British Garden Centres (BGC) is marking the fifth anniversary of its Family Card with a group‑wide upgrade, with new perks, digital improvements and a coordinated in‑store rollout this weekend.

Bell Plantation Garden Centre, on Watling Street near Towcester, has joined the Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group, increasing its membership to ten independent, family-owned businesses.

Accounts for the year to February 2026 show that Dobbies remained loss-making, despite reporting “strong progress” since its restructuring.

Leading garden retailers have been named in the Government’s latest National Minimum Wage enforcement round, published on 3 September 2026.

Favourable National Planning Policy Framework changes may encourage garden centres to revisit shelved expansion and investment plans, says Pleydell Smirthyman.

Stax Trade Centres has acquired the Manor brand from Apollo Garden, with plans to build on its 40-year heritage and make it the company’s leading brand in the category.

Greenkey Garden & Home is launching over 40 new decorative outdoor living products for 2027, offering retailers a bold, high-impact collection designed to enhance garden spaces.

Eastern Connections good sellers in metal art range developed since 2019 have again helped our customers generate good profit margins in 2026. From large panels to bird feeder hangers.

Wyevale Nurseries’ 2027 catalogue introduces 19 British-grown plants and a new Climate Champions section highlighting resilient, biodiversity-friendly varieties.

Year-on-year sales growth of Henry Bell Wild Bird Care products has sparked an exciting range refresh and expansion roll-out at Botany Bay Nurseries & Garden Centre in Redditch, Worcestershire.

Confidential sale of a group of two garden centres in Scotland.

Two recent CSF-backed initiatives have given horticulture students practical industry insight, career inspiration, valuable professional connections and a bit of fun with the Botanical University Challenge.

Commercial glasshouse wanted to rent or lease for an AgriTech R&D growing facility.

Applications have opened for the second Young People in Horticulture Association management development programme, with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation confirmed as headline sponsor.

Professor Nicola Spence CBE and Jacob James to join Plant Heritage Board of Trustees as Jim Marshall and Emma Crawforth step down.

Tickets are now on sale for the British Poinsettia Growers Group Conference, taking place on Thursday 19 November 2026 at its new venue, Volmary, Wisbech St Mary.

Sam Morgan has joined Zest Outdoor Living and parent company P & A Group, becoming the third generation of the Morgan family to commit to the business.

Steep & Sprout™, an innovative Shropshire-made plant tea from LOHAS Fertiliser Ltd, has been named the winner of the 2026 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund, securing a package of funding and industry support designed to accelerate the product’s journey into the garden retail market.

Autumn Fair and Glee brought home, gift, fashion, garden and outdoor categories together at the NEC, creating new crossover opportunities for retailers and suppliers.

Pleydell Smithyman has strengthened its planning team with the appointment of Ethan Giles as Planning Consultant, increasing its capacity to support clients.

PATS 2026 will showcase more than 400 new pet products, with 12 New Product Award categories judged by independent retailers at the NEC Birmingham.

Meadow View is celebrating a standout Glee 2026 after its new Elementa Water Features range won the GLEE New Product Award for Garden Decoration.

Steep & Sprout™, an innovative Shropshire-made plant tea from LOHAS Fertiliser Ltd, has been named the winner of the 2026 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund, securing a package of funding and industry support designed to accelerate the product’s journey into the garden retail market.

Vitax, the leading garden care specialist, has announced the launch of its latest innovative product, Vitax Water Less.

Meadow View will give garden centre retailers an exclusive first look at its new collection of water features at GLEE 2026, as the company continues to expand its landscaping offer.

Autumn Fair and Glee brought home, gift, fashion, garden and outdoor categories together at the NEC, creating new crossover opportunities for retailers and suppliers.