William Sinclair issues a further profit warning, but the company claims to be well placed to grow following very significant capital investment, investment in an exciting new range of products and its brand rejuvenation. Read more - members only

Richard Browne, until a year ago the long standing finance director of Gardman, has joined his old boss Paris Natar at Smart Garden, as sales beat target by a year. Read more - members only

Sinclair promises to revolutionise the growing media sector as it opens the 50 acre Ellesmere Port manufacturing and distribution site filled with world leading technology. Read more - members only

The Aftershocks from the Solus earthquake continue with news that Choice Marketing has formed a deeper trading relationship with Gardman. Read more - members only

As of 1st November Erskine Garden Centre will be owned by Caulders Garden Centres.  It will be their 4th. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond expects a turnover of more than £70m in 2014 and £80m in 2015. Alan Roper offers confidential discussions to garden centre owners thinking of leasing or selling their sites. Read more - members only

Trelawney’s Wadebridge operation is the latest addition to the Blue Diamond network. The sale of Trelaweney@Ashord should be completed next month. See more… Read more - members only

Electrolux Home Products has purchased the BeefEater brand of barbecues and outdoor lifestyle appliances from Woodland Home Products. Staff of both companies were informed last week. Read more - members only

Scotts has reopened the Solus Droitwich showrooms with a permanent display of the wider gardening range offered by Scotts Solus.  This is a first manifestation of a 3-year integration plan. Read more - members only

The financial press has been speculating that Tesco will offload non-core assets, such as Dobbies, as the supermarket responds to its accounting crisis. Read more - members only

Wyevale Garden Centres has announced the purchase of Moreton Park Garden Centre at Wrexham on the England Wales border. Read more - members only

Notcutts is to open phase 2 of Wheatcroft garden centre. The centrepiece is “The Street Kitchen” themed restaurant where each van cooks a different type of cuisine. See more… Read more - members only

Tom Chambers has announced the recent acquisition of Auld Lang Stone, the first of several acquisitions targeted by the company. Read more - members only

C-Crafts, the company run by former of Hobbycraft chief executive, is to open its first manned arts and crafts concession in Bents with the second to be announced shortly.  See more… Read more - members only

Administrators will continue to trade Tall Trees Garden Centre and The Nottingham Aquatic Centre for a short period while a purchaser is sought. See more... Read more - members only

Unsecured creditors have given almost complete support to John Woods Nurseries and the CVA arrangements proposed at this morning’s meeting with creditors. Read more - members only

Interim results from Marshalls, the hard landscaping manufacturer, show strong growth in commercial and domestic sales and orders with landscaper order books getting longer. Read more - members only

B&Q has introduced a 5p plastic carrier bag charge in England, a year ahead of when the law comes into force. Read more - members only

The Daily Telegraph reports that Gardman has appointed advisers to manage a possible sale as several private equity firms circle the business.  The company says whatever happens it's business as usual. Read more - members only

Scotts Miracle-Gro has formed a new urban gardening company, to be headed by Chris Hagedorn, eldest son of chairman Jim Hagedorn. Read more - members only

The sale of the two Trelawney garden centres should complete within 3 weeks. One will include a sale of the freehold, the other will involve a lease. Read more - members only

The Home Retail Group has confirmed about 80 Homebase stores, a quarter of its portfolio, will close within the next three years. See more… Read more - members only

Garden centres regularly complain they are the showroom for online garden furniture retailers. A recent collaboration between Primrose.co.uk and Toad Hall Garden Centre may be a signpost to the future. Read more - members only

Guy Hands tells the Evening Standard, that Terra Firma has moved Wyevale from being plant- and horticultural-based to more like a leisure company. Read more - members only

Sinclair is to advertise on TV next spring as it completes the new sales team, refreshes its brands, returns to wholesalers and promises to be a company that is easy to deal with. Read more - members only

Barton Grange group is to sell Garden Centre Plants and two nurseries belonging to Northern Liners. This will allow the group to concentrate on the garden centre at Brock and its substantial landscaping business. Read more - members only

One Tim leaves Wyevale as another joins. Tim Clapp, head of horticulture, is to leave at the end of the month for B&Q. Tim Patten joins as multi-channel director. Read more - members only

Hillview has completed the paperwork to acquire The Garden Store business, eight months after the two companies effectively started trading as one. See more… Read more - members only

Sir Ian Cheshire names his successor as group chief executive of Kingfisher and outlines B&Q’s strategy of store closures and resizing as it adapts to the new digital age. See more… Read more - members only

Last November, Westland acquired Seramis, the German manufacturer of water retaining clay granules. It used SPOGA Gafa to launch a new range of products for Europe. See more... Read more - members only