News & Analysis

The latest news across the UK horticulture industry including garden retail, plant production, edibles production, landscaping, parks, sports turf and arboriculture.

Tree Council opens £2.5m Trees Outside Woodland planting fund

The Defra backed Trees Outside Woodland (TOW) Fund is now open for a second year, with more than double the support available for tree, hedgerow and orchard establishment projects in England.

NFU's Emmett seeks grower feedback to address uneven European playing field and horticulture growth barriers

Protecting strawberries from thermal dormancy

Ball Colegrave Summer Showcase launches

Agriculture and forestry remain deadliest work sectors, finds HSE

SOLEX 2026: Outdoor Living Trade show launches

Conference to highlight why greenspace should not be forgotten during Government's housing drive

Joe Perkins to design new Horatio's garden

Fines for waste dumping at farm

Fruit Focus to host NFU policy update at new venue

Winners and losers this horticulture week: TikTok, hosepipes, hailstones

What's HortWeek's number one story this week?

How Frank P Matthews is facing the future as it celebrates 125 years + VIDEO

Latest horticulture obituaries

Mental health charity Plants and Minds seeks new trustees and chair to drive growth

Henry Dimbleby to headline ‘Horticulture and Healthy Diets’ conference

Horti House appoints Brian Redman and Daan Spaargaren

Council plans to double tree cover and restore peat bogs after LUC report

SPS UK-EU agreement delay top topic at European Nurserystock Association meeting in Dublin

Tendercare to open new outlet

Landscaping company fined after employee seriously injured by reversing flat-bed truck

LATEST ANALYSIS

Navigating nursery green waste: From costly liability to circular resource

Whatever happened to… Hopleys

Abelia grandiflora ‘Hopleys’ introduced by Hopleys

New Plants Radar: The plants that set tongues wagging at FlowerTrials 2026

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

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

20 recent garden centre, nursery and gardens plans

Top 25 garden centre departments: EPOS data June 2026

Top 55 garden centre plants: EPOS data June 2026

Top 100 garden centre products: EPOS data June 2026

Klasmann-Deilmann aims for 50% peat-free by 2050

Damian Ikemann, CEO of the Klasmann-Deilmann Group

Brexit 10 years on: Bad news for horticulture, eight experts speak UPDATED

Hot product picks from the National Plant Show 2026

Convenience is King: The evolution of the UK one-stop nursery

Arboriculture pay surges as demand grows for higher-skilled employees

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

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

Automation replaces low-paid jobs in commercial growing sector

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

Top salaries surge in garden centres and nurseries

garden centres and nurseries salary report

Horticulture industry shifts towards higher-paid roles

LATEST ON PEAT AND HORTICULTURE

Growers start journey to produce show quality peat-free plants

ICL tackles peat issue: trial results

Andy Chalmers retires after 60 years in the horticulture industry

Peat Free Pathway Launch Event programme takes shape as fresh produce sector seeks evidence-led approach to peat policy

Defra £47m for peatland restoration

Restoration works in the North Pennines. Credit: Kate Clift.

Wimbledon tennis hanging baskets to go peat-free in 2027

Peat legislation update

Durston's expands onto new growing media site

Nurseries look at other garden shows as RHS peat ban comes in

Fane hopes for Chelsea peat-free compromise

British cactus nursery embraces peat-free while Europeans resist

New UK coir business launches

Horticulture supply chain strained by RHS Chelsea peat ban as Creepers pulls out and another nursery withdraws: UPDATED

Dutch peat-free seminar to ask how far has Europe come on the path to peat reduction

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.

MOVERS

Movers and people this horticulture week: Volmary, Creation, SRUC

Volmary appoints well-known grower as Eady steps back

Movers and people: Newbank, Seed Revolution, Defra, Volmary UPDATED

Upson to leave RHS

Movers and people: BGC, ISW, Corby+Fellas, ICL, Plant Team. Kew, Fargro, RHS UPDATED

Matt Day launches horticultural supply business

PARTNER CONTENT

GroundsFest 2026: where the industry comes together

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International growers lead major plant line-up for 54th Four Oaks

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

EAMU UPDATES

EAMU roundup: May 2026

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EAMU expiry alert: October 2026

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EAMU expiry alert: June 2026

EAMU roundup: March 2026

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EAMU roundup: February 2026

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