All Flowers articles – Page 38
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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.
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Glee launch for John Woods
John Woods nurseries will launch its new business at the forthcoming Glee trade show in Birmingham.
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Princess from a pair
Wholesalers Hollyacre Plants and Young Plants have paired up to offer pot alstroemeria series ‘Princess Lillies’ this season.
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BPOA officially launches
The British Protected Ornamentals Association (BOPA), which was formerly known as the British Bedding & Pot Plant Association, has officially launched its new look at this week’s Four Oaks show.
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Katopé to enter Univeg fold
Belgian family company Univeg has announced the acquisition of Katopé International, dependent on a favourable decision from competition authorities.
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Carpentras in terminal situation
Summer is behind us, and to be honest that is no bad thing considering the weather we have endured on both sides of the
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Walkden to talk at Writtle
Horticulturist Christine Walkden will be giving a talk at Writtle College on October 25 in which she will be discussing her experiences in making the second series of the BBC TV show ‘Christine’s Garden.’
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ArticleOrganic crossroads
A new Soil Association report out this week has found that the organics market grew 22 percent to just over £2 billion last year. But growers have suffered badly during the recent wet weather. Larry Saunders evaluates the current mood of the industry.
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New lines from Yorkshire Plants
Yorkshire Plants will be showing new lines at Four Oaks, which will include a range of ornamental container trees, unusual conifers, shrubs and patio standards.
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Botany Bay showcases new PAC geraniums
Midlands-based nursery Botany Bay, will be showing several new PAC Geranium varieties at this year’s show, as well as releasing two new ranges of Petunia.
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'Early Birds' for Whetman Pinks
Dianthus breeders Whetman Pinks will be exhibiting for the 21st time at this year’s Four Oaks, where they will launch a new range of Whetman ‘Early Bird’ Pinks for 2008.
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ArticleKenyaGAP given thumbs up
EurepGAP has announced the approval of the KenyaGAP benchmarked standard, developed by the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Association of Kenya (FPEAK) for fruit, vegetables and flowers.