HortWeek Podcast

What's it really like running a historic garden in 2026? With Rosie Fyles of Chiswick House and Gardens Trust

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rachael Forsyth talks to the head of gardens at Chiswick House and Gardens Trust, Rosie Fyles.In this wide-ranging discussion they discuss e...

Horticulture season kicks off, global shocks, plastic pot recycling and the nasties lurking in artificial turf

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek editor Matt Appleby and technical editor Sally Drury report on the essential horticulture stories of the week.Topics for this week:After a sl...

Mental health and horticulture with Creepers Nurseries' Michael Buck and Helen Waddington of Perennial

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week the HortWeek Podcast welcomes Helen Waddington from Perennial and Creepers' head of horticulture, Michael Buck.As the first port of call for...

Adrian Bloom on how we can get people back into gardening

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week Adrian Bloom makes a welcome return to the HortWeek Podcast to talk about his new book and discuss the ongoing state of horticulture, garden...

Will Whitehorn: “We have to industrialise in space. It is an imperative”

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How do we solve population pressure and climate crisis in space? How has GPS allowed us to provide 12% more food globally? How did the UK become a glo...

ICL's Steve Chapman on optimising vine weevil control

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Chapman, an experienced ex-grower and ICL technical area sales manager, turns his attention to vine weevil — often cited as the number one pes...

Parks & Gardens Week Horticulture Question Time Special with Joe Whitehead and Jane Moore

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As part of HortWeek's Parks & Gardens Week held 23 - 29 March 2026, Rachael Forsyth held a Horticulture Question Time session to answer reader que...

Space-Comm Expo: jamming, spoofing and farming

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What did the Space-Comm Expo conference and exhibition tell us about connecting space and wider business? How does this manifest as tech connecti...

GIMA's Vicky Nuttall on her 12 years in the role and the future of garden retail supply

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

GIMA director Vicky Nuttall retires from the role this spring after 12 years in the role.GIMA's annual big day conference event on 26 March is about f...

Water management for horticulture - the challenges and politics with John Adlam

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time HortWeek columnist and nursery business consultant John Adlam of Dove Associates joins the HortWeek Podcast to talk about the latest Governm...

Professional Gardeners Guild chair Joe Whitehead on how the PGG is looking towards its 50th anniversary

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Whitehead, head gardener at Burghley House and new Professional Gardeners Guild chair, has over 20 years of expertise in garden design, plant care...

Why the business of space is everyone’s business

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As of 2026, the UK space industry is a significant and strategic driver of the national economy, contributing over £19 billion in revenue and support...

The wonderful world of sustainable, small scale and peat-free flower farming - with Georgie Newbery

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Georgie Newbery is chair of Flowers From The Farm and founder of Common Farm Flowers, one of the first of the new artisan flower farmers to establish ...

ADHD, landscaping and horticulture, with Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson and Craig Nester

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson and Craig Nester are high flyers in the world of landscape design and contracting. Greenyer is director of Paul Gree...

Organised crime and garden centres, influencers, marketing, garden visitors and peat-free

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek editor Matt Appleby and senior reporter Rachael Forsyth report on the essential horticulture stories of the week.HortWeek editor Matthew Appl...

Grower peat/peat-free panel calls for Government direction and better retail products - recorded live at British Ornamentals Conference 2026

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek's panel at the BOA conference 2026 analysed in-depth how growers and suppliers are working towards peat-free, with the big messages being tha...

The multiple benefits of horticulture apprenticeships for businesses, new entrants and existing employees

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Apprenticeship Week for 2026 starts 9 February so HortWeek has brought together two specialists in horticultural apprenticeships to explain how they w...

How do we understand and reach today's plant consumer? - Michael Perry hosts a IPM Essen Panel on effective plants marketing

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Harnett of Kernock Park Plants, Megan Green of Hayloft Plants and Yvonne Marquenie of Plants & Flowers Foundation Holland joined <i>Ho...

Turf Wars: the ups and downs of running a sports turf business, with CutCrew's Jack Churchman

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In an era of AI fakery and fake news, star of the CutCrew YouTube channel, Jack Churchman has built his grounds maintenance business through authentic...

Are UK garden centres underperforming? Dries Jansen from Garden Center Advice on data that could boost your yield per sqm

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

View slides and Vodcast edition at https://www.hortweek.com/article/1944940In this edition of the HortWeek Podcast, Matt Appleby spoke to Dries Jansen...

