The team behind Hot Off the Potting Bench at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2026 urges breeders and growers to enter new plants, offering judging, publicity, TV exposure and public feedback. Read more - open to all

Plant Heritage joins Big Give Earth Raise 2026 aiming to raise £10,000 for plant conservation, supported by HelenLikesPlants and the Planting Design Collective ahead of RHS Chelsea.

Hillier Garden Centres launches the exclusive ‘Crown of Christmas’ poinsettia for 2025, donating £2 per plant to The King’s Foundation, supporting its UK community, education, and sustainability programmes.

Multi award-winning clematis expert Raymond Evison to give this year’s Max Walters Memorial Lecture in Cambridge for plant enthusiasts Read more - open to all

During weeks 43–45, breeder Schoneveld Breeding will showcase the very best of their flowering pot plant series. You are warmly invited to visit the PlantXperience. Read more - open to all

The UK’s ornamental horticulture sector will come together for the BOA Technical Conference on Wednesday 4th February 2026, hosted at the NFU Conference Centre, Stoneleigh.

David Austin Roses announced the launch of the Pocket Handbook, a portable swatch book featuring over one hundred varieties of David Austin® Roses. Read more - open to all

The UK’s ornamental horticulture sector will reunite on Wednesday 4 February 2026 for the BOA Technical Conference – the industry’s leading event for growers, innovators and experts. Read more - open to all

A striking and historic delphinium, Delphinium elatum ‘Alice Artindale’, has been named Plant Heritage’s Threatened Plant of the Year 2025.  Read more - open to all

Peter Beales Roses has secured its third RHS Gold Medal of the year, awarded at the 2025 Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Read more - open to all

Frank P Matthew’s Prunus Sumaura Fugenzo JAPANESE LANTERN has received the prestigious Best in Show at the HTA New Plant Awards, sponsored by the RHS, during this year’s HTA National Plant Show. Read more - open to all

Peter Beales Roses of Attleborough, Norfolk has won a Gold Medal at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025, adding to their earlier success at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year.

It's often a challenge to know when and how to achieve the perfect trim for plants in the garden, especially for gardening novices. While pruning some plants can be quite tricky, trimming the popular boxwood alternative, Bloombux, is simple and easy for beginners to carry out. Read more - open to all

Taylors Bulbs are delighted to have been awarded Premier Gold at Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2025 for their display of Daffodils.

Jonathan Sheppard, the UK National Collection holder of cosmos known as ‘King Cosmos’, has teamed up with Thompson & Morgan to distribute one million seeds at the Chelsea Flower Show and encourage more wildlife-friendly gardening.  Read more - open to all

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) would like to congratulate its members, Hillier Nurseries, on winning the prestigious International Grower of the Year Award 2026, and Henil Vashi of Robin Tacchi Plants on winning Young International Grower of the Year 2026. Read more - open to all

12 December is National Poinsettia Day, celebrating the beloved festive plant in all its colourful varieties. From décor inspiration to care tips, poinsettias offer affordable beauty, tradition and modern style for every home. Read more - open to all

British Gardening is set for sustainable, wildlife-friendly, digital, and resilient growth in 2026, says Thompson & Morgan following a nationwide survey. Read more - members only

During weeks 43–45, breeder Schoneveld Breeding will showcase the very best of their flowering pot plant series. You are warmly invited to visit the PlantXperience, where you can discover the latest novelties and get a preview of what’s coming in the years ahead. Read more - open to all

The winners of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Grower of the Year Awards 2025 were revealed at a celebration dinner following Horticulture, the Conference. The awards honour excellence, innovation, and achievement in the UK’s environmental horticultural industry. Read more - open to all

Following the success of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show in June, several charities have benefited from donations of hundreds of plants. Read more - open to all

David Austin® Roses is proud to announce that Gertrude Jekyll® (Ausbord) has been named the 2025 World’s Favourite Rose by the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS). Read more - open to all

G-Scapes of Lichfield Ltd - already operators of Fullbrook Nursery - have acquired the Boultons Nurseries site in Staffordshire, in a move which enhances the companies’ commitment to sustainable horticulture. Read more - members only

Bransford Webbs are very excited to announce the release of The Bransford Webbs Plant Company app available to all our trade customers to make ordering even easier and more flexible. Read more - open to all

Wyevale Nurseries will unveil its 2026 retailers’ catalogue at this year’s HTA National Plant Show, showcasing an exciting line-up of new British-grown plant promotions tailored for the garden centre market. Read more - open to all

British Garden Centres is thrilled to announce the exclusive launch of ‘Bountiful Pink’, a striking new begonia developed through the Young People in Horticulture Association’s (YPHA) Launch Success Challenge. Read more - open to all

For gardeners seeking a boxwood alternative free from the dreaded box tree moth, the blooming Bloombux is the perfect choice.  Read more - open to all

Leading UK young plant supplier Kernock Park Plants has added the Proven Winners® range to Joy of Plants’ plant library and retail tools. Read more - open to all