York Christmas Trees and Santa Trees lead the 2026 BCTGA Awards, with winners supplying festive trees and wreaths to No. 10 Downing Street.

Newly refurbished 150-seat restaurant at Victoria Garden Centre includes heritage wall destined for Notcutts other sites during 130^th anniversary, next year. Read more - open to all

The inaugural winners of the Allensmore Great British Bloom Off trophy are Chepstow Garden Centre.  Awarded for the best mixed display of Roses and Perennials. Read more - open to all

Four Origin Green-tech employees are celebrating 20 years with the business, recognising their contribution to its growth, development and continued success.

GARDENA has announced its 2026 Top of the Plots winners, celebrating Britain's inspiring allotments, gardens and community growing spaces despite challenging weather conditions. Read more - open to all

GCA members can join a London Christmas retail tour in November, gaining festive merchandising inspiration while raising funds for children’s hospice garden charity Greenfingers. Read more - open to all

Supporters can vote between Machu Picchu and the Great Wall of China for Greenfingers Charity’s next overseas fundraising challenge in 2028. Read more - open to all

Irish Christmas Tree Growers (ICTG) will stage its annual Harvest Field Day at Laganvale Farm, Lisburn, Co Down, on Friday 2 October, with demonstrations of how drone technology can help growers. Read more - members only

Wyevale Nurseries has retained Plant Healthy Certification for a sixth consecutive year, recognising its continued commitment to plant health and biosecurity.

Steep & Sprout™, an innovative Shropshire-made plant tea from LOHAS Fertiliser Ltd, has been named the winner of the 2026 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund, securing a package of funding and industry support designed to accelerate the product’s journey into the garden retail market. Read more - open to all

Garden Centre Association members can enter the 2026 Worrall Cup from September 1, with an earlier deadline designed to avoid the festive rush.

Greenfingers Charity raised £32,000 at its 2026 Summer Ball and has extended its Early Bird offer for the 2027 event until 10 August.

YPHA is inviting members aged 35 and under to visit Maelor Forest Nurseries, offering exclusive industry insight, networking opportunities and expert discussions on the future of forestry.

The Duchess of Gloucester visited Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford, meeting staff and learning about the wholesale grower's propagation, sustainability and British-grown plant production.

Greenfingers Charity is seeking players and sponsors for its inaugural Golf Day at Staverton Park on 15 April 2027, raising funds for children’s hospice gardens.

Martin Ward has left GIMA only months after taking over as director, prompting the association to put interim support in place while it reviews its longer-term needs. Read more - members only

Milestone Garden Centre celebrated its 20th anniversary with more than 2,000 visitors, marking two decades of growth in the Scottish Borders.

The Greenfingers Charity is celebrating a fundraising milestone, with the garden retail sector coming together to raise a grand total of £5,912 at Glee 2026 – surpassing last year’s impressive £4,200 and marking the strongest Glee total to date. Read more - open to all

Blue Diamond Garden Centres have announced a series of exclusive Christmas preview evenings on Thursday 22^nd October to launch their Christmas 2026 season. Read more - open to all

Fourth-generation family tree nursery Frank P Matthews, based in Worcestershire, is celebrating double industry success after receiving two prestigious accolades, highlighting both its commitment to modern innovation and its deep horticultural expertise. Read more - open to all

Allensmore Nurseries takes the overall Grower of the Year title as the HTA Awards recognise innovation, sustainability, technology and talent across UK horticulture.

The Greenfingers Charity is calling on supporters to get on their bikes for an unforgettable fundraising challenge in 2027, cycling more than 300 miles from London to Amsterdam to help create magical gardens for children and families who spend time in hospices. Read more - open to all

A pioneering project in Manchester is testing whether artificial intelligence can help tackle one of the biggest challenges facing urban tree planting: keeping trees alive... Read more - open to all

Bell Plantation Garden Centre, on Watling Street near Towcester, has joined the Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group, increasing its membership to ten independent, family-owned businesses. Read more - members only

The Garden Centre Association has unveiled its 2027 conference programme, featuring leading speakers covering retail, economics, consumer behaviour, data, leadership and business resilience. Read more - open to all

Greenfingers Charity is recruiting runners for 10 exclusive places in the 2027 London Landmarks Half Marathon, raising funds for therapeutic gardens at children's hospices.

In a bid to drive footfall over a long hot summer, Garden centres continue to diversify, developing their food offering, creating family customer events and activities and opening new social and sporting venues. Read more - members only

Planters Tamworth, Old Railway Line and Poundbury Gardens won top honours in the GCA's 2026 Midlands, Wales & West regional summer awards.

Bents Garden & Home, Fron Goch Garden Centre and Klondyke Howdens claimed top honours in the GCA's 2026 North region summer awards.