M&G Investments, the asset manager, has renewed its sponsorship of the Chelsea Flower Show for a further two years until 2014.
Landscape and turf laying businesses have expressed relief following the news that all seven utilities are from today, exempting businesses which lay turf or plant on behalf of customers, from hosepipe bans for 28 days after installation.
The Garden Centre Association says its members can make up for April losses by the end of May, despite figures showing sales were up to 52 per cent down in some sectors and around 14 per cent down so far this year.
Diarmuid Gavin will defy the gardening establishment and let visitors ascend the summit of his 80ft tower at next week's Chelsea Flower Show.
HTA business development director Tim Briercliffe has tweeted that garden centre sales are "really bad out there" with trade down 42 per cent last month on April 2011.
Sector waits for sun to unlock consumer demand after suffering stock losses from poor sales and a record late season.
With the rain keeping garden centre customers away, how are their nursery suppliers faring? Can this season's sales be rescued? Graham Clarke reports.
Water companies' show garden uses hardy plants to send message on coping with climate change.
Scottish Agricultural College and Scottish land-based colleges Elmwood, Oatridge and Barony are set to merge to combine their expertise.
The biggest tree ever at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will be on the Majestic Trees stand next week.
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