Show Notes
HortWeek editor Matt Appleby, prospective horticulturist Douglas Newbery and technical editor Sally Drury report on the essential horticulture stories of the week. Topics for this week:
National Plant Show product highlights including pre and post-biotics for soil health, a marvellous mulch and a child-size garden centre trolley. Promising news from Aeroplas pot and tray company An early look at potential Christmas hot sellers New lines for Creation Horticulture New plant award winners at NPS and Gardeners' World Live One-stop shops in the UK - could this Dutch model work where it's failed in the past? Horticultural shows: what changes might be see for next year? Horticulture salaries come under the microscope in HortWeek's latest report And Doug Newbery (son of Georgie Newbery of Flowers from the Farm) offers his thoughts on horticulture as a career
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