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Borde Hill launches new restaurant and celebrates Rose Garden 30th VIDEO

King’s Birthday Honours List horticulture awardees announced 2026

Ex-plant nursery plan for 75 homes

Defra minister defends councils yet to recycle plastic plant pots after HortWeek research shows patchy increase in uptake

Gates Garden Centres acquires freehold of Gates Woodlands Hinckley

Plants@work invites people to join Pride

#Shirt2Work for Prostate Cancer UK promoted by garden retailer

Movers and people: Green Solutions, Yeo, West Dean KLC

Winners and losers this horticulture week: peat, Diddly Squat, Fleurostar

FlowerTrials: VIDEO of Syngenta, Floritec, Sakata, Beekenkamp top new plants

FlowerTrials: Leading growers speak to HortWeek VIDEO

FlowerTrials: What the Government needs to do to help the international plant trade VIDEO

Landscape restoration site increases biodiversity by 108% and on track to deliver carbon and flood mitigation benefits

Fleuroselect Fleurostar winner named + all previous winners

Jenney calls on fresh produce industry to 'act now' to lobby Government on SPS agreement

Most read this horticulture week: FlowerTrials, RHS peat, National Plant Show

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FlowerTrials: Vitroflora, Plants for Europe, Schneider, Marathon VIDEO

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Product Special: Intelligent irrigation for growers, landscapers and turf managers

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Mealybugs

Business Planning: How retailers and growers can cope with fluctuating input costs

What could win the National Plant Show awards?

Possible winners for the 17-18 show at Stoneleigh are emerging.

Hydroponics, aeroponics and aquaponics updates for growers

Gardener’s Diary: Single flowers essential for pollinators

Plant Focus: Pulmonaria

The appropriate response to witnessing the destruction of wildflowers

Head Gardener: Keep it simple for a successful summer garden + Jane Moore VIDEO

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Scab

Sargent’s Solutions: Garden maintenance for housebound customers

Whatever happened to… Ryders Seeds

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Head Gardener - Developing garden on Jersey.

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