Till queues were reported to be over 100 yards long at the ‘invitation only’ closing down sale at Reigate Garden Centre.

Court victory lifts the threat of jail hanging over Rob Scott after action taken by Wokingham Borough Council against Hare Hatch Sheeplands was ruled unfair and unjust.

Cowell’s garden centre, winner of the GCA’s best plant area, has in the last 3 weeks been saved from closure.

Wesfarmers has confirmed 30^th June as the likely completion date for the Homebase sale to Hilco. The industry now waits to see what steps the turnaround specialist will take to return Homebase to health. 

The first major phase in the resurrection of Klondyke’s Strikes Stokesley centre is getting underway.

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, is proud to announce that the FleuroStar Award 2018/19 goes to Osteospermum ecklonis Purple Sun from Selecta one.

Darlac, the cutting tools experts, have added a new pair of secateurs in their high-quality Expert Range. Launched under the name “Rhino” the company believe these to be their toughest and hardest working secateurs yet!

New for 2019, the Jekka’s Herbs display from Johnsons will feature free recipe cards for customers to take away and use at home. Taken from her beautifully illustrated book ‘Jekka’s Herb Cookbook’, each uses some of the more unusual varieties in the Jekka’s Herbs collection.

In recent times, there has been a growing awareness and increasing resonance regarding environmental concerns, with suppliers and end users now recognising the importance of environmental responsibility and sustainability. One company that is taking steps to improve its impact upon the environment is Woodlodge - the UK’s leading supplier of garden pots.

The concept of creating different garden ‘rooms' is becoming more popular as home owners and renters alike are short of indoor and outdoor space. Appeal to a wide range of customers by demonstrating how they can use different Elho pots and planters to divide a garden, patio or balcony into zones.

Malcolm Scott Consultants gained permission for the 176-cover facility and other site developments and had a number of specific considerations to overcome in preparing the concept designs.

Sales agents wanted to cover the West Midlands, East Midlands and Scotland.

Following the success of their Chemical Workshop – training the trainer;  held last month in North Yorkshire;  Green-tech has announced that the next workshop will be held at BALI Head office in Stoneleigh, Coventry on 26th July from 9am-3pm.

Over 100 countries are expected to participate in the AIPH-approved Expo 2019 Beijing to take place from 29th April to 7th October 2019 in Yanqing district of Beijing, China. Covering over 500 hectares this will be the largest ever A1 International Horticultural Exhibition approved by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). 

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has taken over the ownership of FloraCulture International (FCI) from Royal FloraHolland (RFH) in an agreement made between the two organisations last week.

TV, film and stage actor Stephen Mangan has been announced as the host of the 2018 GIMA Awards.

Members of staff at one of the UK’s leading nurseries are celebrating this week after announcing it had the best May ever in its recorded trading history with sales up by 14% (2018).

The HTA has named to additions to its head office team.  Sally Cullimore becomes the policy executive and Alistair Yeomans will be horticulture manager.  Both will be attending the National Plant Show

Malcolm Scott Consultants has secured planning consent for site development at Cambridgeshire-based Oakington Garden Centre.

A cheque for £2,550 was presented to children’s hospice garden charity Greenfingers, as a donation from decorative aggregate specialist Deco-Pak at the GIMA Charity Golf and Activity Day (Thursday, 7th June). 

In a season that has been challenging it appears that plant sales are holding up which is great news for the HTA National Plant Show and Nursery Supply Show. With over 140 companies represented across the two shows (198 stands) is it the place to visit for all your plant needs.

Steve Millington has joined Tom Chambers as national accounts manager.  In March he resigned from Tildenet where he was sales director of gardenware.