The Federation of Garden and Leisure Manufacturers has launched a new Patron Programme, offering enhanced membership for companies supporting British garden and pet businesses and promoting UK exports globally. Read more - open to all

The 2025 GIMA Awards at Celtic Manor on 6 November have officially sold out, with 450 industry guests set to celebrate innovation, excellence, and achievement across 17 prestigious categories. Read more - open to all

The Greenfingers’ Charity Shield returns to the GCA Conference 2026 at Carden Park, Chester, offering fun team challenges and fundraising activities to support magical gardens in children’s hospices nationwide. Read more - open to all

Thirty-four team members from Yorkshire Garden Centre Group have completed the 2025 Great by Nature programme — an in-house leadership initiative designed to develop emerging talent and strengthen the group’s future management pipeline. Read more - open to all

The HTA has already named three new non-Executive directors who are joining the HTA’s governing board.  What is less well known are the names of the industry stalwarts who are standing down. Read more - open to all

Cadeby Tree Trust from Leicestershire has won the accolade of providing the Christmas tree for display outside 10 Downing Street after being crowned Champion Christmas Tree Grower of the Year 2025. Read more - open to all

The London College of Garden Design (LCGD) has been recognised for its leadership in sustainability, embedding environmental principles into its training and shaping the next generation of responsible, biodiversity-focused garden design professionals. Read more - open to all

No stranger to innovation in promoting gardening plants and products, Richard Jackson is launching his first ever TikTok LIVE, this Saturday 18th October at 10am. Read more - members only

The Government’s climate change and biodiversity targets will not be met without greater support for domestic tree production, according to a groundbreaking new report produced jointly by the Woodland Trust, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), the National Trust (NT) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Read more - members only

Losses reduce at The Range as sales grow driven by the acquisition and rapid expansion of 53 Homebase stores along with the relaunch of Wilco.com. Read more - members only

Dobbies Garden Centre in Royston has become the sixth store to complete upgrades to the shopping experience as part of the retailer’s national refurbishment programme.  Read more - members only

JUB Holland has won the Sustainable Product of the Year – Soft Landscaping Award at the 2025 Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards for The Vibrant Verge, a biodiversity-boosting planting concept transforming public spaces. Read more - open to all