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Horticulture Weekly
Horticulture Week Online Edition 7th April 2026
 

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Garden centres: 36 years of change

 
Garden centres: Fact checker 1990-2026
Garden centres: Fact checker 1990-2026
 

Highlights

 
Most read horticulture stories this week: Nurseries change hands, Sevington delays, Easter Most read horticulture stories this week: Nurseries change hands, Sevington delays, Easter
 
 
Movers and people: Union Fleurs, Dobbies, GIMA, BBG Movers and people: Union Fleurs, Dobbies, GIMA, BBG
 
 
Winners and losers this horticulture week: Top pansies, New Leaf recovery, energy costs shock Winners and losers this horticulture week: Top pansies, New Leaf recovery, energy costs shock
 

HortWeek Podcast

 
HortWeek Podcast: ICL’s Steve Chapman on optimising vine weevil control
HortWeek Podcast: ICL’s Steve Chapman on optimising vine weevil control Partner Content presented by ICL UK
 

New Plants

 
New Plants Radar: Californian Spring Trials New Plants Radar: Californian Spring Trials

More on plants

 

Horticulture history

 
Whatever happened to… Lowe & Shawyer Whatever happened to… Lowe & Shawyer
 

Jane Moore

 
Head Gardener: Tough annuals for an easy-to-grow summer show + Jane Moore VIDEO
Head Gardener: Tough annuals for an easy-to-grow summer show + Jane Moore VIDEO
 
 
VIDEO: BALI’s National Landscape Conference talks: Mark Gregory, Adrian Wickham, Trevor Williams, Sir Tim Smit, Helen Nyul

More on RHS Chelsea Flower Show

 
In Other news
 
Opperman's Plants situation raises concerns about making UK growers profitable
 
 
British Garden Centres reveals 79th outlet
 
 
Everton Nurseries "will keep growing" under new ownership
 
 
British Garden Centres transforms new site and is set to boost turnover VIDEO
 
 
New houseplants grower launched UPDATED
 
 
The Outdoor Room acquires landscaping company
 
 
Crews Hill store closes and is sold
 
 
Six sites shortlisted for Historic Houses garden of the year + previous winners list
 
 
Prices agreed between growers and retailers "unsustainable"
 
 
Record illegal felling fine ordered by court
 
 
Defra promises more horticulture input into Farming and Food Partnership Board
 
 
Lake District visitor centre and garden taken over
 
 
Attenborough BBC garden TV launches + 3 more shows to watch this Easter
 
 
Peat-free Scotland feasible, but comes with challenges, finds report
 
 
Best April Fools rounded up
 
 
Ex-Homebase trading director joins Dobbies EXCLUSIVE
 
 
Companies House results: Tom Chambers, APAC, EW Pepper, Double H
 
 
Government 'drags feet' on green space review
More horticulture news
 

Comment

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

Latest tenders and contract awards

 
Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE Tenders Tracker: LIVE TABLE
 

Plant Health

 
EAMU roundup: February 2026 EAMU roundup: February 2026
 
 
EAMU expiry alert: May 2026 EAMU expiry alert: May 2026
More here
 

Maintenance checklist

 
MARCH PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS MARCH PARKS AND GARDENS MAINTENANCE TASKS
 
 
MARCH TURFCARE TASKS MARCH TURFCARE TASKS
 

CLICK HERE to visit HortWeek's exclusive portfolio of Health & Safety guides designed to help landscape and parks maintenance professionals do their job.

 

Partner Content

 
Are you getting the best return from CRFs? Presented by ICL Are you getting the best return from CRFs?
 
Four Oaks 2026: Proven value for the horticulture trade Presented by Four Oaks Four Oaks 2026: Proven value for the horticulture trade
 
The evolution of peat-free growing media at Durstons Presented by Durstons The evolution of peat-free growing media at Durstons
 

HortWeek Exclusive Data

 
UK Garden Centres Directory - Interactive MAP
UK Garden Centres Directory - Interactive MAP
 

CLICK HERE to view monthly breakdowns of the top garden retail product sellers according to Electronic Point-of-Sale data.


 

CLICK HERE to view all HortWeek's coverage on the use of peat in horticulture.


 

Sales, Horticultural Advisor (Full time)
Base pay, plus commission, plus 25% profit sharing, Flamstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Head Gardener – Riverhill Himalayan Gardens
Attractive remuneration DOE, Sevenoaks, Kent
Biosecurity specialist - information
£31,610.00, Wisley
Glasshouse Manager - Princess of Wales Conservatory (maternity cover)
£39,243 per annum, Kew Gardens, Richmond
Garden Maintenance Horticultural Foreman
£33,000 - £38,000 DOE, Central London.
Head Gardener
Competitive salary based on experience, Blarney, Cork
Groundsman/Gardener
Competitive salary dependant on experience, Pirvate Estate Near Marlborough, Wiltshire
Production Manager
Competitive salary and reward package, 4LD South Rd, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire England, CH65 4LD
Hard landscapers with CSCS card - immediate start - FHC4
£30-35k DOE, Central and North London
Landscape Contracts Manager
£55,000 - £60,000 (DOE), South West London
 
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