Bridgemere Show Gardens shortlisted for RHS Partner Garden of the Year 2025

Explore 16 stunning award-winning gardens at Bridgemere Show Gardens, competing in the RHS Partner Garden of the Year 2025. Vote now to celebrate the joy these gardens bring to visitors. Read more - open to all

Yorkshire Garden Centres host Yorkshire Day Spinathon UPDATED

Team members at a Bradford garden centre group will take to two wheels on Yorkshire Day to raise funds for its charity of the year.  Read more - open to all

Yorkshire Garden Centres spinathon for Martin House Childrens Hospice

Greenfingers Charity celebrates summer of garden projects

The Greenfingers Charity is marking the summer with a series of transformative garden installations across children's hospices in the UK.  Each space is designed to nurture rest, play, reflection, and connection. Read more - open to all

4 Flower Award for BGC at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse show

British Garden Centres continued its successful event season at the first RHS Wentworth Woodhouse Flower Show, raising awareness of the brand in Yorkshire’s spectacular new horticultural setting. Read more - open to all

GCA’s summer 2025 East region winners revealed

Garden centre staff across the GCA’s East region are celebrating after receiving awards at a presentation held yesterday evening at British Garden Centres, Northampton. Read more - open to all

GCA DGC of year East area 2025 Perrywood Tiptree

Yorkshire Garden Centre Group raises over £11,000

Yorkshire Garden Centres raise over £11,000 for Martin House Children’s Hospice. Read more - open to all

Tong Garden Centre's charity champion Chantelle Brayson and Diane Farrar.

June events raise vital funds for Perennial

In June, Perennial raised nearly £10,000 through two inaugural events: a five-a-side football tournament and a charity golf day. Read more - open to all

The Winning Golfers

Evergreen sponsors England footballer to encourage young people into the garden

With a packed summer of sport ahead, new research commissioned by Miracle-Gro reveals 68% of UK parents believe major events inspire their children to be more active outdoors. Over 70% have even set up sporting equipment in the garden to encourage kids to get moving beyond the screen. Read more - open to all

Henry Bell celebrates landmark anniversary

There are celebrations in the air as Henry Bell & Co marks its 200th anniversary. Established in Grantham, Lincolnshire, back in 1825, it has grown to become a market leader in the animal and pet food industry. Read more - open to all

Henry Bell & Co celebrates its 200th anniversary!

Greenfingers Garden runner-up in People’s Choice Award

The Greenfingers Charity is delighted to announce that its 25th Anniversary Show Garden, unveiled at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live, has been named runner-up in the prestigious Visitors’ Choice Award. Read more - open to all

The Greenfingers Anniversary Garden

GIMA Charity Golf Day delivers another winning round

The annual GIMA Charity Golf Day teed off in style on Thursday 5th June, welcoming garden industry professionals to Belton Woods Golf, Spa and Hotel in Grantham for a day of sporting competition, networking, and fundraising – all in aid of the Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

GIMA Golf Day 2025 - winners

Greenfingers Floral Ball: Last tickets available – book now

Only a few tickets remain for the Greenfingers Charity Floral Ball, taking place on Thursday 26 June 2025 at Coombe Abbey Hotel, Warwickshire. Book now to avoid missing this landmark event. Read more - open to all

Coombe Abbey - Greenfingers Floral Ball venue

Sign up today for the 2025 Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race

Get ready to make a splash as the much-anticipated Greenfingers Dragon Boat Race returns to Grendon Lakes on Sunday 6th July. There is space for up to 14 teams! Read more - open to all

 2024 Dragon Boat racers

The Greenfingers Charity breaks ground at Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice

The Greenfingers Charity is delighted to announce that work has officially begun on the brand-new Kitchen Garden at Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice in Arundel, West Sussex. Read more - open to all

Wyevale Nurseries to fundraise for the charity Perennial

Garden centres keen to raise money and awareness for the vital work of the horticultural industry charity Perennial can now order three fundraising plants from Wyevale Nurseries for summer delivery.

