There is a new force emerging in the market for peat free and organic composts and fertilisers. Vital Earth opened an £8m development at Ashbourne, 18 months ago. Further investment this year will bring nationwide distribution. See more... Read more - members only
Reports circulating in the trade, both in Europe and the US, suggest that the American-owned Dutch bulb supplier Langeveld has run into financial difficulties. See more… Read more - members only
“Compost producers need to up their game” says this month’s Gardening Which? .Tests show a large gulf between the performance of peat-free and peat-based composts for growing young plants from seed. UPDATED with rebuttal from the Growing Media Association. See more... Read more - members only
Jim Hodkinson takes over as chief executive of Wyevale Garden Centres after the departure of Barry Stevenson. See more... Read more - members only
The HTA has arranged a Rose Promotion day where growers and retailers can work together to increase sales and extend the season of the nation’s favourite flower. See more... Read more - members only
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Reporting poor Christmas sales, Flying Brands has announced that the chief executive and a non-exec director will be leaving. It has also pulled out of a major acquisition. See more... Read more - members only
Delamore, one of the country’s leading growers of young plants, has been sold to a management buyout by its owner Peter Wood. See more... Read more - members only
Consolidation within the garden sector continues with the acquisition by William Sinclair of Joseph Metcalf that has been announced this morning. See more... Read more - members only
Early indications are that garden centres outperformed the high street in the key Christmas trading period. See more… Read more - members only
The latest trading statement from Marshalls plc says it will open 3 more landscape Transformation Centres by the spring. Sales increased 7% and look positive for 2008. See more... Read more - members only