Quarterly results from Kingfisher show a strong performance from Screwfix to compensate a fall in sales at B&Q as the ONE Kingfisher transformation plan progresses. Read more - members only

At the recent BHETA networking event, Amazon buyers were out in force and outlined several services that could take the supplier opportunities to new levels.  Read more - members only

Blue Diamond is to take on the lease of the new £10m Bridgford garden centre near Nottingham once it has been built. Read more - members only

The London Stock Exchange has listed 3 garden retailers in its list of 1000 companies to inspire Britain.  They are Creative Gardens, Notcutts and Primrose. Read more - members only

Kelkay has announced that the former Gardman marketing director, Sarah Downing, has been appointed as head of marketing, a newly created role. Read more - open to all

Berwick Garden Centre has revealed that they bought a third site at the end of last year. Primarily a retail nursery, Plantsplus is being extended to include a restaurant. Read more - members only

RC Kemp & Son, a bedding and veg plant grower in Worplesdon, Surrey, is seeking to build new nursery to cope with increasing demand. Read more - members only

Dobbies is to launch an online store early next year serving the whole of the UK following an agreement with the Ocado Group’s Speciality Stores. Read more - members only

Hillier has recruited from within and attracts a buyer from Dobbies to fill the vacancies left after last month’s departures to Dobbies. Read more - members only

Planters at Bretby has submitted an application to redevelop and extend its garden centre at Bretby in South Derbyshire. Read more - members only

Yarnton Nurseries, the garden centre and shopping village near Oxford, has been sold to a property investment fund for £10.3m. Read more - members only

Westland is spending £4m on TV advertising starting next week, with sales of the Westland SafeLawn ‘going well’ following an unprecedented sell-in to retailers.  See the new TV advert. Read more - members only

Increasing losses have lead Countrywide Farmers to announce that it is putting its Country Stores business up for sale. Read more - members only

Nicholas Marshall lays out his vision for Dobbies and reveals a treasure chest to buy new sites in the South. Read more - members only

Brantano, the shoe retailer with concessions in over 20 garden centres, has gone into administration a year after it was bought out of a previous administration. Read more - members only

The Sunday Telegraph appears to confirm trade rumours that Terra Firma was forced to prop up Wyevale earlier this year. Updated with  comments from Guy Hands. Read more - open to all

Crocus.co.uk, the original online garden centre, is to test a new retail concept with a geographical presence starting next year at Dorney Court. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond plans to double turnover by 2022 as profits jump by 28%. So far 2017 trade has been promising. Read more - members only

Marshalls, UK manufacturer of paving and hard landscaping products, says domestic order books are the longest ever as overall sales are up 6% so far this year. Read more - members only

Newspan has started construction to create one of the biggest destination garden centres in the country at Bridgford garden centre. Read more - members only

Nicholas Marshall brings in former Wyevale colleagues as he builds a new Dobbies catering team with plans for significant improvements. Read more - members only

Gardena is piloting an Ambassador store to showcase its product range at Gordale Garden Centre in the Wirral. Read more - members only

248 Blue Diamond staff celebrated at the group’s annual awards and were told by MD Alan Roper that the group is fast becoming a titan of its industry. Read more - members only

Forest has unveiled a noise reducing Decibel Panel that it believes is the most significant development in fence panels in years. Read more - members only

Garden centres report an excellent Easter and April with sales up 40% on last year and storm Katie. But chief executives tell us, “We must keep our feet on the ground,” and it will get tougher, with increased competition and inflation. Read more - members only

Bunnings opens its second pilot store today. It is also in St Albans, but trials a smaller format than the first. Read more - members only

Sources within Scotts Miracle-Gro say that an announcement about the sale of the UK and European businesses is expected within weeks or at most months. Read more - members only

Petersham Nurseries is to bring its passion for organic gardening, culinary excellence, ethical and sustainable sourcing to the heart of London in a new Floral Court luxury retail and residential development. Read more - members only

Hillier Nurseries announces a new sales team, following a recent restructure, part of an on-going development programme across Hillier Wholesale Nurseries. Read more - members only

After acquiring the garden centre last month, Whitehall re-opened Woodborough on the 23^rd March after total re-furbishment. It is offering free PYO daffodils for Mother’s Day. Read more - members only