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Opinion

Fran Barnes

Hot weather shows need to invest in green infrastructure

"As a child, I looked forward to snow days", writes HTA CEO Fran Barnes.

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Helen Cox and Steve Dowbiggin

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Kate Ebbens and Peter Brammal

Reaction to new National Planning Policy Framework shake-up of planning policy

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Mark Gregory and Meg Warren-Davis

Meet Jim Croxton, Director on the Amenity Forum Board

HortWeek 185th anniversary: What horticulture means to Steve Carter and David Domoney

TP Wood Chippers to unveil all-new TP216 and TP206 ranges at GroundsFest and APF 2026

Garden stars endorse HortWeek as we turn 185

Suståne to showcase solutions for more resilient surfaces at GroundsFest

Take on the TinyMobileRobots challenge to win big with Origin Amenity at GroundsFest

Book review: Grower Gatherer

STIGA heads to GroundsFest 2026 with professional power, try-outs and surprises

Shortlist announced for GroundsFest Innovation Awards 2026

Most read this horticulture week: Nurseries on market, Burnham backs GYO, Ball top plants

Kubota to showcase machines for all maintenance tasks at GroundsFest 2026

Perennial set for Four Oaks seminar as part of strongest-ever line-up at the show

GKB Machines to make GroundsFest debut in 2026

Name change and rebrand for amenity supplier

Future Gardeners celebrates 10 years of trainees finding horticulture careers

New Balance opens Flimby garden with Bleue Burnham/Form Plants

ANALYSIS

Tom Arnold

Meet Tom Arnold, director on the Amenity Forum board

As part of a Meet the Board series, Tom Arnold, director of the Amenity Forum, founder and CEO of TopGrass and Chair of the UK Lawn Care Association, speaks about his passion for the amenity industry and his commitment to helping move it forward.

Landscape Management: The loneliness of management

Alan Sargent

Landscape Management: For large gardens, estates and maintenance firms

Alan Sargent

Ask Sally: How can tyres help to ensure safer journeys?

Sally Drury

Product Special: Battery kit update

Batteries and chargers

Landscape management plans: Five things to remember when looking to make money from your site

Planning is key to maximising site revenue

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

Eden Project Morecambe

How to build a long-lasting patio: Expert advice from a Bradstone Assured landscaper

Long-lasting patio

Drainage done properly: Managing surface water run-off when planning a garden or patio makeover

All surface water falling onto driveway or paved area must be managed within property boundary

Arboriculture pay surges as demand grows for higher-skilled employees

Arb salary report

LIVE MAP: horticulture business mergers, closures and sales in 2026

HortWeek mergers map 2026

£40k-plus gardening and landscaping roles on the rise

Gardening and landscaping salary report

What would YOU choose in the National Plant Show New Plant Awards?

NPS plants

Ask Sally: What is the best approach to stay safe when working from ladders?

Sally Drury

Sargent’s Solutions: Garden maintenance for housebound customers

Alan Sargent

Climate-optimal landscape specification writing

Alan Sargent

Jane Moore’s analysis of top 12 themes from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

Eden Project's Andy Jasper, Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis

Mentoring partnerships for garden landscapers

Alan Sargent

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026: What not to miss

RHS floral display

Are British paving materials becoming more affordable?

Stone paving

Ask Sally: What should employers do to make working at height safer for staff?

Sally Drury

SARGENT'S SOLUTIONS

Sargent’s Solutions: Building a portfolio that sells your landscape garden design practice

Alan Sargent

Sargent’s Solutions: How to give a valuable guided garden tour

Alan Sargent

Sargent’s Solutions: Artificial intelligence and domestic landscape contractors

Alan Sargent

PGCA looks to tackle rogue influencers

Alan Sargent

Sargent’s Solutions: Time-limited quotations for landscape maintenance contractors

Alan Sargent

Sargent’s Solutions: Patios, damp-proof courses and insurance matters

Alan Sargent

Landscape Logic: Checks and red flags for designers

Alan Sargent

COMMENT

Glyphosate use in the UK

Ian Graham

Gardener’s Diary: Coping with the changing climate in our gardens

Joe McWilliams

Gardener’s Diary: Creating breathtaking meadows

Joe McWilliams

Gardener’s Diary: Finding ways to deal with unwanted return visitors

Joe McWilliams

Gardener’s Diary: Different clients, different approaches

Joe McWilliams

Gardener’s Diary: Tree pruning in winter

Joe McWilliams

LANDSCAPE PLANT LIBRARY

Plant Focus: Stars of the 2026 Chelsea show gardens

Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’

Plant Focus: Liquidambar

Liquidambar

Plant Focus: Miscanthus

Miscanthus

Plant Focus: Jasminum

Jasmine

Water lilies

Escarboucle

Phlox

Rosa 'Pastell' - credit all pictures: Floramedia Database

Fragrant foliage

Elsholtzia stauntonii has slender spires of lilac or pale purple from August until the end of October - credit all images: Floramedia Database)

MACHINERY & KIT

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

Stiga APEx Pro at Saltex

Smarter irrigation solutions for landscapers and turf managers

Mona tank systems

Grass cutting: The advances making battery ride-on mowers a viable option

AS 920 ESherpa - credit: AS-Motor

Grass cutting: State-of-the-art robots giving better results than ever before

Automower 560 EPOS - credit: Husqvarna

Grass cutting: Remote-controlled machines for safer mowing on slopes

AS 1000 Ovis RC flail mower - credit: AS-Motor

The latest battery tools built to match up to petrol equivalents

Man using hedge trimmer HSA 100 in Stihl AP System - credit: STIHL