HTA launches its first Ornamental Grower of Year Awards
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has launched its search to find the UK’s best ornamental growers. Read more
HTA launches its first Ornamental Grower of Year Awards
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has launched its search to find the UK’s best ornamental growers. Read more
Wyevale Nurseries supports industry charity Perennial through plant sales
One of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries is launching two new plants at this week’s Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show to raise awareness and funds for the charity Perennial (June 21 & 22, 2022). Read more
Bransford Webbs are excited about the return to trade shows this June
After a break of two years, The Bransford Webbs Plant Company sales team are thrilled to be heading back to the National Plant Show in a couple of weeks. Bursting with a mass of colour, Bransford Webbs stand (49/56) aims to offer you seasonal inspiration for your own plant area. Read more
Celebrate the 'Year of the Poppy and Basil'
At Fleuroselect, we’re celebrating the 'Year of the Poppy and Basil'! We encourage you to join this promotion initiative by making the Plant of the Year part of your marketing plans. Read more
Plants and People will meet again in person at FlowerTrials 2022!
Over 60 breeding companies in the Westland (NL), Aalsmeer (NL) and Rhineland Westfalen (DE) area will open the doors at 29 locations to show their latest assortment in pot and bedding plants to growers, exporters and buyers from across the world. Read more
Blue Diamond Group donate sale proceeds from the ‘Peace’ rose
The Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres are donating 100% of sale proceeds from the ‘Peace’ rose to the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal Read more
Hillier unveils its 2022 new plant introduction
Hillier has enhanced its Forsythia range by introducing a new variety ‘Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ (John Mitchell). Read more
FleuroStar Winner Begonia I'CONIA Aroma Peach doubles cutting production
Breeder Dümmen Orange has doubled the sales forecast and upscaled the cutting production of the FleuroStar winner accordingly to meet the high industry demand. Read more
The new Stars for Europe trade website now live!
The new site is now live, offering retailers with a wealth of useful content and material to help drives sales of poinsettia both in-store and online throughout the 2021 festive season. Read more
Autumn bulb lifting delayed by torrential rain
The bulb harvesting programme is delayed 2 weeks leading to a delay in deliveries according to Taylors Bulbs, because of weather in the spring and now in August. Read more
RHS warns against buying problem plants online
The RHS is reminding gardeners to only buy online plants and seeds from reputable British garden centres or nurseries to minimise the risk from new pests and diseases. Read more
2021 Autumn planted perennials for 2022 Spring sales
Ball Colegrave presents their first Spring Beauty Perennial assortment. This brochure highlights over 150 exciting perennial varieties from our extensive Lasting Beauty® range. Read more
Which plant varieties will be hot for 2021?
Which plant varieties will be hot for 2021?... the industry has voted at the Ball Colegrave Trial Grounds at West Adderbury. Read more
Syngenta launches mildew resistant Busy Lizzie through B&Q
A new, downy mildew resistant Busy Lizzie bred by Syngenta is to be unveiled by B&Q. The Busy Lizzie is back, said Tim Clapp, “This is the biggest thing I have been involved in over my 20 years in horticulture.” Read more
The 2017 review
Hawkesmill Nurseries, the Warwickshire based family company, have had a whirlwind of a year in 2017! Read more
Best in Show at New Plant Awards announced
Impatiens Walleriana 'Glimmer™ Appleblossom' has been recognised has Best in Show at the New Plant Awards at this year’s HTA National Plant Show. Read more
Best New Plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live Award winner
Best New Plant at BBC Gardeners’ World Live award is announced as Sweet Pea 'Peter Seabrook'. Read more
Perennial joins with wholesale nurseries in ‘Plant for Perennial’ promotion
Perennial, the charity for people in horticulture, is launching ‘Plants for Perennial’ with three major wholesale nurseries - Allensmore Nurseries, The Bransford Webbs and Wyevale Nurseries. Read more
Seven stunning candidates competing for FleuroStar
This year, seven companies – Beekenkamp, Brandkamp, Dümmen Orange, Florensis, Royal Van Zanten, Selecta one and Syngenta Flowers – have submitted their most impressive novelty to take part in Fleuroselect’s FleuroStar Contest. Read more
Further investment at Bransford Webbs
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company are proud to announce the completion of a 4000m2 upgrade of protected growing space, continuing their commitment to investing in and developing the site. Read more
New Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants
Working with specialists, the HTA has launched a new Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants. For the first time it covers the risk to pets. Read more
Wyevale Nurseries launches retail plant collections for 2022
One of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries has put together a selection of plants for garden centres to follow the predicted trends for the retail sector next year (November 2021). Read more
Schoneveld Breeding ready for annual Cyclamen Open Days
The Cyclamen Open Days 2021 at Schoneveld Breeding have started. This year, the breeder from Wilp offers you more than just the most beautiful Cyclamen. Read more
Top of the pots
The results from the People’s Choice Calendula vote 2021 are in. Calendula officinalis ‘Neon’ and Calendula officinalis ‘Candyman Orange’ were voted the most popular varieties by visitors to RHS Garden Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire and RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex. Read more
Plants Galore in free give away of plants worth £100k
Staff shortages are forcing Devon based Plants Galore to give away £100k of plants. Customers can collect them from their garden centres this weekend. Read more
Advice for retailers - how to increase sales of pelargoniums
Here the experts at Pelargoniums for Europe (PfE) share some top tips on how retailers can increase sales of pelargoniums this season and beyond. Read more
Rosebud Astrid Geranium of the Year 2021
Blomsterfrämjandet awarded the double-flowered pelargonium because its great growing qualities and charming features. Read more
SmartPlant links with T&M
SmartPlants adds T&M to its growing list of commercial partners. Customer receipts by the mail-order supplier will soon be accompanied by the newly developed SmartPlant 'button' to provide post sale advice. Read more
Bents and Cowells take the top GCA plant awards
Bents and Cowells top the first day’s awards at the 2018 GCA conference. Also prominent were Fairways of Ashbourne, Stratford and Barton Grange Garden Centres. Read more
Irish grower to expand into the UK
One of Ireland’s foremost growers of nursery stock, Flannery’s Nurseries, is looking to develop its market by expanding into the UK with Bob Haward as their agent. Read more