11 May 2012
In this, the careers edition of Horticulture Week, it is only fitting that we should have as the subject of our main interview Des Smith, who landed one of the biggest roles in horticulture when he became head gardener for the Olympic Park gardens two years ago.
09 Jan 2009
| by Kate Lowe, editor
We had hoped to welcome in 2009 with some positive news from Europe on pesticides. But it is not to be - not just yet. Three weeks ago, as HW published its last issue of 2008, the industry was holding out for news of a compromise deal that would meet at least some of the serious concerns of horticulture...
06 Dec 2007
| by Kate Lowe
There is yet more recent evidence of the pressures being brought to bear on growers at the hands of the supermarkets, with poinsettia growers the latest to feel the heat (news, p3).