Horticulture Week

Market report - Ride-on mowers Getting the maximum benefit from your mower is key when budgets are tight, Sally Drury maintains.

Business Planning - Setting goals is the road to success Writing a formal business plan helps define the what, why and how of achievement, says Neville Stein.

Garden retail - supermarkets and garden centres join forces Supermarkets and garden centres are finding mutual benefits in combining operations to maximise customer footfall and fund growth, Hannah Jordan reports.

Interview - Mark Paterson, curator, Cruickshank Botanic Garden, University of Aberdeen Mark Paterson's horticultural career has included spells in Canada, Australia and London's Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as well as Threave Gardens in Castle Douglas and the Eden Project in Cornwall, where he was head of the tertiary education programm...

How to buy - Chainsaws Innovative technology is delivering improved performance for petrol chainsaw users, says Sally Drury.

Crop protection chemicals - Update on EU pesticides directive implementation Delays in implementing strict new EU rules on crop-protection products have won more time for the industry to source alternatives, Jack Shamash finds.