The Greenfingers charity, organiser of Garden Re-Leaf Day, is calling on every garden centre and industry supplier in the UK to take part in the forthcoming 2023 Garden ReLeaf event (Friday March 24th) to help the charity reach its £60,000 fundraising target set for the 2023 event. Read more - open to all

Garden centre and horticultural industry staff can now (January 2023) sign up for a FUNdraising event being held at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference (January 22 until 25, 2023). Read more - open to all

2022 was dominated by the recovery from the distortions to trade caused by Covid. It was a year of acquisitions. There were some game changers and sadly we lost some leading characters. Read more - open to all

EP Barrus has donated a selection of Wilkinson Sword and WOLF-Garten tools to the Volunteer Gardening Team at St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford. Read more - open to all

Brimsmore Gardens’ Christmas Displays have scooped first prize in the Garden Centre Association’s national Christmas Competition. Read more - open to all

Did you know that whilst buying for friends, family and colleagues you can also help raise much needed funds for the Greenfingers Charity? Read more - open to all

Green-tech has confirmed that it will continue its Platinum partnership and ongoing support to the charity for a third year running. Read more - open to all

Two Worcestershire nurseries collaborate to host a retail focused event. Read more - open to all

Blue Diamond has opened a new restaurant, Kipling Parlour, at Wilton garden centre in new state of the art building.   Read more - open to all

Andrew Griffith MP visited Greenwood Plants in Walberton on 18^th November after it was recently named ‘Sustainable Business of the Year’ at the 2022 Central South Business Awards. Read more - open to all

STIGA is proud of its track record when it comes to helping those in the community and there is no cause more deserving than that of the 'Perennial' charity.  Read more - open to all

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced (October 2022) that its annual conference will return in January (January 22-25, 2023) after previously being postponed due to Covid in 2021 and 2022. Read more - open to all

The Greenfingers Charity is set to officially open the new garden at St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle on October 12th; the development of which would not have been possible without the incredible funds and product donations from a wealth of generous supporters. Read more - open to all

British Garden Centres, has been busy fundraising throughout their stores for the national Macmillan Coffee Morning. The garden centre group beat last year’s total and raised an impressive £8814 from Friday 30^th September and across the weekend. Read more - open to all

Within the next few days, Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire will be generating almost half of its electricity from the sun. Read more - open to all

A personal plea from Guy Topping launches the GCA’s bid to raise £100,000 for Greenfingers.  Contributors will be entered into a Grand Draw of amazing prizes. Read more - open to all

Over the last two years, Perrywood Tiptree and Perrywood Sudbury have raised a grand total of £45,000 for local charities, schools and community projects. Read more - open to all

Horticultural workers and enthusiasts have until the end of this week to order their Perennial Naked Gardening Gardeners calendar for 2023 to receive it in time for the new year. Read more - open to all

Brimsmore Gardens and Garsons Garden Centre Esher have been announced as the national winners of the 2022 Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual Christmas display competition. Read more - members only

A group of pupils from Cheadle Catholic Infant & Junior School were crowned winners of Manchester Airport’s eco-garden competition at an event under the Concorde’s wings this afternoon. Read more - open to all

Alton Garden Centre in Wickford, Essex has been damaged by a fire which broke out in the roof of the restaurant. Read more - members only

Last week (December 1st) friends and supporters of Greenfingers Charity came together to enjoy the return of the charity’s annual fundraising dinner, where an incredible £31,000 was raised. Read more - open to all

Steve Potter celebrates his 50th Birthday by donating 50 Christmas Trees (one for each of his Birthdays!) to The One Love Project Soup Kitchen & Foodbank. Read more - open to all

In September, a 15-person team at Evergreen Garden Care took on the daunting National Three Peaks Challenge, attempting to summit the three tallest mountains in the UK within 24 hours. This ambitious goal was in support of Greenfingers Charity, who work to build gardens at children’s hospices throughout the UK. Read more - open to all

Burgon & Ball, the UK’s longest-established garden tool manufacturer, has been helping to get the West of England buzzing, in a new awards initiative created to raise awareness of the vital importance of bees and pollinators. Read more - open to all

Hot off the success of its RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden, horticultural charity, Perennial, is calling upon the gardening industry to support its 2023 calendar. Read more - open to all

Thrive, the charity that helps people with their mental and physical health through gardening has teamed up with the Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association, (LOFA) to help more people access their life changing gardening sessions.  Read more - open to all

Britain in Bloom judges were wowed by Amersham’s stunning sustainable displays and engagement with the community as they won a gold medal and took the top prize in the Finals of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) UK-wide community gardening competition. Read more - open to all

Dobbies Garden Centres is looking to spread the spirit of Christmas with its festive Not Your Average Community campaign, in partnership with Needlefresh. Read more - open to all

Back by popular demand, the annual Greenfingers Charity Fundraising Dinner is returning on December 1st with tickets already being snapped up by supporters of the children’s hospice garden charity.  Read more - open to all