Advanced British Standard Consultation

Advanced British Standard Consultation

The Department of Education (DoE) announce a consultation on The Advanced British Standard. Over the next decade, DoE are seeking to introduce the Advanced British Standard (ABS), a new Baccalaureate-style qualification framework for 16-19 year-olds. The ABS will:...

Improving Farm Productivity grant

Improving Farm Productivity grant

The grant is open to horticultural and farm businesses and is to cover 50% of the costs of robotic and automated equipment (paying out £25,000 - £500,000), and 25% of solar equipment (paying out £15,000-£100,000). Deadline for applications 21 March 2024.  Click here...

January eHort Message from the President

January eHort Message from the President

Firstly, a very happy and healthy new year to you all. I hope you had time for some rest and are recharged for the year ahead – I was lucky to have an extended break and saw Christmas at Kew, and the snowman trail at Hillsborough Castle – wonderful gardens excellently...

Norah Stucken Award Presentation 2023

Norah Stucken Award Presentation 2023

Outstanding Horticultural Project    The Chartered Institute of Horticulture have awarded their Norah Stucken Award for 2023 to Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) for their work with the Future Gardeners Program.  The award is made for projects that have...

Pam Pointer Award Recipients 2023

Pam Pointer Award Recipients 2023

Outstanding Horticultural Students Recognised   The Chartered Institute of Horticulture have awarded their Pam Pointer Awards for 2023 to Joe Lofthouse and Melanie Davies. The award is made to recognise outstanding practical and academic achievements as nominated...

December eHort Message from the President

December eHort Message from the President

Some focus on the need of government to invest in the sector this month with the House of Lords Report, we will be keeping a keen eye on the follow up to this and the excellent step by the Irish Government to invest in the development of the Commercial Horticulture...

Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EDI) Survey

Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EDI) Survey

A commitment to improve equality, inclusion and diversity in our industry culminated in the signing by nine organisations from the horticulture and landscaping of the EDI Charter on the 15th November 2022.  From this early stage it became apparent that the...

November eHort Message from the President

November eHort Message from the President

Diaries to the ready for this month’s E-Hort with a full range of workshops, seminars and events and special interest group meetings. In the background we are also starting the planning for events to celebrate the CIH’s 40th anniversary – lots to celebrate as well as...

October eHort Message from the President

October eHort Message from the President

Inclusion and better working together seem to have been the themes which have kept popping up in September. In many sections of the industry the debate on how to attract, recruit, train and develop staff and skills is a really pressing issue and being an industry that...

September eHort Message from the President

September eHort Message from the President

Back to school and the end of the summer holidays for some but the main growing season in the summer has meant no let-up for many horticulturists. Those of us in the amenity world have battled with continual lawn maintenance, the August break from grass cutting hasn’t...