RHS act on xylella
The RHS is adopting six new principles that will guide its activity across gardens, shows and garden centres and is hiring three new senior staff who will oversee plant health issues.
Party for Perennial lets its hair down in informal revamp
Perennial's now annual Party for Perennial proved so popular as a networking event over the past few years that the charity has changed the format.
Fuchsia gall mite found in nursery
Fuchsia gall mite is spreading in the UK.
Positive feeling for Italian nursery stock importer
Classiflora Zelari are completing pre-season orders and "the general feeling has been extremely positive for 2018".
Online retailer bans glyphosate
Philippe de Chanville and Christian Raisson, co-founders of European DIY marketplace ManoMano say they will no longer sell glyphosate-based products.
Koppert updates pests and diseases guide
Knowing and recognizing', Koppert's renewed reference book on pests and their biological solutions has been launched.
Hillier seeks to combat crop protection challenges
Caterpillars are a costly pest within the horticulture industry, which are becoming more difficult to control with losses and restrictions of existing products.
Christmas trees hit by dry weather and tortrix moths
ADAS has said growers "are struggling to keep spring 2017 plantings of Christmas trees alive".
Metaldehyde pack size cap could lead to alternative controls
The pack size of metaldehyde slug-killer pellets will be capped at 250g for sale to gardeners from mid 2018, which could signal a switch to alternative controls for the pests.
New Zealand hit by wind-borne myrtle rust
A biosecurity response is underway after the detection of myrtle rust on mainland New Zealand for the first time, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Conservation Minister Maggie Barry have announced.