The HTA’s Director of Policy and Communications tells the new PM that the ornamental sector, which supports 568,000 jobs, is essential for the Government’s environment plans.

Wyevale has announced that Blue Diamond is to take another 6 garden centres, bringing their group total to 36 sites.

2019 has the makings of a strong year for garden centres.  Latest figures from the GCA indicate that garden centres are still +6% ahead of last year despite losing ground in June.

News from garden centres around the UK includes a father and son locked in at Endsleigh, expansion of two charity garden centres and permission for housing on a popular garden centre.

Wyevale has emailed customers to say Chichester Garden centre will close on August 4^th, a little earlier than expected. 

Leading environmentally-friendly plant care brand ecofective® will feature its rapidly expanding portfolio at Glee 2019, showcasing the latest generation of natural feed, weed and pest control products that cater for the UK’s growing band eco-friendly consumers and organic gardeners.

Zest 4 Leisure has celebrated another successful year at SOLEX. The company, which showcased its range of award-winning quality decorative timber garden products, furniture and BBQ shelters for 2020, reported increased interest and enquiries on the new look stand.

Leading grass seed brand Johnsons Lawn Seed will unveil a major breakthrough in seed technology at Glee – revealing the solution to a lawncare problem that consumers have been craving for decades.

Woodlodge, the UK’s leading supplier of garden pots and containers, will reveal its much-anticipated 2020 product line-up at Glee, with fresh new ranges that are poised to raise the bar in stylish outdoor living.

We are delighted to announce that our fantastic new range for Autumn/Winter 2019 is now available for selection.

Sales agent required to cover Herefordshire/Shropshire/Worcestershire area to sell the JackDaw and Jane Austin Clothing ranges.

Fresh from it's success at the GIMA awards, Treadstone Products is looking for an agent based in the South East to represent its growing product portfolio.

The Gardenex export federation has organised a 23-strong group of exhibitors at spoga+gafa 2019, continuing its 40-year plus association with the world’s largest international garden trade fair.

The 2019 annual IPPS (International Plant Propagators Society) European conference is taking shape, with a number of exciting speakers and visits lined up.

We are looking for an experienced sales agent based in the South East of England. It’s superb opportunity for a field sales professional to promote a fantastic range of gift stationery into the independent sector.

Over 70 of the pet industry’s high achievers have been short-listed for the 2019 PetQuip Awards and will be waiting in anticipation at the PetQuip dinner at PATS, Telford in September to see who has scooped the top prizes this year.

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) in the South Thames region are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening this week (Wednesday, July 17, 2019) at Haskins Garden Centre – Snowhill.

The BALI National Landscape Awards expert Adjudication Panel, led by John Melmoe, will be judging 145 entries in 2019, a record number for BALI for the past 10 years.

Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) in the North East and North West are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation yesterday (Tuesday, July 16) at Bents Garden & Home.

Ian Wright from Shifnal near Telford has recently (July 2019) joined one of the UK’s leading nurseries as Commercial Sales Director.

PATS, the UK’s number one pet industry exhibition, is pleased that once again the PetQuip Awards will be presented at a gala dinner and party on the first evening of PATS Telford (Sunday, 22nd September) and are happy to be major sponsors of the event.

GIMA is encouraging new businesses and innovators to enter this year’s annual GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund (GISCF); a special fund set up to encourage grass root business and product development.