This year’s ‘Westland Challenge’ competition offered by Westland Horticulture to find the garden centre that best optimised Garden Re-Leaf Day 2013, has been won jointly by Aylett Nurseries and Simpsons Garden Centre. Read more - open to all

It took staff from Badger Garden Centre in Studley 12 hours to cycle 140 miles – and to raise £1,600 for the nearby Acorns children’s hospice. Read more - open to all

David Wallace from Colchester has recently been appointed as the image library supervisor for Floramedia. Read more - open to all

Former Sales & Marketing Manager for the Vital Earth and Growise UK brands, Maryanne (Maz) Stokes has launched a PR, marketing and training services company aimed at the garden sector.  Read more - open to all

Sir Nicholas Bacon appointed President of the RHS Read more - open to all

Tara Truman from William-Sinclair undertook a 205 mile bike and run challenge to help raise funds for the charity supporting her work colleague and event organiser Steve Chalk who is suffering from the life threatening illness Read more - open to all

Iain Wylie and Neil Blaxall have lost their case against Blue Diamond for unfair dismissal in respect of redundancy. See more... Read more - members only

Smart Solar has appointed Fleur Hayter-Jose as Product Development Manager. Fleur is an additional member of the NPD team with specific responsibility for the development of new product lines for 2014. 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

Dobbies staff were told yesterday James Barnes, CEO and finance director Sharon Brown have left the business. See more… Read more - members only

Mr Fothergill's has appointed Paul Pates as head of direct marketing, with responsibility for the Mr Fothergill's, D. T. Brown and Woolmans brands. Read more - open to all

Long-service awards for dedicated Thompson & Morgan staff. Read more - open to all

David Acock, a student of Writtle College, is the latest recipient to benefit from a horticultural scholarship through The David Colegrave Foundation. Read more - open to all

Chris Francis from Crowborough celebrated her retirement yesterday (June 25, 2013) with a special presentation after 25 years of service at a garden centre in the town. Read more - open to all

Some people call it an "End to End", some call it "JOGLE", some call it just "a bloody stupid idea". But the basics of it are the same, to start at one end of the UK and ride to the other. Read more - open to all

Chloe Heilbronn from Taunton has recently been appointed as a Craft Advisor at a craft centre in Somerset after successfully completing a 12 month apprenticeship scheme. Read more - open to all

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