This remarkable photograph of the parasitoid wasp Praon volucre emerging from its cocoon inside an aphid was taken by Nika Eftekhari, a student on the MSc Horticulture - Crop Production programme at Writtle College.  Read more - open to all

Mr Fothergill's joint-managing directors Dave Carey and John Fothergill accompanied 24 representatives from UK garden centres to the International Garden Centre Congress.  Read more - open to all

Following the HTA AGM which took place on 16 October at One Great George Street in London, Stan Green from Growforth Ltd has been elected as HTA President. Stan takes up the Presidency and the role of chair of the HTA Board for a two year term taking over from Caroline Owen. Read more - open to all

Following the recent acquisition of the Garden & Leisure Group, The Garden Centre Group announces that Neville Prest, Managing Director of the Garden & Leisure Group, has decided to leave the company. Read more - open to all

William Sinclair Horticulture, one of the UK's leading producers of growing media, fertiliser and garden
sundries, announces the appointment of Simon McArdle as Marketing Director. Read more - open to all

The industries oldest boss, director of Whitehall Garden Centres who worked daily until well past her 102nd birthday, has died at the age of 105. Read more - open to all

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has appointed Gerard Clover as its first Principal Scientist with responsibility for plant health. Role recognises increased threat from pests and diseases. Read more - open to all

Following the recent appointment of new sales director May Philpott, Solus Garden & Leisure has made further significant new additions to its sales team. Read more - open to all

Damian McEvoy has been appointed sales manager South East, for Darlac Ltd, the garden tools company who specialise in unusual garden tools and accessories. Read more - open to all

Josh McBain, the Future Foundation, will be exploring this concept in his talk ‘Retail 2020+’ at the HTA Garden Futures Conference that takes place on 17 October 2013 at One Great George Street, London. Read more - open to all

The Haskins Garden Centre, at Roundstone near Littlehampton has a new boss. Nick Joad has been appointed as General Manager of the award winning centre which opened in March 2012 after a £13m investment by the privately owned Haskins group. Read more - open to all

Mark Palmer, Managing Director of High Street catering chain, Pret a Manger, is the latest high profile speaker to join the line-up for the HTA Garden Futures Conference which takes place on 16 and 17 October 2013 at One Great George Street, London. Read more - open to all

Changes announced by RHS Director General, Sue Biggs, mean promotion for Jim Gardiner and Hayley Monkton and redundancy for directors James Rudoni and Stephen Bennett with Bob Sweet retiring. See more... Read more - members only

Carol Paris has been appointed as full time permanent HTA Chief Executive with immediate effect. See more... Read more - members only

VegTrug Limited, the original, self contained, raised vegetable garden company has appointed Mark Crowley as UK sales manager from September 2013. Read more - open to all

Hockley International ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Tommy Gill as Director of Commercial Operations. In this capacity he is responsible for all activities in Sales & Marketing, Operations and Logistics. Read more - open to all

Geoff Caesar has been awarded the Pearson Memorial Medal at the HTA Garden Futures Conference dinner held at One Great George Street in London (16 October), in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the horticultural industry. Read more - open to all

Home-grown is better option to shop-bought fare, says world-famous chef as RHS Britain in Bloom 2013 results are announced. Read more - open to all

GIMA opens its search for a new Director with an announcement on Jobforum. This follows the news that Neil Gow will step down in February. See more... Read more - members only

Seb Smith, 50, is the new managing director of leading shopfit and garden centre design business Stagecraft. He takes over from founder Tom Davis, who will move to the chairman’s role. Read more - open to all

Andrew West, left The Garden Centre Group last week. As Head of Garden Care reporting to Steve Pitcher he was the senior buyer of garden products. He was one of the team bought in by former CEO Nicholas Marshall having worked together at Country Gardens. Read more - open to all

On Thursday night last week Karl O’neill, Bransford Webb’s propagation manager won the much coveted Rose Bowl at the IPPS conference held at Best westerns Premier Yew Lodge Hotel in Derbyshire. Read more - open to all

The North of England Horticultural Society (NEHS) today announced the appointment of Martin Fish as Director of Horticulture for the leading gardening charity. Read more - open to all

The winning garden designer in the inaugural Raymond Blanc Heritage Garden
 competition has been named as Anne Keenan MSGD. Read more - open to all

Staff at Suffolk seedsman Mr Fothergill's were saddened to learn that when children at a local primary school returned after the summer holiday they found the garden they had been tending the term before had been vandalised. Read more - open to all

Midlands-based Solus Garden & Leisure, one of the UK's biggest suppliers and distributors of own and third-party gardening and lifestyle brands to garden centres and retailers, has appointed a sales director in support of its strategic business growth plans. Read more - open to all

Mahood Brothers Limited of Lathom, Lancashire are delighted to announce the appointment of Marcel Willems as their new managing director. Read more - open to all

Worcestershire based Hayloft Plants Limited, the specialist direct marketing young plants business has appointed Martin Harvey as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman. Read more - open to all

After six gruelling days of climbing mountains and cycling 450 miles, the fantastic Three Peaks Extreme Challenge team finally completed their fundraising challenge for Perennial yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in mist and driving rain. Read more - open to all

A craft advisor and the Somerset garden centre where she is employed have both recently (September 10, 2013) been shortlisted for the Somerset Business Awards. Read more - open to all