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HortWeek Podcast — 22 episodes

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Prizes, products and pilfering at Four Oaks 2026 and HortWeek's new plant ID game Hortle goes viral

2

Could EV charging be a golden opportunity for garden centres? With Richard Seppings of ElectRoad

3

ICL's Brendan Howell on the horticulture market in Ireland

4

Memories and reflections from 185 years of HortWeek - with Matthew Appleby and Sally Drury

5

Groesn CEO Matt Jarrett on market consolidation, tech Investment, and labour challenges in the UK's horticulture production sector

6

Help for horticulturists in need with Perennial trustees, Richard Lawton and Neville Stein

7

Andy Mills on Blenheim Palace Garden's Restoration - climate shifts, lost landscapes and long grass

8

Chemical-free landscaping for pollinators - with Sue Payne of Q&S Commercial Landscaping and Alison Benjamin of Urban Bees

9

Are garden centre margins too high? Peat-free hits the national press, hosepipe bans and horticulture's absence from school careers advice

10

Transforming Birmingham Botanic Gardens in terms of plants, culture, well-being and learning - with Sara Blair-Manning

11

Must-have garden products, can one-stop shops work in UK? and hort salaries

12

HortWeek editor Matthew Appleby answers the horticulture questions in interview with industry influencer Michael Perry and Ellen Mary

13

Lord Heseltine: "You’re just playing in toy town”

14

Salary Report Special Podcast: Horticulture careers and salaries with Viki Halkett of Fresh Horticultural Careers and Haymarket Recruitment’s Vishnu Kannan

15

News In Focus: Football World Cup, plant shows

16

Winning new plant and horticulture business awards with Pippa Greenwood, Steph Dunn James and Adam Dunnett

17

HortWeek fresh produce Iran war summit: Part 2 - Vegetables

18

HortWeek fresh produce Iran war summit: Part 1 - Fruit

19

ICL’s Andrew Wilson on fertilisers for the future

20

Lee Connelly on The Classroom Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

21

Jonathan Sheppard on the true cost of a RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold

22

What's it really like running a historic garden in 2026? With Rosie Fyles of Chiswick House and Gardens Trust