Sipcam’s ‘Floral Thursday’ charity auction for Greenfingers Charity

Sipcam Home & Garden are once again raising money for Greenfingers charity, this time by auctioning off the last remaining Sipcam Floral Thursday shirt. Read more - open to all

Christmas starts early at Woodthorpe Garden Centre… in August

The magic of Christmas has arrived in Lincolnshire early as Woodthorpe Garden Centre becomes one of the first in the country to open its Christmas store  Doors open at 5pm on Monday August 21st. Read more - open to all

Meadow View Stone become silver partners to support Greenfingers’ Silver Anniversary Appeal

With the Greenfingers Charity celebrating its 25th anniversary next year, it is pleased to gain even more support from the garden retail sector with Meadow View Stone confirming its silver partner status. Read more - open to all

St Albans garden centre using £180k solar power investment to drive growth

A Hertfordshire-based nursery and garden centre is investing in driving sustainability with the support of a £180,000 loan from Lloyds Bank. Read more - open to all

Aylett Nurseries

5 New Garden Centre members for Choice Marketing

Buying and marketing group Choice Marketing has announced 5 new members expanding its nationwide network of independent garden centres to 52. Read more - members only

Gardentime in Dartmouth

Vitax renews charity partnership with £10,000 donation

Vitax has renewed its horticultural partnership with ABF The Soldiers’ Charity through donating £10,000 to help the organisation continue its vital work with soldiers, veterans and their immediate families. Read more - open to all

L-R: Paul Gooding, Vitax’s chairman; Claire Buck & Andy Gurney, Vitax directors; with Stuart Wiles

GCA unveils 2023 North Thames award winners

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) yesterday (Thursday, July 13) unveiled its winners for the North Thames region during a presentation at Poplars Garden Centre in Bedfordshire. Read more - open to all

Perrywood, Tiptree

Highfield Garden World is one of the best greeting card retailers in the UK

The team at Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire is celebrating after beating off stiff competition to win the title of Best Independent Garden Centre Retailer of Greeting Cards award at the recent Retas event. Read more - open to all

British Garden Centres presents Greenfingers Charity with £22,000 cheque

British Garden Centres has presented Greenfingers Charity, with a cheque for £22,000 following a year of fund-raising at its 62 stores across the UK. Read more - open to all

BGC and Greenfingers Cheque Presentation

GCA Midlands members receive 2023 regional awards

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) in the Midlands region are celebrating after receiving awards during a presentation evening this week (Wednesday, July 5, 2023) at Gates Garden Centre. Read more - open to all

GCA Midlands 2023 Webbs

Green energy target smashed at Highfield Garden World

Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire is on track to hit a new green energy milestone within the next few days. Since the completion of a substantial solar panel installation last Autumn, the amount of electricity generated on-site is about to hit the carbon offset equivalent of planting two thousand trees. Read more - open to all

Highfield's Jon Mason with Severn Wye Energy Agency's Sarah Dittman

GIMA Charity Golf Day 2023 – the results

Earlier this month over 100 golfers enjoyed a fun-filled day of golf, networking and fundraising at the 13th annual GIMA Golf Day, with the Zest team walking away as course victors once again having missed out on the trophy at last year’s event. Read more - open to all

Up, up & away – the Greenfingers Wing Walk is back!

An afternoon strapped to the roof of a plane might sound like a daunting prospect to most, but for seven lucky Greenfingers supporters it’s just another afternoon fundraising for the children’s hospice gardens charity. Read more - open to all

Mark Portman took to the skies back in 2019

1,738 new gardening-related shops in London since 2017

A NatWest study has revealed that the gardening sector has blossomed across the UK, with a +267% uptick in gardening-related shops opening since 2017.   Read more - members only

little dobbies in central Cheltenham

Gates joins the Tillington Group

Gates Garden Centre near Oakham in Leicestershire, has joined The Tillington Group,  a buying and marketing group for top independent garden centres. Read more - members only

