GIMA is using its Gardenex export service to bring a group of international buyers to Glee 2026 (8 to 10 Sept, NEC Birmingham) for a programme of one-to-one hosted meetings with exhibitors. Read more - members only

Two recent CSF-backed initiatives have given horticulture students practical industry insight, career inspiration, valuable professional connections and a bit of fun with the Botanical University Challenge. Read more - members only

Applications have opened for the second Young People in Horticulture Association management development programme, with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation confirmed as headline sponsor. Read more - open to all

HTA survey shows growers and plant producers have continued to make significant progress in reducing peat use but are now entering the most challenging stage. Read more - members only

Tidestone Garden Co has launched into the UK garden centre trade with its first outdoor pot and planter collections now going into around 50 garden centre across the South. Read more - members only

Greenfingers Charity raised £32,000 at its 2026 Summer Ball and has extended its Early Bird offer for the 2027 event until 10 August.

Greenfingers Charity is recruiting runners for 10 exclusive places in the 2027 London Landmarks Half Marathon, raising funds for therapeutic gardens at children's hospices.

Former LEON CEO John Vincent MBE will address GCA Conference delegates on leadership, resilience, financial pressures and building purpose-driven organisations.

Notcutts has completed a multi-million-pound redevelopment of its original garden centre in Woodbridge, Suffolk, the site where the family business began almost 130 years ago. Read more - members only

Hillier Nurseries has appointed Karolina Forgacz as Senior Production Manager to lead production development during a major investment programme. Read more - open to all

Malcolm Scott Consultants has welcomed Seb Marley to the business as a Senior Surveyor specialising in retail and garden centre assets. Read more - open to all