Garden centres in West Yorkshire, the Midlands and Northumberland have been hit by a series of break ins, where goods are being stolen to order.

Warren Haskins celebrates 50 years in garden centres and explains how he has secured the future for Haskins garden centres.

Swallow Aquatics has announced it is to sell Mill Race Garden Centre and website as a going concern with Swallow remaining as a tenant.

The first May bank holiday in 2020 will be put back 4 days to Friday 8^th May to celebrate VE Day in Europe.

Following its 2014 developments, which proved an unmitigated success, Highfield Garden World is finalising plans for a further extension.

A green garden is not just a joy to look at, walk through and relax in; it’s also a paradise for bumblebees, honeybees, butterflies and other useful insects. A flowering garden is a sweet shop for them, particularly in view of the fact that intensive agriculture and increasingly paved gardens mean that they are struggling to find food.

Patio and block paving cleaners and seals from weatherproofing specialist Thompson’s are the answer to a fast-acting, safe and effective way to clean, revive and protect patios and paving safely and easily.

Garden Centre Buyers are often faced with extreme busy periods during this time of the year and as a result need to know that there are companies out there that can deliver at very short notice and in double quick-time.

Henry Bell, the family-owned and leading quality pet and wild bird food producer, is unveiling a recyclable packaging for its new Henry Bell Wild Bird Food range which will hit stores nationwide next month.

Jekka McVicar’s new book ‘A Pocketful of Herbs’, published earlier this year, will be available to buy from the Johnsons Jekka’s Herbs seeds stand for the 2020 season. 

At the end of 2017, the most animal, human and environmentally friendly farm for laying hens in the world was opened. Since then, Kipster has won many national and international prizes. Due to the success, a new location will be built, this time in Beuningen. Smiemans Projecten, builder of innovative glass constructions, will start with the construction in the fall.

We are seeking further garden centres and retail plant nurseries to satisfy the current demand, ideally located close to major population areas and having in excess of 4 acres (1.62 hectares) of land.

Garden centre with café/tea room for sale in Wales.

We are pleased to be able to offer to the market this substantial garden centre which is located just 2.2 miles from the A112 and close to one of the fastest growing towns in the UK. Our Ref: 0289

Established and successful leasehold Garden Centre & Nursery situated on a site of circa 7 acres, for sale due to retirement. Our Ref: 0242

As garden retailing continues to thrive, with double digit year-on-year growth, the future for our industry continues to look bright. One place where this optimism will shine through will be the forthcoming Glee exhibition.

New plants will once again be taking centre stage at the 10th HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, which takes place this week on 18 and 19 June at Stoneleigh Park.

Former Briers CEO, Jackie Eades has joined Fallen Fruits as commercial director at the end of May.

This year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live show has now opened, with the five gardens on APL Avenue showcasing some of the amazing talent from within the association, and the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Young Landscapers Award highlighting some of the upcoming talent within the industry.

Greenkey Garden & Home welcome Matthew Hanson of SM Agencies for their sales agent to cover the far North of England.

A successful day and night of fundraising was had by all who recently attended the 10th annual GIMA Charity Day, held at Telford Hotel and Golf Resort on 6th June.

The latest meeting of the Nursery Working Group (which took place at Horticulture House on 6 June) demonstrated the substantial progress made by the industry towards the adoption of kerbside recyclable non-black plant pots.