Horticulture representatives attend drought summit
British Horticulture
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), the NFU and ADAS are among the dozens of organisations attending a second drought summit that is being held today by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
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Fragaria x ananassa Duch. 'Deep rose'
British Horticulture
This garden strawberry for patio pot planting from ABZ Seeds has large dark pink blossoms and delicate flavour.
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BBC seeks entries for Young Gardener of the Year
British Horticulture
The BBC has launched a search for the a young gardener who will be "a true ambassador for their trade" in a series to air later this year.
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Technical glitch
British Horticulture
Some readers may have experienced dejà vu in this morning's Horticulture Week bulletin which, due to a technical glitch, mistakenly featured stories from August 2010.
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Growers left facing cash flow problems as review delayed by Rural Payments Agency
British Horticulture
The latest recognition review of all producer organisations by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has been delayed, meaning that growers have been left with cash flow problems.
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Old Mill garden centre celebrates birthday with Ferrari promotion
British Horticulture
The Old Mill garden centre is celebrating its first birthday this weekend by offering customers a spin in a Ferrari sports car.
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Protecting our green spaces or health and safety gone mad?
British Horticulture
Workers at Merton council installed this in a Raynes Park street on a grass verge measuring just 60cm by 90cm to stop drivers parking their vehicles on it.
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Last chance to submit comments on future of England's public forests
British Horticulture
The Woodland Trust is appealing for supporters to submit their views to Defra's Independent Panel on Forestry before the cut-off date on Sunday.
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