It has been a memorable year for the UK garden centre industry. Take a look back at all the major stories through the eyes of GTN. This New Year’s Eve we reproduce all the 2025 issues of GTN (see below) where, with just one click, you can gain access to the page-turning editions and also the Top 100 most read stories in GTN Xtra.  Happy New Year!

GTN Xtra's Top 100 most read stories in 2025:  Click on the story to read in full.

1. Blue Diamond in talks to buy Barton Grange – Issue 25
2. Bumper Glee Preview – Issue 35
3. Scooping the fancy dress prizes at the GCA Associates Night – Issue 4
4. Five Dobbies stores transferring to new ownership – Issue 1
5. GARDENA clinches GIMA Sword of Excellence – Issue 45
6. Chris Francis to leave Hillier Garden Centres and Nurseries – Issue 2
7. GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed– Issue 5
8. Blue Diamond reports turnover of £332m and profits of £22m in 2024 – Issue 20
9. Blue Diamond acquires Yarnton Home & Garden, Oxfordshire – Issue 4
10. British Garden Centres appoints Amy Stubbs as MD – Issue 30
11. In depth interview with Dobbies CEO David Robinson – Issue 20
12. Dobbies "accelerate plans for growth" – Issue 5 
13. Fire burns down garden centre overnight – Issue 50
14. Blue Diamond Huntingdon opens after £2m refit – Issue 15
15. Blue Diamond complete the purchase of Barton Grange – Issue 30
16. Furniture 20% off already at Dobbies – Issue 14
17. Pre GCA Conference Inspiration and Stimulation from Retail Safari – Issue 4
18. What is to become of the Great British Garden Centre? – Issue 6
19. Crowned GCA Garden Centres of the Year– Issue 4
20. Dobbies report profits of £121m for FY 2025 – Issue 32
21. British Garden Centres acquires Dobbies Gloucester and Reading stores – Issue 2
22. Imprint win GIMA Golf Day as valuable funds raised for Greenfingers – Issue 23
23. British Garden Centres acquires former Dobbies Gosforth site – Issue 3
24. More photos from the GIMA Awards 2025 – Issue 45
25. Choice Supplier of the Year Awards – Issue 39
26. GIMA announces departure of Vicky Nuttall – Issue 49
27. Worlds End for Dobbies as Blue Diamond take over Aylesbury – Issue 7
28. From Covid auction sale to £5m turnover – Issue 12
29. Alton Garden Centre set to leave Tillington Group – Issue 24
30. Stratford Garden Centre takes over former Dobbies – Issue 3
31. Blue Diamond reports turnover of £332m – Issue 21
32. British Garden Centres acquires Hayes Garden World – Issue 15 
33. Gates take over Dobbies Stapleton – Issue 5
34. Merchandiser (based in the Home Counties) – Issue 3
35. "Great people. Great brand. Good loyal customers" – Issue 17
36. GCA's national Christmas display competition – Issue 4
37. Busy Bee on the Isle of Wight to become a Blue Diamond centre – Issue 33
38. LifestyleGarden confirms closure – Issue 18
39. Greenfingers Charity Celebrates 25th Anniversary – Issue 26
40. How consumers are searching for garden products online – Issue 5
41. Environmental Horticulture Brexit Costs and Border Impacts – Issue 4
42. The Greatest Christmas Teams announced at Spring Fair – Issue 5
43. Three garden centres sold in three weeks – Issue 5
44. Konstsmide closes its UK business – Issue 50
45. BGC Blooms at Rugby – Issue 11
46. Havant takes group up to 70 centres at British Garden Centres  – Issue 6
47. British Garden Centres has a successful reopening at Gosforth – Issue 8
48. Dull December caps off challenging year for garden centres – Issue 4
49. Kate Ebbens joins Woodlodge – Issue 22
50. Sad news of the passing of Raglan’s Jean Davies – Issue 18
51. Perrywood opens new £8.5 million garden centre – Issue 43
52. Gates re-energise Woodlands – Issue 11
53. New Terrarium Workshops launched at The Gardens Group – Issue 4
54. Dobbies launches new long-term creative direction – Issue 11
55. GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards are well underway – Issue 47
56. Garden industry mourns sad passing of Kenn Lloyd – Issue 23
57. Wow! Scotsdales open their new 480 seater Greenhouse Café – Issue 24
58. ‘Garden Centres by Homebase’ opened at The Range – Issue 3
59. TV personality Nicki Chapman opens BGC's 72nd centre – Issue 15
60. Lancashire garden centre acquired by new owner – Issue 22
61. Blue Diamond's Harlestone Heath re-opens after £1.5m refit – Issue 12
62. Garden centre plan to cut down historic trees under fire – Issue 4
63. British Garden Centres publishes accounts for 2024 – Issue 39
64. Shinfield Garden Centre reopens to huge crowds – Issue 9
65. Squire's appoints Sam Dickson as new MD – Issue 17
66. Thousands of customers are voting for The Greatest at Christmas – Issue 45
67. New Year’s Honours for garden industry figures – Issue 1
68. Torwood's long serving Kenny McClean died on Christmas Day – Issue 1 
69. British Garden Centres welcomes new buyers to plant team – Issue 1
70. Stuart Lowen's Floral Farewell – Issue 16
71. British Garden Centres expands further – Issue 6
72. An exciting opportunity to join Barrus – Issue 2
73. Customer Votes for The Greatest Christmas Teams reach 5,000 – Issue 48
74. Dobbies further strengthens Executive team – Issue 23
75. Hillier announce the passing of John Hillier – Issue 31
76. Ruxley Rose winners receive their awards – Issue 4
77. GIMA Awards Roll of Honour – Issue 50
78. Quality Garden Structures to distribute Hörmann products – Issue 4
79. British Garden Centres acquires Dobbies stores – Issue 3
80. elho expands UK presence with nine new sales representatives – Issue 10
81. Rowena re-opens with floral flourish – Issue 14
82. Newbridge and Wilton are Blue Diamond Garden Centres of the Year – Issue 11
83. Zest to support charities in 2025 fundraising initiative – Issue 4
84. Greenfingers announces closure of Richard House Children’s Hospice – Issue 50
85. British Garden Centres confirms acquisition of Dobbies Morpeth – Issue 5
86. Local MP Opens BGC Havant – Issue 11
87. News of the passing of Peter Cox, founder of Glendoick GC – Issue 16
88. Woodmansterne seeks Retail Development Manager – Issue 46
89. Henry Street Garden Centre joins Prosper Group – Issue 10
90. John Ravenscroft joins Alan Roper for opening of Octavia Hill – Issue 19
91. BGC Gloucester Opens – Issue 10
92. Garden industry mourns sad passing of Ron Harker – Issue 38
93. Future of garden centres is actually looking rosy' – Issue 10
94. Customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Teams continue to pour in – Issue 49
95. Chelsea Golds for Blue Diamond and Taylors Bulbs – Issue 20
96. Ten new jobs and £1.5m investment for Hillmount – Issue 1
97. Pyle Garden Centre picks up Dick Allen Award for Most Improved Centre – Issue 4
98. GCA member garden centres ended 2024 on ‘a nice positive note’ – Issue 4
99. Applications open for 2025 Rising Stars programme – Issue 4
100. Whitehall Woodborough sold to new owners – Issue 34