Local news reports reveal the pressure on small garden centres.  3 are closing, 2 are for sale. There’s also a blaze caused by a mouse and the opening of Webbs’ Floral Fields. Read more - members only

Perennial - the charity who supports those who work in horticulture - is excited to invite you and your team to participate in a thrilling firewalk fundraiser on 18 October 2024. Read more - open to all

Hamilton’s Outdoor Living, a new outdoor living showroom in Penrith, Cumbria, officially opened in May 2024, welcoming both the public and garden professionals.  Read more - open to all

David Knight is thrilled with the new retail extension at Knights Garden Centre in Warlingham, Surrey, completed last month. Read more - members only

Garden centre staff throughout the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) East region are celebrating today after picking up awards during a presentation at Coton Orchard Garden Centre yesterday evening. Read more - open to all

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) North region members met yesterday afternoon at Strikes Stokesley Garden Centre for their Area Award presentations.

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Teams at garden centres across the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) South East area are celebrating after scooping awards during a presentation evening yesterday at Haskins Garden Centre Snowhill. Read more - open to all

The deadline to enter the HTA Grower of the Year Awards has been extended and entries will now close on Tuesday 30 July 2024.

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Gardening for health charity Thrive hosted a corporate volunteer day with home and garden retailer Robert Dyas in June at its garden in London Battersea Park. Read more - open to all

Wyevale Nurseries has been awarded a Plant Healthy Certificate for its high biosecurity standards for the fourth year in succession it’s been revealed this month (June 2024). Read more - open to all

Earlier this month a group of Greenfingers Charity supporters came together to help revitalise the garden at the Bluebell Children’s Hospice in Sheffield. Read more - open to all

World-renowned rose breeder David Austin® Roses has raised £10,000 for the National Garden Scheme with a special event in the garden of founder David C. H. Austin OBE. Read more - open to all

Inadequate training and poor facilities at border posts cause damage to products and frustration for drivers. Read more - members only

Team members from the leading bespoke greenhouse brand, Alitex, are set to take on a mammoth 225km cycle challenge this June to help raise funds for the William Wates Memorial Trust. Read more - open to all

A dedicated team from British Garden Centres recently volunteered their time to support St Andrew’s Hospice in Grimsby.  Read more - open to all

Squire’s received a total of 21 accolades across a range of categories in the GCA Awards announced recently, in the South East and East area Results. Read more - members only

The Ball Colegrave Summer Showcase has been as spectacular as ever despite the weather.  This is partly because Ball’s breeding strategy… Read more - members only

16th July marked another significant milestone for both the Greenfingers Charity and the team at Derian House Children’s Hospice as the all-new Sensory Garden was officially opened. Read more - open to all

Two leading commercial UK nurseries based in Herefordshire have held a charity football match to raise funds for Dementia UK (July 2024). Read more - open to all

Mark the 26th June 2025 in your diaries now, as you will not want to miss the Greenfingers Charity’s Floral Ball, a truly special event to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary. Read more - open to all

Staff at garden centres across the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Midlands, Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during a presentation yesterday afternoon and evening at Melbicks Garden Centre. Read more - open to all

Unwins seeds, part of Westland Horticulture, a leading name in the gardening industry, and British Garden Centres, is delighted to announce the successful fundraising of £1,800 for the Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

Every year, LOFA selects a variety of charities to receive financial contributions. We focus on organisations that resonate with our business values or hold personal significance within our industry or for our LOFA members. Read more - open to all

Returning after a 13-year hiatus, the Greenfingers Charity Dragon Boat race returned with a fiercely fought competition and a fun day out for all the family. With five teams battling it out, it was the Westland Warriors that walked away champions. Read more - open to all

The first HTA Business Improvement Study Tour of 2024, sponsored by Westland horticulture and Smart Garden took place earlier this month. Read more - open to all

Burgon & Ball, creator of beautiful premium gardening tools and accessories since 1730, recently worked in collaboration with the RHS to deliver the RHS Family Gardening Festival.

It has been a difficult year so far for garden centres with sales flat, down in volume terms, and costs up.  What do garden centres expect from the rest of the year? Read more - members only

Managing a business is more difficult now.  Garden centre bosses explain how they are protecting profits when sales are level and costs have risen?

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