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Hillier Nurseries has revealed details of the five new plants the company was going to unveil at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Source: Garden1

While the horticulture industry is seeing success in raising awareness of the plight of growers after the launch of the plant scrappage scheme, the next stage of lobbying calls for a partial re-opening of garden centres to restore a path to market. Source: Garden1

WD Smith’s annual pansy and viola festival at Meadowcroft Garden Centre in Essex experienced good public support before the coronavirus shutdown. Source: Garden1

TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has backed garden centres to re-open as “essential retail” after he supported an HTA plea for £250m for a plant scrappage scheme. Source: Garden1

After being forced to close last week Alton Garden Centre is staying positive and helping the local community while waiting for restrictions to lift. Source: Garden1

Value garden centre Cherry Lane has confirmed that all its outlets are to be temporarily closed as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. Source: Garden1

Homebase has donated plants to hospitals after being forced to close last week and is looking to see if it can put a plant range online. Source: Garden1

Devon-based Plants Galore has fallen foul of new Government public health restrictions when it was served with a prohibition notice on Friday, March 27. Source: Garden1

TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has backed the campaign for scrappage grants from the Government, in which the HTA estimates “a third of UK ornamental producers may fail in a matter of weeks”. Source: Garden1

TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has backed the campaign for scrappage grants from the Government, in which the HTA estimates “a third of UK ornamental producers may fail in a matter of weeks”. Source: Garden1

Cashflow pressure is coming at both ends of the supply chain. Source: Garden1

Storms Brendan, Ciara and Dennis have all blown in good news for Britain’s leading manufacturer of garden fence panels, which has seen record sales in the first quarter of the year. Source: Garden1

Growers are reporting that sales are disappointing at supermarkets, the last class of retailer standing able to sell ornamental plants after Government restrictions imposed to help control the spread of Covid 19. Source: Garden1

Take a free trial for Horticulture Week at https://www.hortweek.com/register/freetrial to enter. Source: Garden1

Currently, direct-to-consumer is the best model during the coronavirus crisis to sell plants with supermarlet flowers and plants stepping back in importance, says Bridge Farm Nurseries’ managing director Louise Motala. Source: Garden1

The 2020 Hampton Court Garden Festival is set to be the first garden show of 2020 to take place after RHS Chelsea Flower Show, BBC Gardeners World Live and all other March-June shows were cancelled. Source: Garden1

Irish garden retail has been allowed to open as essential retail in the last week after UK garden centres were forced to close on 23 March when the coronavirus lockdown began. Source: Garden1

Online and mail order suppliers that are experiencing stronger sales after the threat of coronavirus closed down garden centres. Source: Garden1

UK bedding nurseries have lost their path to market after garden centres nationwide closed on 23 March because of the Government lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. Source: Garden1

After garden centres sales disappeared, trade has increased online for growing media. Source: Garden1