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Trees need maintenance or they will die, but heavy standards do better: Experts react to HortWeek investigation

Trees need maintenance or they will die, but heavy standards do better: Experts react to HortWeek investigation

Canada 'reframes' peat v peat-free

Canada 'reframes' peat v peat-free

Coir business appoints voluntary liquidator

Coir business appoints voluntary liquidator

Turf grower plight shown in new video

Turf grower plight shown in new video

EU SPS reset and regulation of plant protection products: Horticulture Crop Protection mythbusters for growers

EU SPS reset and regulation of plant protection products: Horticulture Crop Protection mythbusters for growers

Movers and people: VMS, Discount Displays, Maze, Blue Ribbon, Coolings

Movers and people: VMS, Discount Displays, Maze, Blue Ribbon, Coolings

Caledonian Horticulture returns to Four Oaks

Caledonian Horticulture returns to Four Oaks

Tree-death rate up to 70% in heatwave + interactive MAP

Tree-death rate up to 70% in heatwave + interactive MAP

GroundsFest panel discussion - Future-ready Landscapes: resilient planting, healthier soils and smarter inputs

GroundsFest panel discussion - Future-ready Landscapes: resilient planting, healthier soils and smarter inputs

Four Oaks panel discussion: Seminar Title: What’s the Next Step for Peat-Free?

Four Oaks panel discussion: Seminar Title: What’s the Next Step for Peat-Free?

Book review: The Dustiest Blockbuster at Chelsea

Book review: The Dustiest Blockbuster at Chelsea

Book review: Garden Odyssey

Book review: Garden Odyssey

Hortec Grow with Technology Ltd - Company Profile

Analysis

10 growers share their summer story

10 growers share their summer story

Product Special: Bigger and better glasshouses for more efficient production

Product Special: Bigger and better glasshouses for more efficient production

Eden Project Morecambe: John Pye reveals vision as work begins on coastal eco-attraction

Eden Project Morecambe: John Pye reveals vision as work begins on coastal eco-attraction

Inside the future of the Eden Project with Peter Jones

Inside the future of the Eden Project with Peter Jones

Meet Jim Croxton, Director on the Amenity Forum Board

Meet Jim Croxton, Director on the Amenity Forum Board

CEO Andy Jasper drives multi-site expansion for Eden Project

CEO Andy Jasper drives multi-site expansion for Eden Project

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Tarsonemid and eriophyid mites

Growers’ Guide to Plant Health: Tarsonemid and eriophyid mites

Kew’s gardens director Raoul Curtis-Machin: Navigating the first year

Kew’s gardens director Raoul Curtis-Machin: Navigating the first year

Exhibitors, awards and seminars set to feature at Four Oaks Trade Show

Exhibitors, awards and seminars set to feature at Four Oaks Trade Show

Business Planning: A shorter working week can benefit horticulture employees and employers

Business Planning: A shorter working week can benefit horticulture employees and employers

HW podcast

Memories and reflections from 185 years of HortWeek - with Matthew Appleby and Sally Drury

Memories and reflections from 185 years of HortWeek - with Matthew Appleby and Sally Drury

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Comment

Planning priorities must reflect essential need for water, food and energy

Planning priorities must reflect essential need for water, food and energy

British berries can take the heat – with the right government and retailer support

British berries can take the heat – with the right government and retailer support

How HortWeek achieved an RHS peat policy change

How HortWeek achieved an RHS peat policy change

We can't keep treating water shortages as a summer emergency

We can't keep treating water shortages as a summer emergency

Glyphosate use in the UK

Glyphosate use in the UK

Top Fruit Producers

Top 25 Fruit Producers 2026: 1-5

Top 25 Fruit Producers 2026: 1-5

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Top 25 Fruit Producers 2026: 6-10

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Top 25 Fruit Producers 2026: 11-15

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Top 25 Fruit Producers 2026: 16-20

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Top 25 Fruit Producers 2026: 21-25

Tenders Tracker

Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE

Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE

Welcome to the Tenders Tracker, where HortWeek keeps track of the latest horticulture-related public sector tenders so you don’t have to.

Partner Content

Italy brings nursery expertise to Four Oaks 2026 Presented by ANVE

Italy brings nursery expertise to Four Oaks 2026

GroundsFest 2026: innovation takes centre stage Presented by GroundsFest

GroundsFest 2026: innovation takes centre stage

Inside the Flemish Pavilion: five nurseries to discover at Four Oaks Presented by Flanders Plants

Inside the Flemish Pavilion: five nurseries to discover at Four Oaks

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

Landscaping Specialist

£31,000 - £35,750, Leckford Estate, Longstock Rd, Longstock Park, Stockbridge SO20 6EH

competitive, Gloucestershire

Assistant Gardener

NJC SCP 13- 17 (based on experience), Woodbridge

Skilled Gardener (4 days a week)

£24,000-£28,000 depending on experience (full time equivalent £30,000 to £35,000), Holland Park

Gardener/Horticulturist

£32K-£36J DOE, LONDON

Garden Maintenance / Aftercare Foreperson

£35k to £41k, London

Garden Maintenance Foreperson

£35k to £41k DOE, London and the Home Counties

Commercial Manager

£45k - £55kpa doe, South of England

Mobile Maintenance Gardeners - High-End

£27K - £30K, London (Central), London (Greater)

Senior Horticulturalist

Up to £38kpa + Company vehicle and mobile provided, South West London and West London

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