Winners and losers this horticulture week: Defra, IPM Essen, garden closure

Julian Davis of STC
Julian Davis of STC

Winners

Top plant buyers on trends for 2025

More Dobbies for British Garden Centres: EXCLUSIVE

Defra makes no progress on retail peat ban

Defra List of Authorised Distance Plant Sellers (LADPS) reaches 100 growers and retailers

Newey tree park open days announced

Losers

Grower dismay at APHA bid for plant import full cost recovery + Defra reaction

Defra no progress on peat ban

Two-thirds of plant growers and garden retailers plan to increase prices this year

Research finds that peat-frees have ‘considerable variability'

Alarm as Defra seeks to increase plant import fees by 30% this year

Trolleys stolen from Essen; plea for return

Garden winds down and terminates gardeners contracts


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