Plants on shelves at a Garden centre

Regulation

Employment Rights Bill will put brakes on hiring

Survey of HR Directors of leading retailers reveals the scale of concerns about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords today.

An unfurling fern seen up close

HTA

Plants in Parliament

Organised by the Horticultural Trades Association, the “Plants in Parliament” event was attended by around 100 MPs, Peers and their teams, highlighting key industry issues.

New housing developments

Regulation

BNG could unlock support for developments

Survey by biodiversity tech start-up, Joe’s Blooms suggests that Biodiversity Net Gain rules could be key to unlocking NIMBY support for housebuilding.

white and purple tulips

Regulation

Boost for horticulture as tariff on bulbs suspended

The Department for Business and Trade, HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs have confirmed a tariff suspension on all imported bulbs, corms and rhizomes including orchids and hyacinths in flower.

10 Downing Street

Regulation

Spring Statement 2025: Key points

During her Spring Statement, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out the plans for the UK economy in the House of Commons.

Plastic Plant Pots

Regulation

Simpler Recycling legislation

On Global Recycling Day, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) celebrates the industry’s progress towards greater recyclability but stresses the importance of implementation of the Simpler Recycling scheme.

Views over the countryside and farmland in Oxfordshire

Environment

Concerns regarding the Nature Restoration Fund

The UK government unveiled its planning and infrastructure bill which it says will remove barriers and boost housebuilding but has raised ‘growth-washing’ concerns.

London seen from across St James's Park Lake

Regulation

The Green Spaces Bill heard in Parliament

The second reading of MP Caroline Voaden’s Private Members’ Bill took place on the 7th of March, seeking to establish a Government Office for Urban Green Spaces.