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Following Lord Frost’s announcement today that the UK will be maintaining a “standstill period” for current grace periods for goods traded in Northern…

Farm shops and houseplant sales dominated at garden centres this May (2021) according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) recent…

The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Market Update report for June shows that garden centre sales nationally were up 30% in May…

Leaders from the horticulture sector have expressed concern around the short timescales and lack of detail in the recently announced principles…

Time is running out to enter the GIMA Awards, taking place on 11 November at Celtic Manor. The deadline to…

GIMA has announced the re-election of Simon McArdle of Westland Horticulture as GIMA president, following its AGM held virtually on…

As lockdown measures continue to ease across the UK, there is no sign of the incredible growth in sales by garden centres slowing. In fact, overall sales for…

The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association (LOFA) has donated £10,000 to the Greenfingers Charity. The donation from the trade association…

As lockdown restrictions ease and golf clubs reopen, GIMA has confirmed its Golf Charity Day will be making its return…

More than 180 ships remain blocked in the Suez Canal in both directions, unable to get through one of the…

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has teamed up with Planet Mark to help evolve its inspection process as part of…

The HTA has signalled its commitment to developing and improving the gifting side of its offer with the appointment to the new…

The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA) Market Update report for March shows national sales of garden/gardening categories were 69% up in February 2021 compared…

The Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association (LOFA) has taken the decision to cancel this year’s SOLEX Exhibition after much discussion with…

This year’s GIMA Awards will be taking place at the Celtic Manor Resort on 11 November 2021. Last year’s ceremony…

The food hall and farm shops category within garden centres saw positive sales during January (2021) according to the Garden…

The first regional meetings of 2021 for Garden Centre Association (GCA) members were held online and were hailed a great…

Welsh growers and garden retailers are bracing themselves for the impact of continued restrictions and say they need a miracle, like that said to have…

The HTA’s Ornamental Management Committee (OMC) has agreed to convene a working group to establish and communicate the industry’s future…

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) have elected new members to its board during the organisation’s virtual AGM. The…