Glee has opened the vote to find the UK's best garden buyers. They have revealed a shortlist of 25 buyers across 5 categories: independent garden centres, multiples, DIY / Builder Merchants, online and other.

Blue Diamond has replaced the front of house manager and head chef after Fryer’s garden centre received a ‘0’ rating, the lowest possible, for food hygiene in May.

Vitax is to expand its production facility in Skelmersdale and warehouse in Coalville after faster than expected growth this year.

The HTA describes the massive impact on the plant trade across all business sectors in the event of an outbreak of Xylella fastidiosa in the UK. What should UK businesses be doing?

Local news report a fire at 11.15 last (Tuesday) night at Stephen H Smith garden centre at Otley, attended by 50 firefighters.  A number of pets are reported to have died in the fire.

Wyevale Nurseries has recently (July, 2017) announced that it has seen growth in 2016 and 2017 so far of more than 10% each year on its shrub category after several years of decline.

With stand visitors and sales orders for 2018 at record levels, leading UK barbecue supplier Outback International voted this year's NEC Solex Exhibition "an outstanding success".

Beefayre – a leading UK manufacturer of quality homewares, scented candles, beauty and gifting products - may not be exhibiting at the Home & Gift Exhibition this week, however retailers can still benefit from some special ‘show only’ offers.

In 2017 Bonningtons, the Nottingham based importer and distributor of gardening, home and leisure goods, celebrates 50 years of trading, and is to mark this milestone with a spectacular Open Showroom Event running from 5^th – 14^th September 2017.

The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) is delighted to announce that all three Young Landscape Contractors and their Young Planting Designer partners have achieved medal standard gardens at this year’s RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, including a Bronze, Silver and Gold.

For sale: Retail plant nursery with 5 bedroom detached house located in picturesque area of Suffolk.

New garden products for growers are in abundance on exhibitors' stands in the British pavilion at spoga+gafa 2017. Among the latest innovations in the growing sector are biodegradable seed pods, grow pots, growhouses, self-watering pot systems, plant nutrients, a simple-to-use weather responsive digital tap timer and a range of gifts for gardeners. 

Small greenhouse wanted for aspiring small business. Ideally SE London or just outside of London.

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) welcomes the decision by the European Patent Office (EPO) to no longer grant patents to plants that are the result of classical cross-breeding and selection.

By popular demand the deadline has been extended for the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards (IGOTY) 2018. Growers of ornamentals worldwide now have until 14 August 2017 to submit their entries to the awards.

Students of the Gloucester shire based Butterfly Garden, were keen to show-off their work today as Durston Garden Products re-paid them a visit following a delivery of compost to the organisation earlier this year.

New senior leadership at the Coleman EMEA Group: Martin Vergien has been promoted with immediate effect to become Vice President and Managing Director of Coleman EMEA GmbH. Through this promotion, he takes on responsibility for managing the brands belonging to the Newell Group (Coleman, Campingaz, Sevylor and Aerobed) in the EMEA region.

Stax Trade Centres annual Big Brands Trade Show has been announced for 2017, and will once again take place in both Glasgow and Manchester.

Greenfingers Charity commissioned TV Gardener Adam Frost to design the new Courtyard Garden at Keech Hospice Care, Luton with the help of team members from Homebase. As an existing good friend of Greenfingers, the charity was delighted to invite Adam to perform the official opening ceremony held on Monday 17 July 2017.

Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill has teamed up with Tandridge Trust and Burstow Parish Council to bring local Smallfield residents a community art garden.

North East and North West regional members of The Garden Centre Association (GCA) are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening yesterday (Wednesday, July 19, 2017) at Klondyke Strikes Wilmslow Garden Centre.

RHS Flower Show Tatton Park is taking place this week (19 – 23 July) and HTA and APL members have been showcasing their skills in the floral marquee and gardens.