In This Issue
Worlds End for Dobbies as Blue Diamond take over Aylesbury
Handy unveils latest gardening and home products for the new season
Experienced sales professional seeking a new role
NEW Webb’s 51cm Electric Start Petrol Mower makes cutting grass effortless
Britain’s Best-selling Bait Duo
National Apprenticeship Week: More government support is needed in horticulture
Garden Re-Leaf south walk: 10-Mile route back by popular demand
Stuart Lowen set to retire from Ball Colegrave
British Garden Centres chooses Greenfingers for its charity of the year
Squire's launches new loyalty programme
Gardenex Meet the Buyer Event facilitates major international partnership for Empathy
Southern Trident’s support for HighGround moves into third year
New partnership helps Garden Organic members access more organic seeds
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GIMA confirms Blue Diamond for its next Buyer Connect event
BHETA works with GIMA on inheritance tax lobbying
JdC confernece looks at market trends and dynamics
A London oasis for Horticulture, The Conference 2025
Entries open for AIPH World Green City Awards 2026
The best of last week's
What is to become of the Great British Garden Centre
British Garden Centres expands further with Dobbies Rugby and Northampton
Havant takes group up to 70 centres as British Garden Centres grows further
Blue Diamond site at Alnwick gets go ahead
Chester unveiled as GCA’s 2026 conference location
GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners
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Worlds End for Dobbies as Blue Diamond take over Aylesbury

Blue Diamond have been confirmed as the new leaseholder of Dobbies Aylesbury which, it was disclosed earlier this week, will be closing on March 2nd.

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Handy unveils latest gardening and home products for the new season
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New for 2025: British garden manufacturer Handy has announced the arrival of its new catalogue and Monthly Dealer Promotions Calendar, both designed to provide retailers with valuable increased margins on a wide range of gardening and home products and ensure they have everything needed for the season ahead...

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Experienced sales professional seeking a new role
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Experienced field sales professional and account manager within the gift industry with extensive contacts within the garden centre sector is now seeking a new role or established agency opportunities.

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NEW Webb’s 51cm Electric Start Petrol Mower makes cutting grass effortless
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New for 2025, is the Webb Classic WER510ES Self-Propelled 51cm Petrol Electric Start Lawn Mower, with 20V Webb Eco electric start system, for a convenient and high performance gardening experience...

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Britain’s Best-selling Bait Duo
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The Big Cheese Rat & Mouse Bait Station and The Big Cheese All-Weather Block Bait together represent the top-selling DIY solution for rat and mouse control. Continued growth in rodent populations are helping to drive sales of all rodent control products, especially in larger pack sizes*...

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National Apprenticeship Week: More government support is needed in horticulture

The HTA has welcomed the government’s commitment to reforming the apprenticeship levy and creating a flexible Growth and Skills Levy but asks that the needs of environmental horticulture and broader land-based sectors be considered when developing the policy details...

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Garden Re-Leaf south walk: 10-Mile route back by popular demand

The much-loved Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walk is now even more accessible, with the 10-mile route making a triumphant return to the South Walk...

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Stuart Lowen set to retire from Ball Colegrave
 

Marketing manager Stuart Lowen is retiring from Ball Colegrave on 29 April after over 37 most enjoyable years with the company.

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British Garden Centres chooses Greenfingers for its charity of the year

British Garden Centres has announced its main charity support for 2025 – Greenfingers Charity which celebrates its 25th birthday this year...

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GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners
Gold awards for the teams at Harrogate BGC, Brigg BGC, Cook’s, Birkacre, Pugh’s Radyr, Bents, Ruxley Manor Monkton Elm, Pugh's Radyr & Wenvoe, Newquay, Duchy of Cornwall Nursery, Gates, Wolseley Bridge BGC, Webbs Wychbold

Harrogate BGC, Brigg BGC, Cook’s, Birkacre, Pugh’s Radyr, Bents have picked up Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Team golds in GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards, presented at Spring Fair on Monday. Smart Garden - Three Kings walked away with The Greatest Christmas Supplier gold...

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Squire's launches new loyalty programme

Three generations of the Squire family business have come together to celebrate the launch of Friends of Squire’s – the new loyalty programme of Squire’s Garden Centres...

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Gardenex Meet the Buyer Event facilitates major international partnership for Empathy
 

Gardenex has revealed the latest success story emerging from its highly popular Meet the Buyer event held during Glee at the NEC Birmingham, UK last September...

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Southern Trident’s support for HighGround moves into third year

Southern Trident is continuing its partnership with the charity HighGround as it moves into its third year, supporting their invaluable work in helping service leavers, veterans, and reservists transition to a fulfilling life beyond the military in the land-based sector...

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New partnership helps Garden Organic members access more organic seeds

Gardening charity Garden Organic has formed a new alliance with Tamar Organics to encourage more gardeners to grow their own food in a sustainable way that protects the planet...

“Growing using organically produced seed is an important way of reducing your environmental impact at all stages of producing food,” says Fiona Taylor, chief executive of Garden Organic.

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