Reporting results for the year to 3rd March, Home Retail Group warns that sales at Homebase have started weaker than expected this year, but that the group that includes Argos is well positioned both operationally and financially. See more… Read more - members only
Next week, Quality Ornamentals starts to deliver to independent garden centres what it believes to be the first 100% peat-free pack bedding pants. See More... Read more - members only
Scotts Miracle-Gro has today announced a recall of Miracle-Gro Shake 'n Feed with Weed Preventer All Purpose Plant Food in the United States of America. The recall does not affect the UK and Europe. See more... Read more - members only
The largest pet retailer in the UK continues to prosper with innovation and 20 new stores driving sales up 16% in the last 12 months. See more... Read more - members only
Scotsdales Garden Centre, one of the largest centres in the UK, has joined the Tillington Group of Garden Centres. This brings the Tillington Group turnover to almost £160 million. See more... Read more - members only
Lancashire Evening Post reports that Barton Grange's new garden centre and marina will be officially opened by the Princess Royal and shows a video of Guy Topping. Click on Website (below) for video and to see the flower shaped urinals! Read more - members only
Professional lawn maintenance companies promise to keep your lawn looking good. But is it worth using one? Gardening Which? has put them to the test. Also on trial are lawn edging shears. See more... Read more - members only
The Blue Diamond Group has acquired 3 garden centres from Garden Centres of Excellence, allowing it to claim that it has become the third largest group in the UK. See more... Read more - members only
Following the buyout of Keith Butters last year by Butters Group, the distributor of plants and bulbs has announced a shake up in the face of tough trading conditions. See more... Read more - members only
It is almost two years since Michael Timmis, the former owner of Forest Garden, joined with Jonathan Halford and AW Jenkinson in a management buyout, releasing the company from the short-termism of 3i. How has it progressed? See more... Read more - members only
Kingfisher, B&Q’s parent company delivers the forecast dividend cut and reduces capital expenditure to stop debts growing further. See more... Read more - members only
Klondyke Garden Centres has, this afternoon, completed the deal to buy Lady Green Garden Centre, a GCA Garden Centre of Excellence. See more... Read more - members only
A week after announcing two proposals for new garden centres, Dobbies has revealed plans for a third, near Carlisle. See more... Read more - members only
Flying Brands, the mail order group that operates Flying Flowers, Gardening Direct, Garden Bird supplies and Sarah Raven’s Kitchen & Garden, has had a very difficult year in 2007. See more... Read more - members only
Wyevale Garden Centres Ltd (“Wyevale”), the UK’s leading specialist garden centre retailer, has today announced “Plan Apple”, its action programme to address the key sustainable development challenges facing the gardening industry. Read more - members only
Grovewell Garden Centres wins permission for a second garden centre in Kent. Works start immediately. See more... Read more - members only
GrowVeg.com – the garden planning website for growing your own fruit and vegetables – has announced the top vegetables being grown in gardens and allotments in the UK this year. Based on plans produced by over 1,600 UK gardeners some interesting trends have emerged. See more... Read more - members only
The Garden Communication and Media Co has acquired Garden Trade News, the title that it has published under license from EMAP for the last 4 years. See more... Read more - members only
Returning from the World Retail Congress, the CEO of Kingfisher, Ian Cheshire, has commented in The Retail Bulletin that sustainable retail is one of the hottest topics in the industry at the moment and it is here to stay. See more… Read more - members only
Klondyke Garden Centres has overturned, on appeal, the planning refusal to redevelop Savilles Garden Centre, which trades under the Strikes banner. See more... Read more - members only
The new chairman of Dobbies Garden Centres gives further insight into Tesco’s strategy for the group in today’s results statement. The group is also raising £150m from shareholders. See more… Read more - members only
Dobbies Garden Centres plc announces that it has agreed to acquire the business and assets of Sandyholm Garden Centre and Coffee Shop at Crossford in Lanarkshire, for a cash consideration of £8m plus stock at valuation. See more... Read more - members only
Hozelock has been shortlisted for 7 engineering awards alongside Rolls Royce, Dunlop and Leyland Trucks. It has also announced a £1m investment at its new Birmingham plant. See more... Read more - members only
CASCO Group have announced serious expansion plans into mainland Europe by way of the acquisition of Korail Group. This acquisition means CASCO Group now own the well-known European brand ‘Aquastyl’. See more... Read more - members only
Sussex based New Place Nurseries have reorganised following the retirement of George and Priscilla Duncan. They have also taken stock from Hewton Nurseries that is to close. See more... Read more - members only
Crocus has signed a major deal to provide an online plant service to Homebase customers. See more... Read more - members only
Barton Grange is to open its new garden centre at Brock, the week after Easter. See more... Read more - members only
The latest half-year statement from William Sinclair is upbeat, despite showing results that are lower than last year. See more… Read more - members only
14 fire engines and around 75 firefighters fought a blaze at a West Country garden centre on Thursday night. See more… Read more - members only
Just when garden centres seem to be having a strong start to the year, Homebase reports a 5% fall in like / like sales in the first 8 weeks of 2008 and a fall for the last 12 months. See more… Read more - members only