Winners and losers this horticulture week: Hosepipes, peat, taxes, closures

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Winners

BGC/Wharton's rose wins GWL visitor vote

Weathering the chaos: 2026 season leaves growers with fragmented fortunes

End of season garden centre round up: volatility and weather challenges characterise a stop-start year 

Beat the heat

Losers

Peat dataset delayed 

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

Upson to leave RHS 

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

Hosepipe ban planned + grower/garden centre reaction

Weedingtech enters administration


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