THIS WEEK'S PODCAST

Matt Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

HortWeek on horticulture in 2025 - Review of the Year

NEWS

What defined horticulture in 2025?

16 new Companies House results: Cooling's, Hozelock, Nicholson's, NLP

HortWeek people of the year 2025: part one

Barclays top consumer trends + 2025 garden centre sales data

Horticulturists in the New Year Honours list 2026

Viewpoint closed for New Year's Eve after parks police scrapped

Best of this season's horticulture trends

HortWeek movers of the year

HORTWEEK PODCAST

Why The Gardens Trust is taking on the Government

Why tree guru Tony Kirkham wants to 'get rid of the term 'tree planting''

How grower-gardener collaboration is driving innovation in the tree sector - with Kevin Martin of Kew and Adam Dunnett of Hillier

Adam Dunnett, Kevin Martin and Rachael Forsyth

ICL's Chloe Whiteside on peat-free, fertiliser and biocontrol use for growers this winter

'Failing clients deserve failing trees' - arb consultant Jeremy Barrell on the realities of tree procurement, growing, planting and establishment

'Outrageous' damage to plant imports, peat ban latest and the garden centre of the future

Andrew Fisher Tomlin, author of The Modern Professional Planting Designer

Matthew Appleby and Andrew Fisher Tomlin

What are the gaps in the market garden centres should be exploiting? - with Rosie Bone

Val Bourne - a champion for organic gardening

Dutch growers on BCPs, SPS + how 'experiences' could transform garden centres and shows

Ground Control on the maturing BNG market

Emma Hindle, Rachael Forsyth and Brian Smith

News In Focus - peat supply and ban, GLEE highlights and garden retail anxiety

HortWeek Podcast: Groundsfest - 'a place where companies strive to do better and it's driving the industry forward'

Rachael Forsyth, Howard Drury and Sally Drury

News In Focus - which products and plants won at Four Oaks, and why?

Matthew Appleby, Howard Drury, Sally Drury

News In Focus - peat, Power 100 and prices

Neville Stein on his 'life-changing' work and writing in horticulture

Bunny Guinness on Chelsea, peat ban, YouTube and hort careers

News In Focus - dogs! family garden centres and gardens’ survival

Matthew Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

Beyond plant pests & diseases? Richard Higgins on how going 'beyond organic' could revolutionise horticulture

Growing plants that are 'right commercially and right for the environment' - with Guy Watts of Architectural Plants

ANALYSIS

New Plants Radar: Rochfords International Rose Trials

Product Special: The latest innovations in utility vehicles and quad bikes

HortWeek review: 2025 new plants award winners

HortWeek obituaries of the year 2025

Top 25 garden centre departments: EPOS data December 2025

Top 20 garden centre plants: EPOS data December 2025

Top 50 garden centre plants sold in 2025 by EPOS data

Top 100 EPOS garden products sold in 2025

Top 100 garden centre products: EPOS data December 2025

Sam Dickson: Evolution and investment, a new chapter for Squire’s Garden Centres

Seven online garden retailers' top five plant bestsellers 2025 UPDATED

Dr David Hessayon and Capel Manor College - a unique love affair

Sector Review 2025: Turf

Sector Review 2025: Landscape

Sector Review 2025: Arboriculture

PLANT LIBRARY

Plant Focus: Agapanthus

ICL Hort Science masterclasses: Sustainable plant production for the future

ICL masterclasses: Mapping the path to sustainable growing

Top Belgian growers return to Four Oaks

Landscape image of a nursery, Bedrijfsbeelden DeNolf

Why trials - and trusted people - drive sales in horticulture

Why technical advice is the key to unlocking product value

Adapting to change: Fargro’s expert solutions for sustainable plant production

What is Holistic Growing?

Danziger’s ‘breakthrough’ hybrid: HortWeek takes a closer look

Discover Belgian’s best at Four Oaks 2024

On the rise: garden furniture materials to look out for

TENDERS TRACKER:
The latest
public sector
tenders

Covering landscape, arboriculture,
grounds care, turf care,
production and kit supplies.

ORNAMENTALS

Planning: Coblands, Simpson's

Quiz of the Week: 19/12/25

Defra gives same answer to three Parliamentary questions on banning peat

First ever Chelsea Flower Show song heads for Xmas number one?

Pro-Force acquires assets of recruitment business

Winners and losers this horticulture week: sales, closure, fire

Most read this horticulture week

Planning easement welcomed by NFU

Jelitto launches new seed varieties

Defra seek phytopthora review

Kew retail goes peat-free

EU and UK Government make progress on SPS agreement

HTA drops Council

Defra says peat use methodology changes recent comparisons UPDATED

More plant import price rise frustration

Christmas plant sales helped by mild weather

GARDEN RETAIL

Notcutts Garden Centres launches peat-free compost

Plant shop opens in Battersea

Companies House results: TH Clements, Chessington, Doff, NLP UPDATED

Greenfingers Charity celebrates a landmark year

Colegrave Seabrook Foundation appoints new trustees

Evergreen Garden Care give Natural England peat bog

Hatfield Moor Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Bill Henderson

November garden centre sales strong despite Budget

Sector Review 2025: Garden Retail

Crocus promotes dahlia collections

Eight garden retail trends for 2026 from the RHS

Garden shop closing

Garden centre supplier bought out of administration

Dobbies Garden Centres on indoor plant buying trends for 2026

More than half Christmas trees are bought at garden centres

John Lewis retail trends report shows garden sales uplift

LIVE MAP: horticulture business mergers, closures and sales

Horticulture business mergers and closures map

FRESH PRODUCE

Berry sector reflections on 2025 and planning for 2026

Defra sets up new board in initial response to Batters farm profitability review + 8x sector responses

Vertical farmer rescued in pre-pack deal

Drought eases but NFU warns about continued concerns

Dutch glasshouse growers' income falls

Sector Review 2025: Fresh Produce

Peat-free trial funded by Government

Defra confirms demise of fruit and veg support scheme

Angela Eagle - credit: Andy Taylor/ Home Office

Fruit Focus to move

Latest Horticulture company results: Newbank, Zenith, Rumwood

International Peatlands Society says peat or peat-free is 'not a binary choice'

Glyphosate renewal consultation expected in early 2026

Hosepipe bans - what’s the latest?

