Awards
Garden Industry Manufacturers Award winners
The Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association (GIMA) celebrated the best of garden retail industry at the 42nd annual Awards ceremony.
Business
September Garden Centre trading
According to the Garden Centre Association (GCA), the Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures revealed September was a good month with promising start for Christmas sales.
Business
Kelsey Media saves Amateur Gardening
The 139-year-old magazine has been saved from cancellation through the acquisition by the publisher, Kelsey Media.
On Instagram
Must follow @westcountry_hedgelayer
Skilled hedgelayers can ascend a simple boundary hedge into high art, Paul Lamb is such a craftsman.
Good stuff
Water butt wall
The Rainblock waterbutt system is designed to mounted upright up against a wall or form part of a fencing structure to store rainwater for garden usage.
Environment
Mendip Hills declared “super” National Nature Reserve
Vast new ‘super nature reserve’, spanning the Cheddar Gorge and Mendip Hills and encompassing some of the country’s most precious habitats.
Awards
Shortlist 2023 Garden Media Guild (GMG) Awards
GMG Awards celebrate the best of horticultural communications, recognising talent, skill and inspiration of garden media professionals.
Plants
Sweet chestnut crowned Tree of the Year
480-year-old sweet chestnut in Acton Park, Wrexham is crowned Tree of the Year in the Woodland Trust competition
Environment
RHS publishes list of peat-free nurseries
As part of their sustainability strategy and commitment to helping the horticultural industry transition to peat-free, the RHS has published list of peat-free UK nurseries.
Business
Dutch plant and flower exports to the UK decline by 8.0%
Q1-Q3 2023 plant and flower export revenue data shows an overall decline of 4% to €5.3 billion.
Worth a listen
Talking Gardens Podcast
Food writer, cook and gardener Nigel Slater talks about his dream garden, front gardens, Japanese inspiration and the gardening trend that winds him up.
Worth a read
‘Tis the season of the leaf-peepers
Capturing the glory that is autumn is admirable, yet when armed with phones, torrents of leaf-peeping “influencers” can ruin the seasonal spectacle.
Job
Facilities Manager for the HTA
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is seeking a Facilities Manager for the office in Chilton, Oxfordshire.
Innovation
Floating solar panels
Space saving, innovative floating solar system designed specifically for horticultural industry.
On Instagram
The magic of the B3135
Granted the Stelvio Pass is impressive and a Clarkson favourite, but the Cliff Road through Cheddar Gorge is breathtaking.
Worth a read
The shrill nature of today’s news
Compelling interview with Alan Titchmarsh on the modern social-media-driven world.
Charity
Perennial’s perception survey
Short survey designed to help the horticultural charity understand how they’re perceived in the community.
Job
HR Administrator for the HTA
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is seeking an HR Administrator to take on the daily responsibility for all the association’s HR activities.
Worth a listen
What Makes A Garden podcast series
New series featuring landscape gardener and writer Jinny Blom with guests including Skye Gyngell, Brian Eno, Tim Walker and Maria Balshaw.
By the bye
Jay Rayner grows a pumpkin
Renowned journalist and food critic is reminded of the difficulty in growing produce and the skill of large-scale agriculture.