All articles by Gavin Haynes – Page 4
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Artist wants houseplants
Artist Lisa Cheung is asking for people to lend their favourite houseplants, treasured shrubs or prized vegetables to form part of ‘Summer Palace’, a new artwork scheduled to be a major feature at the Southport Flower Show.
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Rainbow Trust at Hampton
The Rainbow Trust children’s charity will be making its first appearance at the Hampton Court flower show this year.
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ArticleLow cost cooling for glasshouses
A recently introduced misting machine is being touted as a cheap and viable solution to the problem of how to keep glasshouses cool in summer.
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ArticleStudents complete garden design
WrittleCollege’s final year Horticulture students have successfully completed the design and build of three new gardens on the grounds of the College.
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Conifers go contemporary
Conifer growers are upping their profile with a contemporary garden at the Hampton Court Flower Show.
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New beds at Ball Colegrave show
A number of new bedding varieties will be on show during the RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed Competition at the upcoming Tatton Park flower show.
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ArticleWalkden presents awards
Horticultural broadcaster Christine Walkden has been confirmed at the presenter of awards to Writtle College students at the College’s Further Education Presentation Day on July 13.
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ArticleEveryday low pricing? That's not NFU pricing
As supermarkets continue their domestic price war, the NFU has hit out at one major chain for potentially putting the industry in jeopardy.
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Children lacking knowledge of 5-a-Day
The youth of today, we are reliably informed, will be the adults of tomorrow. So we should start packing our bags now, if the latest survey from Dairy Farmers of Britain is anything to go by.
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Food co-op benefits Welsh growers
A Flintshire grower is already reaping the benefits of the Welsh food co-operative initiative.
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Small business is enviro-concerned
Small business owners in the UK are becoming increasingly concerned about the environment, according to a YouGov survey, commissioned by NetRegs.
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Plantlife criticises stewardship
Only one field in 500 in England is being managed in the best way for the UK’s wildflower heritage to survive, according to enviro-charity Plantlife.
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ArticleHolden bites back against Sainsbury's
A row with potentially massive consequences for the organics sector is brewing.
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ArticleProduce price-sensitive
The slightest variations in product price can lead to a massive difference in operating profitability for a horticultural business, a leading consultant has suggested.
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Agrovista opens new depot
Crop protection specialist and consultancy firm Agrovista UK will be opening a new depot near Maidstone in Kent this month. The depot will replace the existing store shared with William Lillico on the Aylesford business site.
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DemoPark awards Vario gold medal
Europe’s largest open-air exhibition for gardening, landscaping and municipal equipment: DemoPark, has awarded Fendt’s Vario 900 model range a Gold Medal.
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London Olympics may cost growers
The benefits of the London Olympics are being weighed against their defecits by growers, following news that the funding to an outstanding Black Country scheme to provide fresh fruit and veg for schoolkids is to be abandoned.
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ArticlePesticide importer wins appeal
A Worcestershire pesticide importer was found not guilty on appeal against 11 charges of importing illegal pesticides in a case at Shrewsbury Crown by Defra.
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Midnight in the garden of good and evil
It’s midnight. Alan Titchmarsh wears a black balaclava, grits a penlight torch between his teeth. In his hands: a succession of jet-black spades and trowels. “Charlie,” he whispers, “Hand me those begonias…”
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HTA will go carbon-neutral
The HTA plans to set a positive example to the industry by and staging the first carbon neutral conference in the sector.