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The Horticultural Trades Association is recruiting three new Non-Executive Directors to its Board. The roles offer HTA members the opportunity to help shape the strategy and direction of the trade body representing UK environmental horticulture...

Zest Outdoor Living has strengthened its senior team with a series of key appointments designed to support the company’s next phase of growth, product development, supply chain improvement and customer-focused development. The appointments include John Gomersall, who joined the business in April as Commercial Sales Manager..

The prestigious Garden Media Guild Awards – affectionately known as the gardening ‘Oscars’ – will return on 20th November 2026, with The Savoy once again providing a spectacular backdrop for an evening celebrating the very best in garden media...

From the world’s leading authority on gardening, the RHS Garden Almanac 2028 is the essential companion for a flourishing garden – packed with expert advice on what to grow, seasonal tasks, and how to make the most of your outdoor space in tune with nature...

Britain’s green-fingered growers, this is your moment –  entries are now open for GARDENA Top of the Plots 2026, a nationwide gardening competition celebrating the very best of Britain’s thriving grow-your-own community...

Wilkinsons Landscapes has strengthened its support for horticultural education with a donation to Middlesbrough’s Askham Bryan College alongside joining the college’s Employer Advisory Board to help ensure students are equipped with industry-ready skills...

In the course of its conceptual further development "growing forward", spoga+gafa, the leading global trade fair garden lifestyle and BBQ, is enhancing its offer. The theme worlds "BBQ" and "Outdoor Adventure" are to be more closely interlinked both in terms of contents and layout...

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced its endorsement of Tapestry, a new porcelain paving design from Ca’ Pietra, its licensee for outdoor paving...

This weekend the gates of the international spring flower park in Lisse, the Netherlands closed. Visitors had the opportunity to experience The Field of Gold: JUB Holland’s entry for Keukenhof 2026...

Talented teams of garden designers, landscapers and college students have won high praise from BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost for their imaginative show gardens at the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair...

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Horticultural businesses are calling on the government to “stop the squeeze on growth” as rising employment taxes, energy bills and input costs push firms into declining profitability despite continued sales...

This National Children’s Gardening Week, the Horticultural Trades Association is highlighting the benefits of gardening for young people, inspiring them, and supporting their physical activity, education and wellbeing...

Manchester-based garden retailer J. Parker’s welcomed renowned horticulturist and TV garden presenter David Domoney to their Daisy Nook Garden Centre in Failsworth to hold a community fundraising event in support of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust..

Greenfingers Charity is launching Floral Friday on Friday 12th June 2026, the first day of Greenfingers trekkers’ ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. It will be a one-day national fundraising and awareness campaign designed to unite supporters across the UK in a shared moment of colour, connection and giving...

It’s been yet another big year for The Royal Horticultural Society at the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards (B&LLAs), where its licensing team made it two in a row with another win – its third – in the prestigious Best Licensed Heritage or Institution Brand category...

The Horticultural Trades Association has announced that comedian and broadcaster Ed Byrne will be the evening host and after-dinner speaker at Horticulture, The Conference 2026, which will take place on Thursday, 24 September 2026, at the Barbican Centre, London.