Hogewoning is known for many years for his wide variety for products made of natural materials like wreaths and garlands made with cones in different styles and colours...

Squire’s Garden Centres has announced that D. J. Squire & Co. Ltd has acquired the shares of Barnsfold Nurseries Limited with effect from 1 January 2023...

Caroline Owen, Managing Director of Scotsdales Garden Centres, has taken over the chairmanship of the Tillington Group from Dennis Espley who retired last year, with James Evans from Ruxley Manor Garden Centre becoming Vice Chairman...

Glee is celebrating the addition of a brand-new DIY sector at the 2023 show (27th-29th June, NEC Birmingham), which will enable garden retailers to capitalise on emerging trends, whilst helping to expand both their offering and appeal, as customers seek to tackle more DIY projects to improve their outdoor spaces...

The only woman in the world to have skied across Antarctica alone will be talking about personal resilience and leadership in uncertainty at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in Blackburn this month (January 22-25)...

Guy Singh-Watson will share his expertise on organic farming and ethical business at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in Blackburn this month (January 22-25)...

Action for Children is dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people in the UK and just before Christmas the charity’s regional team visited Bents Garden & Home to collect the many gifts that had been left at the Centre’s dedicated collection point...

Catering was the bestselling department at garden centres across the country for the second month in a row during November, according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report. Another good performing category was food sales via food hall and farm shops, which was up 2.84%...

Already considered one of the UK’s leading aggregate brands, Kelkay’s star is about to shine a little brighter following the confirmation of its new partnership with Brett Landscaping and Building Products to support its paving offering...

Garden furniture, grow your own and decorative garden structure specialist, Zest has smashed its fundraising target in support of the British Heart Foundation (BHF), its chosen charity for 2022, presenting the BHF with a cheque for £14,500. The original goal was £10,000...

In a year of turmoil there was one brand that garden retailers could trust – The Real Soil Company. Experiencing 92% sales growth YOY and enjoying a growing product portfolio that places the importance of using organic, peat-free topsoil front and centre, 2022 saw The Real Soil Company begin an incredible ‘next chapter’...

The Pot Place Garden Centre successfully delivered its second ambulance to the border with Ukraine last week (despite the snow) and it was handed over two days later by friends from the Przemysl Ambulance Service...

Spring Fair, the UK’s leading marketplace for wholesale Home, Gift and Fashion which returns to the NEC Birmingham NEC from 5-8 February 2023, has launched this season’s The Little Black Book exclusive show preview packed full of information, insights, and the thousands of exhibitors set to showcase their new products at the greatly-anticipated show...

As the UK’s love for grow-your-own and gardening continues unabated, visitors to the forthcoming Spring Fair exhibition (5-8 February, NEC Birmingham) will not want to miss the clever pots team who will debut at the show (Hall 8, stand D60), showcasing everything greenfingered shoppers need to enjoy growing success year after year...

In the December 2022 Sustainability Directory Issue of GTN:

• Blue Diamond buy Van Hage – GTN Interview with CEO Alan Roper
• So much more than a chair – GTN visits LifestyleGarden
• Towards net-zero gardening with Southern Trident
• Ensuring a Peat Free Growing Media future – Glee TV supplier discussion
• Artisan brushes and brooms from Redecker
• Apsley Farms - Heating homes and feeding gardens
• New Sustainable Houseplant Products
• Saving the planet with Carbon Gold
• STV’s Sustainability Journey
• Plant a tree with LOFA in the Lake District
• GCA Westland Rising Stars – 13 Garden Centre Sustainability projects
• Lasting Sustainability at Squires
• GTN’s Sustainability Directory for 2023
• HTA Column – Finding inspiration in Scotland
• GIMA Column – Growth is still on the cards for 2023