Altico Garden Products have been adding character and charm into UK gardens this season with their Stone Merchant British Wildlife & Nature Stepping Stones. Featuring eight exclusive designs across two themed collections, these beautifully crafted stepping stones are perfect for garden centres looking to offer customers something truly distinctive...

Bees Seeds Limited, formerly G Plants Limited, will be launching at Glee 2025 on Stand 9F82...

Leading specialist design and business consultancy Pleydell Smithyman is celebrating its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of collaboration with some of the UK’s most innovative and successful garden centres...

Businesswoman, broadcaster, author and activist Mary Portas OBE will be speaking about retail at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference at Carden Park Chester on Tuesday, January 27 (January 25-28, 2026)...

Caragh Nurseries, a well-established, family-run plant nursery and a leading supplier of mature trees and shrubs across the UK and Ireland, has acquired Earlswood Garden & Landscape Centre, a Midlands-based plant nursery garden centre...

Caragh Nurseries is led by husband and wife team Ian and Jo McGarry (pictured above).

Following confirmation that The Underground Podcast will return as Glee’s official podcast partner in 2025, we caught up with host Phil Wright to find out more about what visitors can expect from the team this year...

One of the easiest ways for both visitors and exhibitors to maximise their time at Glee, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham (16th – 18th September), is by using the all-new Glee App – a smart, intuitive event tool designed to make every moment count.

Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – has opened a new office in London to support the growing number of British businesses selling to US consumers via Walmart.com – Walmart’s dedicated online marketplace. To mark the occasion, all GIMA members are invited to attend a free, face-to-face launch event in central London on Tuesday 9th September...

With colder weather approaching, there’s a big migration journey in store for many wild birds and they will all appreciate some extra support to help fuel up for their trip to warmer climes. Honeyfield’s resident wild bird expert Simon Smethurst, who is head of sales at Honeyfield’s, has produced some tips to help wild bird-loving customers to attract and support all the ‘birds without borders’ as they pass through, as well as those who stay in the UK all year round...

Visitors to this year’s Glee (16th-18th September, NEC Birmingham) won’t want to miss a trip to Hall 11, where Johnsons Lawn Seed is set to unveil a stand – and a series of product launches – guaranteed to turn heads...

A collaboration of professional landscapers and designers have scooped Best Showcase Garden and a Platinum award at the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair taking place at English Heritage’s Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden this weekend (29-31 August)...

The UK’s most influential plastics recycling and resource efficiency event is back! On 25 September 2025, The RECOUP Conference will return to the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough, with a packed agenda, a line-up of industry heavyweights...

Autumn Fair has revealed the first stage of its Retail Makeover Mission, an ambitious initiative designed to future-proof independent retailers and champion the innovation at the heart of the British high street...