As we went into Lockdown 2 it was plants, growing media, and wildlife and wild bird care that performed best versus last year – up on last year’s sales for the same week by 41%, 76% and 23% respectively. According to the GTN Bestsellers Epos data, Christmas sales volumes were the sector worst hit, down 8% on last year...

The award-winning Inverness-based Simpsons Garden Centre has acquired an Aberdeenshire garden centre for an undisclosed sum...

Dobbies’ first small format store, Little Dobbies, opened its doors on Monday (November 9)...

Homebase has been put up for sale, following two and a half years of major structural overhaul by its most recent buyers Hilco...

Something crazy’s going on! We’ve never seen a week where plant sales volumes go up on the previous week this far into the year. Last week’s plant sales volumes in the GTN Bestsellers Epos data were up by 5% on half-term week and up by a staggering 42% on the same week last year...

Growing media sales continue at a pace unseen for this time of the year, pushing the year to date sales in the GTN Bestsellers database up to 2.3% ahead of last year despite zero sales being registered during the seven weeks of Lockdown 1...

Stax Trade Centres has helped to keep the wheels turning and the supply chain moving during the Covid-19 pandemic. A survey completed by the company showed relationships between wholesalers, customers and suppliers remain stronger than ever before.,,

Business confidence is returning to UK garden industry after the record crash in confidence in spring, says the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), as shown by its new Business Confidence Index survey of members and supported by positive garden centre sales in October, with 17% growth on October 2019...

Thousands of pounds worth of stock has been stolen from Dobbies Braehead Garden Centre in Renfrew, Scotland, in the early hours of Wednesday (November 11)...

BBC Gardeners’ World Live will be back at the NEC in Birmingham from 17 to 20 June 2021 and tickets are now on sale. Organisers have incorporated a number of measures for a successful and enjoyable event, including a larger event footprint to allow for social distancing, timed visitor entry and changes to the theatre layouts...

Leading Bradford garden centre, Tong, has reinforced its ethos of supporting local businesses wherever possible by sourcing its new uniform from a fellow West Yorkshire business...

Following Government advice, the RHS has confirmed it will be able to keep its gardens open late and continue to run Glow outdoor illuminations trails at Wisley, Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall and Rosemoor...

Kew Green Hotels, one of the leading international hotel management companies with over 50 hotels in its portfolio, and Tabletop, a market leader in guest ordering technologies, are joint winners of the Pennies Breakthrough Award 2020...

The Royal Horticultural Society has received a £1.8million gift from retired Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist Dr Lee Kai Hung DL to RHS Garden Bridgewater. The generous donation comes as the charity begins the 6-month countdown to the grand opening of the garden on 11 May 2021...

RHS Director General Sue Biggs and Dr Lee Kai Hung DL pictured at RHS Garden Bridgewater in February 2019.

Cambridge-based coffee recycling company and maker of Coffee Logs, bio-bean Limited, has announced its certification as a B Corporation, joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit...

Diversified Communications UK, the organiser of the Casual Dining trade show, has confirmed the show has sadly been postponed from next March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and government restrictions...

Dobbies and its National Charity Partner are looking to say a special thank you to ‘not your average people’ who have gone above and beyond for their local community this year. Whether it is someone who has collected an essential shop for a neighbour, a teacher who has delivered additional support or a family friend who has taken on the role as the honorary Zoom quiz master, Dobbies want to hear from you. Nominations can be made via the Dobbies website, with a host of gifts to be shared...

Taking up the challenge once again, Mr Fothergill’s has helped raise vital funds for BBC Children in Need this year, by smartening up and wearing a ‘Tie for Tim’...