Steve Harper, the former managing director of Vital Earth GB Limited and latterly Business Operations Manager UK at Bord na Móna UK is now to head up all of the Bord na Móna UK (BNM UK) retail business.  He will report to John Corcoran, Head of Retail Sales at Bord na Móna, Ireland. Read more - open to all

There have been substantial changes in personnel in the Dobbies buying team over the last year. Here is an up to date list of buyers and their areas of responsibility. See more… Read more - members only

The four Garden Centre Association (GCA) Westland Rising Stars finalists have recently (May, 2013) successfully completed their second workshop as part of the competition. Read more - open to all

Young horticulturalists, Tom (31) and Abi (29) Atwood, have won a third large gold medal in as many years at the Cavendish family’s 21^st Holker Hall Garden Festival last week. They also won ‘best in show’ in their category. Read more - open to all

The Horticultural Trades Association is delighted to announce that Raoul Curtis-Machin has agreed to join the HTA as its new Head of Horticulture. Read more - open to all

The HTA has named its new head of horticulture, who joins the association in August. He will complete the new team headed by Carol Paris. See more... Read more - members only

William Sinclair’s Ferts & Chems Category Controller, Steve Chalk, will be leading a team of 14 in a charity challenge from the 17^th-20^th June.  Steve, who has worked in the Horticultural industry for 17 years, was unfortunately diagnosed with Melanoma in April 2011. Read more - open to all

It’s a poorly kept secret that the Totally Show’s director Paul Grinsell’s true love, after the shows of course, is his Harley Davidson motorcycle.  However, Paul will be trading in his leathers for Lycra on Sunday, June 16^th to take part in the London to Brighton cycle ride to raise money for industry charity the Rainy Day Trust. Read more - open to all

William Sinclair, one of the UK's leading suppliers of growing media, announces that its non-executive Chairman, Bill Simpson, is to step down from his role and retire from the Board with effect from 28 September 2013.

By successfully completing the Grand East Anglia Run this weekend, a team from Thompson & Morgan has raised close to £3,000 for the charity Greenfingers, bringing the total raised to over £45,000. Read more - open to all

Cuckmere Trug Company making the genuine Sussex Trug Baskets has appointed its first three sales agents in the South East. Read more - open to all

Seed Developments Ltd, the world’s leading manufacturer of biodegradable seed tapes and pre-sown associated products based in Somerset, announced the appointment of Gianluca Milani as International Sales Manager. Read more - open to all

The Garden Centre Group has appointed Sarah Fuller as marketing director. She joins the group from Waitrose, where she was head of marketing communications. See more… Read more - members only

Marshalls plc, the specialist Landscape Products Group, announces that Graham Holden, Chief Executive, has informed the Board that he intends to retire as Chief Executive and a Director of the Company by April 2014. Read more - open to all

Mr Fothergill’s joint-managing director John Fothergill and commercial director Tim Jeffries have just returned from a mini lecture tour of China spent discussing seed sowing and how the British garden to audiences of new gardeners eager for information and guidance on their hobby. Read more - open to all

Marshalls, the leading manufacturer of paving and landscape materials has named Martyn Coffey as its new chief executive. He will replace Graham Holden who stands down in October. See more... Read more - members only

The UK’s leading gardening gloves and footwear supplier, Town & Country, has announced the appointment of Nicole Dopson to the position of marketing assistant. Read more - open to all

Dobbies Garden Centres has appointed Jo Coomber as its new Director of Marketing. Read more - open to all

Seven members of staff at a Powys garden centre are celebrating this month (June, 2013) after clocking up more than 86 years of dedicated service to the business between them. Read more - open to all

A team from the Horticultural Trades Association is celebrating after raising over £5,500 for charity. Read more - open to all

A popular competition to name the new Webbs, Wychbold Garden Centre Guide Dog puppy has been won by Gill Hill of Brierley Hill in the West Midlands. Read more - open to all

Spalding’s peat-free nursery Bettaland celebrated its 10th anniversary, with former Energy Minister John Hayes MP formally opening its award-winning green offices. Read more - open to all

Landmann barbecues have appointed a new Territory Manager to cover the Midlands / North of the UK. Matt Muskett, who previously worked at Coolings Garden Centres, will start work on 1st June 2013. Read more - open to all

Smart Solar has welcomed two new members to its head office sales and administration team to support its planned growth in 2013. Read more - open to all

The Gardman Group, one of the UK’s leading gardening sundries and wild bird care companies, has announced that Duncan Ross has been promoted to the role of Director of Garden Centre Sales. The announcement follows the retirement of Sue Sharp from the role earlier this year. Read more - open to all

All children like getting their hands dirty including the pupils of Brookside Primary School in Street, Somerset. Read more - open to all

A brand-new cookshop at Poundbury Gardens has been officially opened by Mayor Andy Canning. Specialist cookshop Owen & Simpson, which stocks brands such as KitchenAid, Joseph Joseph and Kuhn Rikon, is already proving a hit with the Poundbury community and further afield. Read more - open to all

The former Horticultural Science Curator at the Eden Project has been named as the new Head of Science at the world's largest gardening charity, the Royal Horticultural Society. Read more - open to all

A student at Birmingham City University has won a competition to get their fabric design commercially produced on a range of outdoor furniture. Read more - open to all

Steve Parry from Aylett Nurseries was presented with an iPad Mini recently from The Christmas Cabin, the leading specialist supplier of Christmas tree stands and Christmas tree marketing products. Read more - open to all