CEO, Veronique Laury has unveiled GoodHome, the project driven future for B&Q in the UK as part of the unified, digital Kingfisher.

Wyevale Garden Centres has sold Worthing Ferring to Cobbins Nursery.  It is also to end its central distribution contract with XPO.

Kingfisher reports that first quarter sales of unified ranges continue to grow ahead of non-unified ranges. The new outdoor range was rolled out to all markets with a global marketing campaign.

The new Welcome building that opens next month at the RHS Wisley garden will sell more unusual and rare plants from one place than anywhere else in the UK.

The parent company of Cotswold Outdoor, a concession holder on several of the largest garden centres, has agreed a CVA.

The countdown to Nova Outdoor Living’s open showroom week has begun, with just 8 weeks to go until the event takes place.

GARDENA's new range of Planting and Trimming Mats. For potting, repotting and topiary trimming. Dirt free. The perfect addition to planting up Summer bedding and planters.

Burgon & Ball showcases Corona Tools and new RHS-endorsed Container Gardening Range at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

At the time of sale honeysuckle is not the world’s most appealing plant. You can use the official Garden Plant of the Month images to give an impression of how beautiful the plant will look in a couple of weeks’ time.

Having enjoyed a phenomenal start to 2019, which saw sales targets smashed, unprecedented demand from retailers for additional stock due to much higher than expected sales, and all future ordered stock already pre-sold before arrival, LifestyleGarden® is celebrating further growth with the opening of its new showroom and distribution centre. 

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The 30 year old garden centre at Great Amwell in Ware will be completely renovated by Smiemans Projecten. More than 3,000m2 of the flagship store for Van Hage will get a new roof and air vents.

Garden Connect has renewed the webshop of wholesaler Provender  Nurseries. Provender has an 18-acre site in Kent and is working solely for wholesale customers. Garden Connect has built a new webshop for trade customers to place orders. The new webshop is integrated with the TopSys-IT ERP system.

We're in the middle of Spring, but successful garden centres plan ahead and are already thinking about Christmas. Are you still handling your Grotto tickets manually? Stop wasting your time & money and start selling your Grotto tickets online!

The SGD Conference live-streaming service, which was offered for the first time at the Society's Spring Conference has been hailed a great success after attracting delegates from all over the world including New Zealand, USA, Slovakia, Finland, Austria, The Netherlands, Estonia and Ireland. 

After two years in Hillier Wholesale in the role of Senior Sales Manager, Adam Dorber makes the move to Hillier Garden Centres and will be taking on responsibility for the purchasing of horticultural products for the group.

Brought together to celebrate the very best that the sector has to offer, the leading figures from the home improvement and gardening industry gathered on Friday, May 10 at The Tower Hotel in London for the 2019 DIY Week Awards.

Apprentice of the Year was awarded at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival last Friday, and was won by Bransford Webbs Thomas Everard. Thomas, who is in the second year of his apprenticeship scheme, was presented with the award by Monty Don, during the show.

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has announced that the location of its 2020 annual conference is to be Bristol. The GCA's annual event will be held at the Mercure Bristol, Grand Hotel from January 26 until 29.

Nova Outdoor Living is pleased to announce that they have appointed Gordon and Caroline Vass to represent their brand in Scotland.

Birmingham live reports on the case of a long-serving garden centre accountant who stole £76,000 to pay for booze and gambling.

Henry Bell, the family-owned and leading quality pet and wild bird food producer, has set up a dedicated division to support its newly launched Henry Bell Wild Bird Care brand and also bolstered its ranks with a number of high profile appointments to support the brand’s growth.

Horticulture students from Pershore High School are doing the final preparations of their contribution to the “Helping Children Grow” exhibit.  Without funding they rely on backing from the industry.

Ex lawyer, turned banker, medical tech entrepreneur, actor, film maker and photographer, Chaz Oldham has lived many lives and it would seem and these combined life experiences have led him to the hallowed grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea with a beautiful photographic exhibition and film installation at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Wyevale Garden Centres has identified the plant champions of Chelsea for 2019: the affordable, accessible and easy-to-grow ‘Chelsea favourites’ that gardeners can readily introduce to their outdoor space this summer.

RHS Chelsea’s Eastern Avenue will once again be home to the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) this year, with a stand designed to demonstrate the wide variety of design approaches offered by the Society’s registered members and practices.

Leading plant nutrient and growing medium brand, CANNA, is debuting at RHS Chelsea this year in support of champion grower Medwyn Williams, who will be displaying a typically impressive array of vegetables, including the first to have ever been registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency in the Welsh language.