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The latest news across the UK horticulture industry including garden retail, plant production, edibles production, landscaping, parks, sports turf and arboriculture.
Coronavirus latest
Gardening top spend during coronavirus lockdown
he Body Shop looked into our habits in during and after lockdown to analyse what had changed and where we have spent our time and money.
Garden centre October sales boom but regional and local lockdowns cause fear
GCA chief executive Iain Wylie said further lockdowns mean more uncertainty for many garden centres despite gardening sales being 20%+ up this October.
Peat use report shows fall in retail use and marginal reduction in grower consumption
A new report shows that between 2015 and 2019 the amount of peat contained in growing media decreased from almost 53% to 41.5% in the consumer sector, with the professional sector showing a marginal reduction (63.9% to 62.9%).
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Brexit - impact on horticulture
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Freelance Arboricultural Consultant
Landmark Trees London (Greater)
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Gardener and Vineyard Assistant to maintain private-owned historic garden, grounds and vineyard
Chilworth Manor Chilworth, Guildford
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GC1 Mobile Gardener Scotland
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Glasgow and Ayrshire
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Skilled Gardener/Driver
Hyndburn Borough Council Accrington, Lancashire
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Horticulturalist Foreman
Cameron Landscapes & Gardens Notting Hill, London
Latest Comment
Sourcing only local stock is a one-dimensional answer to the plant health problem
Graham Richardson, group MD at Johnsons of Whixley, has responded to the Tree Council's Jon Stokes, who said last week councils need to look more locally to counter the potential £15bn cost of diseases such as ash dieback.
Are plastic companies greenwashing?
I do agree that there is a lot of 'greenwashing' from the plastic companies. However, I don't believe that they are doing it to deceive the market.
Plant Health News & Alerts
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Defra updates on post-transition plant importing
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The Plant Team sees opportunities as a UK company trading with the EU and delivering in the UK
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Xylella analysed on ICL video from leading researcher
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BCPC Congress 2020 to discuss environment for UK crop production outside the EU
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Wageningen University develops ToBRFV tomato virus detection test
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Insect manure could become commercial fertiliser university study shows
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Brassica Alert: ringspot and white blister risk high
Most read
Garden centre plans to boycott Gardeners' World magazine after Monty Don attack
Monty Don invited to meet UK commercial plant growers
Crocus looks ahead to developing online garden retail with new leadership team and sales rises
Movers to 2 November
Peter Clark, formerly of Thompson & Morgan and Hillier, dies
Former RHS shows manager to develop Provender Nurseries online sales
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