Industry Resources Below are some links to various topic of interest to you including training courses and where to buy plants etc. <12> Check Your Shed Spring is a good time to check your shed and safely dispose of any garden care products you no longer need. HTA Sustainability roadmap The HTA's Sustainability Roadmap is a framework for helping members to increase the commercial, environmental and social value their business delivers. Basic Principles of Ornamental Nursery Management (BPONM) A new 8 module eLearning course created to cover the basics of nursery management. Local Action Groups (LAGs) A Local Action Group (LAG) is a group or project focused on reducing the risks and impacts associated with invasive non-native species in a specific area. Slug Pellets in the UK Recent misleading reports have suggested that slug pellets have been outlawed. This is not the case. Hort Talk The HTA have produced a podcast for the horticultural industry and beyond. Horticulture industry launches nationwide projects to grow customer knowledge on peat-free gardening Helping millions of consumers to be part of efforts to end peat use in horticulture is at the centre of two new schemes being launched this month (February). Press Release – The Shape of British Gardening in 2021 Common Sense Gardening commissioned consumer research to learn more about the “Shape of British Gardening in 2021”. Interviewing a representative sample of over 2,000 people, the study reveals the at... The Shape of British Gardening 2021 In recent years, the face of British gardening has changed. And, in 2020, the arrival of the pandemic meant more people had the time to become green thumbed than ever before. HTA Recycling Scheme Due to increased member interest in responsible waste recycling, The HTA are delighted to announce the launch of their new plastic recycling scheme, brought to you by their Preferred Partner Ecogen Re... <12>