25 May 2012
| by Matthew Appleby, Jonathan Tilley and Jez Abbott
Following granting of 28-day exemption in hosepipe-ban-hit regions industry lobbyists draft a revised code of practice.
University of Sheffield's Professor James Hitchmough has told the RHS's president's lunch that "horticulture is in danger of going extinct".
18 May 2012
| by Jez Abbott
Water companies' show garden uses hardy plants to send message on coping with climate change.
11 May 2012
Some 19 regions are no longer officially in drought following the wettest April on record and continuing rainfall in May.
04 May 2012
Garden designer Chris Beardshaw has said the Government should invest now in peat alternatives because a voluntary ban will not work.
04 May 2012
A manufacturer of garden beehives is advising its customers concerned about the impact of insecticides on bee populations to use its pyrethrum-based products.
Defra secretary of state is rumoured to be set to lose her job in a cabinet reshuffle after local elections today (3 May).
The wettest April in the UK for over 100 years will not lead to an end to the hosepipe ban, say water companies.
27 Apr 2012
Vital Earth, the organic compost firm, is to be featured on BBC's Countryfile TV show on Sunday.
27 Apr 2012
European Commission proposals to regulate non-native invasive plants pose a significant threat to the plant trade, according to the HTA.