NEWS

Nursery converted for sphagnum cultivation

Kew Palm House £30 appeal set to launch as Victorian glasshouse rusts

NFU urges newly elected councillors to back British farming

FeatherSnap to sponsor RHS Chelsea Flower Show Classroom Garden

Bransford Webbs grower wins apprentice of the year

Movers and people: Zest, GIMA

HSE investigate boy's tree death

Sienna Hosta 'excited' to be favourite to win RHS Chelsea Flower Show best new plant

Garden centre backed after verbal abuse of staff

Nature on the EDGE of extinction: Kew and ZSL scientists warn 21% of flowering plant evolutionary history is at risk

Perennial supports horticulturists during RHS Chelsea Flower Show build

Garden retailer enters examinership

Blue Diamond garden centres' RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit to feature Lisa Hogan and Gloria Hunniford launching new plants

Artists and gardeners unite for The Matthew Biggs Garden at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Image credit :The Variety of Morphological Experience-Hibiscus © Marc Quinn and Manifold Editions

Applications open for the RHS Master of Horticulture award

Grow-your-own bestselling author returns to Gardena's Top of the Plots

Pelargonium campaign launched with free promotional material available

Winner and losers this horticulture week

News In Focus - season kicks off, global shocks, plastic pot recycling and the nasties lurking in artificial turf

Click below for some highlights of our recent video content

ANALYSIS

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Thrips

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Downy mildew

Whatever happened to… Cheals

New Plants Radar: Spring shrubs

Gardener’s Diary: Creating breathtaking meadows

RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year shortlist analysis

Books: HortWeek reviews in 2026 to date

Obituaries 2026

Business changes in 2026 so far

Most watched videos this year so far

Five questions with Imogen Perreau, the designer behind Chelsea Flower Show’s Monument Feature 2026

Topsellers in garden centres January-April 2026 analysis reveals peat-free sales trends

Cactus Focus: Sector leader interview - John Arnold

Cactus Focus: Sector leader interview - Frank Sengpiel

Starting strong against brassica pest pressure

HORTWEEK PODCAST

Jonathan Sheppard on the true cost of a RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold

What's it really like running a historic garden in 2026? With Rosie Fyles of Chiswick House and Gardens Trust

Mental health and horticulture with Creepers Nursery's Michael Buck and Helen Waddington of Perennial

Helen Waddington, Rachael Forsyth and Michael Buck

Adrian Bloom on how we can get people back into gardening

HortWeek Podcast: ICL’s Steve Chapman on optimising vine weevil control

Parks & Gardens Week Horticulture Question Time special with Jane Moore and Joe Whitehead

Jane Moore, Rachael Forsyth and Joe Whitehead

HortWeek Podcast: GIMA’s Vicky Nuttall on her 12 years in the role and the future of garden retail supply

The challenges and politics of water management for horticulture - with John Adlam

HortWeek Podcast: Professional Gardeners Guild chair Joe Whitehead on how the PGG is looking towards its 50th anniversary

The wonderful world of sustainable, small scale and peat-free flower farming - with Georgie Newbery

HortWeek Podcast: ADHD, landscaping and horticulture, with Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson and Craig Nester

Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson, Craig Nester, Rachael Forsyth

Organised crime and garden centres, influencers, marketing, garden visitors and peat-free

Should we ban peat? Peat panel at BOA Conference 2026

The multiple benefits of horticulture apprenticeships for businesses, new entrants and existing employees

Inside today’s plant buyer: Insights from HortWeek IPM Essen panel with Michael Perry VIDEO + AUDIO

Panel: Perry, Harnett, Marquenie and Green

HortWeek Podcast: Turf Wars: the ups and downs of running a sports turf business, with CutCrew's Jack Churchman

Are UK garden centres underperforming? Dries Jansen from Garden Center Advice on data that could boost your yield per sqm

HortWeek makes its predictions for horticulture in 2026

Matthew Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

Can rock dust save UK soils and rock horticultural production? with Veolia's Jennifer Brodie

HortWeek on horticulture in 2025 - Review of the Year

Matt Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

INDUSTRY RANKINGS

Expanded Top 250 Garden Centres 2025 launches

Who tops the list of biggest horticulture suppliers 2025?

Latest top 100 Ornamentals Nurseries ranking reflects consolidation and flat returns in the last year

Acquisitions and consolidation mean change at the top in this year's Top 70 Landscape & Maintenance Contractors report

Top 70 Landscape and Maintenance Contractors

Steady year for the top 20 Glasshouse Salad Growers 2024

Top 5 horticulture wholesalers

Top 10 Turf Growers 2024

Top 25 Fruit Producers ranking sees growers facing increased production costs

Top 25 UK Arboriculture Businesses 2023 shows firms thriving during a tricky period

Top 10 landscape stone paving companies

PLANT LIBRARY

Plant Focus: Liquidambar

Building plant resilience: why biological solutions are becoming essential

From mix to market: practical decisions that grow profits

The evolution of peat-free growing media at Durstons

Are you getting the best return from CRFs?

Four Oaks 2026: Proven value for the horticulture trade

How real-time data drives better growing decisions

7 reasons Four Oaks Trade Show remains a must-visit event

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

TENDERS TRACKER:
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public sector
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Covering landscape, arboriculture,
grounds care, turf care,
production and kit supplies.

