The Garden Centre Association (GCA) revealed the winners of its most prestigious awards at its annual conference including its 10 Garden Centres of Excellence and the Garden Centres of the Year.

Staff at garden centres across the country are celebrating after receiving awards at the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual conference in Luton yesterday (Monday, January 21, 2019).

We may not know what type of Brexit we will have till late March.  The implications of a no-deal crash out on 29^th will be damaging at a time when plant and garden product imports are high. How do you prepare for a No Deal Brexit? 

Roger Mclaughlan, CEO of Wyevale will leave the business at the end of January as will Paul Emslie, trading & marketing Director.  Anthony Jones, chief financial officer is to take over and becomes chief operating officer. Justin King, becomes executive chairman. 

A 300 seat restaurant is central to Notcutts’ plans to upgrade Garden Pride at Ditchling, one of 5 garden centres with planning permission to redevelop.

Fish4Dogs has created a new team to focus on new product development (NPD) and review product lifecycles to support its ambitious growth plans.

G Plants is pleased to announce that it has been awarded certification for ISO 9001:2015 by the World Certification Services Limited (WCS), who is a UKAS Accredited Certification Body.

Fiskars is preparing for a prosperous 2019 with the announcement of a brand new direct sales channel for its trade partners. In early spring, retailers will be able to take advantage of a newly created route, which will offer retailers better value, a more personalised experience and direct access to Fiskars’ expertise, knowledge and support with merchandising.

The professional market leader for outdoor surface and patio care products, Azpects, have expanded their EASYCare range to satisfy retailers and consumers.

At the 2019 IPM trade fair in Essen from 22 to 25 January, Desch Plantpak is presenting a complete range of eco-friendly products, each of which responds to demands from retailers and consumers.

As the Gardenex export federation embarks on a new year of organising export events, member companies have emphasised the major impact the Federation has had on their export sales. 

Candle Warmers Etc and Liberty Candles are looking for coverage for Scotland and South East.

Leading garden ornament manufacturer requires a sales agent for North West of England.

A leading supplier of Hard Landscaping products is looking to recruit a territory Sales Agent.

What better way to ensure sales opportunities are maximised this spring than by booking onto a HTA Workshop. The workshops target specific areas of visual merchandising within a garden centre, including chemicals and fertilisers, and gifting. We are also offering our popular Selling More Plants workshop.

Squire’s Garden Centre in West Horsley has started 2019 with a stylish new look, décor and furniture following an extensive refurbishment of its popular Café Bar.

Ball Colegrave is offering young commercial bedding plant growers the opportunity for a travel scholarship, which is part of the David Colegrave Foundation Scholarship Season, awards up to £1,500 to fund travel to Europe in order to develop knowledge and experience in bedding plant production and marketing.

The programme for the annual campaign was announced and entries are now open to find up and coming employees at garden centres who show great potential and would benefit from the opportunity to further their skills and experiences as part of the Rising Stars Program.

Teams competed for the Greenfingers Challenge Cup during an afternoon of ‘orse racin’ to mark the start of the GCA annual conference, which saw the The Pansies team, made up of garden centre staff, take the crown.

During April, these incredible Calliope® geranium plants will be donated by Cultivation Street free of charge to garden centre ambassadors for school and community gardening projects across the UK.

Visitors to the Christmas grottos at Squire’s Garden Centres across Surrey, Sussex and Middlesex not only met the man from the North Pole, but also shared the true spirit of Christmas by helping to raise an amazing £19,480.55 in support of a range of local charities.

Haskins Garden Centre has partnered with Ferring Primary School to donate houseplants to the school in Worthing.