During the BBC Gardeners World Live Florist Holland, Peter Seabrook and Fresh at Burcot Garden Centre created an impressive floral display that has never been done before. The 90m² pyramid was completely decorated with Garvinea^® the first true garden Gerbera. Read more

Visitors to the HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, have voted Rose ‘Timeless Purple’ from Whartons Roses as Best in Show at the New Plant Awards. The Visitor Vote Award, sponsored by Floramedia, proved extremely popular and with over 100 entries for visitors to choose from, they were once again spoilt for choice. Read more

Laburnum anagyroides Yellow Rocket® 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 (19 and 20 June) at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. Read more

Following the exceptional export sales successes of British firms that exhibited in the PetQuip-organised group at Interzoo in May this year, the association has announced that it has secured funding for another major pet trade exhibition. Read more

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2018/19 goes to Osteospermum ecklonis Purple Sun from Selecta one. Read more

Darlac, the cutting tools experts, have added a new pair of secateurs in their high-quality Expert Range. Launched under the name “Rhino” the company believe these to be their toughest and hardest working secateurs yet! Read more

Visitors to the 2018 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show will be among the first to see the new ranges from the Posh Shed Company. Read more

Boost sales over summer with wildlife friendly products while gardens are in full bloom. Read more

Stock Up On c NOW! After receiving an explosion in the number of calls to its customer advisory line asking about box tree moths this week, SBM Life Science is advising garden centre retailers to stock up on Solabiol® BUXatrap® Box Tree Moth Trap. Read more

Now stocked in over 1,000 retail outlets and approaching its second season, the Award of Garden Merit range from Mr Fothergill’s and the RHS is set to continue its success into the 2019 season. Mr Fothergill’s reports that 2018 sales into garden centres have reached 137% of target for the vegetable collection, whilst the flower range is at 125%. Read more

The charm of the olive tree (Olea) lies in the combination of the gnarled trunk and the evergreen, silver-green leaves. Its distinctive look means the plant immediately creates a Mediterranean feel on your balcony, patio or terrace, reminiscent of the countries where olive trees grow everywhere. Read more

Members of staff at one of the UK’s leading nurseries are celebrating this week after announcing it had the best May ever in its recorded trading history with sales up by 14% (2018). Read more