Horticulture Week Online Edition

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Industry analysis

James Barnes: HTA chairman answers 10 key questions on horticulture lobbying in 2021 With Brexit looming and the coronavirus crisis lingering, HTA lobbyist James Barnes, formerly of Dobbies, has answered the big questions on horticulture-Government relations for 2021.

Why has Morrisons bought an ornamentals grower?

How are new garden-style beds improving the golf course at Roehampton Club?

Horticulture ornamental plants leaders of the future

Covid 19: lessons learned for the horticultural production sector - cohort management is key Cohort management is the most important factor in managing the coronavirus threat with growers, a Fruit Focus seminar has heard.

Primrose targets £60m online gardening sales as it goes on the market

Plant Heritage announce threatened plant of the year

Dobbies Garden Centres reopens soft plays after Scotland restrictions lifted

Government must invest £5bn in parks and green spaces by 2025, warns Landscape Institute

AHDB ballot planned as levy body draft strategy near release

YouGarden reaches £30m sales and sees bright future for mail order gardening after 2020's challenges

Agri-Food Companies must get ready for Brexit says Irish agriculture minister

Dutch plants and flowers exports set to grow in 2020

Monty Don wishes trade well

Glee top products 2021 winners announced

Garden centre set to reopen after lockdown with food focus

Glee Gathering hears about future of garden retail with mixed view on 3m new gardeners and online sales

Foam-based weeding technology kills coronavirus particles in under 10 seconds

Nursery plans garden centre with funding from financiers after bank disappointment

National Trust Lanhydrock peat-free nursery under threat of closure

Evergreen Garden Care sees headwinds in 2021 but hopes to retain 40% of new gardeners

Oak Processionary Moth spreads to Ireland and Channel Islands, and could have been under-reported on UK mainland

England’s tree planting targets should be 'enshrined' in legislation, says Confor

Applications open for Government’s £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Widespread redundancies at Historic Royal Palaces following £100m Covid-related losses

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The week's news highlights

Winners and losers in the horticulture week to September 18

Movers this week to 20 September UPDATED Movers this week include BALI, Squire's, Primrose and HTA.

Spirit of Four Oaks

Spirit of Four Oaks Podcast: Fargro MD Richard Hopkins in interview with Horticulture Week editor Matthew Appleby

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HORTICULTURAL MACHINERY - DEVELOPMENTS

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CORONAVIRUS AND HORTICULTURE

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Top 150 UK Garden Centres 2020

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HORTICULTURE WEEK INTELLIGENCE

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EAMU EXPIRY ALERT

EAMU Expiry Alert: December 2020 EAMU authorisations that are due to expire by the end of December 2020.

Plant health

Alert: scale activity and botrytis risk Read on for the latest Pest & Disease Alert.

Alert: powdery mildew and downy mildew on ornamentals crops Read on for the latest Pest & Disease Alert.

Alert: scab on ornamentals Read on for the latest Pest & Disease Alert.

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