Carol promoted to Head of Business Support
Carol Dickinson from Hereford has this month (January, 2020) been promoted to Head of Business Support at Wyevale Nurseries. Read more - open to all
Carol promoted to Head of Business Support
Carol Dickinson from Hereford has this month (January, 2020) been promoted to Head of Business Support at Wyevale Nurseries. Read more - open to all
Elizabeth Hayes, doyenne of Hayes Garden World, has died
Elizabeth Hayes, who with her late husband Leith transformed an Ambleside nursery with its small cafe into Hayes Garden World, died earlier this month. Her funeral took place last Friday. Read more - members only
The most recent addition to the AMES UK Director team
The most recent addition to the AMES UK Director team is Matt Wilson who joined the business in September. Matt’s confident that AMES UK – before the addition of Apta - will break the £50m barrier in 2020. Read more - open to all
New role for Rachel at Suffolk Seedsman
Mr Fothergill’s are pleased to announce a significant promotion for long-standing and valued member of staff, Rachel Cole. With immediate effect Rachel will be promoted to the new position of Seeds Manager. Read more - open to all
BBC comedian to return to compere GCA awards dinner
Stand-up comedian and comedy writer Jo Caulfield will be returning to compere the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) conference awards’ dinner this month (January, 2020). Read more - open to all
GCA conference attendees to learn about mindfulness from Buddhist monk
A Buddhist monk who specialises in teaching mindfulness meditation will be taking to the stage at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference in Bristol this month (January 26 until 29, 2020). Read more - open to all
New commercial director HilverdaFlorist
Bart Sneek has been appointed as the new commercial director of HilverdaFlorist and thus joins the management team. Bart Sneek succeeds Melchior Moen, who recently left HilverdaFlorist. Read more - open to all
Tributes pour in for much-loved Theresa Swann
The UK and international gardening and pet industries have been paying tribute to Theresa Swann, Head of Events at Gardenex and PetQuip, who sadly passed away in December. Read more - open to all
Internship of a lifetime for young horts
Every year the David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) and the American Floral Endowment (AFE), jointly award an internship of a lifetime - The Markham-Colegrave International Scholarship. Read more - open to all
MBE for Kew’s Tony Kirkham
Tony Kirkham has been awarded an MBE for services to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and to arboriculture in the New Year's Honours. Read more - open to all
Panarama Agencies Ltd announce new appointment
Panarama Agencies - one of the North's leading sales & merchandising operations has further strengthened it's sales team with the appointment of Dan Hind as Area Sales Manager. Read more - open to all
West Dean Gardens welcomes two new garden trainees
Award-winning West Dean Gardens near Chichester, West Sussex is very pleased to welcome two new Garden Trainees – Chantal Rich whose traineeship is funded by Perennial and Laura Mellor, who is the first recipient of the Jim Buckland & Sarah Wain Scholarship. Read more - open to all
Green-tech challenges the industry to a Christmas karaoke sing off for the BALI Chalk Fund
The Green-tech team are famed for their annual Christmas production which they publish for the industry’s entertainment. They have unveiled their 2019 offering - a Christmas karaoke sing-off which shows several of their teams pitted against one another. Read more - open to all
Paul to talk about economy and political landscape at GCA conference
Writer and broadcaster Paul Mason will be talking about the economy and the political landscape during his guest speech at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 2020 annual conference in January (January 26 until 29). Read more - open to all
Notcutts announces Non-Executive Director and Chair for 2020
Notcutts Group Ltd has today announced the appointment of Bridget McIntyre as Non- Executive Director and Chair Designate with effect from 1st January 2020. Bridget will replace outgoing Chairman, Nicky Dulieu, with effect from 1st March 2020. Read more - open to all
Gardenex announces Joe Denham as new chairman
Gardenex is pleased to announce that Joe Denham, CEO of VegTrug Limited, has taken over as chairman of the Federation. Read more - open to all
Phil and Mark join GCA team of inspectors
The Garden Centre Association has today (Monday, January 27, 2020) announced Phil McCann and Mark Taylor will be joining its team of inspectors. Read more - open to all
Mike Burks to take over as GCA Chairman for 2020/21
Mike Burks will take over as Garden Centre Association (GCA) Chairman for 2020/21 at the start of the organisation’s annual conference from next week (January 27, 2020). Read more - open to all
Spencer Goodall to join Garden Pride Team!
Garden Pride are pleased to say that Spencer Goodall has joined the team as the new sales agent for the South West! Read more - open to all
Sue Allen steps into the shoes of John Ashley at Greenfingers
Sue Allen has succeeded John Ashley as chair of Greenfingers, the industry backed charity that creates gardens at children’s hospices to cheer patients and their families. Read more - open to all
New sales merchandiser for Landmann
Landmann are delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew Lee. Read more - open to all
Chris Schofield joins Infinity Christmas Trees
Infinity Christmas Trees are pleased to announce the recent addition of Chris Schofield to the company in the position of Senior Account Manager. Read more - open to all
Kate Adie CBE to speak at GCA conference
Former BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie CBE has been announced as a speaker at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference in Bristol this month (January 26 until 29, 2020). Read more - open to all
GARDENA UK sales team goes from strength to strength with new senior appointment
Leading global gardening specialist GARDENA, recently appointed a new field sales manager to strengthen its growing sales team. Read more - open to all
Review of 2019
Here is a summary of the news stories published on Gardenforum during 2019: Wyevale disintegration and the expansion of other groups, the environment, supplier consolidation and people in the news. This review is open to all. Read more - open to all
Mark Pitman joins Wildlife World
Wildlife World, Europe’s leading designer and manufacturer of wildlife products have appointed Mark Pitman to their Management team, who joins the business in January 2020 to lead their Marketing function, alongside a progressive development plan for future growth. Read more - open to all
A change of profession for Simon Goodwin
Simon Goodwin, a former director and owner of La Hacienda with his brother John, has a new career as a professional photographer. Read more - open to all
GCA conference to welcome double Olympic gold medallist
The Garden Centre Association will welcome double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes MBE (Mil) to its stage during its annual conference in January (January 26 until 29, 2020). Read more - open to all
Fallen Fruits celebrates Liz Warren's 15 years
Fallen Fruits celebrates Liz Warren working for the company for 15 years. Michael Hall says she is a key member of the team with an in-depth knowledge of the company. Read more - open to all
Whartons invests in marketing with new management position
Whartons Roses welcomes Jo Davey to the new role of marketing manager. Jo joins Norfolk based rose grower Whartons with over 25 years of horticultural experience in marketing and sales. Read more - open to all