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Shortlist announced for the inaugural Horticulture Week Business Awards 2018
Horticulture Week is delighted to announce the names of the outstanding businesses shortlisted for the Horticulture Week Business Awards 2018.
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Registration open for Parks & Gardens Live 2018, Woburn Abbey, 27th June
Horticulture Week is delighted to announce that the Parks & Gardens Live showcase is returning to the stunning Woburn Abbey House & Gardens on Wednesday 27 June.
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Finalists for the Horticulture Week Custodian Awards 2018 revealed
Horticulture Week is delighted to announce the names of the outstanding teams and organisations shortlisted for the Horticulture Week Custodian Awards 2018.
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Chelsea Preview: What are the themes and trends for 2018?
Construction of the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show (May 22-28) is well underway, but what are the themes of this year's event?
How is the landscape sector faring as weather finally warms?
After what felt like the longest winter in memory, with delayed projects backed up and plant growth held back, landscapers are still reaping the benefits of a strong construction market, although there may be a blip on the horizon.
How can nurseries use calendar events to promote plants?
More growers are working with garden centres on themed plant promotions.
Is leaving the EU an opportunity to harness the potential of agri-tech?
A group of leading industry and research figures has agreed a series of agri-tech measures that will be recommended to Government as a means of making British farming more profitable and productive post-Brexit.
What can the forthcoming agriculture bill do for woodlands and forestry?
Among the 44,000 responses to the Government's command paper consultation to shape post-Brexit farming and land-use policy in England, several came from woodland and forestry bodies keen to see trees play a greater role in the physical and political landscape.
What is BGCI accreditation and how can it help botanic gardens?
What is a botanic garden? The answer might seem clear, especially if you work in the field of horticulture, but most members of the public are not exactly sure what a botanic garden does.
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Top 50 UK Landscape Contractors: Landscape leaders
Landscape industry consolidation is a key factor influencing Horticulture Week's top 50 ranking of the biggest landscape construction and maintenance operators by turnover.
Top 60 Ornamentals Nurseries: Nursery leaders
Private equity investment in the nursery sector is a new element, as Horticulture Week reveals its updated list of the industry's top 60 ornamentals nurseries by turnover.
Top 100 Garden Centres 2017: Retail leaders
The seventh annual Top 100 Garden Centres report details the individual UK garden centres that have recorded the highest turnovers. The report does not include VAT and concession income.
Latest Plant Focus
Sophora
A graceful habit, attractive foliage and often fragrant flowers are all selling points, writes Miranda Kimberley.
Kniphofia
These useful plants are persistent, need little attention and offer striking colour combinations, says Miranda Kimberley.
Celtis
This underused species could add to the diversity of our urban tree population, Miranda Kimberley discovers.
Pest & Disease Factsheets
Pest and Disease Factsheet - Whiteflies on ornamentals crops
How to identify and control these sap-sucking insects of protected and outdoor crops.
Pest and Disease Factsheet - Leafhoppers, capsids, lace bugs & sap suckers
Leafhoppers, capsids, froghoppers, lace bugs and psyllids are characterised by piercing and sucking mouthparts and hardened forewings that form a protective shield when folded over the abdomen.
Latest products and kit
Protected Cropping Structures - Polytunnels
Cost factors, ventilation benefits and the ability to fit new advanced films are some of the reasons behind the popularity of these structures, says Sally Drury.
Weed control: effective management
Control is needed in urban areas as well as on sports turf and nursery sites. Sally Drury looks at the best ways to manage weeds as well as costs.
Protected crop structures - LEDs good for business
Concerns over climate, light levels and seasonal variability can all be overcome by using LEDs and they can deliver production benefits, Sally Drury reports.
Xylella - impact on horticulture
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