It gives me great pleasure to make the President’s Award to George Gilchrist FCIHort. George has an outstanding career in horticulture, and has demonstrated an ability to inspire many young people to enter our industry. He started his career with The National Trust...

About the role The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) seeks to appoint an Early-Career Horticulturist Representative to our Council of Trustees to represent the key demographics of horticultural students and those beginning their careers in horticulture;...

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) invites Members who are educators, trainers or just interested in educating the next generation of horticulturists to come along to our online open meeting on Tuesday 26th July at 6pm for the CIH education committee...

The new fund is designed to provide financial support to help increase the capacity of specialist skills within local authorities thus enabling them to accelerate the delivery of tree planting and woodland creation commitments. All upper tier authorities (county...

The Government published its Food Strategy White Paper on 13th June 2022.  To be included within this is the Government's Horticulture Strategy For England (HSFE section 1.3.3.). The HSFE will examine the diverse roles of small, large, and emerging growing models, and...

Ancient Tree Forum (ATF) and the Arboricultural Association (AA) have been awarded agrant for the project ‘Training and certifying professionals in AoVT (Ancient and otherVeteran Trees) management’ from the £6 million Trees Call to Action Fund, led by Defra,the...

The Jubilee celebrations have, I am sure, lifted the spirits of many people. I hope you were all able to enjoy some time off with family and friends. Whilst attending the Chelsea Flower Show I was able to meet with colleagues and representatives from many businesses...

DEFRA have announced a new grant to boost domestic tree production. The Tree Production Capital Grant applications are now open with the deadline set to Thursday 30 June. A new £8.8 million fund to support domestic tree production in England has been opened by the...

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture are pleased to announce that entry deadlines for the Aberconway and Pam Pointer Awards for 2022 have been extended to 31st July. If you've yet to submit an entry, now is the time! Nominations for the Norah Stucken Award also...

The Grand Final for the 2022 Young Horticulturist of the Year competition took place on Saturday 7th May at the University of Warwick. This year’s competition was a close fought contest, with all finalists demonstrating their broad horticultural knowledge. L-R...

I am delighted that we were able to hold the 2022 Annual General Meeting face to face. We were also able to make provision for those who could not attend in person.  It has been a very positive year, and I am thankful to all those who have contributed to ensure we...

Join us for the Grand Final today via Zoom at 11.00AM. Please see the login details, below. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://buff.ly/3kKPm01 Passcode: 930872 Webinar ID: 824 0995 2961 Passcode: 930872 International numbers available:...

As part of the policy paper from the UK government – The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020 will come into force on 22nd June 2022.  The Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations 2020: policy statement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)...

The RHS wants to inspire everyone to grow and the RHS Flourish Fund is part of our pledge to attract and support a wider range of people to work in horticulture. With a commitment of £150,000, consisting of grants up to £15,000, the RHS Flourish Fund aims to support...

Within the consultation that maybe of most interest to Members are target proposals for biodiversity on land and target proposals for woodland cover. Please see here for the full consultation document, which includes the proposed targets.  Deadline for responses...

DEFRA have published information on new regulations on pesticide use that are coming into force. The regulations require certain users of professional plant protection products (PPPs) and adjuvants to register themselves. Those who need to register include: Those who...

The Spring 2022 publication of The Horticulturist is out now for all members. For a preview of what’s inside this edition click here.

Following the wind down of AHDB Horticulture and Potatoes, AHDB has launched a website specifically for those sectors to ensure that previous levy payer investment is protected and accessible. The Horticulture and Potatoes Archive website contains the articles,...

Now that the wind down of AHDB Potatoes is nearing completion, there is no organisation that represents the interests of the whole potato industry in Great Britain.  GB Potatoes seeks to “be able to defend the industry from threats, when required, and provide a...

April has started with a sharp cold spell and not the warm sunny days we anticipate. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is less than three weeks away, so make sure you register on the website. Attending in person gives you the added advantage of visiting the Harrogate...

Congratulations to CIH member Martin Emmett MCIHort on his recent appointment as NFU Horticulture & Potatoes Board Chairman #horticulture #growcareers https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/new-horticulture-chair-sees-sector-ready-to-grow-and-thrive/

For many of our members, their annual renewal fees are due on 1st April 2022. Members who don't pay via direct debit may find the enclosed user guide of assistance with renewing online. Should you require further assistance please don't hesitate to contact the...