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The international Garden Retail Conference has heard why the industry is thriving and how it can stay ahead. Source: Garden1

The Daily Telegraph has chosen 10 top garden centres, with urban, houseplants, stylish and eco the main criteria. Source: Garden1

Online garden centre Muddy Trowel has outlined it’s reasons for going peat-free. Source: Garden1

Evergreen Garden Care UK MD Mark Portman has talked to HortWeek about prospects and issues for 2022. Source: Garden1

People working in horticulture now have access to a free health and well-being app and 24/7 support helpline. Source: Garden1

Comments by Defra secretary of state George Eustice seem to pre-empt the results of Defra’s consultation into future peat use. Source: Garden1

Plant shop The Stem has launched its second crowdfunding campaign, after raising over £500k from 900 investors and overfunding by 341% in their inaugural campaign in 2021. Source: Garden1

By analysing Google search data for the 230 most-Instagrammed houseplants, HouseFresh uncovered the most popular houseplant in every country around the world: Source: Garden1

Using Pinterest trends data, WeThrift have researched what garden trends we’ve all been adding to our inspiration boards ahead of spring, and the results are traditional cottage exteriors, wildflowers and sustainable spaces. Source: Garden1

A campaign for a #Horticulture category at professional networking website LinkedIn has been successful. Source: Garden1

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) is hosting some of the first elements of its annual conference virtually in February 2022 after January 2021 and 2022’s events were cancelled because of the pandemic. Source: Garden1

Hillier has expanded its retail portfolio with the launch of the new Hillier Online Shop. Source: Garden1

UK Managing Director of Evergreen Garden Care Mark Portman has spoken on the upcoming 2022 season. Source: Garden1

Storm Corrie has brought an intense area of low pressure across Scotland on Sunday, continuing across the North Sea in the early hours of Monday 31 January. Source: Garden1

The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill has had a third reading in Parliament. Source: Garden1

Greenfingers charity, organiser of Garden Re-Leaf Day, is calling on every garden centre and industry supplier in the UK to take part in the annual FUNdraising event on Friday 18 March 2022 Source: Garden1

The Garden Centre Association has found 2021 was 28% up and December 24.81% compared to December 2020, “although some of this increase this will be due to restrictions in place last year, affecting catering, generally and centres in Scotland and Wales, in particular”. Source: Garden1

Defra responded to a question on peat imports from MP Greg Knight, giving 2028 as a date for the end of all peat use in the UK and in plants imported from abroad. Source: Garden1

Glee (Birmingham NEC 28-30 June) has some new bookings for the garden retail supply show and is seeing growth in outdoor living. Source: Garden1

New Office for National Statistics data shows the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on various aspects of society and economy over the Christmas season. Source: Garden1