In an effort to further support merchants, landscape solutions supplier, Talasey appoints new director of customer experience, a first for the company. Rob Bullock joins Talasey with experience in sales, customer service and tech. His new role will see him...
Urban tree supplier and planter, GreenBlue Urban partners with Barcham Nursery to host sustainable drainage systems (SuDs) and biodiversity net gain (BNG) workshops. ‘Our Future Landscape: Integrating SuDS & BNG’ was hosted by GreenBlue Urban’s strategic business...
The finalists for the APL (Association of Professional Landscapers) Award 2024 have been announced at the APL Annual Meeting, which took place at FutureScape today. Judging took place over two days and was undertaken by Rod Winrow of Garden House Design, TASK’s Rupert Keys, Bob Sweet from BBC GWL, Kind Oak Landscapes’ Richard Barnard, and Phil...
King and Co the Tree Nursery based in Rayne, Essex are ready to help their trade customers succeed for another planting season. King and Co have been helping horticultural professionals for over 45 years. The Nursery stocks a wide range of bare root and root balled hedging in addition to container grown trees and hedge plants. Importantly,...
Horticultural charity, Plant Heritage has won the Charity (Third Sector) Project of the Year for its plant recording software, Persephone. Members of the Plant Heritage team, Penny Ross, project manager and Vicki Cooke, plant conservation manager collected the award at the event hosted by TV personality Ellie Taylor, held in London last week. The...
The chairman of Hillier Nurseries, Robert Hillier has announced he will be stepping down from the role after more than 50 years. George Hillier will be taking over as chairman of the family-run business from 1 January 2024, while Robert remains at the company on a part-time basis as a board director. “It has been a privilege to be at the...
Environmental charity Hubbub has today launched a new fund to support community green spaces. Community groups which relate to one or more of the four themes will be eligible to apply for a grant of up to £6,000 to help improve or develop a green space accessible to the local community. Group eligibility themes are, increasing access to green...
Research done into the comparison of noise levels generated from petrol-powered tools and battery-powered tools reveals the negative side effects of prolonged exposure goes beyond hearing loss. The research conducted by EGO Power Plus as part of its Challenge 2025 initiative found that noise pollution generated by petrol-powered outdoor...
The 2023 APL (Association of Professional Landscapers) World Skills UK (WSUK) Landscaping 2023 national finals are set to take place next week 14-16 November in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Over 40 landscapers, from apprentices to full-time students applied back in March of this year, with two subsequent rounds, before a top eight were selected to...
UK biosecurity is set to see a boost with new funding from Defra and UK Research & Innovation. From today, businesses can apply for a share of a new funding pot of up to £800,000 to support the development of new solutions and technologies to improve UK biosecurity and tackle the threat of regulated plant pests and diseases. Such as enhancing...
Perennial, a UK horticultural charity, hosted a ‘fiery fundraiser’ at York Gate, one of the charity’s Leeds based gardens. Garden enthusiasts and industry professionals were in attendance for the fire walking event, with the charity raising just over £4,200. The money raised will go towards Perennial’s continued support to those in the...
Without urgent steps to safeguard it, the future of the horticulture sector looks bleak, says the new House of Lords report. A new report, ‘Sowing the seeds: A blooming english horticultural sector’, published today by the cross-party House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee, says the sector is under-prioritised and underappreciated by...
A new state-of-the-art Horticulture Classroom has opened at Folkestone Academy. The classroom, which was opened by patron Tony Woods, will provide a space for environmental science and garden teaching for Academy students and the wider community, in all weathers. It is hoped that the classroom will help to form a template for the formal...
Budget needs to be set outside for the survival of trees rather than just for planting them, says leading tree expert Tony Kirkham. “We could all go out tomorrow and plant a million trees, but we’ve got to look after them; too often we plant a tree and then we walk away from it and expect it to survive and hope that we’re going to get good...
The winners for Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30: The Next Generation, in association with Green-tech have been revealed. The initiative has been helping propel winners into the landscaping limelight since 2015, with a majority of the existing 240 winners going on to bigger and better things. "Our 30 Under 30 awards present us with an incredible...
A national land based college in Worcestershire has seen high demand for its recently re-launched Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) course. Pershore College, which is part of college group WCG, received over 130 applications for its RHS Level 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture. The course, which only accepts 40 applicants at a time, is part...
The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) has announced the UK Overall Winner of the Britain in Bloom competition 2023. Out of 44 community gardening groups across 12 categories, Newcastle-under Lyme has been awarded the accolade of Overall Winner. The Staffordshire group was recognised for its contribution to improving the town’s carbon neutrality...
Fife Council has been allocated over £19m from the Levelling Up Fund to improve the quality and accessibility of green spaces in Glenrothes and Leven. Plans to renovate Glenrothes Riverside Park include enhanced park entrances, improved accessibility throughout the park and an enhanced accessible link to the Fife Pilgrim’s Way. Renovations aim to...
Bisexual, asexual, and diverse – all are words associated with flora as well as people, and LGBTQ+ history has long been intertwined with horticulture, through both language and community. But while horticulture encourages diversity in its plants, it has arguably been slow to encourage the same for its people. Steps have been made in recent years...
The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) releases its list of 100% peat-free nurseries and growers, after surveying hundreds of nurseries and growers across the UK. The survey provides a baseline from which to measure the horticultural industry’s progress towards being peat-free, and is designed to increase access to peat-free plants. Almost a third...
Garden insect diversity could improve five fold with the help of a new Yorkshire grown turf. ‘Species Rich Turf’ created by Lindum Turf in Thoranby, is a mixture of wildflowers and grasses, improving insect diversity five fold, and delivering increased plant diversity. “Increasing the diversity of plants in your lawn is the answer to increasing...
Horticultural charity, Perennial is calling for the community to share its views in a new Perception Survey and online panel. The survey is designed to help Perennial understand how it is perceived within the sector, identify areas for improvement and influence future strategies. "We’re committed to making a difference to the lives of those...
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the winners of the 2023 Grower of the Year Awards. A total of nine awards across five categories were announced at the HTA’s annual conference, Horticulture, The Conference, on 5 October, including overall winners and highly commended. Winners include Kyle Ross, production manager at...
The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) new two-part report, ‘From Nursery to Nature’ and ‘Delivering the Environmental Improvement Plan through the Value of Plants’ outlines the ‘significant value’ UK horticulture can contribute to growing a greener future. The new reports, launched at The Value of Plants at Horticulture, The...
An award-winning, Grade II registered garden, Denmans is renowned for its 50+ year-old gravel gardens, horticultural diversity, strong layout and planting design, and peaceful year-round interest. The contemporary country garden, located on the edge of Fontwell, West Sussex, lies sheltered by the South Downs. It features well-drained alkaline...
The Society of Garden Designers has announced its shortlist for the SGD (Society of Garden Designers) Awards 2024. 16 designers and 23 projects have been shortlisted, including recent RHS medal winner Harry Holding, Andy Sturgeon FSGD and newcomer Emily Crowley-Wroe. Projects include the Wellbeing Garden at RHS Wisley, an award-winning...
An ingredient used to create ‘greener’ concrete might not be as effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions as first hoped. Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) is a by-product of the iron and steel industry and has become an increasingly popular replacement for the carbon intensive Portland cement clinker, which is produced in kilns...
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