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Tickets are now on sale for the world’s biggest and most prestigious floral design competition – the Interflora World Cup – which is coming to the UK for the first time in 2023. Source: Garden1

A new show garden is bringing creative planting ideas and inspiration to gardeners in Peterborough. Source: Garden1

The draft Water Resources Management Plan will out challenges and opportunities ahead to be provided for the region between 2025 and 2085. Source: Garden1

Tim Fawbert, whose previous role was with the French cosmetics giant L’Oréal, has joined one of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries as group finance director. Source: Garden1

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced that leading economist Roger Martin-Fagg will be speaking at its 56th annual conference in Blackburn this coming January. Source: Garden1

Plantsmith, the multi-award winning house plant care range, has been featured in the John Lewis Oxford Street Christmas window displays. Source: Garden1

Dutch trade body Anthos and heard that Border Control Posts are planned for autumn 2023 in talks held with Defra in London on November 23. Source: Garden1

Introduction of new peat legislation is set to be on December 12, HortWeek understands. Source: Garden1

Glee has had a makeover with new branding revealed ahead of the 2023 event (27– 29 June, NEC Birmingham). Source: Garden1

Friends and supporters of Greenfingers Charity came together for the charity’s annual fundraising dinner, where £31,000 was raised. Source: Garden1

One of the biggest sales weekends of the year is coming for garden retail as Christmas sales peak. Source: Garden1

The retail sale of peat in horticulture will end in Wales, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. Source: Garden1

With packaging costs potentially set to rise 10-fold for suppliers if the Government’s proposed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) (packaging sustainability) legislation proceeds as drafted, BHETA is advising members on the essential steps that every company needs to undertake as soon as possible and is launching a lobbying campaign too. Source: Garden1

Some 55% of space is booked at the GIMA/HTA organised event. Source: Garden1

October’s Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report shows overall sales for the month were down -5.44%. Source: Garden1

Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, reveals that spending on essential items grew 7.1% – an increase on last month’s growth of 5.7%. Source: Garden1

The UK would need a December of near-record cold weather to avoid 2022 being the warmest year on record for the UK, according to Met Office statistics. Source: Garden1

The Earl of Caithness asked the Government what advice they are giving to those who wish to feed birds in the coming winter and spring seasons to minimise the risk of transmission of avian influenza from bird feeders. Source: Garden1

After Joules was bought out of administration by Next and founder Tom Joules. its online arm The Garden Trading Company, is set to have a new owner. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1