The UK’s current love for indoor plants shows no sign of diminishing according to the Garden Centre Association as new research claims most flatsharers own at least one houseplant each. In the GCA’s Barometer of Trade for October (2019) houseplants were recorded among the bestsellers by member garden centres for the third consecutive month, with sales up 13.47% on last year.

Eliminating plastics from our gardens, the social prescribing of gardening and the leafy love affair of millennials and their houseplants, were just some of the varied subjects being championed by gardening’s greatest influencers, at this year’s horticultural ‘Oscars’, the Garden Media Guild Awards.

Lifetime Achievement Award winner Carol Klein with Roy Lancaster (photo credit Jayne Lloyd)

The latest trend in real Christmas trees is a special slim version, which is perfect for smaller living rooms. Recent innovations have culminated in the ‘Slim Shape’ tree, which is particularly well suited to modern, compact rooms...

Sustainability was the underlying theme of the day from the quality line-up of speakers at the Cultivating Retail Conference held in Nottingham on Tuesday...

This year the HTA has awarded the Pearson Memorial Medal to industry pioneer John Ravenscroft in recognition of his outstanding services to horticulture. HTA President Boyd Douglas-Davies presented the award at the Cultivating Retail Conference dinner...

As part of the leading rose breeder’s ongoing commitment to reducing its plastic consumption and impact on the environment, David Austin Roses has announced that its range of bare root roses now comes in plastic-free packaging...

Greenfingers Charity, the only UK charity that designs and builds gardens in children’s hospices, has designated much needed funds to extend and update the Remembrance Garden at Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People in the East Midlands...

Tong Garden Centre is continuing its fund-raising drive for Bradford Stories and the National Literacy Trust with an initiative that encourages children to write a letter. 

Andrew Baker, Finance Director at Zest 4 Leisure, has completed his 12th and final competitive running event for 2019 to raise funds for Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith children’s hospices. He completed the Conwy Half Marathon, recording a personal best time of 1:31:21, one minute faster than last year...

A Despatch and Stock Controller at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford took part in a sleep out and helped raise £1,599.89 for a homeless charity.