The 2025 Spring Showcase… You Are Invited!
We are delighted to welcome you back to our West Adderbury Trials facility to join us as we present the 2025 Spring Showcase. Read more - open to all
The 2025 Spring Showcase… You Are Invited!
We are delighted to welcome you back to our West Adderbury Trials facility to join us as we present the 2025 Spring Showcase. Read more - open to all
Christmas Stars align for Poinsettia Day on 12th December
If you want to bring a naturally elegant style into your home this season, without losing any of the traditional charm associated with Christmas, poinsettias are the perfect place to start. Read more - open to all
Ten Finalists for the AIPH IGOTY Awards
Ten ornamental horticulture growers from around the world have reached the finals for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2025. Read more - open to all
Blue Diamond acts to secure plant supply chain
Blue Diamond agrees strategic partnership with European Group to ensure plant supply chain keep's pace with the continued expansion. Read more - members only
It’s time for the Christmas Star to shine in store!
The houseplant section is about to undergo a radical transformation, with beautiful poinsettias set to take centre stage. The experts at Stars for Europe (SfE) are, as ever, keen to support retailers in any way possible as we head into the key trading period. Read more - open to all
Sarah Raven achieves B Corp certification
Sarah Raven has achieved B Corp status, becoming the first online garden retailer to earn the prestigious certification. The milestone is a result of the brand's long-term dedication to sustainability and ethical business practices. Read more - open to all
Provender Nurseries wins Inspirational Business Award
Provender Nurseries wins the prestigious Inspirational Business Award at the Horticultural Trade Associations Grower of the year Awards 2024. Read more - open to all
Ball Colegrave’s spectacular showcase
The Ball Colegrave Summer Showcase has been as spectacular as ever despite the weather. This is partly because Ball’s breeding strategy… Read more - members only
Chat from the HTA National Plant Show
Chat from the aisles of the HTA National Plant Show after ‘an alright’ season include importing from Kenya, under insurance and rising Xmas tree prices. Read more - members only
A fresh, new look for The Bransford Webbs Plant Company
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company are exceptionally proud to unveil a stunning new company logo as launched at The National Plant Show at Stoneleigh Park. Read more - open to all
Hydrangea macrophylla First Editions® Eclipse® wins Peter Seabrook Award
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Best New Plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live
Hydrangea macrophylla First Editions® Eclipse® wins Peter Seabrook Award for Best New Plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Thrive wins a Gold. Read more - open to all
Dutch Spring Trials take place in week 18
Dutch Spring Trials take place in week 18 during week 18, with eight breeders in North-Holland. Visits held by appointment only. Read more - members only
Staff take control at Majestic Trees
Majestic Trees has announced that MD Steve McCurdy and his wife Janet have sold 74% of Majestic Trees to their team via an Employee Ownership Trust. Read more - members only
Gardeners invited to help solve aphid mystery
The RHS is calling on gardeners to send in sightings of the giant willow aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus) to help learn more about this elusive species and the ways it interacts with garden plants. Read more - members only
Roots to Retail – our latest collaborative event
Now in its third year, The Bransford Webbs Plant Company, New Leaf Plants and Frank P Matthews are once again excited to invite you to our wonderful and immensely successful open event to help kick start your season and offer advice on those issues that matter most to us all for 2025. Read more - open to all
Bulrush helps growers achieve success in 2025
Bulrush has been busy behind the scenes throughout 2024, ploughing revenue back into the business to the benefit of its customers. Read more - open to all
British Ornamentals Association presents the BOA Technical Conference 2025
The British Ornamentals Association (BOA) is delighted to invite you to our upcoming Technical Conference – New Horizons for Horticulture on 5th February 2025. Read more - open to all
Sustainable peat-free mixes for poinsettia by Neil Bragg
UK based soil scientist, Neil Bragg, shares his experience of working with peat-free substrates, in an article commissioned by the poinsettia specialists at Stars for Europe. Read more - open to all
Forestry England's £14.5m nursery upgrade for climate-resilient trees
Forestry England is investing £14.5m to enhance its tree nursery in Cheshire, incorporating a new seed extractory. Expected to open in spring 2025, this facility will be the UK's largest. Read more - open to all
The latest innovations from Schoneveld Breeding
This autumn, Schoneveld Breeding opens its doors to growers and retailers during the Open Days, from week 43 to week 45. Read more - open to all
Ball’s ‘Stand-Out’ Plants for 2025
Ball reveals customers’ favourite varieties that were shown at the Ball Summer Showcase in its Oxfordshire Trial Grounds. Read more - members only
Rosa ‘Believe in Yourself’
The Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres of which Fryer’s Roses is a part of, will donate £1 from every Believe in Yourself rose sold through their garden centres and through Fryer’s online or by phone, to the Stroke Association. Read more - open to all
Spiraea WALBERTON’S® PLUM CARPET wins the Visitor Vote
Farplants Sales Ltd - Spiraea WALBERTON’S® PLUM CARPET has been awarded the Visitor Vote, sponsored by Floramedia, at the HTA National Plant Show 2024 at the NAEC, Stoneleigh.
Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom wins Best in Show
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company’s Digitalis purpurea Apple Blossom has been recognised as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards, sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), at this year’s HTA National Plant Show. Read more - open to all
Dahlia Dalina Maxi Starburst Pink wins FleuroStar Award 2024-25
Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2024-25 has been awarded to Dalina Maxi Starburst Pink from Florensis. Read more - open to all
Excitement builds for The National Plant Show
Plants for Europe and Altman working together
Plants For Europe Limited (PFE) is working with California-based Altman Plants, to bring their stunning plant varieties to Europe and the UK. Read more - members only
Impressions from the HTA National Plant Show
Most exhibitors at the HTA National Plant Show were pleased with the year to date. Stock has been selling through well; one grower stating sales were high, peaking “at Covid levels.” Read more - members only
New supplier for British grown orchids and green houseplants
Double H nurseries is on a mission to transform houseplant wholesale. The Horti House web shop will supply garden centres with British grown orchids and green houseplants. Read more - members only