What the high street can learn from garden centres and the vital role of horticulture Garden Centre Association (GCA) CEO, Peter Burks, writes: According to a YouGov survey commissioned by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) almost everyone enjoys being outdoors and again almost everyone agrees that being in a garden gives you both mental and
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The horticultural hub of Glee, the Green Heart, is making its return later this year and is set to provide one of the first face-to-face networking opportunities for the plant trade sector within the last two years. Working in partnership with Woodlodge – the Green Heart’s official merchandising bench supplier – Glee Green Heart is
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The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has partnered with sustainability certification the Planet Mark as a first step in delivering its Sustainability Roadmap. The partnership will help both the HTA and its members to reduce their carbon footprint, protect the natural environment and combat climate change. The partnership provides members with an opportunity to access expert
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The Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association, James Barnes, has recognised the remarkable efforts of people in Britain’s horticultural industries and committed to getting straight back to business on their behalf in January 2021, urging the trade to do everything it can to be prepared for the new year in advance. “As we reach the
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The Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), James Barnes, has issued a statement regarding a recent article in The Telegraph newspaper about government plans to introduce fines to garden centres selling peat compost. Mr Barnes said: “The horticulture industry fully supports alternatives to peat. We commissioned independent research which outlined the range of barriers
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Almost three million new people took up gardening during 2020 and as their enthusiasm to continue with their new-found hobby shows no signs of slowing, garden centres are seeing this interest translate into sales says the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA). In its Market Update for December, the trade body for the UK garden industry, found
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