Plant Protection Product (PPP) users: a reminder to register with OCR

This is a reminder that businesses and other organisations working with plant protection products (PPPs) in Great Britain are required to register basic information about their activity with Defra under The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations...

Terry Underhill FCIHort Obituary

Terry Underhill FCIHort 1938-2022 Born in Leyton in East London Terry grew up in a socialist background, his father Reg, was created a Life Peer in 1979. He first learnt of the pleasures of gardening, aged four years, when he raised a crop of radish from seed and...

The Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition 2023 is launched!

We are thrilled to be launching the 2023 Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition (YHoY) run by the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. The competition is open to anyone across the UK and Ireland, who is under 30 on 31st July 2023. Whether you are a student,...

January eHort Message from the President

As we enter 2023, I feel we can build on the progress we have made during the last year. The Education Core Interest group has held its first meeting. James Wagstaffe, who will take the group forward, has produced an action plan—initially forming task groups to work...