Garden centre consultant John Stanley's latest business advice tackles the importance and 'art' of branding.
Gardens are looking pretty good with ornamental crab apples and cherries in full bloom. Gardeners have made an early start through the remarkably fine March weather and lawns are green after April showers. All set then for a great gardening year.
Grow your own (GYO) has not peaked and there is still plenty of growth to come, Garden Industry Manufacturers' Association director Neil Gow said at the body's conference last week.
Plantsman and RHS judge Neil Lucas is running a master class on the use of drought-tolerant planting at his Dorset-based Knoll Gardens this summer.
The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has revised the scoring system for the 2012 inspections which are now underway.
Institute develops international PAS 2050-1: 2012 for assessing the carbon footprint of horticultural goods and services.
Government task force finds that involvement in food-growing boosts school children's development across curriculum.
Tamar View Nurseries garden centre near Plymouth has warned horticulture businesses to do whatever council inspectors instruct after being fined £21,000 for eight food and health and safety offences.
The RHS has launched a new page on its website that offers advice on how to grow red, white and blue flowers to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee and the Olympic Games.
Calls are being made for a unified package of advice to be given to garden industry customers on water management in the wake of last week's confirmation that drought conditions have spread to half of England.
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