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Ian Wright (55) has joined Wyevale Nurseries as commercial sales director, heading up three sales teams across all product and market sectors...

RHS Retail Director, Damian Powell, took GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer on a guided tour of the new plant centre and retail areas at RHS Wisley last month...

Environmentally-friendly plant care brand ecofective has confirmed it will showcase the latest generation of its natural feed, weed and pest control products at Glee in September after a year of strong retail demand...

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If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...

Blue Diamond buy Blooms Worcester, Canterbury Chartham, Hereford, Lower Morden, Rake and Tunbridge Wells to take their centre numbers up to 36 making them the second biggest garden centre group in the UK...

Blue Diamond CE Alan Roper has revealed more details of the significant rises in footfall and cash profit at the eight outlets acquired from Wyevale Garden Centres during the past year...

The GCA Westland Rising Stars program for 2019 is nearing the stage where the ten winners who will present at GCA Conference in January will be chosen...

July overall garden centre sales are running ahead of the last three years, according to GTN Bestsellers All Product Sales Analysis. Plants are down on last year but growing activity is up and increased footfall is driving up non-gardening sales areas such as gifts and food...

The Garden Centre Association unveiled its winners for the North Thames region during a presentation at Poplars Garden Centre on Monday. Perrywood Garden Centre – Tiptree won Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre category while Squires Garden Centre – Shepperton picked up the accolade in the Garden Centre category.

The North East and North West regional GCA awards were presented at Bents Garden & Home yesterday (Tuesday). The North East’s Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre category was Tong Garden Centre and Cowell’s Garden Centre in the Garden Centre category. In the North West, Barton Grange Garden Centre and Fron Goch Garden Centre received the accolade.

Members of the Garden Centre Association in the South Thames region are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening at Haskins Garden Centre – Snowhill. The title of Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre  category went to Stewarts, Christchurch (above) and the Garden Centre category award went to Squires Garden Centre – Hersham.

The GCA Midlands region awards were presented at East Bridgford Garden Centre last week with East Bridgford Garden Centre (above) being awarded Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category and Fairways Garden Centre – Ashbourne picked up the accolade in the Garden Centre (GC) category...