NFU makes SPS plea

New energy calculator designed to help growers combat price rises

UK Fruit and Vegetable Coalition formed

LANDSCAPE

Planning and Infrastructure Act becomes law

BNG to fund 64-hectare planned nature reserve in Coventry

Ed Green, CEO of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Cllr Jim O’Boyle

Watered down BNG reforms announced: exemptions highlight ‘outdated’ choice between nature or housing

More than 140 businesses fight for small site BNG retention because exemptions risk ‘severe negative implications’

Biodiversity Net Gain exemptions could 'gut' policy

Barbican £191m revamp to include landscaping restoration

Children's hospice and garden to close

Winners and losers this horticulture week: Xmas sales strong, colour of the year, councils' peat-free status

Quiz of the Week: 12/12/25

Most read this horticulture week: LAs' peat-free status, nursery expansion, houseplant trends

Avove enhances vegetation management capabilities with major fleet investment

Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE

Center Parcs to plant ‘entirely new woodland’ as Scottish Borders Village gets green light

Finalists shortlisted for SGLD student awards 2026

Climate Change Resilience: The series in full

Ask Sally: What should be done to make workplace transport safer?

PARKS & GARDENS

Sector Review 2025: Parks & Gardens

Town Christmas tree felled

Study finds 73% of London’s trees at risk but identifies ‘huge opportunities’

National Trust site takes Guinness World Records title

Guinness World Records adjudicator presenting certificate

New survey reveals woodland health crisis with ash dieback ‘biggest impact’

David Austin helps revamp historic rose garden

Who were the National Gardens Scheme charity garden recipients?

Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit backs Gardens Trust’s fight against Government

Sycamore Gap tree features in TV documentary

Head Gardener: Making the most of the garden in winter + Jane Moore VIDEO

New research finds 45% of people in Britain do not have good access to playing fields

Future Gardeners graduates urged: Your work is vital as 'we cannot breathe without horticulture'

Future Gardeners 24 Graduation Group at Chelsea Physic Garden

Eden Project engages young people to shape Chelsea Flower Show garden

Designer Harry Holding shares ideas for the upcoming community gardener

DECEMBER PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

Longwood inspires UK gardens’ Christmas lights boom

The Royal Parks creates new role to ensure climate-resilient future

ARBORICULTURE

Genetics and epigenetics should be considered alongside species when diversifying the UK’s forests, new paper advises

Defra explains why tree planting scheme reached 9% of target

Tree specialist fined after worker falls from height

Xylella: Defra updates on unrooted cuttings legislation

'Sycamore Gap' Parliamentary Bill could help protect iconic trees

Quiz of the Week: 05/12/25

Rapid changes in meteorological conditions govern how plants influence climate and air quality

Peat legislation promised again in revised Environmental Improvement Plan

Delayed trees action plan: £1bn investment expected

How did Christmas tree sales kick off last weekend?

Quiz of the Week: 28/11/25

Latest arboricultural research round-up

Latest arboricultural tenders

Most read this horticulture week: Arbweek, budget, Xmas trees, peat

New national programme aims to boost domestic tree production

Arboricultural pest and diseases: alerts, fact sheets and new threats

Tunnels made by elm bark beetle under elm bark - credit: Flickr/Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project (CC by 2.0)

TURF

Finalists announced for 2026 BIGGA Awards

GMA industry awards shortlist announced

Grounds Management Association (GMA) awards

GMA NextGen opens applications for new member

Grounds Management Association launches new conference

DECEMBER TURFCARE TASKS

Bionema advances Innovate UK–funded BiofilmTech programme

Why Campey’s new top dressing machine is an ‘environmentally friendly’ innovation: VIDEO

‘Leading’ battery charging solution at Saltex: VIDEO

The kit offering ‘totally new way’ of controlling diseases: VIDEO

New kit from Saltex 2025 that could make your business more profitable: VIDEO

The top 3 products from Saltex 2025: VIDEO

Game-changing grounds maintenance and arb kit coming in 2026 from Stihl, Husqvarna and STIGA

Gardener

Webrecruit - English Heritage, Worcestershire
Gardens Manager

Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland
Skilled Landscaper

Fresh Horticultural Careers, East Hampshire
Landscape Contracts Manager

Fresh Horticultural Careers, South West London
Hard Landscaper

Fresh Horticultural Careers, Surrey/Guilford
Gardener

Conkwell Grange, Conkwell Grange, Conkwell, Bath
Skilled Gardener

Private Estate Near Marlborough, Estate near Marlborough in Wiltshire.
Technical Sales Representative UK & Ireland

Selecta-One UK Ltd, United Kingdom
Hard Landscaper

Fresh Horticultural Careers, South West London
Landscape Construction Foreperson

Fresh Horticultural Careers, London and surrounding areas