As the Dobbies deal is announced, Marcus Eyles told GIMA suppliers his task is to put a heritage gardening brand back on the map after the difficult Tesco years. By 2020 the Dobbies offer must be completely different. Read more - members only

Wyevale Garden Centres have announced the sale of 31 centres to Dobbies Garden Centres for an undisclosed sum. Read more - members only

Julian Winfield, CX of Haskins, said, “Doing the construction in two phases like this has undoubtedly added time and cost to the project, but we believe that there are enormous benefits to our approach.” Read more - members only

The new owner of Leighton Buzzard Garden Centre has just completed phase 1 of a face lift.  He also owns Willington Garden Centre near Bedford and owns a supplier of terracotta glazed pots. Read more - members only

Notcutts Garden Centres, has hosted its annual conference and awards dinner to celebrate the success of colleagues and teams across its 18 garden centres nationwide. Read more - members only

Dobbies has identified an opportunity to grow sales by addressing visitors everyday shopping needs.  This has led to a deal with Nisa across 35 foodhalls. Read more - members only

The Prime Minister has helped convince a planning inspector to allow Hare Hatch Sheeplands to re-open a garden shop 22 months after it lost its planning battle with Wokingham District Council. Read more - members only

Veronique Laury the Group CEO of Kingfisher is to leave along with 2 other executives. The announcement coincided with news of a fall in profits at group that owns B&Q and Castorama in France. Read more - members only

Hillier Nurseries has completed a major redevelopment of the Despatch facility at the company’s nursery in Hampshire. Read more - members only

Hillview Garden Centres has sold the two sites to the charity Shaw Trust as forecast by Gardenforum last month. Read more - members only

Since acquiring glove supplier Briers earlier this month, Smart says it has been ‘running hard’ to restore the business but there will still be some gaps until its re-launch in September. Read more - members only

A parish council is to debate the future of Wyevale’s Hare Hatch Garden Centre and the controversial Hare Hatch Sheeplands. Both have been zoned for possible re-development in Wokingham Borough Council’s draft local plan. Read more - members only

2017 Accounts for Wyevale Garden Centres Capital show a loss of £-105.3m and warn of material uncertainty concerning the ability of the group to meet its liabilities. Today the Wyevale CEO says the recent sales mitigate this risk. Read more - members only

Smart Garden Products has announced the purchase of Briers, the leading glove supplier, from administrators. Read more - open to all

Hillview Group is to announce the sale of 2 short lease garden centres shortly. 6 other centres have been advertised for sale as investors explore the best options for the group. Read more - members only

Wyevale will have realised almost 80% of the its value when the current sales complete. 59 of its mostly smaller garden centres will remain. Consultation is to start on reducing the size of head office. We look at the list of garden centres sold. Read more - members only

Wyevale Garden Centres has announced two transactions for a total of six centres to garden centre groups Hillier Nurseries and Otter Nurseries. Read more - members only

Evergreen has started its TV campaign for Miracle-Gro and Roundup which runs till the middle of June. Read more - members only

Following the purchase of Brooke House Exhibitions, BHETA is to restructure with Will Jones as COO and Clare Holland as finance director. Read more - members only

APAC Group is to build its first floristry centre, a new concept, next to Wyevale’s Rowena garden centre in Leicester. Read more - members only

Wyevale is to close Crowland garden centre Nr Peterborough at the end of April if no buyer has been found, according to local news reports. Read more - members only

The sale of 30+ Wyevale garden centres is likely to be announced within weeks with Dobbies a likely purchaser and other groups in negotiations. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond announced the locations of a further 3 garden centres, including its biggest, at last night’s awards evening as Alan Roper received a standing ovation to recognise his 20 years contribution. Read more - members only

Fleurie Nursery, one of 3 growers belonging to Tristram Plants has acquired fellow Farplants producer, Star Plants. Read more - members only

Wyevale has sold Barnett Hill Garden Centre to Cherry Lane Garden Centres and Seven Hills Garden Centre at Walton on Thames to a property developer. Read more - members only

The government is consulting on proposed changes to regulations on waste and resources that will affect many companies. It has also updated its guidance on importing plants and plant products in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Read more - members only

Caulders has purchased Cumbernauld and Kinross garden centres from Dobbies. This will increase Caulders portfolio to 7 garden centres – all in Central Scotland. Read more - members only

Wyevale is selling five garden centres to British Garden Centres and gets ready for the season with a vast majority of its remaining centres. Read more - members only

December sales leapt 50% at the centres that Blue Diamond bought from Wyevale. Bicester is getting the full East Bridgford treatment at a cost of £3m to be ready for April. Read more - members only

A court has thrown out an appeal by Wokingham Borough Council which, if successful, would have landed the owner of the retail nursery at Hare Hatch Sheeplands with a suspended jail sentence and a fine. Read more - members only