The winners of the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) most prestigious awards including its Garden Centres of Excellence were announced at its annual conference yesterday, held at the De Vere Wokefield Estate Hotel, Reading. Read more - members only

Despite a 1% decline in overall sales for December compared to the previous year, the 2024 calendar year ended on a positive note for UK Garden Centres. Read more - members only

A new report from Christie and Co reveals that in the first half of 2024, they transacted more garden centres than in the whole of 2023.  Over 50% of garden centres were sold to new market entrants. Read more - members only

There are less than two months until the APL Awards are back at The Brewery on Friday, 14 March, and seats are selling fast! If you still have yet to secure yours, visit our website to do so! Read more - open to all

This is the first gardening for health and wellbeing app on the digital market. Like the charity, the new app, uses gardening and time in nature to improve people’s health based on proven research. Read more - open to all

Starting on Giving Tuesday, Dec 3^rd for a week, donations to Thrive will be doubled by matched funding by the LOFA Pledge Pot and The Big Give Christmas Challenge. Read more - open to all

The Executive chair of BHETA asks what’s next for suppliers following the demise of Homebase and expresses his concern for the industry. Read more - open to all

Contrasting views on October sales.  The HTA reports a slowdown in sales, reflecting the challenging trading environment, while the GCA celebrates an encouraging set of figures. Read more - members only

The recent GIMA Awards provided the stage for GIMA President, Kate Ebbens, to unveil an inspiring new fundraising challenge for 2025 in support of Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has launched the overarching theme for its next annual conference and has declared booking now open for the event. ‘The Unique Garden Centre Experience’ is the main theme of the 2025 Conference. Read more - open to all

Employers will bear the brunt of the £40bn tax rises unveiled yesterday by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.  Employment costs and rates will rise. Read more - members only

Students - Now is the time to boost your learning with scholarship support from the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. Read more - open to all

The British Ornamentals Association (BOA) is delighted to invite you to our upcoming Technical Conference on 5th February 2025.  Read more - open to all

HTA calls for more notice to enable forward planning after Government confirms seasonal worker visa allocation for horticulture in 2025, slightly lower than this year. Read more - members only

Time is running out to book your place at the Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Horticulture, The Conference on 25 September 2024 at the ICC Birmingham. With only two weeks remaining, don't miss the chance to hear from key speakers and experts at this essential industry event. Read more - open to all

Garden centre teams from across the country are celebrating after receiving awards at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference today.  Read more - open to all

We asked garden centre owners whether they are more or less optimistic about 2025, after a challenging 2024, and what steps they are taking to offset rising costs. Read more - members only

GIMA is proud to announce an exclusive virtual event, ‘In Conversation with Dobbies’, taking place on 5th February. Open exclusively to GIMA members, this session offers an opportunity to hear directly from Dobbies’ senior leadership team on plans for the future.   Read more - open to all

The weather and rising costs contributed to a challenging year for garden centres, but an ‘OK’ Christmas means sales caught up with last year. Read more - members only

GIMA is delighted to announce its AGM & Day Conference for 2025. Taking place on Tuesday, 25th March 2025, this event promises a day of networking, industry-leading insights, and discussions on how businesses can harness the power of AI to drive efficiency and growth. Read more - open to all

Whilst other industries look to reduce their environmental impact we want to increase ours.  This is the message received by Minister Daniel Zeichner at the House of Commons yesterday. Read more - members only

HTA urges Government to pause implementation of the Budget changes and consult as members prepare to increase prices and postpone investment plans. Read more - members only

The British Ornamentals Association (BOA) is delighted to invite you to our upcoming Technical Conference – New Horizons for Horticulture on 5th February 2025. This highly anticipated event will take place at the National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference Centre in Stoneleigh. Read more - open to all

Over 400 guests watched as Sipcam retained the GIMA best product award from last year, while Westland was voted supplier of the year by GCA members. Read more - open to all

5 growing media manufacturers form a 'Growing Media Manufacturers’ Council’ (GMMC) with the goal of ensuring the UK offers the highest quality growing media to professional growers. Read more - members only

The latest Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Market Update for October 2024 shows that overall garden centre sales in September 2024 increased by +1%. Read more - members only

According to a new report, Bloom and Wild is the most prominent brand within the online plants sector for 2024. Read more - members only

The supplier of the year cup has been renamed the Peter Wilson Cup, in honour of the director of Mackenzie & Cruickshank who died earlier this year.  Read more - members only

BHETA is urging members to help lobby Government on the upcoming Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme, that will be imposed on all producers of packaging materials from next year. Read more - members only

The 2025 edition of the Naked Gardeners Calendar features the Grubby Gardeners, a spirited volunteer group who have been raising funds for Perennial since 2014. Read more - open to all