All articles by Gavin Haynes – Page 12
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ArticleApples boom
Sales of apples are growing over 10 percent in a year, according to market research company ACNielsen.
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UK plant retail season off to a winning start
The UK plant retail season has kicked off in earnest, with many UK garden centres reporting excellent Easter sales.
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NIAB expands organics handbook
NIAB is upping its interest in organics by publishing an even bigger Organic Vegetable Handbook this year.
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S&G to repeat Summer Festival
Following the success of last year's Summer Festival, S&G Flowers will be holding another event at its head office in Halsall, Lancashire this summer.
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New organic fertilisers cleared
Five new fertiliser products marketed by Potash have received full certification from the Soil Association.
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ArticleNational carrot competition kicks off
A Garden Centre Association national carrot growing contest for school children is set to kick off this week.
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Royal Show welcomes youngest-ever director
The Royal Show has appointed its youngest-ever honorary show director, Mark Spencer, 37, from Mapperley Plains in Nottinghamshire.
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ArticleKale can't fail
Big in Europe, small over here, kale is starting to come of age with a new 'foodie' generation
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Scottish voters back growers
Scottish voters have placed farming fifth in their list of priorities for upcoming elections.
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ArticleEast Malling scientist honoured
David Johnson, head of post-harvest research at East Malling Research (EMR), has been awarded the Marsh Horticultural Research Award by the RHS.
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Chester tops records
A record number of people visited the Chester Food and Drink Festival, organisers have reported.
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US reels after deadly frost
US fruit growers are reeling after a late frost decimated crops across the south and midwest over the Easter weekend.
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ArticleStudent bags Bramley prize
Steven James from Thames Valley University has beaten off fierce competition to whisk away the top prize at the national Bramley Bursary catering contest.
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Food NW replaces promotional bodies
The Northwest Food Alliance and Northwest Fantastic Food Partnership have been merged to create one food and drink body for the region.
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HDC announces strawberry trial results
The HDC has announced the results of a 60-day strawberry trial.
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ArticlePlanting begins at Cornerways glasshouse
Tomato planting has begun at the new British Sugar greenhouse in Wissington, Norfolk in what is thought to be the UK’s largest project for reusing heat and CO2.
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The farm that specialises in everything
For one north west grower, ‘diversification’ has become his specialty.
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RHS calls for Britain's blooming neighbourhoods
The Royal Horticultural Society is calling for entries to the Britain in Bloom Neighbourhood Awards, its new campaign to encourage small resident-led communities to improve their local environments with flowers and plants.
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Flanders offers rare insight into Royal Greenhouses
Flanders is offering up a horticultural opportunity next week, with the opening of the Royal Greenhouses of Laken.
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Chelsea is eco-paradise
This year’s Chelsea Flower Show will be used as a launch platform for a range of innovative and eccentric ‘green’ projects.