British Garden Centres has announced the successful acquisition of Ferndale Garden Centre in North Derbyshire. The centre officially joined the group in early January and will now trade as Dronfield Garden Centre, bringing the group’s total number of sites to 74 and marking another significant step in the company’s ambitious growth across the UK...
Counting has started of the thousands of customer votes collected in store and posted into the GTN offices for GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards.
Any Garden Centre that collected votes in-store should urgently pop them in the post as the final count will take place this weekend when those votes will be added to the on-line votes for the winners to be decided.
Christmas is Smart Garden’s fastest growing category and in 2026 the company is launching more products than ever before – over 1,000 new lines including Autumn and Halloween!
Steve Millington, Sales Director at Tom Chambers, has decided to step down from his role as LOFA Chairman following an unexpected health issue. Taking over will be Vice Chairman Alwyn Williams, Sales and Customer Service Operations Manager at Zest Outdoor Living...
AllerJanuary is a national awareness campaign led by Julian Edwards of Allergen Accreditation, encouraging food businesses to pause, reflect, and strengthen their approach to allergen management...
B&Q will be the featured retail team at the forthcoming GIMA Buyer Connect event, taking place on Tuesday 24th February 2026. This exclusive session is open only to GIMA members...
AIPH has revealed the three Finalists for the Young International Grower of the Year Award, spotlighting exceptional young professionals who are redefining what leadership looks like in modern ornamental horticulture...
Registrations are now open for the AIPH Meeting Sydney 2026, bringing together members of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), industry leaders, organisers of AIPH-Approved Horticultural Expos, city stakeholders, and strategic partners from around the world...
2025 was a memorable year for the UK garden centre industry. Take a look back at all the major stories through the eyes of GTN as we reproduce all the 2025 issues of GTN (see below) where, with just one click, you can gain access to the page-turning editions and also the Top 100 most read stories in GTN Xtra....
GTN Xtra continues to be a prime source of ‘what’s happening in the garden industry’ with garden retailing professionals seeking the latest news from our popular weekly e-newsletter. Here are some of the stats that back up GTN Xtra’s importance within the trade...