CJ Wildlife set to climb Snowdon to raise money for two Shropshire charities

Staff from the Upton Magna based business, CJ Wildlife, will be lacing up their walking boots as they prepare to climb Mount Snowdon to raise vital funds for two Shropshire charities, Severn Hospice and Hillbrae Rescue Kennels. Read more - open to all

80 years on, Squire’s goes electric

Squire’s Garden Centres has become one of the first garden retailers to introduce electric delivery vehicles to its fleet. Read more - open to all

Colin Squire at wheel of electric van

Green-tech takes its first delivery as an Official Tubex Collection & Recycling Programme Drop-off Hub

Green-tech’s Trade Centre at Rabbit Hill Business Park was named as an Official Drop-off Hub for the Tubex Collection & Recycling Programme in June and took its first collection at the end of July. Read more - open to all

Mountfield donate mowers and tools to 'Children's Hospice South West'

The Mountfield team relish the chance to help charities whenever they can and were pleased to donate mowers and gardening tools to the team at Children's Hospice South West (CHSW). Read more - open to all

Garden Centres in the Regional News this month

Latest regional news reports on garden centres include, a £10,000 theft, introduction of facial recognition and garden centres opening and closing. Read more - members only

Scotch Corner Designer Village

First new rapid EV charging sites open

First new rapid EV charging sites open at British Garden Centres’ stores. British Garden Centres has partnered with Osprey Charging to increase access to public charging at its stores, supporting residents, businesses and visitors with reliable EV infrastructure. Read more - open to all

Osprey charge points at Wolseley Bridge

Scotland & Northern Ireland 2023 GCA award winners announced

Garden Centre Association (GCA) members in Scotland and Northern Ireland are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening this week (Tuesday, July 11, 2023) at Simpsons Garden Centre in Inverness. Read more - open to all

Klondyke Mortonhall Garden Centre

Wales & West GCA 2023 regional winners announced

Staff at garden centres across the Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during a Garden Centre Association (GCA) presentation evening at Cadbury Garden Centre last night (Thursday, July 6, 2023). Read more - open to all

: The team from The Old Railway Line Garden Centre celebrating their awards

GCA reveals North East & North West 2023 winners

Garden Centre Association (GCA) members across the North East and North West had plenty to cheer about yesterday (Wednesday, July 5) after picking up a bevvy of awards during a presentation at Tingley Garden Centre. Read more - open to all

The team from Bents Garden and Home with their awards

GCA’s South Thames 2023 area award winners revealed

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) in the South Thames region are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening yesterday (Tuesday, July 4, 2023) at Castle Gardens in Dorset. Read more - open to all

GCA South Thames awards July 2023 Ruxley Manor DGC winner

Ashford local shaves head in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust

Julie Porter (60), who works at the Dobbies Garden Centre in Ashford, is swapping her gardening shears for hair clippers as she has shaved her hair in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT). Read more - open to all

Barton Grange, Cowells and Tong join Prosper

UPDATE: Barton Grange, Cowells and Tong Garden Centres have signed up to the Prosper Buying Group.  So has St Peter’s Garden Centre saying time is right for a change. Read more - members only

Greenwood Plants wins contract to grow 3m native trees

Greenwood Plants has been awarded £2.7 million of funding by National Highways to grow three million native trees from seed, over five years. Read more - open to all

Malcolm Dare with Melanie Asker

An official drop-off Hub for FREE Tubex Collection & Recycling Programme

Tubex has expanded its Tree Shelter Collection and Recycling Programme by offering hubs around the UK where tree shelters can be dropped off to be recycled, completely free of charge. Read more - open to all

Dean Latten Site Director Berry Global Inc. presenting Josh Hebden with the certificate.

British Garden Centres partners with Diabetes UK

British Garden Centres is delighted to announce it is partnering with leading charity Diabetes UK, for its annual Wellness Walks this summer. Read more - open to all

Wellness Walk London Bridges

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