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.

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

Garden centres keen to raise money and awareness for the vital work of the horticultural industry charity Perennial can now order three fundraising plants from Wyevale Nurseries for summer delivery.

The Garden Museum’s annual Spring Plant Fair returns on Sunday 13 April, gathering specialist plant nurseries and growers from around the country for a day of plant shopping, talks and workshops for city gardeners. Stalls will include Great Dixter Nursery and Beth Chatto’s Plants & Gardens, providing a rare opportunity for Londoners to shop garden plants grown by these beloved and historic nurseries.

New Leaf Plants has entered into an agreement to supply garden centres and landscapers with Italian specimen plants from the renowned Italian grower Zelari. Read more - members only

Ball reveals customers’ favourite varieties that were shown at the Ball Summer Showcase in its Oxfordshire Trial Grounds. Read more - members only

Chat from the aisles of the HTA National Plant Show after ‘an alright’ season include importing from Kenya, under insurance and rising Xmas tree prices. Read more - members only

Plants For Europe Limited (PFE) is working with California-based Altman Plants, to bring their stunning plant varieties to Europe and the UK.  Read more - members only

Most exhibitors at the HTA National Plant Show were pleased with the year to date. Stock has been selling through well; one grower stating sales were high, peaking “at Covid levels.” Read more - members only

Double H nurseries is on a mission to transform houseplant wholesale. The Horti House web shop will supply garden centres with British grown orchids and green houseplants. Read more - members only

Reports earlier this week that the UK had put a total halt to poinsettia imports from Holland have been quashed by Defra. Read more - members only

The bulb harvesting programme is delayed 2 weeks leading to a delay in deliveries according to Taylors Bulbs, because of weather in the spring and now in August. Read more - members only

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

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.

In week 24, no less than 56 breeders will open their doors in The Netherlands and Germany to present the future of ornamental breeding. Read more - open to all

Blue Diamond agrees strategic partnership with European Group to ensure plant supply chain keep's pace with the continued expansion.  Read more - members only

The Ball Colegrave Summer Showcase has been as spectacular as ever despite the weather.  This is partly because Ball’s breeding strategy… Read more - members only

Dutch Spring Trials take place in week 18 during week 18, with eight breeders in North-Holland.  Visits held by appointment only. Read more - members only

Majestic Trees has announced that MD Steve McCurdy and his wife Janet have sold 74% of Majestic Trees to their team via an Employee Ownership Trust. Read more - members only

The RHS is calling on gardeners to send in sightings of the giant willow aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus) to help learn more about this elusive species and the ways it interacts with garden plants. Read more - members only

Allensmore reaches the final 10 from growers around the world in the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2023. Read more - members only

Working with specialists, the HTA has launched a new Guide to Potentially Harmful Plants. For the first time it covers the risk to pets. Read more - members only

Staff shortages are forcing Devon based Plants Galore to give away £100k of plants.  Customers can collect them from their garden centres this weekend. Read more - members only