Product Launch
Burgon & Ball: Growing Gardeners
Sheffield-based Burgon & Ball has launched ‘RHS Growing Gardeners’, a new gardening tool range for children.
Wildlife
Rare White-spotted Sable moth spotted
Leading wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is celebrating the discovery of a new breeding group of rare White-spotted Sable moth near Canterbury.
Charity
BCGI: Disaster Recovery Fund for Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del Mar in Chile
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has opened a Disaster Recovery Fund to help rebuild the Jardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del Mar in Chile following the tragic wildfires.
Business
Dobbies launches outlet stores
The garden centre chain, Dobbies has launched two new outlet stores at its branches in Morpeth in Northumberland and Atherstone in Warwickshire.
Business
Cost of doing business in environmental horticulture
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has set out clear asks to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the Spring Statement 2024.
Events
Beth Chatto Symposium: Beneath the Surface
The third symposium entitled ‘Beneath the Surface’, follows the success of ‘Ecological Planting in the 21st Century’ and ‘Rewilding the Mind’.
Business
Garden centre highlights extent of current retail crime and violence
Nathan Wilson from Blue Diamond Garden Centres appeared on ITV News, highlighting the retail crime crisis following the British Retail Consortium survey results.
Worth watching
Alison Crowther: The Woodcarvers Studio
A series of vignettes by film maker JP Davidson reveal true insight into Alison Crowther’s studio practices and culture.
Events
Industry, government and science work together to protect plant health
Defra, Fera Science Ltd and the Horticultural Trades Association meet for an interactive event highlighting the importance of biosecurity, plant health and industry collaboration.
People
Dobbies appoints new commercial director
The garden centre chain has appointed Andy Hannan as its new Commercial Director.
People
Matthew Pottage: New Head of Horticulture and Landscape Strategy for The Royal Parks
After an impressive 20 years at the RHS, Matthew Pottage the current RHS Wisley Curator will be taking on his new role at the Royal Parks.
Business
Soaring retail crime crisis
The British Retail Consortium Crime (BRC) Survey shows a worrying 50% increase in levels of retail violence and abuse and total cost of crime to retailers doubled from the previous year.
Wildlife
RHS calls on public to spot bumblebees on blooms
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is launching a nationwide initiative to monitor ‘Bumbles on Blooms’, in a bid to identify which plants are most visited by bumblebees in spring and help these vital pollinators to thrive.
Products
Honda release next generation robotic mowers
Honda launches the new Miimo range of robotic lawnmowers, equipped with new developments in navigation, smartphone connectivity and sensors.
Regulation
RHS comments on Government’s response to House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee Report
Disappointing, says the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to the Government response to the report by the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee.
Natural Capital
BNG market drive: Biodiversity as an asset class
Biodiversity markets offer a distinctive avenue to expedite funding for conservation while offering a financial incentive for preserving and restoring natural ecosystems.
Marketing
Millennials: route to business longevity for garden centres
Just as the rest of the economy, garden centres are facing challenges but now is a good time to reflect on the business to tune into market opportunities.
Natural Capital
Councils should aim to go beyond 10% BNG
Research by Wildlife and Countryside Link has revealed that in most Local Authorities, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will fail to go beyond “offsetting”.
Regulation
HTA reaction to the Government Response to the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee
A missed opportunity, says the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) to the disappointing Government response to the report by the House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee.
Media
Horticulture Careers Discovery Week
All the talks featured during the RHS Horticulture Careers Discovery Week held in January are now accessible to view.
