Gardenex and PetQuip have welcomed their new Director General. He holds a commercial drone pilot licence and a private helicopter licence. His interests include collecting contemporary art and very fast cars! Read more - open to all

The Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers says farewell to Amanda Sizer Barrett MBE and welcomes Joe Denham, who will take over as Director on 1^st April. Read more - open to all

The YPHA has unveiled five renewed sponsorships for 2025–2026, showing continued confidence in its mission to nurture the next generation of horticulture professionals. Read more - open to all

Pershore reveals it ambition to be the ‘Go-to’ destination for workforce development and calls for closer collaboration between the college and horticulture businesses. Read more - members only

The latest HTA Market Update presents a mixed picture for UK garden centres in January 2025, with overall sales declining by 2% compared to January 2024. Read more - members only

GIMA is excited to unveil that the upcoming ‘Buyer Connect’ event will provide an exclusive opportunity for members to engage directly with the buying team from Blue Diamond. Read more - open to all

GIMA is pleased to announce that the next highly anticipated ‘Buyer Connect’ event will see Robert Dyas take centre stage. Read more - open to all

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

The HTA has reported strong sales for garden centres in November, showing a 6% increase compared to 2023, even when excluding café and restaurant sales. Read more - members only

Ten ornamental horticulture growers from around the world have reached the finals for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2025.  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 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

HTA Market Update says the strong August sales performance provides some confidence and reassurance that consumer demand for gardening remains strong. Read more - members only

Corporate recovery expert Rod Butcher offers advice to companies facing finance issues or who are concerned about a customer who might be. Read more - open to all

BHETA is lobbying to combat the threat of imported 'small parcels' from overseas suppliers fulfilling direct B2C orders without paying customs duties. Read more - members only

The HTA Market Update for February displays a stark divide between different areas of the garden centre.  Gardening categories continued to underperform, while non-gardening categories generally performed better. Read more - members only

Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group has announced that Henry Street Garden Centre has joined its network. Read more - members only

The YPHA, the association that brings together horticultural professionals under the age of 35, reveals its first sponsors for 2025/6. Read more - members only

BHETA has announced its collaboration with GIMA to address the recent changes to Business Property Relief (BPR) announced in the Budget. Read more - members only

The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) will unveil a dynamic new brand identity and website at its annual Awards Ceremony tomorrow (7 February 2025), as it rebrands itself as the Society of Garden + Landscape Designers (SGLD). Read more - open to all

Hornby George PR – the leading garden retail PR specialists – is excited to unveil a brand-new PR service designed exclusively for garden centres. Read more - open to all

Caroline Owen, from Scotsdale Nursery and Garden Centres,  has stepped down as Tillington Chairman and James Evans, from Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, has taken over. 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 Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform is offering a new course to help recognise and prevent workplace sexual harassment. Read more - open to all

Now is the time to give your learning a boost with scholarship support from the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. Applications are open for more scholarships than we have ever offered before - and for more money. Read more - open to all

Staverton Nursery, near Lewes in East Sussex, has been rebuilt following a fire in April 2023 which destroyed half of their retail space, coffee shop and offices. Read more - members only

The houseplant section is about to undergo a radical transformation, with beautiful poinsettias set to take centre stage. The experts at Stars for Europe (SfE) are, as ever, keen to support retailers in any way possible as we head into the key trading period. Read more - open to all

There are reports that multiple trucks carrying plants imported from Italy have been delayed by up to 11 days at the border due to a grasshopper-like pest. 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