In This Issue
A bittersweet moment says Scott CEO as he announces UK, Europe and Aussie sell-off
Scots strip off for World Naked Gardening Day
Cold winds blow heat out of Easter sales
Looking good...summer colour beats the biting winds
Gardena opens first UK Ambassador Store at Gordale
Burgon & Ball spades chosen for groundbreaking at Taittinger's new UK vineyard
Smiemans project is a technical tour de force
From north to south, Kelkay has garden centres covered
Bonanza April for veg plant sales
Fleuroselect name pelargonium in Sally's honour
Blue Diamond name Fryer's as best centre of 2016
Why Thrive's Faith Ramsay swopped banking for garden design
More halls, more ideas at spoga+gafa in September 2017
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Garden product sales ahead of 2016...but behind 2014 peak
Peckish ready to 'unlock' birdcare category says Westland
Another record as growing media boom continues
Garsons voted best garden centres for gifts in trade magazine awards
GMOs in Petunias
Does foliar feeding help attract bees? Read on...
BOPP 21st birthday event planned for ornamentals sector
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Dobbies announce new restaurant team
Cotswold Fayre partners with Chilled Logistics to expand reach
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Does foliar feeding help attract bees? Read on...

Hozelock has announced a partnership with Blooms for Bees, a citizen science project that promotes gardening to encourage bees.

The aim of this community science project is to discover how foliar feeding may increase floral abundance, nectar and pollen quantity and quality and, most importantly, bee visitation rates. Tubs, hanging baskets and window boxes are ideal ways to introduce flowers into the garden. The trial will determine the most effective way to keep pots and baskets blooming throughout the summer and this help bees in the garden.

In a planned trial, nasturtium seeds will be sown on three plots. One plot will be foliar fed weekly with water only, the second with comfrey tea and the third with seaweed feed.

The data collection will take place weekly between 8 June and 13 July to assess the health and growth of plants. The presence of pests, diseases and symptoms will also be assessed, as well as the number of open flowers.

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