''HortWeek'' is a British
horticultural
Horticulture (from ) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and mo ...
periodical, covering nursery production, garden retail, landscaping,
arboriculture
Arboriculture (, from ) is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their env ...
, garden heritage, groundsmanship and amenity horticulture.
History and profile
''Horticulture Week'' was established in 1840. The publisher is
Haymarket Group
Haymarket Media Group is a Privately held company, private media company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has publications in the consumer, business and customer sectors, both print and online. It operates exhibitions allied to its ...
.
In November 2006 the magazine's publisher Haymarket Group bought rival horticulture magazine ''Grower'', which is now incorporated into ''Horticulture Week'', expanding its coverage into edibles production.
In 2008 the website of ''Horticulture Week'' was started.
The magazine is normally read by around 25,000 subscribers. However, in 2020 this rose to 300,000 through trial subscriptions as interest in gardening increased during the UK lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also
*
List of horticultural magazines
This is a list of notable magazines devoted to horticulture and gardening.
Australia
* '' Australian House & Garden''
* '' Better Homes and Gardens''
* ''Gardening Australia''
* '' NZ Gardener''
* '' South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manua ...
References
External links
Official site
Horticultural magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1840
Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom
1840 establishments in the United Kingdom
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