News from the NPS: Christmas tree prices could fall; dry weather is likely to affect the tulip harvest; social media drives a houseplant boom. Growers are cautious about next year.

Steve Pitcher started work with Homebase / Bunnings last week, a year after leaving B&Q.

Squire’s has closed Woking Garden Centre for redevelopment, it will re-open in the spring – 50% larger.

Leading heather producer Kingfisher Nurseries is to close at the end of this month, the owners are retiring and have sold the site to YouGarden.

Marshall challenged UK growers to grab the opportunity presented by Brexit. About Ocado he said online gardening sales are ‘piffling’ and now is the time for this to change.

Following the sale of the Kingfisher Nursery site, machinery and growing stock, we have various sundries for sale. Items listed below are used but serviceable.

Garden consumers tend to be a conservative (with a small C) bunch and sales trends consistently show how traditional design outsells the contemporary in almost every segment. Kelkay report that naturally styled designs like Como Springs and novelty features like Bramble Cottage as consistently in their ‘top sellers’ list.

Visitors to the HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, have voted Adenophera White Blaze from Darby Nursery Stock and Fairweather’s Nursery as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards.

The product selection of the Garden Plant of the Month for 2018 has been completed in collaboration with the product specialists from Royal FloraHolland. We will be letting you know which plants we will be putting in the spotlight next year, how the list of plants are produced, how we will be promoting them and how you can link in with this campaign on the shop floor. 

Malus sieboldii Aros from Frank P Matthews has been crowned this year as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards on the opening morning of the HTA National Plant Show. The show, sponsored by Hortipak, takes place today and tomorrow (20 and 21 June) at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry.

MossOff Lawn Care Concentrate is a new and totally unique biocide-free way of controlling moss in lawns. The unique technology is chemical free and completely safe to children and pets as well as plant life and even fish and ponds.

Calling all industry leading ornamental young plant producers, enter the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year Awards (IGOTY) 2018 for your chance to gain international acclaim.

Perennial, the UK’s only charity dedicated to helping all horticulturists in times of need, is delighted to confirm a new partnership with West Dean Gardens, part of The Edward James Foundation, a charitable education trust located on the 6,400 acre West Dean Estate in West Sussex

Freehold nursery garden centre wanted in the south west.

Growers of cut flowers, foliage, and bulbs are encouraged to make themselves known and enter the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) International Grower of the Year Awards (IGOTY) 2018.

Following an exploratory visit to the China International Pet Show (CIPS) in Guangzhou last year, the PetQuip association is offering UK exporters the opportunity of a presence at the 2017 show.

As the summer finally arrives and we are spending more time enjoying our own gardens, we wanted to let you know about new Greenfingers Charity gardens and our plans to create two more in 2017. 

Conna Powells from Haskins is raising money for the charity Greenfingers by performing a wing walk. The Greenfingers charity has been associated with garden centres for a long time with most GCA members as supporters.

PATS Telford in September is set to have a strong international presence with a growing number of pet buyers and exhibitors from around the world expected to attend the autumn showpiece.

Johnsons of Whixley has been recognised for its charitable efforts with the receipt of a Plaque of Appreciation from the Easingwold District Lions, marking more than 25 years of working with the organisation.

On Thursday 15 June, Mike and Louise Burks, who founded The Gardens Group together in 1987, were presented with an Outstanding Contribution Award at the Western Gazette Business Awards, held at Westlands in Yeovil.

Created by a panel of industry experts to create something entirely fresh and new at Glee, the Retail lab @ Glee is set to the be the key focal point of the 2017 show, and will be the exhibition’s interactive hub full of inspiration and the latest trend information.

Bernard Tickner has been awarded an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The award has been given in recognition for services to wildlife conservation and horticulture, relating to his voluntary conservation work in Suffolk and for his work at Fullers Mill Garden in West Stow.

The Hawkesmill Nurseries team are proud to announce that their brand new and exclusive Salvia 'Pink Lips' and also their Viola 'Bridie', which is from the Victorian Viola range, have both won silver at the HTA National Plant Show in the New Plants Awards 'Herbaceous Perennials' category.

Visitors to the HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, have voted Adenophera White Blaze from Darby Nursery Stock and Fairweather’s Nursery as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards.

Staff at one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries are celebrating this week (June 21, 2017) after winning three silver awards and three bronze awards for six of its new plants at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show.

Malus sieboldii Aros from Frank P Matthews has been crowned this year as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards on the opening morning of the HTA National Plant Show. The show, sponsored by Hortipak, takes place today and tomorrow (20 and 21 June) at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry.

One of the UK's leading nurseries will be launching its 2018 promotional catalogue at the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show this month (June, 2017).