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Hillier Nurseries pulls out of Chelsea 2021
27/02/2021
Hillier Nurseries pulls out of Chelsea 2021
After nearly 100 years as an exhibitor with 74 consecutive gold medals, Hillier Nurseries has decided to no longer exhibit…
Restaurant work underway at Southend garden centre
26/02/2021
Restaurant work underway at Southend garden centre
Work is underway to enhance the offering at a Southend garden centre, with a 90-seat restaurant being constructed to complement…
Doggy day care opens at flagship Dobbies location
26/02/2021
Doggy day care opens at flagship Dobbies location
Doggy day care provider, Bruce’s, has opened its newest centre at the Woodcote Green Garden Centre in Surrey, owned by…
GCA members hail virtual area meetings a success
25/02/2021
GCA members hail virtual area meetings a success
The first regional meetings of 2021 for Garden Centre Association (GCA) members were held online and were hailed a great…
Tong creates new role ahead of the launch of its new Food Hall
25/02/2021
Tong creates new role ahead of the launch of its new Food Hall
A Bradford garden centre has appointed a new food hall manager as it prepares to launch an extended offering with…
Cardwell Garden Centre responds to latest on Scottish lockdown
24/02/2021
Cardwell Garden Centre responds to latest on Scottish lockdown
Kieran Gallagher, director at Cardwell Garden Centre, near Gourock said: “Prior to the recent lockdown, garden centres in Scotland like…
New eco-friendly card company launches
24/02/2021
New eco-friendly card company launches
The Seed Card Company launches this month with eco-friendly and vegan greeting cards, personal stationery and wedding suites. These are…
Half of retail leaders resistant to digital progress
22/02/2021
Half of retail leaders resistant to digital progress
Outdated attitudes towards technology amongst senior retail business leaders are at risk of jeopardising future business survival, new research has…
Barclays donates £100k to retail charity retailTRUST
19/02/2021
Barclays donates £100k to retail charity retailTRUST
The UK’s retail industry charity retailTRUST has received a £100k donation from Barclays to help retail workers hit hard by…
Dire St David’s Day predictions for horticulture in Wales
16/02/2021
Dire St David’s Day predictions for horticulture in Wales
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…
First-ever plantable book company launches new Herb Hero series
14/02/2021
First-ever plantable book company launches new Herb Hero series
Willsow, a company which produces plantable children’s books, has launched a new book, the first of an upcoming series. The…
Gardena unveils new weed removal tools
13/02/2021
Gardena unveils new weed removal tools
Gardena has designed a range of weed removal tools. These include a weed puller, combisystem 2-in-1 patio weeder, combisystem 3-in-1…
100% responsible ‘Food Range’ released by Cotswold Granaries
12/02/2021
100% responsible ‘Food Range’ released by Cotswold Granaries
Gloucestershire-based Wildlife World has launched a new sustainable product to the market. Cotswold Granaries’ new ‘Food Range’ is packed in…
Weber launches its Traveler™ Portable Grill
12/02/2021
Weber launches its Traveler™ Portable Grill
Weber has now unveiled its all-new Weber Traveler™ portable gas barbecue – a compact, foldable barbecue. The Weber Traveler takes…
HTA’s OMC agrees to form group to communicate industry’s future research needs
12/02/2021
HTA’s OMC agrees to form group to communicate industry’s future research needs
The HTA’s Ornamental Management Committee (OMC) has agreed to convene a working group to establish and communicate the industry’s future…
Record-breaking January sees highest online sales since pandemic began
10/02/2021
Record-breaking January sees highest online sales since pandemic began
Last month recorded the highest online sales since the pandemic began at +74% Year-on-Year (YoY) – and the highest January…
Pearson Memorial medal awarded to Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries
10/02/2021
Pearson Memorial medal awarded to Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries
The 2020 Pearson Memorial Medal for outstanding service to the garden industry has been awarded at a surprise, socially distanced…
elho earns Certified B Corporation status
09/02/2021
elho earns Certified B Corporation status
The elho group has been awarded with the B Corporation certification. Certified B Corporations™ are for-profit companies that use the…
GCA elects new members of the board at AGM
08/02/2021
GCA elects new members of the board at AGM
Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) have elected new members to its board during the organisation’s virtual AGM. The…
Petersham Nurseries launches dine-in boxes
05/02/2021
Petersham Nurseries launches dine-in boxes
This February, Petersham Nurseries Café in Richmond is launching its dine at home luxury seasonal dinner boxes, to be delivered…