Developing Business In The Garden Industry
Landscapers line up for the APL Awards
With just over a month to go before the Awards ceremony the judges have made their decisions and the shortlist for the Association of Professional Landscaper (APL) Awards 2012 has been announced.
The Awards, sponsored by Bradstone for the sixth year running, recognise and reward the high standards of landscape contracting carried out by APL registered members. The companies in the running are:
Amenity Trees & Landscapes
Arbour Design & Build
Frogheath Landscapes
Garden
New HTA brochure highlights garden centres role in the community
The HTA has launched a new brochure highlighting the role that garden retailers can play in their local community.
“Garden Centres as Community Hubs” presents examples of community engagement by HTA members within their local area and provides useful tips on how garden businesses can contribute to the local economy.
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HTA encourage all to celebrate 2012 with red, white and blue bedding plants
The HTA Bedding Plant Group have announced a list of red, white and blue (and gold) bedding plants that they are recommending for planting in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.
The plants, which are all grown in volume by the trade will be readily accessible to garden retailers and customers.
The HTA Bedding Plant Group (which includes all the main UK bedding producers) have developed the list with a view to promoting to garden centres – so that
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Ornamentals voice heard by Defra Secretary of State
The HTA, RHS and members of the All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (APPGHG) met on Monday (30 January) with the Defra Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman MP, to discuss key issues affecting the horticultural industry.
Key topics discussed included:
· R&D – the Secretary of State acknowledged the importance of applied R&D for the UK production industry and encouraged us to work with Defra and BIS officials to try and unlock
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Love is in the air at your local garden centre
A dozen red roses, the finest chocolates and a bottle of bubbly are the most common presents for a loved one on Valentine’s Day so where better to go than your local garden centre for the perfect gift?
The HTA British Rose Group (BRG) is encouraging consumers to purchase a living rose for their loved one. A red rose signifies passion, pink means perfect happiness and a white rose means eternal love. Roses are the perfect gift for your dearest, so why not show an enduring token of affection by giving a rose bush or tree instead?
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HTA response to review of Agricultural Wages Board in Northern Ireland
In its response to the review of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) in Northern Ireland by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has called for the abolition of the Board.
HTA members face unnecessary bureaucratic costs in implementing the requirements of the AWB, whilst also ensuring compliance with other employment legislation such as the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the Working Time Regulations. This additional bureaucracy undoubtedly adds expense to business
... Read More >>The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is the trade association for the UK garden industry. It is dedicated to helping develop the industry and its member businesses, including most garden centres and other garden retailers, growers, landscapers, manufacturers and suppliers.