Hillier Nurseries Limited has posted robust results for the year ending 31 August 2025, with group turnover rising to £75.8 million, a 4% increase on the previous year.  Profit before tax rose 74%. Read more - members only

Cranswick Garden Centre, a long-established garden centre near Driffield in East Yorkshire, has been sold to Zak McCombie, who says he plans to use the acquisition as a platform for further expansion. Read more - members only

All jobs at Spalding-based ornamental plant nursery Opperman Plants have been safeguarded following the sale of the business and assets to Littleworth Nurseries Limited. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond and Taylors Bulbs among the Gold medal winners at RHS Chelsea.  Sustainability in the show gardens with crushed stone paths.  Plus high and low-tech. Read more - open to all

It has been announced that Merryhatton Garden Centre will be bought by Caulders - who currently own and operate 10 Centres across Central Scotland. Read more - members only

Garden centre sales, including catering, fell 3% behind a strong April 2025, according to the HTA.  It cited weaker consumer confidence for a 7% fall in customer transactions. Read more - members only

Weaker store sales due to a later spring, offset by strong online and marketplace growth, lead to weaker Feb – Apr sales at B&Q, as Kingfisher sales grow overall. Read more - members only

Woodthorpe Hall Ltd, one of the companies making up British Garden Centres (BGC), has acquired the lease of St Bridget Nurseries, a garden centre  business on the outskirts of Exeter. Read more - members only

Dümmen Orange and Syngenta Flowers have agreed to establish a strategic joint venture combining Dümmen Orange’s expertise in cut flowers and Syngenta Flowers’ leadership in seed varieties, along with annual, perennial and potted plant portfolios. Read more - members only

A collaboration between the HTA and the BOA will enable growers in environmental horticulture to benefit from the release of more than £334,000 of grants over the next three years. Read more - members only

See the dates and venues for GCA regional award meetings where members find out who has come top in their area annual inspections (May 2026). Read more - members only

M8 Group Limited, the Livingston‑based parent company behind online retailers Greenfingers and PetPlanet has collapsed into administration after a severe cyber attack and a sharp post‑pandemic fall in sales. Read more - members only