BGC to open 58th garden centre
Amy Stubbs has been tasked with launching British Garden Centres’ 58th site, the former Cascades garden centre in Harrogate which will open early in April. Read more - members only
BGC to open 58th garden centre
Amy Stubbs has been tasked with launching British Garden Centres’ 58th site, the former Cascades garden centre in Harrogate which will open early in April. Read more - members only
RHS to open first 'Home of Gardening Science'
On Thursday 24 June, the UK’s first dedicated gardening science hub, surrounded by four acres of ‘living laboratories’, will open its gates to the public at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey. Read more - members only
Growth for Tong despite first lockdown
Sales were up 3.8% for Tong despite the garden centre being closed for seven weeks and the restaurant and play business closed for a further 8 week. Read more - members only
Provender Nurseries is certified Plant Healthy
Provender Nurseries are now certified ‘Plant Healthy’, one of the first group of ornamental suppliers to the horticultural industry to gain certification so far. Read more - open to all
Poundbury Gardens to mark 15th birthday
Poundbury Gardens will celebrate its 15th anniversary, with founders Mike and Louise Burks announcing plans to undertake 15 community planting projects to mark the occasion. Read more - open to all
Duchess of Cornwall celebrates Flowers from the Farm anniversary
Double celebration for Flowers from the Farm as 1000th grower joins on the 10th anniversary of the British cut flower grower association Read more - open to all
Wyevale garden centres blossom under Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond has added 65% in 2 years to the sales of the 9 garden centres acquired from Wyevale in August 2018. Read more - members only
Director of HE Knowles (Manufacturing) is banned
Former director of HE Knowles (Manufacturing) Ltd has been banned for 8 years after illegitimately diverting more than £510,000 from a finance company.
Read more - members onlyCrowborough to continue trading through 2021
Millbrook garden centres say the closure of Crowborough for housing is unlikely before the end of the year. The site will continue trading. Read more - members only
AMES UK invests £1m in infrastructure and people
AMES UK invests over £1m in forklifts, loaders and people in response to unprecedented demand early in 2021. Read more - members only
Dobbies tackles food waste with Too Good To Go
Dobbies has partnered with surplus food app, Too Good To Go, in a bid to combat food waste across its stores. Read more - members only
Mr Fothergill’s forms Greenregis for direct consumer sales
Mr Fothergill’s has combined its direct-to-consumer brands in a new subsidiary, Greenregis Ltd, with Paul Pates becoming MD. Read more - members only
Ames UK reports record revenues in 2020
Turnover for the AMES UK group of companies broke all the records in 2020. Kelkay, La Hacienda, Apta and True Temper all posted their largest ever trading month. Read more - members only
B&M sales jump 22.5% in golden quarter
Extra week’s wages for B&M UK stores staff as revenue increased by +26.6%, including like-for-like growth of +21.1% in the last quarter. Read more - members only
Profit and sales stack up at Stax
Leading wholesaler Stax Trade Centres reports a strong performance despite the year’s challenges (year to 29 August). Turnover jumped 17% to £135.4m with an operating profit of £4.6m. Read more - members only
Kingfisher signs franchise to expand B&Q in the Middle East
Kingfisher plc has signed a franchise agreement with the Al-Futtaim Group to expand B&Q in the Middle East. First step is the opening of B&Q franchised stores in Saudi Arabia. Read more - members only
Green-tech acquired by Origin Enterprises PLC
Green-tech, the UK’s leading manufacturer and distributor of landscaping, forestry and grounds maintenance equipment has been acquired by Origin Enterprises. Read more - members only
Dobbies sales reach £235m
Long awaited results for Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd for the year to 1st March 2020 show sales up to £235m with the acquisition of 31 garden centres from Wyevale. Read more - members only
Hillier withdraws from Chelsea
Hillier has withdrawn from Chelsea for 2021 and switched focus to online sales and the garden centre opening of Syon Park as spring sales take off. Read more - members only
David Austin explains shortage of roses
After a challenging year, David Austin has started slowly to re-open parts of its business closed due to the impact of Coronavirus. Read more - members only
Syngenta celebrates 25 years of Delta
Syngenta Flowers celebrates 25 years of Delta® Premium Pansies and declares renewal of the whole Delta®-series in the next two years. Read more - open to all
Henry Bell to supply own label for Blue Diamond
Henry Bell has reached an agreement to produce Blue Diamond’s wild bird food own label products as well as supplying its full wild bird care range. Read more - open to all
Parasene introduces gas products
Following its acquisition of the Parasene brand name Fireside Products has announced the launch of range of Parasene branded gas products. Read more - open to all
Garden Trading harvested by Joules
It is widely reported that Joules has bought the online home and garden retailer, Garden Trading, to extend its offer and reach a broader audience. Read more - members only
Bonnett writes open letter to APHA/Defra
Gardening Express boss writes to APHA/Defra re the farce preventing him from sending plants to Northern Ireland and the potential plant health risks. Read more - members only
Holt Garden centre to reopen after £1.25m refurbishment
Holt garden centre is to reopen on the 1st of March after a £1.25 million refurbishment. Read more - members only
Risk to Scottish horticulture is growing
The risk to Scottish horticulture is growing as garden centres remain closed. With Mother’s Day approaching, HTA calls for Scottish government to take action soon. Read more - open to all
Blue Diamond signs up Scotch Corner
Blue Diamond has agreed to lease its biggest garden centre yet. It is to be built as the cornerstone of Scotch Corner Designer Village in north Yorkshire. Read more - members only
Dobbies sponsors ITV’s ‘Love Your Weekend’ with Alan Titchmarsh
Dobbies is the exclusive broadcast sponsor of ITV’s ‘Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh’, that returned to screens on 3 January 2021. Read more - members only
Landmann Ltd has been bought by DS Group
The parent company of Landman limited, which was in administration, has been bought by DS group. It will continue to trade in the UK for the foreseeable future. Read more - members only