Thetford Garden Centre completes major redevelopment

Thetford Garden Centre has completed a significant redevelopment project.  Now it can create exceptional cakes in generous portions that customers will truly enjoy. Read more - members only

The ladies

Dobbies unveils strategy to drive year-round footfall

Dobbies, the restructured UK garden centre group, has launched a new strategic and creative platform, "This Is Garden Living," aimed at driving year-round footfall. Read more - members only

J Parker’s buys Daisy Nook Garden Centre

J Parker has today taken over the operations of Daisy Nook Garden Centre in Failsworth near Manchester. Read more - members only

Squire’s re-launches Milford Garden Centre with sustainability at its core

Squire’s Garden Centres has re-launched its Milford centre. The redevelopment includes ambitious environmental initiatives making it the most sustainable centre in the group. Read more - members only

APAC Group buys Dobbies Leicester

The APAC group has bought back the freehold of Dobbies’ Rowena garden centre in Leicester that it had sold to Wyevale in 2000. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond takes control of World’s End this month

Spring garden centre openings at Blue Diamond will push the company’s turnover to over £400 million, an industry first.  No other group has achieved this milestone. Read more - members only

Harlestone Heath

Crowds at Shinfield opening

Crowds attend the BGC opening of Shinfield garden centre by gardening presenter, David Domoney, watched by Stubbs family members and MP Yuan Yang. Read more - members only

The future for Mr Fothergill’s

Michael Yates has been in position as CEO for just over 12 months. How is he restructuring Mr Fothergills since the takeover by Harwood Capital Management Ltd? Read more - members only

 “Curated for Cutting” Johnsons seeds range

“In my books Hillier is ‘It’” Carol Klein

The Hillier Awards evening celebrated the passion and hard work of the Hillier Teams plus the outstanding contributions of suppliers.  Horsham and Eastbourne were Garden Centres of the Year. Read more - open to all

Horticultural Supplier of the Year 2024 – Allensmore Nurseries

Garden Centre Group smashes its charity fundraising target

The teams at Yorkshire Garden Centres (YGC) group are celebrating a significant achievement as their six sites have surpassed their Charity of the Year fundraising target ahead of schedule. Read more - open to all

Lucy Whitley and Lynsey Dyson

Blue Diamond to take over Dobbies at Aylesbury

Blue Diamond confirms that it is to lease Dobbies garden centre at Aylesbury, formerly known as World's End. Read more - members only

Dobbies closes 3 more garden centres

Dobbies reveals the closure of 3 more Garden Centres in anticipation of their transfer to a new tenant. Read more - members only

Dobbies at Tewkesbury that will remain in the Dobbies portfolio

British Garden Centres makes it 7 from Dobbies

British Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of Dobbies Rugby and the leasing of the Dobbies Northampton site. Read more - members only

BGC buys Morpeth garden centre

British Garden Centres has acquired the lease of Dobbies centre in Morpeth, increasing its portfolio to 69 sites.  This is the fourth Dobbies garden centre it has taken over. Read more - members only

Plans for new garden centre in Alnwick approved by council

Plans to build the ‘premier garden centre in the North East’ on the outskirts of Alnwick have received the green light. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond rocks at the Roundhouse

Teams from Blue Diamond’s garden centres around the country dressed as rock stars and gathered at the Roundhouse, the iconic rock venue in London.  Read more - members only

Rick Parfitt Jnr

Blue Diamond to open Harlestone Heath Garden Centre on March 24th

Blue Diamond is set to open Harlestone Heath Garden Centre on Monday, March 24th.  The former Dobbies site closed in December.  Read more - members only

photo:Northampton Chronicle

Blue Diamond will be exclusive plant supplier to new Titchmarsh channel

Blue Diamond Garden Centres will be the ‘exclusive indoor and outdoor plant supplier’ to the “Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh” channel due to launch on YouTube in April 2025. Read more - members only

YPHA secures further support from key industry sponsors

The YPHA has unveiled five renewed sponsorships for 2025–2026, showing continued confidence in its mission to nurture the next generation of horticulture professionals. Read more - open to all

Gardening Club takes over Sheeplands Garden Centre

The Gardening Club has taken over the operations of Sheeplands Garden Centre, located on the A4 between Maidenhead and Reading. Read more - members only

Plan for a green, community focussed garden centre at Sheeplands

Steve Harper to leave Southern Trident for Grass Gains

Steve Harper is to leave his position as CEO of Southern Trident to join Grass Gains, a rapidly growing recent entrant to the grass care market. Read more - open to all

Steve Harper

Notcutts begins final phase of Woodbridge redevelopment

Notcutts has embarked on the third phase of Woodbridge Garden Centre' s redevelopment, expanding its indoor retail area with a new front entrance and a complete refit. Read more - members only

Gosforth reopened by British Garden Centres

The first former Dobbies garden centre to be taken over by British Garden Centres reopened last weekend.  See the images. Read more - members only

BGC shares new garden centres' opening dates

British garden centres has shared the opening dates for six of the seven new garden centres it has leased that were operated by Dobbies. Read more - members only

New Leaf to distribute Zelari Pianti

New Leaf Plants has entered into an agreement to supply garden centres and landscapers with Italian specimen plants from the renowned Italian grower Zelari. Read more - members only

3 generations launch Squire’s loyalty programme

Three generations of the Squire family business have come together this week to celebrate the launch of Friends of Squire’s - the new loyalty programme of Squire’s Garden Centres. Read more - members only

Colin Squire with daughter, Sarah Squire, and granddaughter Felicia Baily

Greenwood Plants trials electric distribution with Volta Trucks

Greenwood Plants has partnered with Volta Trucks to trial an electric vehicle in its national logistics fleet. Read more - members only

Homebase owed Garden creditors over £7m

Homebase administrators list 33 stores that will close this month and publish list of creditors with over £7m owed to suppliers of garden products. Read more - members only

Allensmore invests in expansion and sustainability

Allensmore, a top 10 plant supplier to UK garden centres, has made significant strides in both expansion and its environmental credentials. Read more - members only

Dobbies appoints James Barnes as an advisor

HTA Chairman and chief executive of Dobbies till 2013, James Barnes, has been appointed as an advisor to Dobbies Garden Centres. Read more - open to all

James Barnes

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