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Blue Diamond completes the acquisition of Harlow Garden Centre
Meanwhile, Blue Diamond reports record profits for 2015
Pleydell Smithyman Secure Major New Garden Centre in Green Belt
Terry Head appointed Director at Stewarts Garden Centres
Al Fresco Fortnight aims to get everyone entertaining, eating and enjoying being outside
New marketing department spearheads progress and development for Grange
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Gardenex secures Government grants for UK firms exhibiting at spoga+gafa
Activists threaten to slap dummy labels on Roundup stocks
Another group in Wyevale' sights...and it's not Dobbies?
Calling the best growers of finished plants and trees
Fireworks go up in Southampton garden centre fire
Millbrook plan housing on old nursery site
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Garden landscape sales up 8% last year says Glee
Great weather is a boost for garden product sales
Grafted cucumbers are star perfomers
Yorkshire stone launch from Creative Landscape Products
Compost sales back on target
Sunshine and crowds for Westland at Balmoral Show
Containerised trees ready for despatch
Aussies press on with Homebase team building
Neudorff repeat garden centre sunflower seed competition
Squire's survey finds customers love wildlfe
EFIA announces expansion of its development committee
Napoleon Grills announces Red Tractor BBQ Promotion
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Fireworks go up in Southampton garden centre fire
 
The internet was full of links to stories and video clips last week as a fire at The Flower Factory in Southampton set off a stock of fireworks.

Here is a selection of links to pages with video clips of the impromptu display:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36283943

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/southampton-fireworks-shop-explosion-dramatic-video-blaze-ripping-through-garden-centre-1559893

http://home.bt.com/news/news-extra/fireworks-explode-in-garden-centre-blaze-11364060701405

Local reports state that no one was hurt during the incident.
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