HortWeek's Matt, Sally and Rachael make their predictions for horticulture in 2026

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek editor Matthew Appleby, senior reporter Rachael Forsyth and technical editor Sally Drury make their predictions for horticulture in 2026.JUMP...

Can rock dust save UK soils and rock horticultural production? with Veolia's Jennifer Brodie

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Studies such as that of McCance and Widdowson have revealed dramatic drops in fruit and vegetable mineral content since the 1940s. This week's gu...

HortWeek on Horticulture in 2025 - Review of the Year

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek editor Matthew Appleby, senior reporter Rachael Forsyth and technical editor Sally Drury share their top horticulture stories of 2025.JUMP TO...

Linden Groves on why The Gardens Trust needs to remain as a planning statutory consultee

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Garden Trust's Linden Groves is campaigning against a proposal to end the organisation's role as a planning statutory consultee.She robustly conte...

Why tree guru Tony Kirkham wants to 'get rid of the term 'tree planting''

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Kirkham has a mission, one that will resonate with many arborists across the UK: "I'd like to get rid of the term 'tree planting'".The forme...

How grower-gardener collaboration is driving innovation in the tree sector - with Kevin Martin of Kew and Adam Dunnett of Hillier

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second special podcast with an arboriculture focus produced as part of ArbWeek, HortWeek's deep dive into all things arb held from 24...

ICL's Chloe Whiteside on peat-free, fertiliser and biocontrol use for growers this winter

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chloe Whiteside, ICL’s technical area sales manager covering Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire – has spoken on the HortWeek podcast about the hi...

'Failing clients deserve failing trees' - arb consultant Jeremy Barrell on the realities of tree procurement, growing, planting and establishment

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The HortWeek Podcast has joined ArbWeek to bring HortWeek readers a series of interviews with leading arborists. The first of these is Jeremy Barrell....

'Outrageous' damage to plant imports, peat ban latest and the garden centre of the future

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek editor Matt Appleby and senior reporter Rachael Forsyth report on the essential horticulture stories of the week.HortWeek editor Matthew Appl...

Modern Professional Planting Designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Fisher Tomlin, co-founder and director of the London College of Garden Design talks on the HortWeek podcast about his new book, The Modern...

What are the gaps in the market garden centres should be exploiting? - with Rosie Bone

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Garden centre personality Rosie Bone brings her new ideas for garden retail to the HortWeek Podcast this week this week.Founder of the World's End Gar...

Val Bourne - a champion for organic gardening

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the HortWeek podcast, HortWeek editor Matt Appleby interviews horticulturist, garden writer, organic gardening advocate and the new...

Dutch growers on BCPs, SPS + how 'experiences' could transform garden centres and shows

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With HortWeek senior reporter Rachael Forsyth fresh from the GrootGroenPlus trade show, we hear how European growers are tackling the challenge of imp...

Ground Control on the maturing BNG market

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Biodiversity Net Gain market has come along way since BNG became mandatory in England under the Environment Act 2021. The ruling requires develope...

Horticulture News in Focus - peat supply and ban, GLEE highlights and garden retail anxiety

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's News In Focus podcast HortWeek editor, Matthew Appleby, technical editor Sally Drury and senior reporter Rachael Forsyth discuss:the ea...

Groundsfest - 'a place where companies strive to do better and it's driving the industry forward'

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the fifth of HortWeek's News In Focus podcasts, we take a deep dive on Groundsfest trade show, with technical editor Sally Drury, horticultural con...

Which horticultural products and plants won at Four Oaks, and why?

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the third of HortWeek's new stream of podcasts where we give the HortWeek take on the biggest news stories. This week editor Matthew Appleb...

HortWeek News In Focus - peat, Power 100 and prices

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the third of HortWeek's new stream of podcasts where we give the HortWeek take on the biggest news stories. This week editor Matthew Appleb...

Neville Stein on his 'life-changing' work and writing in horticulture

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek columnist and business consultant Neville Stein talks about his 50-year career in the industry.He discusses his path into horticulture and th...

Bunny Guinness on Chelsea, peat ban, YouTube and horticulture careers

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

BBC Gardeners' Question Time stalwart and landscape architect Bunny Guinness returns to the HortWeek Podcast to give her views on some of the pressing...

