Caulders Garden Centres – new acquisition makes it 12
Caulders Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of the former Strawberry Corner Garden Centre at Wallyford, East Lothian, with plans to reopen the site in March 2027. It takes the Caulders Group to 12 garden centres across Scotland. Read more - members only
Government commits £79m to local nature recovery and tree planting
Local communities in England are to receive £79 million for tree planting, nature recovery and measures to improve resilience to flooding and heatwaves, the Government announced today. Read more - members only
Sales growth and investment for Notcutts
A year of sales growth and investment for Notcutts. Sales up +7.9% to £86.9m, profit before tax recovered to £1.2m (£-0.6m) and it bought the freehold of its Wheatcroft Garden centre. Read more - members only
A strong performance for British Garden centres in 2025
2025 was a year of solid growth for British Garden Centres, with sales and profits increasing and 8 sites added at the beginning of the year. Read more - members only
Drone demonstrations planned for ICTG Harvest Field Day
Irish Christmas Tree Growers (ICTG) will stage its annual Harvest Field Day at Laganvale Farm, Lisburn, Co Down, on Friday 2 October, with demonstrations of how drone technology can help growers. Read more - members only
Paris takes top honour in AIPH World Green City Awards 2026
Paris has been named Grand Winner of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2026, with its initiative ‘Retrofitting Paris into a biodiversity friendly city’. Read more - members only
Sales and profits grow in strong year for Bents
Bents reports robust trading in the year ending Jan 2026, with growth across multiple categories, improved margins and profit. Read more - members only
BHETA backs call to reverse inheritance tax changes
BHETA has joined a Family Business UK campaign urging the Government to reverse the revised inheritance tax rules that could restrict investment and employment among family-owned suppliers and manufacturers. Read more - members only
HTA unveils training initiative and calls for greater certainty from Government
The HTA has announced a fully funded training initiative and says Government must give horticulture businesses greater certainty so they can invest in plants and green spaces as extreme weather becomes the new normal. Read more - members only
Joint administrators appointed at BHGS to seek rescue solution
Evesham-headquartered supplier and distributor of horticultural products BHGS Limited, has appointed administrators from BTG, the financial and real estate advisory group. It continues to trade. Read more - members only
Despite record heat Garden Centre revenues are ahead of 2025
Despite record heat, UK garden centre revenues rose 2% in August. Consumer confidence, the general economic outlook and the major purchase index are on the rise, says the HTA. Updated Read more - members only
Three potential game changers at Glee 2026
Finding one game-changing product at Glee is unusual. Finding two—or perhaps three—with the potential to reshape their categories is exceptional. Read more - members only
