{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61308c707f169200194a3cfd/6a2816a9c022d9c4fe0c48f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"News In Focus: Football World Cup, plant shows","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61308c707f169200194a3cfd/1781011987956-a2d4c0ec-f1ee-4a10-84c2-9072e7d18a6e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>HortWeek</em> editor Matt Appleby and technical editor Sally Drury report on the essential horticulture stories of the week.</p><p>Topics for this week:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/lords-cricket-ground-owner-mcc-admits-pitch-sub-standard/turf/article/1960729\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sports pitches</a> including at and the football World Cup</li><li>The <a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/national-plant-show-new-plant-awards-entries-2026/ornamentals/article/1960803\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Plant Show</a>, new plant awards and Dutch FlowerTrials.</li><li>Recent business changes such as at <a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/hortipaks-new-owner-reveals-plans-labels-business/ornamentals/article/1960371\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hortipak</a> and <a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/opperman-plants-bought-administration/ornamentals/article/1958526?bulletin=ornamentals-news\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Opperman Plants.</a></li><li>Finally, Sally and Matt reflect on the recent deaths of <a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/john-ravenscroft-dies-aged-89-funeral-details-announced/retail/article/1959732\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John Ravenscroft</a>, <a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/matthew-biggs-dies-aged-65/ornamentals/article/1959027\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Biggs</a> and <a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/professor-nigel-dunnett-passes-away/landscape/article/1955978\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nigel Dunnett</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Do check out our huge archive of&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.hortweek.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HortWeek Podcast interviews</strong></a>, with an unrivalled selection of prominent and fascinating figures from all corners of the horticulture sector<strong>.</strong></p>","author_name":"HortWeek"}