HortWeek News In Focus - dogs! family garden centres and gardens' survival

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the second of HortWeek new stream of podcasts where we give the HortWeek take on the biggest news stories editor Matthew Appleby, technical...

Beyond plant pests & diseases? Richard Higgins on how going 'beyond organic' could revolutionise horticulture

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Good Gardeners International is a charity that since 1962 pioneered the no dig system in the UK, based on Sir Albert Howard's research on organic farm...

Growing plants that are 'right commercially and right for the environment' - with Guy Watts of Architectural Plants

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest is Guy Watts of West Sussex-based specialist plant nursery, Architectural Plants.After a successful debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

HortWeek News In Focus: peat-free and sales, Sarah Raven administration, cost of hosepipe bans

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek is launching a new stream of podcasts where we give the HortWeek take on the biggest news stories.Drawing on the immense industry expertise o...

Tackling the myriad of garden challenges 'on a site-by-site basis' - with National Trust's Sheila Das

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Six months into her role as head of parks and gardens at the National Trust Sheila Das speaks to HortWeek’s Rachael Forsyth about the Trust’s new ...

From Ibiza on a bad day to utopia – with Andy Jasper and Peter Jones of the Eden Project

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Jasper CEO and Peter Jones director of horticulture, both fresh faces at Eden Project, speak to HortWeek’s Rachael Forsyth about their goals an...

Gardening that's 'good for people and good for the planet' - with National Trust sustainability & plant health lead Rebecca Bevan

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest on the HortWeek Podcast is Rebecca Bevan, who leads on sustainability and plant health for National Trust Gardens. Rebecca come...

Why horticulturists must ditch 'cavalier' attitude to sunburn and employers must step up - with Jason Daff, Susanna Daniels and Andrew Poole

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture recently published the results of its survey into rates of melanoma among horticulturists and the alarming but...

How AI is helping to detect pests and diseases with Valeria Kogan

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Valeria Kogan is founder and CEO of Fermata – a data science company developing computer vision solutions for both controlled environment agricultur...

HortWeek Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: unsung hero - Dr Madalena Vaz Monteiro

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Horticulture is a home to endless study, innovation and learning and on this episode of the Cultivate Your Future podcast Neville Stein is shining a l...

Garden shows to remember with BBC Gardeners' World Live's Bob Sweet and Lucy Tremlett

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

BBC Gardener's World Live runs from 12 - 15 June this year so the HortWeek Podcast took the opportunity to talk to Immediate Live horticultural direct...

TV gardener Mark Lane boldly goes into a diverse and futuristic gardening universe

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's HortWeek Podcast guest, TV presenter and garden designer Mark Lane, started gardening young although he initially studied art history...

How to grow the best poinsettias - ICL experts' advice for professional growers

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this HortWeek Podcast, Andrew Wilson, technical manager for ICL professional horticulture and Carl Mason, experienced grower and ICL technical area...

Lee Connelly on life on the road for National Children’s Gardening Week

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Connelly, the Skinny Jean Gardener and the UK's leading children's gardening educator talks about National Children’s Gardening Week, which is f...

Pippa Greenwood on working to protect, advise and celebrate UK growers

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Matthew Appleby on the latest HortWeek Podcast is Pippa Greenwood, the well-known horticulturist and broadcaster, who is HTA horticulture mana...

'Not your usual garden' - a Chelsea 'finale' and showcasing the unexpected with The Newt's Katie Lewis and Harry Baldwin

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Rachael Forsyth the week's HortWeek Podcast are Harry Baldwin head gardener at the Somerset garden and estate, The Newt, alongside Katie Lewis...

How horticulture can weather the future with Stuart Priest of Batsford Arboretum

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Director of operations at The Batsford Foundation Stuart Priest has led a rich life in horticulture, starting with an apprenticeship with Blakedown Nu...

HortWeek Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: unsung hero - arborist James Gadd

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neville Stein's guest on this episode of the podcast works in one of horticulture’s most hands-on areas, arboriculture.James Gadd is a director of G...

How public-private partnerships are the key to making BNG a success - with Hampshire Wildlife Trusts and Kingwell

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joining Rachael Forsyth on this week's HortWeek Podcast is John Durnell from the Hampshire Wildlife Trust and Alistair Emery, founder of Land and prop...

