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

Retiring HTA President Alan Down gives a frank assessment of the achievements and challenges facing environmental horticulture and the Association. Read more - members only

Comedian, presenter and Sunday Times bestselling author, Tom Allen, has been confirmed as the host of the 2024 GIMA Awards.

Alexander Mackie Associates announces the sale of Beechcroft Nurseries and Garden Centre located at Belbroughton, Stourbridge, West Midlands. Read more - open to all

Plant pioneers gather at Floral Fantasia, the only independent UK trial grounds for bedding plants and perennials, originally championed by the late Peter Seabrook.  Read more - members only

A new Mental Health & Wellbeing course has been launched this month on the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform. Read more - open to all

YPHA’s students are divided into teams to compete for the right to launch a new and yet to be named Begonia.  Read the reports by two of them. Read more - open to all

A year ago, the Horticultural Trades Association announced that after over 50 years of trading, paper vouchers would no longer be issued. Read more - members only

GIMA’s Buyer Connect events continue later this summer with a virtual event in partnership with the Klondyke Group. 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

National Trust announces plans for £1 million in garden investment, as its collaboration with Blue Diamond Garden Centres enters third year. Read more - members only

Mr Fothergill's has shifted its focus back onto its core brands and away from 'guest brands', so has agreed with Seeds of Italy Ltd to end their trading agreement. Read more - members only

Read the Horticulture Industry Survey by MorePeople with insights into key industry trends, challenges, and opportunities. Read more - members only

The Government’s to proposed reforms to the planning system present opportunities for garden centres and other rural businesses seeking to capitalise on surplus land. Read more - open to all

The 76^th AIPH Annual Congress will be held in Warsaw, Poland, from 3-7 September 2024 alongside trade show Green is Life.  Read more - open to all

Taylors Bulbs have been reaping the rewards of their recent solar panel and LED lighting installations. Read more - open to all

In a popular and well attended webinar on June 26th, on one of the hottest days of the year so far, 37 GCA members and Associate members heard how to tackle issues surrounding sustainable practices in their businesses. Read more - members only

Longacres, the UK's largest independent garden centre, is to be extended by Smiemans Projecten in early 2025. Read more - members only