The Government published its Review of Automation in Horticulture at the end of July.  You can read a press release about the review here. The review includes, amongst other points, that Defra should consider pursuing a long-term Seasonal Workers Scheme.

This Autumn, the Forestry Commission will be launching a new Seed Sourcing Grant (SSG) to support the sector in increasing the quantity, quality and diversity of Seed Stands and Seed Orchards in England.    Seed Stands are defined groups of trees in the...

Read the UK Government press release on the ban of the sale of horticultural peat. Government have pledged to continue to work closely with the professional horticulture sector on speeding up their transition to peat-free alternatives ahead of the ban, recognising...

A career in Horticulture is both varied and rewarding. Now, more than ever, there is a need to promote opportunities for both newly qualified and those changing career. Historically our profession has not been promoted by many careers’ advisers, but I feel that change...

Following on from the education committee open meeting on 26th July, enclosed are the terms of reference for the committee, link to application to join the group and for those who are not yet members of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH), membership...

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee currently has a new inquiry open: Environmental Land Management Scheme: Progress Update. The inquiry examines the Government’s progress in delivering the Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) and...

Defra has launched a one-month consultation on key proposals for the deer management strategy which has been developed by the Forestry Commission and Defra. It has been identified that more needs to be done to manage deer to reduce damage to agricultural crops and...

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

As part of our strategy to expand our membership the new membership category, Early Career Horticulturist, is in the process of being formed. We are excited to offer a place on the Council of Trustees for a person with the relative experience to apply. Details of how...

We are very pleased to welcome you back to the first Chartered Institute of Horticulture Conference since 2019. Post-pandemic we are back and better than ever! This 2-day conference is taking place at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh 5th-6th October 2022.Tickets...

The Branch Chairs and the Council of Trustees meetings took place in June at The York Gate Garden of the charity Perennial. This tranquil setting provided us with the space to reflect on our progress and explore further ideas. Those who could not attend in person...

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)...