Solex's Fire Food & Outdoor Living Zone returns for its third year

Don’t miss the Outdoor Living Zone, open everyday throughout the exhibition, where you can see top brands in action and experience the best in outdoor cooking and entertaining. Read more - open to all

The Shropshire Lad - Adam Purnell

Blue Diamond forecasts 2025 sales close to £400m

Despite ‘respectable figures’ in Blue Diamond’s 2024 annual report, they were not sufficient to maintain profit at last year's level due to minimum wage increases. Read more - members only

Mike Burks highlights SMEs' role in achieving net zero at Westminster dinner

Mike Burks, managing director of the Gardens Group, delivered a keynote speech at a Westminster dinner to mark the start of Chelsea week. Read more - open to all

Ian O'Donnell, Federation of Small Businesses Toby Perkins MP and Mike Burks The Gardens Group

Registration is live for Autumn Fair 2025

Registration is now officially live for Autumn Fair 2025, the UK’s largest and most diverse seasonal trade showcase for Home, Gift & Fashion. Read more - open to all

Gold for Blue Diamond and Taylors Bulbs

Highlights in the 11,775 square metre Great Pavilion included Gold for Blue Diamond Garden Centres, David Austin Roses, Raymond Evison and Taylors Bulbs.  Read more - open to all

The Blue Diamond Garden Centres garden

Final, urgent appeal by HTA

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is making a final, urgent appeal for a UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement that explicitly includes plant health. Read more - members only

One week left to enter the 2025 GIMA Awards

The clock is ticking. There is now just one week remaining until the entry deadline for the 2025 GIMA Awards.  Read more - open to all

New dates for Giving & Living trade show

New Giving & Living dates present new opportunities. The Giving & Living trade show will now take place from Sunday 18th – Tuesday 20th January 2026, in its usual venue, Westpoint in Exeter. Read more - open to all

Apprentice of the year winner from Bransford Webbs

Emmeline Yourston, Apprentice at The Bransford Webbs Plant Company, has won the Midlands Regional Growers Apprentice of the Year Award which was presented to her by Nicky Chapman at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival last week.
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Emmeline Yourston

Origin Amenity Solutions welcomes new Seeds and Turf Product Manager

Origin Amenity Solutions (OAS) is pleased to announce that Luke Hunt has been appointed as their new Seeds and Turf Product Manager, effective Monday, 19th May 2025.

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 Luke Hunt has been appointed as their new Seeds and Turf Product Manager

Understanding with EU should save the sector millions

The HTA welcomes today’s common understanding with the EU that should lead to removal of unnecessary cross border checks on most plants and plant products. Read more - members only

Hillier collaboration with The King’s Foundation

In a new partnership with The King’s Foundation, Hillier will contribute its expertise to support community engagement and education initiatives at Highgrove Gardens. Read more - members only

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