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Comment from HortWeek writers, columnists and industry experts including Derek Jarman, Jane Lawler and Martin Emmett.

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Berry sector reflections on 2025 and planning for 2026

Adjuvants are not new, the failure is in delivery — why biologicals need a different approach

What next for the horticulture industry moving into 2026?

Growing with purpose through a year of change

Tilling the garden centre landscape: How Mr Fothergill’s is helping everyone grow

A potential turning point for biologicals

How to ensure that arboriculture is properly valued

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The tiny soil worms that hunt crop pests and save billions

Stop the squeeze, start the growth - back British green business

Historic episode illustrates need for import controls on plants

Overcoming the ‘me-first’ impact on trees

Ongoing challenges for smaller nurseries

Garden retail market settles after strong season

Secret Gardener #37: Eliminate the risk with sales agents

The biggest issue for growers is planning permissions

Little comes from increased volume for the horticulture trade

Putting horticulture at the heart of Scotland’s future

Confused about peat data

Farmers and nurseries face increasing tax pressures to produce

RHS should shout about peat-free growers

What plant trade shows need to do to keep numbers up

Start the day with fruit

Challenging times for the wholesale trade

Accurate recording of all incidents is the first step to tackling retail theft

Championing growers will be good news for everyone

Horticulture trade shows - where are they going?

Secret Gardener #36: Bringing confusing peat debate together

Derek Jarman

Peat-use reduction should receive Government and RHS congratulations

Kyle Ross

Irrigation tops the list of challenges for growing quality trees

Jane Lawler

The benefits of realistic expectations

Secret Gardener

Secret Gardener #35: What next for garden centres?

There are two fundamentals to any business: Attract more customers, and sell more to the customers you already have.

HortWeek on horticulture in 2025 - Review of the Year

Matt Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

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

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