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Top 5 Planters for Christmas Events 2025
With Christmas lights soon to sparkle across towns and cities, now is the time to prepare your festive planting. Whether you’re hosting a local celebration, a busy market, or a winter festival, Amberol’s self-watering planters are designed to create eye-catching, sustainable displays that last all season. Here are our Top 5 Planters for Christmas Events 2025:
Tips for Britain in Bloom – Horticultural achievement
As we edge closer to the summer, Britain in Bloom entrants will be working hard in preparation for judges’ visit in just a few months’ time. Based on over 40 years’ experience working within the horticultural industry, here are some...
RHS commits funds to raise standing of gardeners and groundspeople
Many professional horticulturalists, groundpeople and workers from council parks departments have welcomed in principle the news that the RHS has made a commitment to provide £7.3m of funding for training and salary increases.
Success at this year's Chelsea Flower Show!
Birmingham City Council win 4th successive Gold at the Chelsea Flower Show – with a little help from Amberol.
Only 10% of street litter is recycled according to new report
Despite the fact that the Government and regional councils have strict recycling targets, up to 90% of rubbish collected in street litter bins is failing to be recycled according to a recent study by waste management company BusinessWaste.co.uk.
The Chelsea Flower Show – some of Amberol’s top picks
The 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show looks set to be as spectacular as ever with some exciting exhibits planned. With so many gardens and products on show, it can be difficult to decide what to see, so here are some...
Follow the flowers
Nottingham city centre will once again be the site of an inventive floral trail running across the city’s shopping and commercial centre. The floral trail, which is now in its third year, is jointly sponsored by Nottingham Business Improvement District...
