Garden centres back launch of Sproutl
UK tech start-up, Sproutl, has launched an online gardening marketplace, with Polhill, Rosebourne and Millbrook as partners and $9m of seed funding. Read more
Garden centres back launch of Sproutl
UK tech start-up, Sproutl, has launched an online gardening marketplace, with Polhill, Rosebourne and Millbrook as partners and $9m of seed funding. Read more
Local MP demands answers from Dobbies over closure of Butterfly World
A local MP has urged Dobbies, in Edinburgh News, to provide answers and halt dismantling of the site of Butterfly and Insect World until all options are explored. Read more
Garden centres expect to place large pre-season orders
We ask garden centres if they will be more cautious about ordering for the autumn and next spring now that all shops are trading. It seems not... Read more
Masks or no Masks?
With Government ending mandatory distancing measures and mask wearing in stores on 19th July, Freedom Day, we do a straw poll of garden centres on masks and restaurants. Read more
The Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World to close for good
The Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World, at Dobbies’ Lasswade HQ, is to close doors for good after nearly forty years, reports the Edinburgh Evening News. Read more
Dobbies to create around 1000 jobs over the next five years
Dobbies tells Environment Minister Rebecca Pow that the business is set to create around 1000 jobs over the next five years as it signs up for ‘Plant for our Planet’. Read more
Surge in Garden Centre sales eases in June
The GCA Barometer of Trade shows garden centre revenues up +66% for the first half of 2021, despite growth easing in June. Read more
Garden Centres seek additional warehousing to protect supplies
An increasing number of garden centres are seeking warehouse space to take stock control into their own hands following recent supply chain availability issues, says Malcolm Scott. Read more
Over 80 new brands for Glee 2021
As the industry gears up for Glee as an in-person event again (14th – 16th September, NEC Birmingham), we look at the many new brands making their debut. Read more
New early summer dates for Glee 2022
Following in-depth consultation with key suppliers, retailers and trade associations, Glee has decided to bring the 3-day event forward to the end of June in 2022. Read more
HTA - The beginning of a new normal?
The latest HTA market information suggests the beginning of a new normal, with garden centre sales for June down just 3% from June 2020, when sales rocketed due to the national lockdown. Read more
Latest Garden Centre news from around the nation
News from around the country includes an invasion by travellers at The Arium, closure of Sunnyside restaurant after Covid test, minigolf at Dobbies and expansion at Newbridge Nurseries. Read more
