Jenny Douthwaite of Primeur elected GIMA President
GIMA has announced the election of Jenny Douthwaite of Primeur as GIMA President, supported by Kate Ebbens of Capi Europe as Vice President. Read more
Jenny Douthwaite of Primeur elected GIMA President
GIMA has announced the election of Jenny Douthwaite of Primeur as GIMA President, supported by Kate Ebbens of Capi Europe as Vice President. Read more
St Bridget Nursery destined for housing
St Bridget Nursery, a long established Exeter garden centre and nursery, could be replaced with up to 350 new homes according to Devon Live. Read more
Frosts and Notcutts in discussion over Brampton
Frosts have announced that they are in discussions with Notcutts about the potential sale of their garden centre in Brampton. Read more
Pandemic boosts sales and profits at Blue Diamond
2021 accounts from Blue Diamond show sales rose 27% to £255m during the pandemic with profit before tax up to £39.5m and net debt down to only £5.8m. But the company expects 2022 profits will fall. Read more
Studley Grange Garden Centre continues its development
The new owner of the former Wyevale near Swindon, Studley Grange Garden Centre, working with Malcolm Scott Consultants, has planning permission to expand. Read more
Elho opens second distribution facility
Sustainable plant pot manufacturer, elho, has opened the doors of its second distribution centre in Tilburg, Holland. Read more
Judges panel revealed for the GIMA Awards
Selected from a cross section of the Garden Retail Industry, the panel of 9 judges will be making their decision on the GIMA Awards winners for 2022. Read more
HTA announces the appointment of a new Vice-President
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of Alan Down as vice-president. Read more
MP opens £6m factory expansion for Westland
East Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight has opened a £6 million factory expansion by Westland at the Driffield site that produces wild bird feed. Read more
Bloom and Wild pops up in London, Bristol and Edinburgh
Bloom and Wild is opening its first series of pop-up shops in London, Bristol and Edinburgh. Read more
Dobbies granted planning permission for new store at Reading
Dobbies has been granted planning permission to build a new 60,000 sq ft store in Reading. It will be built on the land behind its existing garden centre at Hyde End Road, Shinfield. Read more
Will 2022 be the new normal for garden centres?
Senior garden centre figures talk about the rest of the year, stock levels and discounting. Will 2022 be the new normal? Read more