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The discovery that plants can detect and respond to the presence of pest eggs has highlighted the complex interactions between crops and beneficial insects.Continue reading...

Microsoft and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, jointly announced at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea, the formation of a new partnership to further strengthen the information available on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.Continue reading...

Exbury Gardens in Hampshire has launched a ‘family trail’ to attract visitors at the end of summer.Continue reading...

Shuropody, which provides podiatry services and footwear products, is to expand its garden centre operations after a £3m cash investment from The Business Growth Fund.Continue reading...

Plant sales have boosted turnover in garden centres for the last week to 9 September.Continue reading...

Calibrachoa Cabaret ‘Bright Red’ has topped the results of Ball Colegrave’s blue flag trial, held at its open days this summer.Continue reading...

Parkbay Garden Centre in Paignton is set to close in two months after owner John Britton received an offer for the 2.4ha site, which has planning permission for 100 homes. He has run the centre since 2006. A neighbouring plot of land, owned by Cavanna Homes, is undergoing highway construction as...

The discovery that plants can detect and respond to the presence of pest eggs has highlighted the complex interactions between crops and beneficial insects.Continue reading...

Tim Rollinson CBE, director General of the Forestry Commission for the last nine years, will be retiring at the end of January 2013.Continue reading...

Greetham Garden Centre in Rutland has closed.Continue reading...

German garden retail trade show spoga+gafa 2012 attracted 36,300 trade visitors from 103 countries. The proportion of visitors from abroad was 58 per cent. The Cologne show covered 235,700 sqm of floor space and attracted 1,975 suppliers from 56 countries. Show surveys showed that more than 90...

PLANTING up winter tubs and hanging baskets is a very different job from preparing summer containers, and that's not just down to the different plants involved. In summer, the emphasis is on retaining water, while in winter waterlogging is a killer. A different planting technique is needed...

Garden centres need to focus on how to best serve their customers if they are going to compete with online retailers, John Connel of the Garden Works has said.Continue reading...

Stripy aubergines from Abel & Cole took the vegetable category, while a flowery herb salad from Maddocks Farm Organics claimed the salad title at the Soil Association Organic Food Awards 2012.Continue reading...

Lord Taylor has left his post as Defra minister to join the Home Office as parliamentary secretary of state. Defra has appointed Lord de Mauley as parliamentary under secretary of state in Lord Taylor s place but his portfolio is yet to be agreed. Lord Taylor joined Defra in September...

Eden Project and Cornwall College are about to submit plans to Cornwall Council for a new centre at the Eden site near St Austell.Continue reading...

Views are being sought on a rapid pest risk analysis for Chalara dieback of ash.Continue reading...

A 2.5ha park and green boulevard will help define an £8bn new-look Battersea Power Station site in a project led by a consortium that bought the land in June.Continue reading...

German garden retail trade show spoga+gafa 2012 attracted 36,300 trade visitors from 103 countries. The proportion of visitors from abroad was 58 per cent. The Cologne show covered 235,700 sqm of floor space and attracted 1,975 suppliers from 56 countries. Show surveys showed that more than 90...

Glee organisers are urging more retailers to sign up to the garden centre trade show's new series of Guided Tours, designed to offer an insight into the show from industry consultants.Continue reading...