The Glee Buyers Power List has been set-up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year. Voting has been open since early summer, with nominations flooding in from all corners of the market. Now, details of those shortlisted have been confirmed...

Buyers Power List winners from last year.

Seasoned Glee exhibitor Deco-Pak is aiming to launch the next big thing in decorative landscaping at this year’s Glee exhibition, by introducing two entirely unique paving options for 2019...

Has there ever been a crazier season for plant sales? After seven weeks of misery in March and April we’ve now seen 12 conscutive weeks where sales have been up on 2017 to put the year to date GTN Bestsellers Volume Plant Sales index at 9.5% up...

When will plant sales tail off this summer?  We’re now into the middle of July, it’s hotter and drier than ever and GTN’s Bestsellers Plant Sales Volume Index is showing sales up by almost 40% on the same week last year...

AMES, established in 1774, has a group turnover exceeding $550million and owns market leading brands in USA, Canada and Australasia. They operate in ten distinct product categories all focussed on home garden consumers and manufacture their product in dedicated facilities in USA, Canada, China and Australia. (Pictured is Simon Hupfeld, AMES CEO)

spoga+gafa 2018 has been chosen as the launch pad for an exciting array of innovative British products covering many sectors of the garden and leisure industry. Buyers need look no further than the British pavilion and other UK stands at the show to find the latest designs in garden machinery and tools, garden care, grow your own, outdoor living, solar energy products, wildlife care, irrigation equipment, garden buildings, home and garden gifts and garden pest control.

The Garden Centre Association has seen a surge in membership enquiries this year and has just recruited nine new members. They include three from the Notcutts chain, two additional Squires centres and a new Stewarts’ site as well as a handful of other independent garden centres that are new to the organisation. Iain Wylie, Chief Executive of the GCA, said: “This is great news."

Hundreds of children from schools across the South East have been visiting Squire’s Garden Centres to see how many potatoes they have grown in Squire’s “Grow Your Own Chips” competition...

The Royal Horticultural Society has unveiled brand-new artwork to support the continuing expansion of its licensing campaign and offer licensees new, on-trend options. This new extension to the highly successful RHS Licensing Style Guide is called the RHS Licensing Geometric Style Guide 2018...

A special ribbon cutting event has been held at Notcutts Garden Centre in Woodbridge to celebrate the opening of a new display garden, designed to inspire local gardeners with creative planting ideas...

Cooks Garden Centre rounded off a brilliant RHS Flower Show season with their third Gold Medal of the Year at Tatton Park Flower Show...