Developing Business In The Garden Industry
New PlantforLife Guide promoting bee friendly plants
PlantforLife, in association with The British Beekeepers Association, have produced a downloadable guide to planting to attract bees in your garden.
Bees are in decline in the UK and are struggling for survival. Honey bees have suffered heavy over-winter colony losses due to disease and of the UK’s 27 species of bumble bee, three are now extinct.
As British gardens are the largest nature reserve in the UK, PlantforLife, has produced the bee friendly guide. Accredited by The British Beekeepers’ Association, the factsheet provides a list of plants – together with tips on how and when to plant and care for them – that will encourage bees
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HTA Comment on Defra announcement on the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has today announced that the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) will be abolished – just one of a number of reforms to be made to more than 30 of Defra’s arm’s length bodies.
David Gwyther, Director General of the Horticultural Trades Association comments, “We are delighted that this announcement confirms the assurances that we were given in our meetings with opposition ministers prior to the election. The abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board is a critical decision in helping to ensure the competitiveness of an industry that has many challenges in competing in the global market. The previous rationale for a wages board no longer exists as other legislation has caught up making the AWB an unwanted anomaly.”
The
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Keeping Customer Focus
HTA British Rose Group at Whartons Nurseries, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4RP on the 19th August 2010
HTA retail members and growers are invited to attend the British Rose Group’s workshop on ‘Keeping Customer Focus’ which is taking place at Whartons Nurseries in Norfolk on 19th August 2010.The workshop provides an opportunity for an update on progress over the year along with a discussion on promotional plans for 2011. Last year’s meeting at David Austin Roses resulted in the production of ‘Your complete guide to caring for, merchandising and selling more roses’.
Helping to bring the merchandising
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