Registrations for the Annual General Meeting are now open. Full details and accompanying documents can be viewed here. Don't forget to register!

In February we welcomed the arrival of our new development officer, Helen Sessions. This is a milestone for CIHort and we are very excited about this full-time appointment. Helen will be reviewing our operation, delivering on our Chartership status, and making CIHort...

Celebrating International Women’s Day with huge congratulations to our own Vice President, Susan Nicholas FCIHort, along with other CIH members Heather Barrett-Mold CHort FCIHort, Catherine Dawson MCIHort, Sally Drury FCIHort, Sue Minter CHort FCIHort, Sarah Morgan...

2021 is now off and running and hopefully we can leave the ravages of BREXIT behind us in the month of February, although our growers will continue to seek assurances on the availability of labour as the season progresses. COVID continues to impact all of our personal...

The wait for a BREXIT outcome continues as production Horticulture steps into 2021 not quite knowing the tariff situation and unsure of the implications to growers and consumers. The list of trucks continue to grow at Calais and Zeebrugge, with logistics companies now...

The Autumn 2020 publication of The Horticulturist is out now for all members. For a preview of what’s inside this edition click here  

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture would like to challenge you to put your knowledge to the test in our friendly, social, Big Quiz taking place on 9th December 2020. Full details can be found here.

Calling the future of the UK’s horticulture: the LSA Fellowship scheme 2021-2022 application window is now OPEN. KEY FACTS • 2-year Fellowship • Exposure to all elements of the UK’s horticultural industry. Herb to Hardy Nursery Stock production. R&D to marketing •...

As we enter lockdown 2, Horticulture again will play a crucial role in keeping the nation active through the production of food and non-food items. In particular Garden Centres and Public Green will play a pivotal role in providing the nation with the necessary outlet...

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture are proud to be one of the sponsor's for this year's Grow Careers Scotland webinar event. Covering four days of short, afternoon, webinars by a range of horticulturists, spanning a broad variety of topical subjects. The event is...

Summer came to an abrupt halt for horticulture in mid-September with profound rainfall, winds and colder temperatures throughout the country. Autumn has certainly arrived. None of this dampened our video conference AGM, which was a resounding success with almost 50...

Following a different to normal but still enjoyable AGM last night, it gives us great pleasure to celebrate new Chartered members and Fellows along with this year's President's Award presented to Barbara Segall CHort FCIHort. Congratulations to all!

September has arrived and for many Horticulture businesses it’s the start of a new year after the summer holidays. Coronavirus is impacting life again but ‘horticulture life’ is getting back to some sort of normality. Video conferencing is now fully embedded in our...

An excerpt from the Summer 2014 issue of The Horticulturist detailing the formal celebration of the Institute of Horticulture becoming Chartered on 21st July 2014 to become the Chartered Institute of Horticulture. Read the full article here.

We have many developments in progress at HQ at the moment and I wanted to take the time to share these initiatives and various updates with members.   The website has been under review with our developers, MillerTech, and we have enabled new functionality to...

The Summer 2020 publication of The Horticulturist is out now for all members. For a preview of what’s inside this edition click here  

I am delighted to report that most garden centres up and down the country have had a thoroughly good month of June and that gardeners around the UK & Ireland are stocked up and fully in love with their garden again! The consumer giants of horticulture namely...

I am pleased to report that all five countries in membership have now returned to ‘Gardening’ through the opening of our Garden Centres & Nurseries in the UK and Ireland. If a similar situation raises its ugly head again, then hopefully GC’s & Nurseries will...

The Spring 2020 publication of The Horticulturist is out now for all members. For a preview of what’s inside this edition click here  

In early April I wrote to the Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs to express members concerns at the level of plant wastage up and down the country at young plant nurseries. I also wrote to the Lord President of The Privy Council; Jacob...

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Deferment & Holiday Options We fully understand at this trying time that another invoice for subscriptions might be unwelcome. So to this effect we have pushed out our direct instructions to the 1st of May 2020. Should you require a deferment of subscription then...

Further to my note to members last week I wanted to devote this edition of the April e-Hort to the current pandemic affecting the world and to explore all of the current support systems for Horticulturists working in the UK & Ireland. Never before has horticulture...

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture recommends members to regularly review advice issued by the Government relating to Covid-19. Government & HMRC The Government continues to provide updated advice and guidance through their website:...