On Friday 17th August 2018, the Blue Diamond Group became the third largest Garden Centre group in the UK, following the integration of 8 centres purchased from Wyevale Garden Centres...
Hilco Capital, the new owners of Homebase, who bought the DIY chain for £1 from Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers in May, have named 42 planned store closures, some of which may be bought by Amazon Logistics...
Recent results from a survey commissioned by the Common Sense Gardening Group and conducted by Yolo Communications has revealed that 43% of gardeners say they use garden care chemicals to control weeds...
Chris Beardshaw, star of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show and now arguably the country’s most eminent garden designer, has taken on a new role as the inaugural ambassador for ‘Bee Resistant 2018’; a national campaign that runs annually to highlight the dangers of anaphylaxis caused by bee and wasp stings...
The team from GTN are proud once again to be the official media partners for Glee producing the Glee Planner, the Glee Show Catalogue and the Glee Daily News...
Younger thinner cut turf roots more quickly and vigorously than the traditional older thicker cut product, allowing faster establishment and a healthier and more attractive lawn, according to new research...
Westland says focusing on the garden centre channel has led to 45% growth year-on-year for its Peckish range, making it the bird care market’s fastest growing brand...
The HTA Marketing Forum (Wednesday 17 October, Horticulture House, Oxfordshire brings together speakers from inside and outside of the industry, targeting all those involved in marketing and public relations in the garden industry...
According to various news sources, Hilco, the new owners of Homebase, will launch a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) this week which will enable the business to close as many as 60 of the poorest performing Homebase stores...
Gardman's efforts to fully replenish stocks following from the fire that destroyed their Daventry warehouse in March have been delayed due to production capacity constraints of a limited number of their suppliers...
In a landmark USA law case, Monsanto have been ordered to pay $289m (£226m) damages to groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate had caused his cancer...
The heat continued to take its toll on garden centre sales last week. We’ve now had five consecutive weeks of sales volumes down on last year. And even plant sales dropped below last year’s volumes for the first time since mid-April...
The GCA has announced the finalists in its annual Ruxley Rose competition.Twenty centres all received top scores in the spring bedding and hardy nursery stock categories from the GCA’s spring inspections and have now been put forwards for autumn judging...
Aylett Nurseries are finalists in the Destination Garden Centre category of the Ruxley Rose. Find out who else made the shortlist.
