Alton Garden Centre to leave the Tillington Group

Alton Garden Centre has decided to leave the Tillington Group on the 30th September of this year. Read more - members only

Derek Bunker

Great season for Garden Centres but caution remains

The Gardenforum end of season survey shows a strong start for garden centres with plants leading the way, mixed results for garden furniture and caution on further investment. Read more - members only

strong early plant sale

Selecta One continues to grow

Following the acquisition of Whetman Pinks in 2024, Selecta One is continuing to pursue purchases of innovative and class-leading growers and breeders around the world. Read more - members only

Hillmount makes it five

The family owned Hillmount garden centre chain has opened a new site in Carrickfergus following a £1.5 million investment. Read more - members only

New owners for Lancashire Garden Centre

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of a new lease for Nursery End Garden Centre in Accrington, Lancashire. Read more - members only

Nursery End Garden Centre in Accrington

Robust performance by Westland Horticulture

Westland has filed a strong set of accounts for 2024 despite a flat year.  Cash reserves increase by £9m to £44m as margins continue to grow. Read more - members only

Dobbies Garden Centre appoints two new Directors

Dobbies Garden Centre appoints two new Directors as operations director, Nick Anderson, steps down after 12 years. Read more - members only

George Hutchinson

Another great trading year for the Klondyke Group

The Klondyke group hails another great trading year and reveals that chairman Bob Hewitt retired in December 2024. Read more - members only

B&M resilient despite challenging year

B&M sales performance in the year to March 2025, particularly within the B&M UK business, was below expectations but profit remained resilient. Read more - members only

Inheritance Tax changes deeply illogical says Fran Barnes

Inheritance Tax changes are a ‘lose-lose’ for the UK – costing Horticulture 1,300 sector jobs, slashing investment, and draining treasury tax revenues says HTA. Read more - members only

B&Q first quarter results up

In a bulletin published today, B&Q owners, Kingfisher, reported quarterly like-for-like sales up by 7.4% on last year. This reflects the growth seen in garden centres for the same period. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond forecasts 2025 sales close to £400m

Despite ‘respectable figures’ in Blue Diamond’s 2024 annual report, they were not sufficient to maintain profit at last year's level due to minimum wage increases. Read more - members only

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