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LATEST NEWS

The Queen opens Garden Museum exhibition

Her Majesty met the floral designers and toured the installations, which have been created using seasonal, sustainably-sourced, British-grown flowers, arranged with environmentally-friendly materials and methods.

Winners and losers this horticulture week

New sustainability-focused masters courses launched

Hampton Court Garden Festival ‘yarden’ aims to inspire renters to go wild

Protecting Scotland’s peatlands part of future rural policy

Ornamentals lobbying body relaunches at Environmental Horticulture Group

Tivoli Group acquires Greenfingers Landscape

International peat event in UK in October

Television gardener’s design showcases North West communities at Tatton

More grounds management taken in-house at Penwortham Priory Academy

HortWeek Survey: how are climate change, biosecurity and pressures on demand and supply affecting tree growing, planting and maintenance industry?

idverde workers strike over pay dispute

Aparthotel in London launches plant library for guests

New audit reveals success of The King’s vision for wildflower meadows

Winners and losers this horticulture week

Bord Bia Bloom medals awarded

idverde delivers on Stratford-on-Avon’s vision for visual impact

Worcestershire high school undertake introduction to landscaping course

Mitie secures new £4m Yorkshire Water grounds maintenance contract

Garden Organic garden planned for Gardeners' World Live

A83 drone seeding underway

ANALYSIS

Top 10 favourite office plants from the last decade

How your choice of road vehicle can improve your public image

What are the best work vehicles for horticulture professionals?

How to help older women thrive in your workforce

New sustainable horticultural course designed to meet the needs of the industry

Horticulture tender awards roundup: 24 May - 6 June 2023

Band together for better marketing - how landscape designers and contractors can benefit

Developing your staff is a win-win for horticulture businesses

Recent horticulture obituaries

Horticulture tender awards roundup: 17 - 23 May 2023

HortWeek survey: nearly 60% of employees are not satisfied with their employee benefits

Contractors still not receiving enough coverage at Chelsea Flower Show

Behind the build at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023

Highlights from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023

Top eight themes from RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea Garden Show show gardens - GALLERY

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 Cleve West interview

RHS Chelsea Savills garden designer Mark Gregory interview

Chelsea Flower Show show gardens early pictures - GALLERY

Weeds are big at Chelsea Flower Show but can you sell them? UPDATED

Top 10 horticulture plans of the week

SARGENT'S SOLUTIONS

Hand out photos to help win landscape project clients

Why overtrading should be avoided

Steering clear of planning pitfalls for landscape projects

How to thrive if landscape work slows down

How landscapers can make a splash in the marketplace

How can landscape and garden contractors best put themselves in the shop window

Avoid traps when sourcing landscaping materials

COMMENT

Is Chelsea too 'Radio 2'?

From lowest cost to lasting value: Why a horticultural approach to grounds maintenance will bear fruit

Is Japanese knotweed under control in the UK?

Horticulture must prepare for what comes next

Alphabet soup of horticulture names

Good reasons to join horticulture trade groups

LANDSCAPE PLANT LIBRARY

Skinny trees for tight spaces

Aesculus - there is a species or cultivar waiting to be discovered for every size of garden

Salix - these wonderful willows will add colour and beauty to the garden

Betula - some colourful alternative birches to the usual suspects

Prunus Part 3 - flowering cherries for top-working

Prunus Part 2 - flowering cherries for street tree planting

Prunus part 1 - flowering cherries for the garden

MACHINERY & KIT

What are the most effective and efficient weed-control options?

Do the latest battery chainsaws mean petrol is on the way out?

How new woodchippers have improved sustainability options

Wheeled and towed blowers and sweepers for larger jobs

Are handheld and backpack blowers better with batteries?

Why batteries are the best power option for handheld trimmers