Winners and losers this horticulture week: National Trust, Blue Diamond, imports, peat

Mothers Day

Winners

Blue Diamond garden centres' Alan Roper tells suppliers about vision for growth 

National Trust develop nursery for Bodnant Garden 

Vertically-grown British houseplants to hit the garden centre market 

Mothers Day could beat Easter with planted containers prominent 

What you can learn from 11,390 garden centre reviews

Top viola chosen

Losers

Garden centre closes webshop

Tax hikes the biggest worry despite sales increasing, HortWeek finds + Spring Statement reaction 

College merger planned

UK Border Strategy is most expensive and least efficient in the world, EFRA Committee hears

Take up of peat-free too slow, says supplier 


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