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Trees need maintenance or they will die, but heavy standards do better: Experts react to HortWeek investigation

New planning rules bad for parks, says Open Spaces Society

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

Tory MP, magician and comedian to speak at HTA conference

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

Kew Gardens’ giant waterlilies hold 102kg in 2026 Waterlily Weigh-Off

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

Royal Parks stag put down after attack on man

Planning application for well-known park planting transformation submitted

Inquest opens into death of man at National Trust estate

Gardens Trust "devastated" by loss of statutory planning consultee role

Bankside Open Spaces Trust secures City & Guilds accreditation as Future Gardeners turns 10

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

Eden Project 'halts decline' + Andy Jasper interview

Letter: Children need nature, not sanitised parks

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

Shortlist announced for GroundsFest Innovation Awards 2026

Dry weather causes allotment show cancellation + hosepipe ban extension UPDATED

Scale of UK flash drought prompts the charity Eden Project to share its water saving advice

Kew’s Carbon Garden celebrates a year of inspiring climate action with perennial palette

ANALYSIS

Tree-death rate up to 70% in heatwave + interactive MAP

A HortWeek Freedom of Information (FOI) request to UK councils has uncovered death rates of newly planted whips of up to 70% in 2025.

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

Product Special: Battery kit update

CEO Andy Jasper drives multi-site expansion for Eden Project

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

20 recent garden centre, nursery and gardens plans

Arboriculture pay surges as demand grows for higher-skilled employees

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

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

Head Gardener: Keep it simple for a successful summer garden + Jane Moore VIDEO

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

Most watched videos this year so far

Guide to: Horticulture business costs and employment challenges

How is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission building resilience for the next 100 years?

Fisher-Tomlin (left), CWGC horticulture manager Steve Arnold (centre) and horticulture supervisor Emmanuelle Courchel (right)

Head Gardener: Tough annuals for an easy-to-grow summer show + Jane Moore VIDEO

Stop treating weeds as a cosmetic issue: The 25mm rule and proactive asset management

UK HEAD GARDENERS LISTING

Head Gardeners Directory 2026

HEAD GARDENER - WITH JANE MOORE

Head Gardener: Bare-root plants tick all the boxes for winter planting + Jane Moore VIDEO

Newly planted bare-root hedge at Bath Priory

Head Gardener: Making the most of the garden in winter + Jane Moore VIDEO

Head Gardener: Brilliant trees for planting in borders + Jane Moore VIDEO

Head Gardener: Managing a meadow to build up future diversity

Head Gardener: Herbaceous beauties for super-dry conditions

Head Gardener: Planting trees for the future in a small garden

SARGENT'S SOLUTIONS

Sargent’s Solutions: Garden maintenance for housebound customers

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

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

Sargent’s Solutions: Artificial intelligence and domestic landscape contractors

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

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

Sargent’s Solutions: Examining the roles of specifiers and designers in landscaping projects

Sargent’s Solutions: Safely changing the name of your landscape businesses

KIT AND MACHINERY

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

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

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

How cutting-edge technology is taking batteries to the next level

Kress commercial tools designed for 60V batteries that can charge in under eight minutes - credit: Kress

Smarter tools for preparing fine turf and lawns for winter

Self-propelled Mataway dethatcher - credit: Bobcat

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Garden Maintenance Foreperson

Fresh Horticultural Careers, London and the Home Counties
Head Gardener

Fresh Horticultural Careers, West London
Gardener

Barrington Park Estate, Great Barrington, Burford, Oxfordshire
Kitchen & Estate Gardener

Private Estate -Haywards Heath, Rural West Sussex nr Haywards Heath
Landscaping Specialist

John Lewis Partnership, Leckford Estate, Longstock Rd, Longstock Park, Stockbridge SO20 6EH
Kitchen Gardener

Hodnet Hall Gardens, Hodnet Hall Gardens
Kitchen Gardener

Lilburn Estates, Nr Wooler, Northumberland
Purchasing & Production Planning Manager

Allensmore Nurseries Ltd, Allensmore, Hereford
HOUSE FLORIST

Daylesford Estate, Gloucestershire
Assistant Gardener

Woodbridge Town Council, Woodbridge