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Horticulture Week Podcast

Horticulture Week Podcast: Protecting the legacy of John Brookes at Denmans Garden

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Highlights

Top 10 most read stories this horticulture week

Winners and losers this horticulture week

Movers and people this horticulture week UPDATED

Analysis

Can we design growing media mixes to protect our peatlands?

Who are the pioneers shaping the future of vertical farming?

Which garden centre departments recorded the most profit in 2021?

Where have all the horticultural grafters gone?

Does the industry think garden retail has changed forever or will business return to normal in 2022?

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HortWeek survey

Do you think your horticulture sector will grow in 2022?

Horticulture Week is asking horticulture businesses how they view their prospects for 2022.

Chelsea Flower Show launches

RHS Chelsea Flower Show planting trends identified UPDATED

RHS Chelsea Flower Show landscapers revealed

Mind Chelsea Flower Show garden reflects how 3/4 of people helped during pandemic by being outdoors

Chris Beardshaw returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show with the RNLI Garden

RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Project Giving Back backs 12 gardens

Brewin Dolphin returns to Chelsea with Paul Hervey-Brookes designing and Bernhard's supplying peat-free plants

Meta’s Main Avenue garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 revealed

Richard Miers and Perennial to make a first main avenue appearance with a show garden at the 2022 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Find more on RHS Chelsea

Peat debate

Fighting over the bones of the UK nursery trade - Seabrook responds to peat critics

Fighting over the bones of the peat carcass

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Other News Highlights this week

Marshall sees opportunities for British nurseries

Garden centre sales rise in 2021 but possible 'headwinds' loom

Leading nurseries increase turnover post-Covid lockdown year

'Nightmare' for growers as 2022 red tape 'zero tolerance' kicks in - Defra says no change to enforcement

Companies House: latest horticulture company results

Blue Diamond acquires 39th garden centre

Peat-free propagation 'not so easy'

UK VAT on plants remains out of sync with EU neighbours

UK frontrunner in online flower and plant sales as Rabobank issues new report

Maelor launches £4m tree production facility

Dobbies identifies plant sales trends for 2022

Acquisitional company buys landscape firm

RHS U-turn on compostable 'plastic' bags

RHS 40-year long service medal presented to Julian Shaw

Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition launched

Quarter of a million visit Marble Arch Mound

Mike Burks looks forward to positive 2022 despite GCA conference cancellation

Amateur arborists doing 'more harm than good' after Storm Arwen

Rural Payments Agency sets out achievements and changes

Peers debate labour issues

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Your Landscape Questions Answered

How landscapers can avoid being caught out by Covid drawbacks

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Comment

Secret Gardener #8: on growing plants in 2022

Plant Library

Dahlia

Dahlias are back in fashion, come in a multitude of shades and offer retailers a double hit, writes Sally Drury.

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HW's Tenders Tracker Service

Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE

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Plant health

1 January - Azalea gall, Botrytis and cold stores

EAMU roundup: December 2021 A roundup of the latest horticultural EAMU authorisations.

EAMU Expiry Alert: February 2022 EAMU authorisations that are due to expire by the end of February 2022.

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Maintenance checklist

JANUARY PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

JANUARY TURFCARE TASKS

HORTICULTURE WEEK INTELLIGENCE

CLICK HERE to view monthly breakdowns of the top garden retail product sellers according to Electronic Point-of-Sale data.

PARTNER CONTENT

Growing businesses for 50 years – Four Oaks returns Presented by Four Oaks

HORTICULTURE WEEK INTELLIGENCE

CLICK HERE to view a sortable and regularly updated table of key Brexit-related policy, legislation and guidance documents published by the UK Government, devolved administrations and the European Commission, relevant to horticulture.

PEAT AND HORTICULTURE

CLICK HERE to view all Horticulture Week's coverage on the use of peat in horticulture and moves towards peat-free growing media for growers and garden centres

Gardener Opportunities

Competitive Salary plus benefits- dependent on job and experience, Bruton, Somerset

Experienced Gardener

£27-£34K, North London

Senior Gardener

£23,000 - £29,000, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Environmental Landscaping Manager

£35,000 per annum, Walworth Garden, London SE17 3BN

Plant Centre Manager

Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 pro rata dependent on experience, Walworth Garden, London SE17 3BN

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