The HTA has signed with Planet Mark to give members expert support in achieving the 20% carbon reductions goal in the HTA Sustainability Roadmap.  There's a free workshop in February. Read more

A contemporary link building opened in September 2020 at Garsons Esher to connect its farm shop and garden centre has been hailed an immediate success. Read more

The Spirit of Christmas is alive as landscape supplier Green-tech joins other businesses in the landscape industry to answer the call from the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity to design and build a surprise garden for the Taylor Johnson family. Read more

Wyevale Nurseries has donated a collection of new Mangave succulents to the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Garden Wisley in partnership with Plantipp B.V. Read more

Haskins Garden Centres has confirmed it will close its centres on Boxing Day this year, to provide staff with extended time with their families this holiday season. Read more

Local news reports this weekend include a £5,000 theft from Dobbies and police warnings about traffic queues outside garden centres. Read more

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is delighted to announce the receipt of a £1.8million gift from retired Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist Dr Lee Kai Hung DL to RHS Garden Bridgewater. Read more

Today (Monday 9 November), Dobbies’ first small format store, Little Dobbies, has opened its doors. Read more

A hidden garden within the grounds of Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, is set to see its kitchen garden grow with the support of Leicester based garden product manufacturer, Vitax Limited. Read more

New garden spaces for Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young people and Little Harbour Children’s Hospice. Read more

Perennial have partnered with British Sugar TOPSOIL. Since September 2019 they have been donating £1 for every bulk bag of their products sold to the end of August 2020 to Perennial and as a result last week handed over a cheque for £3,029 to the charity. Read more

Following a unanimous vote at its last meeting the HTA’s Ornamentals Management Committee (OMC) is pleased to announce the appointments of Richard Hopkins, MD of Fargro and David Higginson, MD of New Leaf Plants. Read more

Directors and staff at a Bradford Garden Centre are celebrating after being announced as a finalist in the 15th annual Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business awards. Read more

The Gardens Group has announced plans for the return of its award-winning Christmas displays in Sherborne, Yeovil and Poundbury next month, including a comprehensive range of measures designed to keep families safe and socially distanced as they soak up the festivities. Read more

Alexander Mackie Associates Ltd. are delighted to announce the sale of Ribblesdale Nurseries. Read more

A look ahead to another year of FUNdraising. In a year which sees the charity’s biggest fundraising day, Garden Re-Leaf, turns 10 the next 12 months are set to be a busy year for the charity and its supporters. Read more

High quality coir product company Southern Trident Ltd, has recruited a team of salespeople to cover the UK, aiming to develop the business’ presence in garden centres. The team of 9 hit the road in the New Year with shipments for the new season. Read more

2021 marks a very special occasion for the annual Garden Re-Leaf Day event as this special FUNdraising day (March 19th, 2021) celebrates its 10th anniversary! Mark Friday March 19th, 2021 in your diaries now! Read more

Friday 11^th December, National Christmas jumper day, saw the Green-tech team pull out all the stops to raise just over £250 for Henshaws, their charity of choice for 2021. Read more

The German Sustainability Award 2021 in the category ‘Transformation Resources’ has been awarded to Neudorff, the leading manufacturer of environmentally friendly products for plant care and natural gardening. Read more

Green-tech, the leading supplier of landscaping materials across the UK has announced its intention to make Henshaws its charity of choice for 2021. Read more

Taking up the challenge once again, Mr Fothergill’s has helped raise vital funds for BBC Children in Need this year, by smartening up and wearing a ‘Tie for Tim’. Read more

As Christmas approaches, Dobbies has released the first of three festive themed podcasts, sharing advice on everything from festive decorations and at-home Christmas crafts. Read more

Since lockdown began, an online garden centre has seen record sales of four plants all known to have medicinal properties. Read more

The UK’s favourite trade show for the festive and gifts sector has announced a new date for 2021. Read more

The Garden Centre Sales Division of one of the UK's leading commercial nurseries, Johnsons of Whixley, has launched its first paperless catalogue with the slogan "We grow trees, we don't waste them." Read more

The Pekin Robins and Wrinkled Hornbills at the charity zoo have both been officially adopted by Johnston & Jeff – one of the UK’s leading bird seed manufacturers. Read more

Updated The Scottish Government have now confirmed that all cafes will be able to remain open so long as they stop selling alcohol, following HTA appeals for garden centres to be exempted. Read more

Ace thanks customers old and new for their support following the death of its chairman, Roger Llewellyn, and the disruption of Covid-19. Read more

The Greenfingers Charity welcomes support from all corners of the garden retail sector, with many retailers and suppliers pulling together to help raise much needed funds. One such supplier is Evergreen Garden Care. Read more