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HTA president Boyd Douglas Davies, of British Garden Centres, has agreed to wear 24 Christmas jumpers – one a day – from December 1-24 to raise money for Greenfingers. Source: Garden1

Black Friday 26 November deals include offers from garden retailers. Source: Garden1

WRAP is calling on all UK food & drink organisations to support the new Water Roadmap and adopt the actions it outlines. Source: Garden1

The Irish parliament bill is designed to “make exceptional provisions for peat extraction for the purpose of horticulture for a temporary period in the public interest, in order to mitigate the adverse consequences resulting from an interruption to supply”. Source: Garden1

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Hundreds of responses have already been received to the new Horticulture Week poll, which closes at the end of Thursday 25 November. Source: Garden1

A garden retailer says Christmas is a time to be extra vigilant in the fight against rural crime. Source: Garden1

A Cumbrian garden centre site is up for auction at £600,000. Source: Garden1

Bleach of Lavant operations director Gary Paget said bringing forward driver wage increases from March 2022 to September 2021 has helped retain drivers and attract new ones. Source: Garden1

Growers are finding it difficult to export and garden centres owners are travelling to England to pick up plants as Brexit minister Lord Frost, said protocol issues are ‘not fair on consumers in Northern Ireland.’ Source: Garden1

Prices vary widely for real cut 6ft Nordmann Fir Christmas trees as stocks arrive in garden centres and DIYs this week. Source: Garden1

Peat use is reaching a ‘now or never’ point of no return if the horticulture industry wants to carry on using it – Horticulture Week is asking readers to vote anonymously on whether they want to continue using peat or to give it up. Source: Garden1

In the year to 31 January 2021, RHS Enterprises turned over £17.16m, down from £21.31m the previous year. Source: Garden1

Kingfisher-owned DIY/Gardening chain B&Q’s quarter three (to 31 October) sales were -5.2% and like-for-like (LFL) -5.6%. Source: Garden1

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Bio-Gene Technology, an Australian agtech development company enabling the next generation of novel insecticides, has signed a licence and development agreement with Evergreen Garden Care to develop new insecticide solutions for consumer markets in the EU, UK, Australia and New Zealand. Source: Garden1

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch has asked when Defra intends to ban the sale of peat-based compost in horticulture; and if so, when. Source: Garden1

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increase in demand for garden buildings and structures, as more people are working from home and require additional space. Source: Garden1

Autumn garden centre sales remain strong despite people returning to work post-pandemic, thanks to mild weather, events and food. Source: Garden1

Garden writer Peter Seabrook has met with a prominent politician to make the case for horticultural peat use in the UK. Source: Garden1