Following an emergency Xylella meeting held last week at the HTA, garden retailers have signed up to support a joint industry plant sourcing statement about Xylella fastidiosa, the introduction of which has the potential for catastrophic impacts to the UK environment...
Haskins (above left) and Squires (above right) garden centres won eleven out of the fourteen awards presented for the South Thames area after the GCA inspections for 2017...
Webbs, Wychbold (above left) was awarded MIdlands Area Destination Garden Centre of the Year and Fairways Garden Centre,Ashbourne (above right) picked up the accolade of Midlands Area Garden Centre of the year...
With the ‘outdoor room’ trend becoming increasingly popular amongst garden designers and homeowners alike, garden screens are tipped to be the next go-to outdoor accessory. Thanks to the range of stylish and versatile options from Grange Fencing, retailers can be sure to keep one step ahead of the game...
Perrywood Garden Centre (above) picked up the North Thames region award for Destination Garden Centre of the Year and Sunshine Garden Centre (below) won the North Thames Garden Centre of the Year award...
Time will tell if summer holiday garden centre attractions boost footfall and volume sales during August. Will pure entertainment attractions prove to be a greater pull for business or will the garden and education related ideas deliver a better return? At Aylett Nurseries in St Albans they have a double attraction of their Celebration Garden and a “pop-up” Butterfly House...
One of the most innovative features at the annual Glee exhibition, the Retail Lab @ Glee, new for 2017, has secured backing from a wide range of leading suppliers, who have come on board as ‘Preferred Supplier Partner’ and ‘Selected Supplier Partner’ of the Retail Lab’s four trend-lead areas...
‘Anniversary Splendour’ has been chosen as the winning name for a new rose, as part of a national competition run by Notcutts Garden Centres in celebration of their 120th anniversary this year...
On Monday 11th September, Glee will be welcoming award-winning gardening journalist and TV presenter, Nick Bailey, to the stage as this year’s keynote speaker...
Blue Diamond Garden Centres have responded to stories in the Knutsford Guardian regarding The Rosary Restaurant at Fryer’s being given a rating of zero by the Food Standards Agency following a visit on May 2...
In its latest partnership with the RHS, Hartley Botanic has unveiled a new, iconic glasshouse commission to form the centrepiece of the Royal Horticultural Society’s new edible gardens at RHS Hyde Hall...
After 4 successful editions of the EFSA Concept Store at the Spoga Gafa Fair in Cologne, EFSA has decided that the time has come for a new formula. During the forthcoming Spoga Gafa Fair, to be held from 3 to 5 September 2017, EFSA will launch the "EFSA TrendZone"
Good growing conditions saw sales of growing supports more than doubling last week and up 150% in the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 compared to the same week last year...
Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School’s Gardening Club is rounding off a summer filled with Gold Awards from RHS Wisley and nominations for ‘RHS Gardening Team of the Year 2017’, with another win. Children at the Oxfordshire Primary School have been crowned the champions of Wilkinson Sword’s Gardening for Schools competition...
Xylellafastidiosa is one of the most harmful bacterial plant diseases in the world. It can cause severe losses in a wide range of hosts and there would be a massive impact on the plant trade across all business sectors in the event of an outbreak in the UK.
