The annual GIMA Charity Golf Day teed off last week on Thursday 4^th June, welcoming a record-breaking 100 golfers to Belton Woods Golf, Spa and Hotel for a day of sporting competition, networking and fundraising – all in aid of the Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

Bents Garden & Home is launching a new family attraction, Dinosaurs in the Hidden Garden, from 1 July to 6 September, transforming its Hidden Garden into an immersive dinosaur trail. Read more - open to all

The garden retail sector is being encouraged to wear floral finery and raise funds in support of the Greenfingers Charity Kilimanjaro trekking team.

Greenfingers Charity will transform a RHS Malvern show garden into a permanent therapeutic space at James Hopkins Trust. Read more - open to all

Manchester-based garden retailer J. Parker’s welcomed David Domoney to Daisy Nook Garden Centre for a community fundraising event supporting The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Read more - open to all

SOLEX launches summer in style as its third annual Awards & Afterparty returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 7 July 2026, reimagined as the SOLEX World Cup Awards Night celebration. Read more - open to all

Dobbies’ first-year partnership with Alzheimer’s Research UK triples its target, funding brain health research and community awareness initiatives.

Garden Re‑Leaf Day 2026 once again highlighted the remarkable generosity and camaraderie that define the garden industry, as supporters across the UK came together for Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

British Garden Centres opens its new Grantham site on 3 April, with Adam Frost leading celebrations after a major refurbishment.

Gardena relaunches its Top of the Plots competition for 2026, inviting UK growers to showcase their plots across seven categories, with entries opening 7 May and judged by Huw Richards.

Horticultural Trades Association is sponsoring a 24-strong industry team climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Greenfingers Charity and a new hospice garden.

Supporters across the garden industry are preparing for the annual Garden Re-Leaf sponsored walks, raising funds for the Greenfingers Charity ahead of Garden Re-Leaf Day on 20 March.

Industry partners including Mountain Warehouse are backing a Greenfingers Charity trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, helping fundraisers raise money to build a new therapeutic hospice garden at Naomi House & Jack’s Place.

Roots to Retail visitors were welcomed to Frank P Matthews in Tenbury Wells by Bransford Webbs and New Leaf Plants, marking its 125th anniversary and recent investments. Read more - members only

The Prosper Buying Group appoints Simon Bourne (Retail Director, Perrywood Garden Centres) as its new Chairman, succeeding Terry Head. Read more - members only

Frank P Matthews Trees has launched a new commemorative apple tree, ‘Legacy’, for the forthcoming season, marking its 125th anniversary while supporting the work of the National Garden Scheme. Read more - open to all

With just three weeks remaining before the Greenfingers Charity Kilimanjaro Trek begins, anticipation is building among the team preparing to tackle Africa’s highest mountain in support of children’s hospice gardens.

This National Children’s Gardening Week, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is highlighting the benefits of gardening for young people, inspiring them, and supporting their physical activity, education and wellbeing. Read more - open to all

Vitax, leading garden care specialists based in Coalville, Leicestershire, demonstrates its commitment to sustainability through a tree planting event in the National Forest, as part of its latest community partnership. 

Greenfingers Charity runners raised over £12,600 at the London Landmarks Half Marathon, supporting therapeutic gardens for children in hospices across the UK. Read more - open to all

Plant Heritage joins Big Give Earth Raise 2026 aiming to raise £10,000 for plant conservation, supported by HelenLikesPlants and the Planting Design Collective ahead of RHS Chelsea.

Green-tech continues backing Perennial, the UK charity supporting horticulture workers, providing advice, financial aid, and wellbeing support.

GARDENA and UNICEF renew their partnership to expand access to clean water and sanitation, aiming to support 355,000 vulnerable children and families while raising global awareness about water conservation.

Excitement builds across the garden retail sector as businesses and teams prepare for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026, uniting for one of the industry’s most positive and impactful fundraising events. Read more - open to all

British Garden Centres is preparing nationwide fundraising for Garden Re‑Leaf Day, with all 78 centres supporting Greenfingers Charity through events and challenges, aiming to raise £100,000 during 2026.

Blue Diamond Garden Centres are ramping up their support for Greenfingers Charity this year by extending Garden Re‑Leaf Day into a full week of fundraising activities. Read more - open to all

Garden centre sector sees expansion plans approved, restaurants reopening and new openings, a centre offered for sale, redevelopment proposals submitted and retailers investing in technology following fires and rising retail theft. Read more - members only

The Horticultural Trades Association has won Sector Representation of the Year and was highly commended for Best Association Transformation at the 2026 Trade Association Forum Awards.

Last month, British Garden Centres hosted a visit from opposition MP, Priti Patel, and underlined the need for urgent political support with rising costs and regulatory pressures Read more - open to all