Business growth
British Garden Centres expands plant production facilities
16/03/2023
British Garden Centres expands plant production facilities
British Garden Centres has let a large nursery production unit with the capacity to produce two million retail ready plants…
Hillier Garden Centres acquires Rosebourne
09/11/2022
Hillier Garden Centres acquires Rosebourne
Hillier Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of Rosebourne Ltd, a group of boutique destination garden centres across three sites…
British Garden Centres opens third store in 2022
08/04/2022
British Garden Centres opens third store in 2022
British Garden Centres, the family-owned, Lincolnshire based garden centre business has made it a hat-trick of new centres this year…
Cherry Lane acquires 16th garden centre
17/02/2022
Cherry Lane acquires 16th garden centre
Value garden centre group, Cherry Lane, has acquired Retford & Gainsborough Garden Centre in Nottinghamshire. Retford & Gainsborough Garden Centre…
Bents celebrates 85th anniversary with arrival of Lakeland
16/02/2022
Bents celebrates 85th anniversary with arrival of Lakeland
In its 85th anniversary year, Bents Garden & Home in Glazebury is welcoming kitchenware and home brand Lakeland to the…
A family-run garden centre has undergone a £4m investment
05/11/2021
A family-run garden centre has undergone a £4m investment
One of the UK’s largest food halls is set to open in a garden centre in Harrogate, North Yorkshire this…
Perrywood Sudbury is granted planning permission
15/06/2021
Perrywood Sudbury is granted planning permission
Planning permission has now been granted, so Perrywood can now move ahead with their £8-10m investment in an inspirational new garden centre…
Dobbies announces second Northern Ireland store
18/05/2021
Dobbies announces second Northern Ireland store
Garden centre giant Dobbies announces plans for a second store in Northern Ireland, located at The Junction Retail and Leisure…
Creative Gardens acquires new store
05/05/2021
Creative Gardens acquires new store
Family run garden centre Creative Gardens has added a fourth store to the group. It has acquired the Logwood Mill…
Biggest garden centre in Denmark almost complete
16/12/2020
Biggest garden centre in Denmark almost complete
Completion of the 12,000 m2 garden centre for Plantorama is in sight. Smiemans Projecten started this spring with this project…
Garden centre appoints project manager for Food Hall makeover
25/09/2020
Garden centre appoints project manager for Food Hall makeover
A Bradford garden centre has recruited a project manager to lead the expansion plans for its popular Food Hall. Former…
British Garden Centres acquires Hillview Garden Centre group
20/12/2019
British Garden Centres acquires Hillview Garden Centre group
British Garden Centres have purchased Hillview Garden Centres from The Hillview Group. The transaction included both the operational business…
Quick tips to raise your local profile and get more customers
30/04/2019
Quick tips to raise your local profile and get more customers
You want to raise your profile in your local community, drive footfall, reach new customers (whilst looking after the relationships…
Expanding your garden centre? Here are the funding options
24/02/2019
Expanding your garden centre? Here are the funding options
Business finance expert Emily Relph talks through the business funding available to you. Garden Centres are a growing industry that…
Driving footfall to your garden centre in the Amazon era
21/02/2019
Driving footfall to your garden centre in the Amazon era
Liz Rosling, Small Business Marketing Specialist explains what you can do to compete with Amazon. With the rise of Amazon,…
Investing in your garden centre
31/01/2019
Investing in your garden centre
Investment in a garden centre makes your business more robust. ? In any sort of retail you’re always in a…
5 things SMEs are wasting money on
30/01/2019
5 things SMEs are wasting money on
Each year, almost 400,000 new businesses are set up in the UK. But, taking a company from an eager start-up…
Business Rates Relief: New Scheme 2019
15/01/2019
Business Rates Relief: New Scheme 2019
April 2019 will bring another Business Rates Relief Scheme. With it brings a further chance for ?scammers? to approach garden…
5 Successful retail habits for 2019
07/01/2019
5 Successful retail habits for 2019
There’s a saying in retail that the customer is always right. While this motto is often relevant for retailers, letting…
How you can control insurance costs
16/10/2018
How you can control insurance costs
Business insurance premiums are rising faster than ever. Rules for calculating compensation have doubled the amounts. ? A garden centre…