ORNAMENTALS

Malvern Spring Garden Show winners revealed UPDATED

Plastic pots recycling guidance clarified as more than half councils plan to collect plant containers

Horticulture printing business winding up

Wildflower supply turf to Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Garden in Regent’s Park

Peat latest: public-facing use coming under pressure

Hillier's Chelsea Flower Show new plants characteristics revealed

Pittosporum tobira x heterophyllum ‘Green Mound’ (Jule1)

GreenTech horticulture technology awards nominees revealed

RHS hits 100,000 plants

Daisy Roots' celebrates 10 years at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Modiform and Van Tuijl Haaften reach agreement on continuation of Thomsen injection‑moulded pot production

Exiting the horticulture industry and minimising inheritance tax

ICL ‘Fertilisers for the Future’ at HTA National Plant Show

Ten Plantipp varieties shortlisted for Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Gardeners Delight Nursery delighted with Dicentra Chelsea Flower Show shortlisting

GrowTropicals named UK's official supplier of DocBlock Anthuriums as Anthurium 'Michelle' shortlisted for RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year

Two shortlisted from Kernock Park Plants for Chelsea new plant of the year

GARDEN RETAIL

GIMA to meet Tillington garden centre buyers

Online plant sales static + mail order gardening comment from Crocus and Gardening Express

Niwaki launch camo gardening workwear

Bank holiday sees some “excellent” garden centre sales UPDATED with 9 industry comments

Mumsnet expresses mixed views on Monty Don

Artificial flowers take off in garden centres

Retail nursery saved

Burgon & Ball celebrates 29 years at RHS Chelsea

Winners and losers this horticulture week

Most read in April: top buyers, Nigel Dunnett, Oppermans, Blue Diamond

Crime Bill welcomed by industry bodies

Webbs Garden Centres partners with Cheltenham Jazz Festival to create VIP garden

Garden centre opens 'men's shed'

Mayor of Sherborne, Jill Warburton, and Antony Chambers, chairman of The Green Shed Sherborne

Treasure Gardening to sponsor peat-free garden at RHS show

Most read this horticulture week: Nigel Dunnett, Mel Asker, Laskett, garden centre sales

Companies House results: Perrywood, Allensmore, JA Jones, Fallen Fruits

FRESH PRODUCE

Biological control in the British soft-fruit sector

Glyphosate debate raised as renewal date nears

Horticulture King's Awards for Enterprise winners 2026

Agricultural contractors advise addition of diesel fuel surcharge

Biostimulant business wins £2.5m investment

Fruit growers count cost of Iran war

Farm fatalities concern increasing

Veg for breakfast promotion launched

Plans for £150m Essex greenhouse complex granted approval by local council

EAMU roundup: April 2026

Book review: Rosie Sanders’ Apples

Horticulture Sector Growth Plan 'progressing' says Defra

Co-op selling 100% GB strawberries UPDATED

EAMU expiry alert: September 2026

EAMU expiry alert: August 2026

EAMU expiry alert: July 2026

LANDSCAPE

John O’Conner Receives a King’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity

Contract of the week: Transport for Greater Manchester seeks landscaper

Nurture Landscapes awards new contract

Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE

'Dud' turf degrees comment attacked by grounds management bodies

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Sargent's Paving Site Online consolidates

NGS publishes Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health

Landscape plants nurseries update on season UPDATED

Greenfingers celebrates record year

Blakedown Landscapes completes landmark garden honouring Queen Elizabeth II

AI garden design to launch at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

IOSH: Women's PPE fit improving

Professor Nigel Dunnett passes away

BALI Joins industry green skills gap collaboration at New Scientist Live 2026

Landscape contractor plants 7,500 trees

WATCH: Royal Parks new Queen Elizabeth garden revealed

PARKS & GARDENS

Lynne Franks launches women's growing movement

WATCH: One million expected to see Henry Moore exhibition at Kew Gardens

Butterfly park garden to open

Green Flag Award Academy launched to support parks education

National Allotment Society surveys councils to get first clear picture of provision for 30 years

John Ystumllyn painting £420k fundraiser launched by Garden Museum

David Attenborough's 100th celebrated at Kew

Dogs and deer in parks causing stampedes, says Royal Parks

Kew Wakehurst celebrates five years of Nature Unlocked

Wind in the Trees - Wellbeing Walk, Visual Air RBG Kew

Laskett for sale at £1.5m

Rare Kew corpse flower blooms

The Laskett hits the market: "Do not be afraid to change your garden"

Matt Biggs awarded unique 64th RHS VMH

MAY PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS

Most read this horticulture week: arrest, season so far, QVC, otter invasion

Jason Williams fronts National Trust sky garden challenge

ARBORICULTURE

Arborist thought he was ‘going to die’ after electric shock from overhead powerline VIDEO

Tree production falls

New nursery planned with almost £20k raised

Inquest to examine death of young girl crushed to death by a tree branch

Cheviot Trees buys site

National Forest plants 10 millionth tree

European Nurserystock Association calls for greater policy recognition for plants and trees

STIHL launches ‘Try Before You Buy’ initiative for AP System tools

HortWeek Survey: how is the conflict in the Middle East affecting your horticulture business?

Guide to: Horticulture business costs and employment challenges

Half a million trees planted as 26 UK places earn global recognition

Barrell on: Urban tree canopy cover assessment: a new climate adaptation tool for planning

Company fined £87k after employee loses foot in workplace accident

Trump administration orders dismantling of the US Forest Service

What plants should UK growers be growing, retailers selling and landscapers planting into the future?

Tilhill trials PlantMax automated tree planting

TURF

Golf must move from reactive pest control to regenerative biological turf management

MAY TURFCARE TASKS

Artificial grass should not be ruled out, says Gregory

District Council fined £50,000 after worker seriously injured in lawnmower incident

APRIL TURFCARE TASKS

Turf growers advised to increase prices as war continues

GMA shines spotlight on skilled grounds staff with new GroundsWeek video

International Women’s Day: How is horticulture getting involved?

BioScapes becomes lead brand of Rolawn turf business

International Women’s Day: how close is horticulture to gender parity?

RHS Wisley Women in Horticulture event: lessons from leading women

100 leading women in UK horticulture 2026

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