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Former Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson was today named as food and farming minister in the Prime Minister's cabinet reshuffle.Continue reading...

Long-running BBC Scotland radio show Beechgrove Potting Shed is to be axed as part of BBC Radio Scotland's plan to cut £16.1m from its £102m annual budget by 2016/17 because of a freeze in the licence fee.Continue reading...

The stories of intrepid plant hunters are brought to life in an exhibition The Plant Seekers at the Garden Museum featuring unseen material from RHS Lindley LibraryContinue reading...

Amenity horticulture could face a major accident when the Sustainable Use Directive and Water Framework Directive comes into force because operators are not up to speed on best practice, an industry leader told Saltex this morning.Continue reading...

Mr Fothergill's is supporting a series of harvest events at RHS gardens his October 17-21.Continue reading...

UK retail sales values were down by 0.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis from August 2011, when they were down 0.6 per cent on the preceding year, according to the British Retail Consortium.Continue reading...

Gardman has appointed McLouglins as its distributor in the Republic of Ireland.Continue reading...

East Sussex-based Jempson's supermarket is building a 1,500sqm home and garden centre extension to its flagship supermarket in Peasmarsh.Continue reading...

Two alleged burglars at a Hampshire garden centre are to appear in court.Continue reading...

Belstane has taken back distributing Muck Boots from Worklite. Belstane introduced Muck Boots neoprene wellies to the UK and Europe in 2000.Continue reading...

Plant label company Floramedia is inviting Garden Centre Association (GCA) members to use its Glee stand as the official GCA meeting hub, which will be complete with complimentary refreshments.Continue reading...

Flying Brands results for the 26 weeks ending June 29 show group losses of £1.1m.Continue reading...

Some of the biggest names in grounds-maintenance contracting are featured in a report that says councils could save almost £3bn by buying services across sectors collectively.Continue reading...

Councillors from the Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk have granted permission for a new Dobbies Garden World development at the former Campbell's factory site in a joint project with Tesco.Continue reading...

Visitors to this year's Four Oaks trade show opening today will be able to see a wide range of new products, with companies submitting more than 100 entries to the Four Oaks awards.Continue reading...

The Growing Media Task Force is to meet with growers to discuss their views on peat at a meeting on 11 September.Continue reading...

Visitors to this year's Four Oaks trade show opening today will be able to see a wide range of new products, with companies submitting 111 entries to the Four Oaks awards.Continue reading...

Vital Earth GB Limited has pleaded guilty at Derby Magistrates' Court to depositing controlled waste on land in Derbyshire without an environmental permit between 10 March and 13 April 2011.Continue reading...

Sainsbury's has begun stocking UK-grown "kiwiberries" - a miniature bite-size form of the kiwi fruit.Continue reading...

Water, pesticides and cost-effective kit purchases come under the scrutiny of expert speakers at this year's IoG Saltex exhibition, which starts today (Tuesday).Continue reading...