HortWeek Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: unsung hero - turfcare specialist David Smith

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsor Westland Horticu...

Sustainable growth in a turbulent landscape market, with Blakedown Landscapes

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guests are Chris Wellbelove (recently appointed managing director) and Steve Buckingham, CEO of Blakedown Landscapes.Blakedown just won th...

ICL's Andrew Wilson on Water Soluble Fertilisers

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

ICL Professional Horticulture Technical Manager Andrew Wilson explains what water soluble fertilisers are and how they can be applied direct...

'Instant' Jurassic gardens for the gardeners of the future - with Roisin Wilson of HSK

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Roisin Wilson is business development director at HSK Gardening and Leisure, which is a specialist importer of 'Jurassic' plants from the Antipod...

A vocation for garden design with Andrew Wilson MBE

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Having recently been awarded an MBE for his contributions to landscape architecture, garden design, and heritage, Andrew Wilson speaks to HortWeek edi...

How The Parks Trust’s funding model helps to protect and enhance green spaces in Milton Keynes

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Set up as an independent charity in 1992, The Parks Trust was granted 999-year leases for 4,500 acres of green space land in Milton Keynes, and an end...

Peat-free standards with Evergreen Garden Care, Durston's, Westland, Melcourt, Southern Trident

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek's podcast about peat-free standards was recorded at the Garden Press Event with Evergreen Garden Care, Durston's, Westland, Melcourt, Souther...

The Grounds Management Association on sector challenges and opportunities as it celebrates its 90th anniversary

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With the celebration of its 90th year and announcement of a brand refresh, this week the Grounds Management Association (GMA) talks to HortWeek about ...

Plant exporting masterclass from IPM Essen

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek spoke toa range of industry experts at IPM Essen trade show 2025 on how to export.Andy Jeanes of Guernsey Clematis says planning, p...

Balancing perfect pitches and sustainable practises with Stuart Mackley from Fulham Football Club

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s HortWeek Podcast Stuart Mackley, head of grounds for Fulham Football Club's home ground at Motspur Park, explains how he found a care...

Should plant perfection win awards at any cost? with Darren Everest and Jonathan Sheppard

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cosmos and hollyhocks national collection holder Jonathan Sheppard and dahlia and sweet pea grower Darren Everest discuss whether flowe...

Silvohorticulture with Ben Raskin and Andy Dibben

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ben raskin and Andy Dibben have written Silvohorticulture, A Grower's Guide To Integrating Trees Into Crops published in January 2025 by Che...

How to excel in a head gardener interview with Alan Sargent

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Having been in the landscape industry for over 53 years Alan Sargent is regularly commissioned to either take part in, or organise job interviews and ...

Carnivorous peat-free plants pioneer Sean Higgs

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Higgs, of Floralive, is the foremost authority on peat-free cultivation of carnivorous plants. In this HortWeek Podcast he discuss...

Peat, private equity garden retail ownership and BCPs among big issues for 2025, says new HTA president Will Armitage

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New HTA president Will Armitage started his career at The Barton Grange Group at Woodford Garden Centre before joining family business Armitage & ...

Up and coming TV garden makeover star Chris Hull

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hull, one of the stars of BBC One's Garden Rescue, is a rising gardening star, working with Charlie Dimmock and Alan Titchmarsh as the new face ...

Get Children Growing with inspirational horticulturist Ross Dyke

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Crop technician Ross Dyke has a new project called Get Children Growing. He's a Plant Pod host and works at Bonterre CIC alternative education establi...

Finding the trees to survive the future, with Kevin Martin head of tree collections at RBG Kew

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the hot summer of 2022, RBG Kew lost more than 400 trees. By July 2024, Kew announced that it believed over 50% of its trees could be at ...

Fighting for our right to roam, with Kate Ashbrook of Open Spaces Society

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Ashbrook is an author and has been the general secretary of the Open Spaces Society for 40 years and counting, but she is first and foremost, a c...

The End of Peat: Episode 4 - A whole new take on horticulture

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek presents The End of Peat, a new four-part podcast series that will hear from leading horticulturists and garden retailers as they navigate a ...

The End of Peat: Episode 3 - The cost of trial and error

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek presents The End of Peat, a new four-part podcast series that will hear from leading horticulturists and garden retailers as they navigate a ...

