The owners of Tong Garden centre have filed their accounts for the year to June 2024.  Results were below expectations due to low consumer confidence and the very poor spring weather. Read more - members only

Alan Roper tells GIMA members, “I’m still hungry to grow the business,” while explaining his principles that have driven the Blue Diamond success story.  Read more - members only

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

Chard Garden Centre was transferred to new owners at the beginning of this week.  The new owners want to honour the incredible legacy built by Neil and Carol Cline. Read more - members only

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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