In its quest to be the best in everything it does, Bents has disclosed that it is planning a big expansion over the next 10 years as it aims to become the ‘Trafford Centre’ for garden, home and leisure shopping. See more... Read more - members only

Knutsford- based Fryer’s Garden Centre has completed a deal to sell the family-owned garden centre and award-winning rose growing business to Blue Diamond Garden Centres of Guernsey. See more... Read more - members only

Garden centre agent Alexander Mackie Associates has announced its second sale of a garden centre on behalf of clients, within a week. See more... Read more - members only

Studley becomes the foundation stone for Hillview Garden Centres Ltd as Boyd Douglas-Davies completes his first purchase backed by Hillview Capital. See more... Read more - members only

Quinton Edwards says garden centre prices have fallen by between 10% and 15% and continue to fall. As a result it expects fewer transactions next year. Nursery prices, however, appear more resilient. See more... Read more - members only

The groundwork is about to start on the rebuild of Longacres Nursery in Bagshot, Surrey. See more… Read more - members only

Speculation about the future of Keydell Nurseries looks likely to be ended later today if, as expected, East Hampshire District Council grants permission for a new garden centre a mile and a half away. See more... Read more - members only

Latest: Carlisle has opened on time after Council approves last minute works... Dobbies had said it was confident that a new roundabout would be ready for Council approval on Thursday night, hours before the official opening today. See more... Read more - members only

After protracted negotiations, Garden Wise (Dumfries) has won permission to double the covered retail area of the garden centre. Work starts in July. See more... Read more - members only

Mike Gilbert is predicting that more garden centres will change hands in the coming months, because banks are being more restrictive with their lending criteria. He also believes that leasing is becoming more acceptable to both the freehold owners and operators. See more... Read more - members only

LXB, shareholder in The Garden Centre Group, plans a new garden centre and retail development near Northampton. See more... Read more - members only

All-In-One has bought the 7-acre Hills Garden Centre near Knutsford. This is their second garden centre and they believe it has great potential. See more... Read more - members only

A new garden centre has opened its doors in the Ribble Valley. Carr Hall Home and Garden Centre occupies 12 acres of a 137 acre site, North of Blackburn. See more... Read more - members only

Today is the formal opening of the rebuilt Squire’s garden centre at Shepperton, which has been closed since last summer. It has been replaced with a £4.2m new development. See more... Read more - members only

The Garden Centre Group is to close its garden centre at Church Lawford, between Coventry and Rugby. It also moves head office at the end of the month. See more... Read more - members only

The Government's proposed planning changes appear to make it easier to develop garden centres but there is a financial sting in the tail. Anyone planning a development is advised to move quickly. See more… Read more - members only

Waitrose plans to open a store alongside one of The Garden Centre Group’s outlets. This follows an announcement in May that it hopes to build on one of the Garden & Leisure centres. See more... Read more - members only

Dobbies today opens a new store at Speke in Liverpool and announces plans for an alternative site in York, having had the first one rebuffed. See more... Read more - members only

The proposed relocation of Toad Hall Garden Centre to the former Wyevale site at Shiplake, south of Henley, appears to have fallen through. See more... Read more - members only

Planters have started the redevelopment of its garden centre at Bretby, with the installation of a £400,000 retractable roof. See more... Read more - members only

Dobbies garden centre at Livingstone, which opened this spring, has been accused of breaching planning regulations for selling more goods that are unrelated to garden centre retail than is allowed. See more… Read more - members only

Despite strong local resistance, Barnet Council has granted planning permission for a Jewish free school to take over The Garden Centre Group’s Wyevale Garden Centre at Mill Hill. See more... Read more - members only

Oaktree Garden Centre near Bracknell, a 23-acre site, has recently been sold for an undisclosed sum. The purchasers, John & Eve Went, are looking to develop the £1.8m turnover centre over the next few years. See more... Read more - members only

Park Garden Centres are to start work as soon as possible on the first phase of the £5m redevelopment of its garden centre at Almondsbury. See more... Read more - members only

Having sold 31 stores to B&Q, The administrators of Focus DIY have sold a further 13 to Wickes. See more… Read more - members only

Park Garden Centre wins approval for a £5m re-development of its flagship Almondsbury store. See more… Read more - members only

Berwick-upon-Tweed garden centre has won an appeal to build a new garden centre, 30 minutes away in Dunbar. This will be their second site. See more... Read more - members only

Tates, owners of Sussex Garden Centres, held the official opening of its new, eco-friendly garden centre, Mayberry, at Portslade last weekend. This is the third in the group. See more... Read more - members only

Haskins has unveiled plans for the new £12 million garden centre at Roundstone, which is planned to open in March 2012. See more... Read more - members only

Toad Hall Garden Centre has submitted a planning application for a new garden centre on the former Wyevale site at Shiplake, South of Henley. If successful, Toad Hall will relocate to the site in 2012. See more... Read more - members only