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

Mentoring partnerships for garden landscapers

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Open Farm Sunday: Tiptree in focus

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

19 new gardening trends

Whatever happened to… Cheals

New Plants Radar: Spring shrubs

RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year shortlist analysis

Obituaries 2026

Business changes in 2026 so far

Movers so far in 2026

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Most read in April: top buyers, Nigel Dunnett, Oppermans, Blue Diamond

Five questions with Imogen Perreau, the designer behind Chelsea Flower Show’s Monument Feature 2026

Topsellers in garden centres January-April 2026 analysis reveals peat-free sales trends

Top 25 garden centre departments: EPOS data April 2026

Automated peat bag packaging line installed

Peat: RHS Chelsea Flower Show nursery convinced there will be more derogations

Dutch growing-media business buys Latvian peat firm

Durstons holds prices and keeps compost moving despite rising haulage costs

Jiffy says peat, coir, and perlite remain industry standards, but their supply is less predictable

Peat bog garden planned for Chelsea

King's Speech likely to omit peat ban plan UPDATED

Wildlife Trusts call for peat ban bill in King's Speech

Nursery converted for sphagnum cultivation

Peat latest: public-facing use coming under pressure

Peat-free producer expands

Obituary: Dr Arnie Rainbow

Why the term 'sustainable growing media' is used incorrectly

Peat-free fresh produce plans launched

Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE

Opperman Plants bought out of administration

RHS Chelsea show garden medals and ‘best in show’ awarded

Superman thrown out of RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Red hosta forecast to sell one million plants after Chelsea triumph

Matthew Biggs dies aged 65

British Garden Centres makes 80th acquisition + garden retailers bought so far in 2026

'Crazy' if Reform ditch SPS agreement, international floriculture leader tells HortWeek

RHS income rises, while membership and losses fall

Rich List: Billionaire numbers fall, King and Beckham rise, Dyson down

Garden retailers hope for strong June after challenging May

David Austin Roses honours Sir David Beckham with new English rose

Winners and losers this horticulture week: Ninja, Superman, Opperman

Heatwave expected to boost bank holiday garden centre sales

SPS agreement in doubt as UK enters period of political instability

Companies House results: YouGarden, Vitax, M&S

Frank P Matthews Trees upgrades to gold

Kernock Park Plants fills the gap to promote new plants

Asker moves into consultancy and online plant sales

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

Biological control in the British soft-fruit sector

Exiting the horticulture industry and minimising inheritance tax

Gardener’s Diary: Creating breathtaking meadows

Golf must move from reactive pest control to regenerative biological turf management

Adapt to modern marketing techniques to succeed in garden retail

HortWeek report exposes disconnect between retail trend for plant 'premiumisation' and climate pressure

Barrell on: Urban tree canopy cover assessment: a new climate adaptation tool for planning

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

Organic fertilisers providing welcome certainty for farmers in volatile times, says SoilWorx

How seed growing is becoming the next big wellness movement

The Gardens Trust: protecting parks and gardens

Biologicals are not failing, formulation and delivery are

Secret Gardener #41: Garden Centre - an establishment where plants and gardening equipment are sold

Growers need a planning framework that recognises the importance of water storage to modern horticulture

Movers and people: Amenity Forum, Mansfield's, Replay, Heligan, RBGE

Royal Parks appoints plant sourcing curator

Defra PPS first to resign as pressure on Starmer mounts

Carr leaves Hillier to run Springfields

Kingfisher CEO resigns

Movers and people: HTA, Selecta, Kress, Winterbourne, B&Q

Building plant resilience: why biological solutions are becoming essential

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

ICL Hort Science masterclasses: Sustainable plant production for the future

Top Belgian growers return to Four Oaks

Why trials - and trusted people - drive sales in horticulture

Why technical advice is the key to unlocking product value

What is Holistic Growing?

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