All Flowers articles – Page 37
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ArticleHTA publishes plant selling guide
The HTA has launched a new guide to help growers sell their plants more easily.
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Ornamental footprint uncovered
The International Organisation of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has unveiled some initial results from a study of carbon footprinting in the ornamentals sector.
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Horti Fair award shortlist announced
A total of 19 new products have been shortlisted for the Horti Fair Innovation Award 2007 by the international trade jury.
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Promo boost for chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums are set to become next season’s hottest trend, thanks to the Flowers and Plants Association.
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ArticlePatio veg proves popular
While multiples have built up a substantial business in growing flowers sold in patio pots, their attention is now encompassing the possibilities of expanding into edible and ornamental vegetables.
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ArticleStones on roll in Chile
Chile’s peach, nectarine and plum growers need to pay particular attention to quality as this could be a bumper volume year, growers’ leaders are warning.
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Carbon footprinting results unveiled
The International Organisation of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has unveiled some initial results from a study of carbon footprinting in the ornamentals sector.
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ArticleEverybody needs good neighbours
A British grower has written to the Prime Minister in a bid to get neighbours to ‘say it with flowers'.
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ArticleBPOA makes Four Oaks debut
The British Protected Ornamentals Association’s transformation from its former guise as the British Pot and Bedding Plant Association is complete, after the organisation officially launched at the recent Four Oaks trade show.
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West Sussex opens its doors
As part of its 80th anniversary celebrations, members of the West Sussex Growers’ Association will be holding open days where consumers will be able to get hands-on and find out how fresh produce and plants are grown.
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John Woods debuts at Four Oaks
John Woods made its first public appearance as an independent business at the recent Four Oaks trade show.
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Stanley challenges industry
Motivational speaker and retail guru John Stanley challenged 30 representatives from the HTA retail group, garden retailers, growers and manufactured goods suppliers to make a difference to the sector in just 24 hours during a workshop at the end of August.
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ArticleWholesale whispers
Key players from wholesale markets across the world gathered at the first-ever World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) conference in Asia last week, in a decisive step towards promoting international trade relations. Anna Sbuttoni reports from Beijing.
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ArticleGAN drops nursery stock lines
Golden Acres Nursery has announced that it will no longer be producing nursery stock.
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ArticleHunter snags Sanders GardenWorld
Scottish horticulture mogul Sir Tom Hunter, who owns Wyevale, has made a further addition to his garden centre empire after missing out on Dobbies recently.
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Stockbridge and ADAS join forces
Two of the country’s biggest research organisations have signed a mutual agreement to work on collaborative research projects, in a bid to bolster industry R&D amid fears of national spending cuts.
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ArticleFurther introductions from S&G
S&G Flowers has revealed its latest collection of varieties, due to go on sale for the 2007/2008 season.
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A rose named Roxanne
An Emmerdale actress was honoured at the Southport Flower Show last month, when she had a rose named after her.
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F&PA names competition winner
A West Yorkshire woman has won a day’s flower arranging tuition and a beginner’s floristry kit, thanks to a competition organised by the Flowers & Plants Association.
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ArticleEarliest Cox picking date recorded
Despite the wash out summer apple growers started harvesting Cox orchards destined for long term storage in the last week of August, the earliest Cox picking date ever recorded.