The End of Peat: Episode 2 - From Multipurpose to pick 'n' mix

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek presents The End of Peat, a new four-part podcast series that will hear from leading horticulturists and garden retailers as they navigate a ...

The End of Peat: Episode 1 - Do we need a peat ban?

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek presents The End of Peat, a new four-part podcast series that will hear from leading horticulturists and garden retailers as they navigate a ...

Inspiration for garden centre trees with Kernock Park Plants' nurseryman and award-winning writer, Bob Askew

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Askew was Garden Media Guild award winner a year ago for his new writer work for Hortweek. He works for Kernock Park Plants as production director...

Keeping it local for houseplants with Imogen Bell of YPHA and Thomson's Garden C

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the HortWeek Podcast meets Imogen Bell, supervisor at Thomson's Garden Centre and a YPHA Southeast regional coordinatorIn her article for Ho...

What it is like exhibiting at Chelsea Flower Show? with Sparsholt College students

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsor Westland Horticu...

Harnessing skills and knowledge to protect the UK's green spaces, with James Cairncross and Angela Lewis from the Midlands Parks Forum

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guests are James Cairncross and Angela Lewis from the Midlands Parks Forum which has its annual conference on the 17th of October at the N...

Should we ban peat in horticulture? Plant collection holder Jonathan Sheppard and dahlia and sweet pea grower Darren Everest debate the peat ban

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Both our guests on the HortWeek Podcast broadly agree with the reasons for a peat ban and agree there is a need to reduce carbon emissions to help fig...

ICL's Sam Rivers on IPM planning

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

ICL's Sam Rivers digs down into Integrated Pest Management and speifically IPM planning.Sam describes what the current situation in the industry ...

The benefits of GroundsFest 2024 with Chris Bassett, Jonathan Snowball and David Fisher

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

GroundsFest 2024 took place10 - 11 September at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Initial visitor numbers from day 1 (unaudited) of 4,738 were 40% up on ...

Outgoing HTA president Alan Down on his horticulture past, present and future

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Down is a gardening broadcaster and writer and current HTA president, shortly to be replaced by Will Armitage after two eventful years.He studied...

Wakehurst director Susan Raikes on plans for the Sussex garden

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Sussex native, Susan Raikes, the new director of Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden in West Sussex (she joined in June) was familier with the gard...

Why GroundsFest is a must-attend event with Chris Bassett, Wayne Grills, and Ian Graham

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

GroundsFest 2024 takes place on the 10 and the 11 of September at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire. The free annual event is a must-attend for grounds...

Horticulture Week Podcast with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation: working in and learning about horticulture at Ball Colegrave

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople.This...

Raspberries as 'a work of art' with Lucy Wilkins of Angus Soft Fruits

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest is Angus Soft Fruits' breeding program director, Lucy Wilkins. Angus Soft Fruits sells to the major multiples in UK, food service an...

Green Solutions' Edwin Meijer on how to bulld good loyalty programmes

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edwin Meijer from Green Solutions speaks about the dos and don'ts of loyalty programmes for garden retailers.Edwin speaks about the rol...

Leading horticulturists Matthew Bent and Graham Spencer on visiting Four Oaks Trade Show

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Bent of Bents Garden and Home and Plants for Europe's Graham Spencer speak to HortWeek about the visitor experience at Four Oaks Trade Show.Fo...

Turf care challenges with Sally Jarrett of Collier Turf Care

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sales development executive at Collier Turf Care Sally Jarrett is not a football fan but as stories of divot-strewn pitches she has sympathy for groun...

Fruit futures with Oli Pascall of Clockhouse Farm and Alana Deacon of Hall Hunter and chair of NextGen Fruit Group

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast guests are leaders in the UK fruit growing sector: Alana Deakin, the new chair of the NextGen Fruit Group and head of operations a...

The reality of home-grown and imported food and their carbon emissions, with Louise Gray

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The author of The Ethical Carnivore, Louise Gray takes a journalistic approach to questioning trusims about fruit and veg being better for you and the...

Gardens for environmental and social change with horticultural activist, Tayshan Hayden-Smith

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tayshan Hayden-Smith's Wikipedia entry tells you he is a professional footballer from Ladbroke Grove, London. Nicknamed the "English Neymar" Tayshan h...