Charity
Actor Dominic West, broadcaster Fi Glover, author Robert Macfarlane and musician and actor Fra Fee will be featuring in a special evening of seasonal readings and music for Horatio’s Garden’s Carol Concert.
Business
The Horticultural Trades Association October Market Update shows a slowdown in sales, reflecting challenging conditions amid economic pressures.
Business
The Garden Centre Association Barometer of Trade figures for October show that indoor categories outweighed the losses of outdoor.
Awards
The family-owned, British Garden Centres is celebrating winning the Catering Group of the Year award by Garden Centre Catering magazine
Regulation
The Horticultural Trades Association asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer for consultation before implementing the 2024 Autumn Budget measures, which will be extremely damaging to many horticultural businesses.
Plants
Three tree collections have been accredited as National Plant Collections ahead of National Tree Week 2024.
Gardens
The charity, Green Allotments has pledged to buy and set up new allotment sites, at low rents for two fortunate communities.
Charity
The Young People in Horticulture Association would like to invite any businesses and industry leaders interested in becoming sponsors for 2025-2026.
Gardens
Looking towards the 2025 gardening season, the National Garden Scheme has announced the dates of their early garden openers.
Wildlife
Could our feeding of wild birds, be aiding the spread of trichomonosis which has caused rapid decline of the British Greenfinch population and poses a threat to other beloved garden birds?
Report
Not mentioned enough, trichomonosis is a fatal disease and the cause of the rapid decline of the British Greenfinch population and poses a serious threat to other, beloved garden birds.
Research
A new study is being conducted to improve understanding of finch trichomonosis transmission and mitigation measures for which public involvement is needed.
Business
The home improvement, gardening and DIY chain, Homebase has fallen into administration on the 13th of November, with consultancy firm Teneo appointed to oversee the process.
Charity
Mr Fothergill’s have partnered with the Children’s Society, a charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and young people across the UK.
Marketing
Peckish, the wild bird food brand from Westland Horticulture, has reinvested in its ‘Colour In Your Garden’ media campaign to run from November.
Wildlife
Worrying figures from Defra indicate that wild bird numbers in the UK are continuing to fall.
Gardens
The Gardens Trust is now an official Appointing Body to the National Trust council to support the work of the Trust in caring for historic parks and gardens and championing their protection.
Gardens
The Royal Horticultural Society announced that Green Island Gardens, a 20-acre garden near Colchester is the overall winner of the RHS Partner Garden of the Year Award 2024.
Regulation
The Scottish Parliament’s Gardening and Horticulture Cross-Party Group hosted Rural Affairs Minister Jim Fairlie MSP to discuss the sector’s opportunities and challenges.
Careers
The October KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs signalled declines in permanent and temporary placements, with experts warning further dampening due to the Autumn Budget
