In This Issue
Melcourt achieves improved Responsible Sourcing Scheme grades across SylvaGrow and Sylvamix ranges
Greenfingers unveils new wildlife-led hospice garden
HTA champions environmental horticulture businesses at Labour Party Conference
Sanjeev Bhaskar confirmed as host of GIMA Awards
Glee 2026 opens a new chapter for garden retail
Growing your own is a 'quiet act of revolution', says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
GARDENA takes on Yorkshire Three Peaks for charity
Inspired by Kilimanjaro? Help choose the Greenfingers Charity’s next once-in-a-lifetime challenge
Major new Spring Flower Show set for Burghley House
PATS 2026 attracts high-quality visitors as attendance numbers rise
New Product Award winners celebrate their success
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Four ambitious projects within new Horticulture Vision
Farplants enters two new plants into the South West Growers’ Show Awards
elho gives retailers something to tweet about with new bird feeder range
HTA responds to Defra’s announcement on nature restoration
Wyevale Nurseries appoints Production Development Manager
YPHA Management Development Programme welcomes second cohort
The best of last week's
Caulders Garden Centres acquire Strawberry Corner
British Garden Centres reports strong sales and profit growth following a year of investment
HTA appoints Jane Lawler as President and welcomes three new Non-Executive Directors
Joint Administrators appointed at BHGS to seek rescue solution
RocketGro & River Cottage celebrate another year of growing success!
Why Customers Notice Staffing Decisions More Than You Think
Blue Diamond acquires 42-acre warehouse site
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Blue Diamond acquires 42-acre warehouse site

Blue Diamond Garden Centres has acquired a 42-acre warehouse site at Pollington, East Yorkshire, more than doubling its existing warehousing capacity...

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Melcourt achieves improved Responsible Sourcing Scheme grades across SylvaGrow and Sylvamix ranges
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Fourteen product lines move up an entire grade as Melcourt records a 6% average score improvement in its latest Responsible Sourcing Scheme audit...

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Greenfingers unveils new wildlife-led hospice garden

 

 

A new therapeutic garden designed to bring the sights and sounds of nature into the lives of children and families at the James Hopkins Trust in Gloucester officially launched on Friday (2 October), following its transformation from the award-winning ‘Lifted by Birds’ show garden at this year’s RHS Malvern Spring Festival...

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HTA champions environmental horticulture businesses at Labour Party Conference

The Horticultural Trades Association joined political and industry leaders at a business reception during the Labour Party Conference to highlight environmental horticulture's vital contribution to the UK economy...

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Sanjeev Bhaskar confirmed as host of GIMA Awards
 

 

 

Actor, writer and broadcaster Sanjeev Bhaskar has been confirmed as host of the 2026 GIMA Awards, as the industry’s biggest night of celebration moves within touching distance of a complete sell-out.

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Glee 2026 opens a new chapter for garden retail

New buying audiences, broader commercial opportunities, strong business being done and exceptional early commitment to 2027 saw Glee 2026 deliver a confident and future-facing platform for garden retail...

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Growing your own is a 'quiet act of revolution', says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

 

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has described growing food as an act of self-reliance, a commitment to nature and, for some people, a “quiet act of revolution”. Speaking to The Underground podcast in a live interview at Glee 2026, the River Cottage founder reflected on a relationship with growing that began when he was six, after his family moved from London to a rented farmhouse in Gloucestershire and inherited a productive vegetable garden.

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GARDENA takes on Yorkshire Three Peaks for charity

GARDENA challenged their UK team to take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a demanding 24 mile walk to summit Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, all while carrying 5L of water...

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Inspired by Kilimanjaro? Help choose the Greenfingers Charity’s next once-in-a-lifetime challenge

Hot on the heels of the incredible success of the Greenfingers Charity’s Kilimanjaro challenge, which has now raised more than £300,000 for the charity, thoughts are already turning to the next big adventure, and supporters are being invited to help choose where it will be...

Two incredible destinations are in the running: Machu Picchu in Peru or the Great Wall of China.

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Major new Spring Flower Show set for Burghley House

A New Spring Flower Show is coming to the spectacular grounds of Burghley House from 16-18 April, bringing together flowers, plants, food, fashion and talks for a fresh celebration of spring...

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PATS 2026 attracts high-quality visitors as attendance numbers rise

PATS 2026 has been hailed a major success by exhibitors, with the record-breaking show attracting a high-quality audience of pet retailers, buyers and industry professionals with attendance numbers up by 8% on last year...

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New Product Award winners celebrate their success

The PATS New Product Award winners have been celebrating their success during the record-breaking show. Find out which brands triumphed during the three-day event...

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Four ambitious projects within new Horticulture Vision

Four ambitious projects have been launched within the new Horticulture Vision 2026-2031 unveiled in St James’s Park.

In The Green Park, around 100,000 camassia planted this autumn will enliven the park with a ‘river of blue’

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Farplants enters two new plants into the South West Growers’ Show Awards

Farplants will be entering two new plant introductions into the awards at this year’s South West Growers’ Show, held on Wednesday 7th October 2026 at The Matford Centre, Exeter. The show celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026, marking half a century as the South West’s only trade event for growers and plant buyers...

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elho gives retailers something to tweet about with new bird feeder range

From close-up birdwatching to busy feeding stations, elho gave retailers plenty to tweet about at Glee this September, unveiling an expanded bird feeder collection designed to bring more choice, style and practical functionality to the wildlife gardening category...

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