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Dobbies Garden Centres announces the acquisition of 31 centres from Wyevale - strengthening its position as the UK’s leading garden centre operator
So what 31 Wyevale centres have been sold to Dobbies?
£194m generated from Wyevale sales so far, but who will be the buyers of the remaining 90?
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of six more garden centres...four to Hilliers and two to Otter
Haskins in multi-million pound finance deal with HSBC UK
Mother's Day gets March 2019 sales volumes up to average
Garden Re-Leaf Day total on track for £70k
Plants are the star performers for Mother's Day
SafeLawn campaign to drive lawncare success
Haskins Snowhill trades from temporary building
SOLEX will be packed full of freshest designs from 60 LOFA members
Evergreen Garden Care's £3.5m campaign on TV now
Garden Birdwatch reveals mixed news for Britain's birds
Student grower's joy after winning £2k scholarship award
Hillier to blend contemporary and traditional design for RHS Chelsea 2019
Hillier announces new plants to be launched at Chelsea
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Forest Lodge
Bents raises £26k for Warrington hospice
See latest new plants under one roof in the Netherlands
Squires offer free soil testing service
Nursery steps up UK sales drive with young plants push
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Hillier Botley
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Thanksgiving service for Mike Dunnett
New garden centre thanks customers for support
Garden products up by 37% for March
Gardening is Good for You: May themes
Growing Media volumes up 8% on 2017
Emily joins Wyevale Nurseries as HR Manager
Sipcam adds ferric phosphate slug killer ahead of metaldehyde ban
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Veg-2-Gro sales volumes bounce back to normal
Wyevale Nurseries to propagate award-winning pyracantha
Bird Care down 31% vs 2017 for March
'Army' of RHS gardeners has huge benefit for the environment and wellbeing says new survey
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Best Mothers Day Ever? And what about March?
APAC to build new centre next door to Wyevale at Leicester
Cherry Lane creates 18 jobs at former Wyevale Barnett Hill
Notcutts celebrates success at annual conference
Hillier welcomes Adam Dunnett to its board of directors
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Dobbies Garden Centres announces the acquisition of 31 centres from Wyevale - strengthening its position as the UK’s leading garden centre operator

 

Dobbies Garden Centres has announced today that it has agreed to acquire a further 31 centres from Wyevale Garden Centres. The acquisition increases the Dobbies estate to 69 centres, taking annual sales to over £300m and making it the largest garden centre operator in the UK.  The store portfolio is highly complementary to Dobbies’ existing estate.  Completion will be phased across May and June 2019...

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So what 31 Wyevale centres have been sold to Dobbies?

 

The sale of 31 Wyevale centres to Dobbies Garden Centres for an undisclosed sum is the third transaction with Dobbies following the sale of five centres, plus a single site sale, both in October 2018...

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£194m generated from Wyevale sales so far, but who will be the buyers of the remaining 90?

Last Friday's announcement of centre sales to Hilliers and Otter Nurseries has taken the value of sold Wyevale Garden Centres to £194.05m, using the "Offers Based on" price as listed by Christie & Co, since Terra Firma put all 145 centres up for sale in July 2018.  With Crowland closing later this month there are now 90 centres still to sell that total a potential £254.6m using the "Offers Based on" price.  But which centre will go to which buyer...

 

 

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Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of six more garden centres...four to Hilliers and two to Otter

 

Wyevale Garden Centres has today announced two transactions for a total of six centres to garden centre groups Hillier Nurseries Limited and Otter Nurseries Limited. The four centres: Cheddar, Dorking, Marlow, Lechlade will be sold to Hillier Nurseries Limited. The two centres: Jack’s Patch and Taunton will be sold to Otter Nurseries Limited. The deals are expected to complete during June and July.

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Haskins in multi-million pound finance deal with HSBC UK

 

Haskins Garden Centres has used part of a new £21.5 million finance facility from HSBC UK to undergo a complete redevelopment of one of its four sites – Snowhill in West Sussex...

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Mother's Day gets March 2019 sales volumes up to average

 

A Mother's Day weekend and last week of March that was way ahead of recent years and only just behind the records set in 2011 meant the month closed at 40% up on 2018 for total sales and matched the average for March over the past 9 years...

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Garden Re-Leaf Day total on track for £70k

Funds raised for the Greenfingers Charity on last month’s Garden Re-Leaf Day could reach £70,000, the charity has estimated...

 

Above: David Carey of Mr Fothergill's Seeds leads a group on the Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk through the Buckinghamshire countryside.

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Plants are the star performers for Mother's Day

A bumper Mother's Day weekend pushed March plant sales to be 34% up year to date on 2018 and most importantly up 4.7% on the first three months of 2017...

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SafeLawn campaign to drive lawncare success
 

The continued success and popularity of SafeLawn sees Westland’s Lawnman returning to TV for the third year running as part of an extensive campaign to promote SafeLawn and drive the lawncare sector...

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Haskins Snowhill trades from temporary building

Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre at Copthorne near Crawley has moved into its temporary building while the rest of the site is redeveloped over the next year...

 

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SOLEX will be packed full of freshest designs from 60 LOFA members
 

SOLEX will be opening its doors to the most influential buyers from within the garden industry on 9th July 2019.  It will be packed full of the freshest designs from 60 LOFA members, with the full A-Z and everything in between that the outdoor and leisure industry has to offer...

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Evergreen Garden Care's £3.5m campaign on TV now

 

With warmer weather on the horizon and the first signs of Spring making an appearance in gardens, Evergreen Garden Care’s latest £3.5 million TV advertising and multimedia marketing campaign is designed to communicate the key messages and product benefits of the company’s most tried and trusted brands to millions of consumers across the country...

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Garden Birdwatch reveals mixed news for Britain's birds
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The latest results from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed a mixed picture for the UK’s garden birdlife with 15 of the top 20 species returning fewer sightings in gardens across the country than in 2018.

 

 

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Student grower's joy after winning £2k scholarship award
 

Student grower Kobus Stander has won a £2,000 South West Growers Show (SWGS) sponsored scholarship...

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Hillier to blend contemporary and traditional design for RHS Chelsea 2019

Hillier Nurseries, the most successful exhibitor in the history of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting again this year and can now reveal the design of the 2019 garden...

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Hillier announces new plants to be launched at Chelsea

 

Making their debut at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 are three new plant varieties introduced by Hillier Nurseries, including Weigela ‘Picobella Rosa’, which produces more than 500 glorious deep-pink flowers between May and October. 

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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Forest Lodge

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Bents raises £26k for Warrington hospice
 

Bents Garden & Home presented a cheque for £26,204 to St Rocco’s Hospice in Warrington, its 2018 charity of the year...

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See latest new plants under one roof in the Netherlands

More than 30 companies are to take part in the second edition of Garden Trials and Trade in the Netherlands this summer...

 

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Squires offer free soil testing service
 

Squire’s Garden Centres have launched a free soil testing service. Customers are invited to bring in a small handful of garden soil in a container to be tested for pH level...

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Nursery steps up UK sales drive with young plants push

Pistoia-based Innocenti  & Mangoni is stepping up its sales drive in the UK following major investment in production facilities for young plants.

 

Pictured: Marco Innocenti with Young Plant Display at IPM Essen 2019.

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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Hillier Botley

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