Nine Zest employees run marathon for mental health

Zest, part of the P&A Group, is fielding a team to take on the Manchester Marathon on Sunday 14th April to raise money for North East Wales Mind. Read more - open to all

Dobbies continues to add experience to top team

Dobbies Garden Centres appoints Rajesh Gupta as strategy and business development director following 8 months as a consultant.  This is the 7th apointment by Dobbies since last summer. Read more - members only

Rajesh Gupta

Haskins Garden Centres celebrates the success of Barista of the Year

Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre is celebrating the success of restaurant supervisor, Adam Kelly, who recently won the regional heats of Costa Coffee UK’s Barista of the Year competition to progress to the UK and Ireland final. Read more - open to all

Adam Kelly

Management changes continue at Dobbies with departure of Marcus Eyles

Horticulture director Marcus Eyles is to leave Dobbies to work on the next chapter of his already 40 year-long career.  Read more - members only

Marcus Eyles

Notcutts Garden Centres Annual Awards

Notcutts recently hosted an awards ceremony attended by 140 colleagues, family members and sponsors, commemorating a year of hard work and dedication. Read more - members only

Colin Dale with vice-chair Caroline Notcutt

Fond Farewell to Rod Austin after 24 years at British Garden Centres

After 24 years of dedicated service, Plant Buyer Rod Austin is bidding farewell to British Garden Centres, he has been an integral part of the company's journey and growth. Read more - open to all

L-R Rod Austin, Robert Stubbs and Charles Stubbs building Brigg Garden Centre in 2004

RHS Awards the Highest Honours in Horticulture

RHS medal for Tim Briercliffe as six worthy recipients are awarded the highest honours in horticulture, the Victoria Medal of Honour and the Elizabeth Medal of Honour. Read more - members only

Tim Briercliffe

Dobbies strenghtens finance team

Dobbies has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Jonathan Wass as Chief Financial Officer. Read more - open to all

Jonathan Wass, Dobbies CFO

Provender Nurseries expands sales team

Provender Nurseries welcomes four new members to the Sales Team to meet with increasing sales demands. Read more - open to all

James Robson, Phil Mall, Denise Dellaway

Branded Garden Products Group appoints new CEO

Branded Garden Products (BGP) is delighted to announce that Chris Wright has been appointed as its new CEO. Read more - open to all

Chris Wright

Meet the women of GIMA - Celebrating International Women’s Day

As we look forward to celebrating International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March, we shine a spotlight on some of the incredible women who are driving change and growth at GIMA. Take it away, ladies! Read more - open to all

Jenna & Kate

Sarah Raven appoints new Growth Marketing Director

Jake Newbould joins Sarah Raven to spearhead brand’s ambitions for growth. Read more - open to all

Jake Newbould, Growth Marketing Director, Sarah Raven

Yorkshire Garden Centres appoints from within

Dave Denton from Cleckheaton has been promoted to centre manager at the long established Bingley Garden Centre at Harden Read more - open to all

Dave Denton Abi Peek and Gavin Dickinson

YPHA unveils Launch Success at the Eden Project

Ambassador, Boyd Douglas-Davies, called on more employers to support YPHA members as they visited the Eden Project where the Launch Success development programme was unveiled. Read more - open to all

Chat from aisles of the Garden Press Event

300 members of the garden media visited around 100 exhibitors at a buzzing Garden Press Event. Best new product was a Dipping Tank. Blue Diamond won the Best Stand award. Read the chat. Read more - members only

The Dipping Tank

Mark Earles appointed as AEA President

Mark Earles, the newly appointed President of the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) discussed the importance of information and expertise, “in times which are fluid, and where our industry is seeing big changes.”  Read more - open to all

Mark Earles

The Greenfingers Charity remembers John Adkins

The Greenfingers Charity was saddened to hear about the recent passing of John Adkins, the charity’s first Garden Project Manager. Read more - open to all

John Adkins, Greenfingers Charity first Garden Project Manager.

Kevin runs to celebrate 40 years cancer free

Kevin Burgess is running this Sunday (7th April) the London Landmarks half Marathon in support of Greenfingers in his Yellow Wellies. Read more - open to all

Kevin Burgess

Dobbies adds Chief Marketing Officer to senior team

Following the recent appointment of a new CFO and a new Commercial director, Dobbies has added an experienced Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Phil Thomas, to its team. Read more - members only

Phil Thomas, new Dobbies Chief Marketing Officer

Next GCA chairman confirmed

Ben Harrison, Operations Director of Haskins Garden Centres, has been announced as the Chairman Elect for 2024/25 by the Garden Centre Association. Read more - members only

Will Blake GCA Chairman, Ben Harrison Chairman Elect and Peter Burks

Garden centre owner appointed deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester

Mark Llewellin of Daisy Nook garden centre, is one of 6 new Deputy Lieutenants appointed by the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. Read more - open to all

Mark Llewellin

BGC raises £15,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day

British Garden Centres raised over £15,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day, the March 15th event in support of Greenfingers Charity. Read more - open to all

Brigg at Snowdon summit

David Domoney becomes Ambassador for Air Ambulances UK

Air Ambulances UK (AAUK) proudly announces the appointment of David Domoney, acclaimed television presenter for Plants and Nature, as an Ambassador. In this role, David will help to raise awareness of the vital work undertaken by air ambulance charities across the UK.

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David Domoney

Marc Driessen elected 22nd Fleuroselect President

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, proudly announces the election of Marc Driessen, CEO Beekenkamp Ornamentals, as President of the organisation. Read more - open to all

Marc Driessen, President

A new National Account Manager for Treadstone

Treadstone announces the new appointment of Mark Allen as National Account Manager. Read more - open to all

Home and garden PR agency expands

Home and garden PR agency expands to create its first ever Operations Director position. Read more - open to all

Holly Daulby managing director and Fay Clarkson Operations and Account Director

New CEO for Plant Heritage

Gwen Hines, current CEO of international charity Save the Children UK, joins horticultural conservation charity in early March. Read more - open to all

Plant Heritage’s new CEO Gwen Hines, who will start in spring. Credit G Hines.

The Greenfingers Charity appoints new Operations Director

The children’s hospice garden charity, Greenfingers, is pleased to announce Neil Sewell’s appointment as its new Operations Director, responsible for delivering Greenfingers’ new garden projects and expanding the Garden Re-Fresh programme. Read more - open to all

Greenfingers Charity's new Operations Director, Neil Sewell

Haskins Ferndown celebrates team leader’s 40 years of service

Haskins Garden Centres' Ferndown site is celebrating the longstanding service of outdoor team leader Kevin Holmes, 56, who has been part of the Ferndown team for over four decades. Read more - open to all

Hillier welcomes two new account managers to Amenity Team

Hillier, the UK’s largest grower of semi-mature trees in the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new account managers, Ben Kyte and Gavin Bell, to support its Amenity division.  Read more - open to all

Ben Kyte

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