Blue Diamond Garden Centres has secured two major accolades at the prestigious Excellence in Housewares Awards 2025, held at The Royal Lancaster, London.

The delayed Blue Diamond acquisition of Busy Bee Garden Centre near Ryde, the Isle of Wight completed on October 2^nd.

Glee was thought by many to have been the best show for some years, with high standards and innovation,  Here are snippets not published already on Gardenforum.

The combined British Garden Centres results for 2024 are now available and show ‘a very solid performance’, claims the group, despite a challenging trading year.

Westland lifted the Peter Wilson Cup for Choice Marketing’s Associate of the Year at their annual conference and trade show. This is second year in succession that it has won the members' vote.

During weeks 43–45, breeder Schoneveld Breeding will showcase the very best of their flowering pot plant series. You are warmly invited to visit the PlantXperience, where you can discover the latest novelties and get a preview of what’s coming in the years ahead.

RocketGro continues their future proofing plans with a doubling of bagging capacity at their farm in Somerset.

The UK’s ornamental horticulture sector will come together for the BOA Technical Conference on Wednesday 4th February 2026, hosted at the NFU Conference Centre, Stoneleigh.

Ground-breaking pet products have been confirmed as the winners of the prestigious PATS New Product Awards 2025, sponsored by pbwnews. The awards highlight innovation and excellence across the UK pet industry.

Over 300 industry professionals celebrated the PetQuip Awards 2025, recognising innovation, talent and achievement across the UK pet sector with 16 award categories, entertainment, and a new online retailer accolade.

Lava-Lite is redefining the garden and pet care market with innovative, sustainable products crafted from natural volcanic materials. Our bold design, proven performance, and strong retailer traction set us apart — and now we’re ready to expand our sales network across the UK.

Looking to acquire a Horticulture, Permaculture, Nursery or Lifestyle business – UK-Wide (Ideally Relocatable).

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has launched its 98th online course, Food Safety Level 3, on its award-winning GROW e-learning platform.

The Garden Centre Association has launched a new Food Safety Level 3 course on its GROW e-learning platform, providing in-depth training for supervisors and managers responsible for food safety in garden centres.

20 years ago, brothers Nic and George Snell set up Certainly Wood, a firewood company, which has been instrumental in driving a positive change in the firewood industry.

Mark Butler, UK Field Sales Manager with Vitax since 2017, has been promoted to Director of Sales in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership.

LOFA will host its first Charity Christmas Lunch at The Dorchester, London, on 28 November 2025, raising funds for Greenfingers Charity through festive dining, entertainment, raffles, and auctions.

Writer, broadcaster and former MP Gyles Brandreth will deliver a keynote on “The Seven Secrets of Happiness” at the GCA’s 2026 Conference, part of its 60th anniversary celebrations.