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• Arb Show set to shine

  The Arboricultural Association's annual Arb Show, now in its 14th year, will benefit from a new site, feature a varied workshop programme and offer a range of new product launches.

• Barcham Trees holds third Big Barn event

  Barcham Trees will host their third 'Big Barn' conference on 20 June with Dr Ed Gilmore as the main speaker. More than 400 delegates have booked to attend.

• Olympic flame flies high at Eden Project

  TV star Ben Fogle marked the start of Olympic Flame's 70-day journey across the UK with a balloon launch at the Eden Project.

• RHS New Plant of the Year Shortlist announced

  A long list of 37 plants has been been whittled down to 20 finalists for the RHS New Plant of the Year award, due to be judged later today at Chelsea Flower Show.

• M&G Investments renews Chelsea Flower Show sponsorship

  M&G Investments, the asset manager, has renewed its sponsorship of the Chelsea Flower Show for a further two years until 2014.

• Landscaping and turf businesses win hosepipe ban exemption

  Landscape and turf laying businesses have expressed relief following the news that all seven utilities are from today, exempting businesses which lay turf or plant on behalf of customers, from hosepipe bans for 28 days after installation.

• "Just one more" fruit or veg, urges heart charity

  Heart Research UK has urged British consumers to up their fruit and veg consumption by just one a day for better health.

• GCA chief optimistic that garden centre April losses can be made up

  The Garden Centre Association says its members can make up for April losses by the end of May, despite figures showing sales were up to 52 per cent down in some sectors and around 14 per cent down so far this year.

• Public may climb Diarmuid Gavin's Chelsea tower despite RHS objections

  Diarmuid Gavin will defy the gardening establishment and let visitors ascend the summit of his 80ft tower at next week's Chelsea Flower Show.

• HTA's Tim Briercliffe predicts reduced plant production for 2013

  HTA business development director Tim Briercliffe has tweeted that garden centre sales are "really bad out there" with trade down 42 per cent last month on April 2011.

• Retail revival hint raises suppliers' spirits

  Sector waits for sun to unlock consumer demand after suffering stock losses from poor sales and a record late season.

• Hardy Nursery Stock - Challenging sales conditions

  With the rain keeping garden centre customers away, how are their nursery suppliers faring? Can this season's sales be rescued? Graham Clarke reports.

• Water companies sponsor water conservation-themed Chelsea garden

  Water companies' show garden uses hardy plants to send message on coping with climate change.

• Decision due on Scottish colleges merger

  Scottish Agricultural College and Scottish land-based colleges Elmwood, Oatridge and Barony are set to merge to combine their expertise.

• Majestic Trees breaks Chelsea record with a giant cedar in its 10th anniversary year

  The biggest tree ever at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will be on the Majestic Trees stand next week.

• Plants & Gardens holding company heads for liquidation

  Plants & Gardens, the holding company for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show stalwart Peter Dowle Plants & Gardens, is going into voluntary liquidation.

• Slow response to levy ballot

  The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board has received just one written request for a ballot on the horticultural levy.

• Malvern wins for Southfields Cacti

  Southfields Cacti won best nursery stand, launched Cacti 'Malvern Glory' and was among a record 47 nursery Gold Medal-winners at last week's Malvern Spring Gardening Show.

• Plant science celebrated at Fascination of Plants Day

  Universities, institutes, botanic gardens and other organisations around the country are taking part in the first Fascination of Plants Day today (18 May).

• Plant hunt stories revealed

  The stories of some of history's most fanatical plant-hunting adventurers will be brought to life in a new exhibition by the RHS Lindley Library and the Garden Museum.