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Salvia gregii Cuello Pink

Squire’s Donates £6,300 to Greenfingers Charity

Squire’s Garden Centres has donated £6,300 to Greenfingers Charity, raised through carrier bag sales at its 17 centres over the past year.

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Linda Petrons being presented with a cheque by Sarah Squire.

GCA crowns summer 2025 Midlands, Wales & West regional winners

Staff at garden centres across the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Midlands, Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during a presentation at Pugh’s Wenvoe (Thursday, July 24, 2025). Read more - open to all

Old Railway Line Garden Centre

New lease of life for plants from the HTA National Plant Show

Following the success of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) National Plant Show in June, several charities have benefited from donations of hundreds of plants. Read more - open to all

Myton Hospice in Warwick with plant donations from the HTA National Plant Show

Greenfingers Charity raises £60,000 at Inaugural Floral Ball to mark 25th Anniversary

Greenfingers Charity’s first Floral Ball raised £60,000 to support therapeutic gardens for children’s hospices across the UK. Read more - open to all

GCA announces North region summer 2025 award winners

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) North region members met yesterday afternoon and evening at Moss & Moor at Ilkley in Yorkshire for their Area Award presentations (Wednesday, July 16, 2025). Read more - open to all

Barton Grange DGC of year North 2025

GCA reveals 2025 South East region summer award winners

Garden centre teams from across the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) South East region are celebrating today after scooping awards during a presentation evening yesterday at Coolings Nurseries in Kent (Tuesday, July 8, 2025). Read more - open to all

The team from Ruxley Manor Garden Centre celebrating their awards

Rose Masterclass at Bradford Garden Centre raises charity funds

A rose masterclass hosted at Tong Garden Centre in Bradford has raised £200 for Martin House Children’s Hospice, which supports children with life-limiting illnesses.

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Andy Rollings from David Austin Roses

Poole’s Chestnut Nursery celebrates record success

Chestnut Nursery, Poole’s ‘plant paradise’ for shoppers, is celebrating a phenomenal 150% rise in sales since the site was transformed by a state-of-the-art redevelopment in 2019. Read more - open to all

Andy Verreck and the Chestnut team

Wyevale Nurseries wins Sustainability Award

Wyevale Nurseries has been awarded the Excellence in Sustainability Award at the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025. Read more - open to all

Some of team from Wyevale Nurseries at the recent awards evening

Martin Carnaby of LOFA Council presents a cheque to Mind

In support for mental health initiatives, Martin Carnaby, Country Manager UK & Ireland, Broil King and a valued member of the LOFA (Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association) Council, recently presented a cheque for £7,500 to Mind, the mental health charity. Read more - open to all

Green-Tech's 500-mile row for St Leonard’s Hospice

After raising an incredible £30,000 for five charities in 2024, the Green-tech team is taking on its next challenge—rowing 500 miles in just 5 days to support St Leonard’s Hospice, their chosen charity for 2025. Read more - open to all

Cycle challenge raises over £4,000 for Martin House

A team of cyclists led by the MD of Yorkshire Garden Centres raised over £4,000 for Martin House Children's Hospice when they tackled a challenging 85 km ride recently Read more - open to all

The team of cyclists at the start of the ride The fundraising cyclists

Celebrate National Children’s Gardening Week

Garden centres and nurseries across the UK are set to inspire the next generation of young gardeners during National Children’s Gardening Week, running from 24 May to 1 June 2025.  Read more - open to all

Hozelock launches Wellbeing Hub

Hozelock has launched its new Wellbeing Hub—a free online space designed to showcase the positive impact gardening can have on mental and physical wellbeing.

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 Hozelock Wellbeing Hub

Tee-off for a great cause at the GIMA Charity Golf Day!

Get ready to hit the fairways for an unforgettable day of golf, networking, and charity at the forthcoming GIMA Charity Golf Day 2025. This eagerly awaited annual event brings together colleagues, customers, and friends for a fantastic day of friendly competition, whilst also raising vital funds for the Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

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