’s has extended its children’s range in conjunction with BBC Children in Need, to include a new wildlife attracting seed mix.
Tourism
New bid for Scotland’s third national park: Affric and Loch Ness
A bid to nominate Affric and Loch Ness as Scotland’s third national park has been launched to celebrate and protect its important natural and cultural heritage.
Worth a read
The world’s ugliest lawn
Tasmanian garden wins prize for world’s ugliest lawn highlighting how people can save water, help animals and free themselves from lawn-mowing
Media
Channel 5: Secret Life of Trees
Channel 5 has commissioned a new three-part series charting ‘The Secret Life of Trees’, to be filmed over the course of a year, throughout the UK and Europe.
Charity
David Austin Roses donates £10,000 to Grow to Know
The donation by renowned rose breeders is for the West London-based community of guerrilla gardeners, Grow to Know founded in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.
Business
Kings Park Nursery closed permanently
The council run plant nursery at Kings Park, Bournemouth has permanently closed in an attempt to plug critical funding gaps.
Charity
Horticulture Wales and the Woodland Skills Centre promote horticulture
Horticulture Wales and the Woodland Skills Centre have announced the continuation of their partnership in 2024 to promote horticulture to businesses, communities and schools in Flintshire and Denbighshire.
Business
Red Sea attacks: Shipping delays & rising costs warning
Since November vessels in the Red Sea have been targeted by Yemen Houthis, forcing shipping companies to detour around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope instead of using the Suez Canal, incurring longer journeys and higher costs.