The ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’
The ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’ is back and the fundraising total has tipped over £20,000. Read more - open to all
The ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’
The ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’ is back and the fundraising total has tipped over £20,000. Read more - open to all
Over £30,000 raised at the Greenfingers Charity Fundraising Dinner
138 guests enjoyed a superb evening putting the fun back into FUNdraising all in the name of Greenfingers. The fundraising element was so strong that throughout the evening, more than £30,000 was raised for the children’s hospice garden charity. Read more - open to all
Notcutts surpass 1.5 million charity donations through Pennies
1.5 million micro-donations at Notcutts, in partnership with the UK charity Pennies, have raised over £500,000 for various charity partners. Read more - members only
Notcutts wins Best Employer award
Notcutts Garden Centres win the Hospitality and Retail category in the Eastern Region Awards for Best Employer. Read more - members only
Wyevale Nurseries’ salvias raise £1,600 for Perennial charity
Garden Centres have helped support horticultural industry charity Perennial this year by ordering two special fundraising salvias from Wyevale Nurseries and they have helped raise £1,600 for the charity. Read more - open to all
GIMA confirms its 2023 Greenfingers fundraising total
After another year as GIMA’s chosen charity, Greenfingers – the charity behind almost 70 therapeutic garden spaces at children’s hospices across the country - has recently received over £20,000 from the garden manufacturers trade association following another year of fundraising. Read more - open to all
Perennial’s Fiery Fundraiser ignites over £4,000 in donations
A Blazing Success: Perennial’s Fiery Fundraiser at York Gate ignites over £4,000 in donations. Read more - open to all
Work begins on Greenfingers’ latest garden
Summer may have ended but for the Greenfingers Charity, a busy time lies ahead as building work started on the garden at The Nook in Norfolk and Demelza Hospice in Sittingbourne, Kent earlier last month. Read more - open to all
Devon Christmas tree farm crowned Champion Growers 2023
Dartmoor Christmas Tree Farm in Devon have won the accolade of providing the Christmas tree for Downing Street after being crowned Champion Christmas Tree Grower of the Year 2023. Read more - open to all
Garden centres expanding (and closing) around the UK
Our latest round up of local news includes a fight for British Garden Centres, the opening of RHS - The Plant Space in Bluewater, new owners for Findon Garden Centre and two sales by Christie & Co. Read more - members only
Tillington hat trick for Henry Bell
Henry Bell & Co has secured a 12-month primary supplier contract for its wild bird food and accessories range with the Tillington Group for a third year running. Read more - open to all
A successful 'Nuts Challenge’ for Perennial
It was mad and it was muddy, and it brought individuals and organisations together in a fantastic show of support for the UK’s only charity dedicated to supporting everyone who works with plants, tress, flowers or grass – Perennial. Read more - open to all
Choice Marketing brings RocketGro on board as Associate Supplier
The leading buying and marketing group has signed RocketGro as an Associate Supplier with immediate effect, connecting its garden centre members with the Somerset manufacturer’s game-changing growing media products. Read more - open to all
Imagine a world with no horticulture
A frank opening speech by Fran Barnes, The HTA’s new chief executive, challenged politicians attending the HTA Conference to imagine a world with no horticulture. Read more - members only
Launch of National Education Nature Park
Schools, nurseries and colleges in England are invited to join the National Education Nature Park – developing young people’s green skills and enhancing biodiversity. Read more - members only
GCA members to compete for Worrall Cup
Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) are being invited to put their marketing and community campaigns to the test as part of the organisation’s annual Worrall Cup competition (December 2023). Read more - open to all
Dig deep for Perennial’s Christmas donation appeal
With Christmas just around the corner, Perennial is appealing to the industry to grow wellbeing and support people working in horticulture this season by making a goodwill donation. Read more - open to all
British Garden Centres unveil its Christmas themes for 2023
It’s that time of year once again and British Garden Centres, the largest UK family-run garden centre group has revealed its festive decorating inspiration to help customers deck the halls for the season. Read more - open to all
New home fragrance range to support the Greenfingers Charity
Home fragrance specialists, Elements of Fragrance, has confirmed a new range of home scents will launch later this year and will exclusively raise funds for the children’s hospice garden charity, Greenfingers. Read more - open to all
Over 10,000 meals saved from going to waste
British Garden Centres and the leading surplus food app, Too Good To Go, are thrilled to announce a significant milestone in their partnership. Together, they have prevented more than 10,000 meals from going to waste since the initiative was rolled out across some sites earlier this year. Read more - open to all
Man dies in accident at Titchfield Garden Centre
UPDATED A former Olympian in his 70’s has died after being hit by a lorry at Stewarts Abbey Garden Centre in Titchfield, Hampshire. Read more - members only
The ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’returns
Millbrook’s Tammy Woodhouse & Greenfingers’ very own Linda Petrons poised to give us the ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’ Read more - open to all
Heroes of our villages, towns and cities
12 Category winners announced for the 2023 RHS Britain in Bloom competition. Newcastle-under-Lyme has been awarded RHS gold and the accolade of Overall Winner Read more - members only
Hillier opens new retail building at Newbury
A new retail building, the first part of the redevelopment at Hillier’s Newbury Garden Centre, has been unveiled. Read more - members only
Problem solving plants event at Provender Nurseries
Over 130 customers were a part of an extremely successful, fully booked, Problem Solving Plants event at Provender Nurseries. Read more - open to all
RHS lists peat-free growers
The Royal Horticultural Society has surveyed hundreds of UK nurseries and growers to find their peat-free status and movement towards transitioning away from using peat. Read more - members only
Bransford Webbs raises over £6,000 for Perennial
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company have raised over £6,000 this year for Perennial through sales of the stunning Nemesia ‘Peaches n Cream’. Read more - open to all
British Garden Centres raise over £6300 for Macmillan’s Coffee Morning
British Garden Centres is delighted to have raised an impressive £6370.79 for the Macmillan Coffee Morning last month. This charitable event, organised annually by Macmillan Cancer Support, aims to raise funds to help improve the lives of those affected by cancer. Read more - open to all
10,000 sign up for Garden Centre's loyalty programme
Perrywood Garden Centres has launched a new loyalty programme called ‘Perrywood Bloom’. In just one month 10,000 customers have already signed up. Read more - open to all
Greenfingers selected as a chosen charity
The Greenfingers Charity is delighted to have been selected by the President of the Sandringham Association of Royal Warrant Holders (SARWH) as his chosen charity. Read more - open to all