Dobbies announce their annual accounts to 23 February 2025

Dobbies Garden Centres Group Limited has filed its historic Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Group and its subsidiaries.  Read more - members only

White Logistics nears completion of third warehouse

White Logistics is completing a third warehouse in Pershore, expanding capacity to 23,000 pallet spaces. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond confirms Barton Grange purchase price

In the recent trading statement from Blue Diamond Group Finance Director, Neil McDonald, reveals how much Blue Diamond paid for Barton Grange Garden Centre and Garden Centre Plants.  Read more - members only

Neil McDonald

British Garden Centres appoints Amy Stubbs as Managing Director

British Garden Centres has announced the appointment of Amy Stubbs as Managing Director, working alongside her father, Charles Stubbs, and uncle, Robert. Read more - open to all

Charles and Amy Stubbs

Mill Race Garden Centre “sale agreed”

The sale of Mill Race Garden Centre, near Colchester, Essex, has been agreed. The site, which includes the Swallow Aquatics franchise, has been on the market with Christie and Co for a year, at an asking price of £2.5 million. Read more - members only

David Austin proceeds against trademark infringements in US

David Austin® has taken legal action in the US to defend its intellectual property rights following alleged wilful infringements of plant patents and intentional violations of registered trademarks. Read more - members only

June sales fell as temperatures rise

The new and more informative HTA Market Update reveals that sales dropped in June, a slowdown after a strong spring.  Consumer confidence is rising, while prices rises are limited. Read more - members only

Sarah Raven buys back SarahRaven.com

The gardening and lifestyle retail brand, Sarah Raven, has been acquired by its original founder and creative director, Sarah Raven. Read more - members only

Sarah Raven

White Logistics and Bleach of Lavant announce merger

Two of retail horticulture’s leading transport providers, White Logistics & Storage Ltd and Bleach of Lavant, are pleased to announce they have joined forces under one group. Read more - members only

Long-established nursery acquired by G-Scapes

G-Scapes of Lichfield Ltd - already operators of Fullbrook Nursery - have acquired the Boultons Nurseries site in Staffordshire, in a move which enhances the companies’ commitment to sustainable horticulture. Read more - members only

UPDATED Blue Diamond is expected to buy top GCA garden centre

Blue Diamond is expected to buy Barton Grange Garden Centre, the GCA’s Destination Garden Centre of the Year for 2025. Read more - members only

Alton Garden Centre to leave the Tillington Group

Alton Garden Centre has decided to leave the Tillington Group on the 30th September of this year. Read more - members only

Derek Bunker

Another great trading year for the Klondyke Group

The Klondyke group hails another great trading year and reveals that chairman Bob Hewitt retired in December 2024. Read more - members only

B&M resilient despite challenging year

B&M sales performance in the year to March 2025, particularly within the B&M UK business, was below expectations but profit remained resilient. Read more - members only

Inheritance Tax changes deeply illogical says Fran Barnes

Inheritance Tax changes are a ‘lose-lose’ for the UK – costing Horticulture 1,300 sector jobs, slashing investment, and draining treasury tax revenues says HTA. Read more - members only

Cherry Lane buys Bawdeswell Garden Centre

Cherry Lane garden centres have bought family-owned Bawdeswell Garden centre near Dereham, Norfolk, making it the 19th garden centre in the Group. Read more - members only

Bawdswell Garden Centre

Garden companies making news around the country

Garden companies making headlines in local news include Squire’s, Bransford Webb celebrating, a new centre for Hillmount and Pillaton looking for new owners. Read more - members only

Ed Webb with Will Tooby

Double digit growth for Blue Diamond in first half of 2025

Sales lift +18% at Blue Diamond after a great season for plants, gardening and garden furniture due to exceptional weather conditions and strategic management initiatives. Read more - members only

Simon Burke

Blue Diamond takes control of Barton Grange

Blue Diamond has today completed the purchase of Barton Grange Garden Centre and Garden Centre Plants nursery. Read more - members only

4 Flower Award for BGC at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse show

British Garden Centres continued its successful event season at the first RHS Wentworth Woodhouse Flower Show, raising awareness of the brand in Yorkshire’s spectacular new horticultural setting. Read more - open to all

Colegrave Seabrook recognises Smart Garden Products with a named fund

The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation has created a Smart Garden Products named fund in recognition of the investments and support already given by SGP in sponsoring and supporting students studying horticulture. Read more - members only

Neville Stein, James Parr, Paris Natar, Jonathan Stobart, Neil Gow, Roger Seabrook

Cotton Traders builds profits in 2024

Cotton Traders, with concessions in 65 garden centres, has maintained steady performance for the fiscal year ending 2024, despite ongoing macroeconomic challenges. Read more - members only

Smart Garden Products starts construction of Helios

On the 25th of June, Smart Garden Products started the construction of a second warehouse in Peterborough to massively increase its capacity. Read more - members only

Otter Garden Centres add number 8

Southwest based garden centre chain, Otter Nurseries and Garden Centres have confirmed the purchase of their 8th site, the former Whitehall Garden Centre (and fellow Tillington member) at Whitchurch, Bristol. Read more - members only

Dobbies Hungerford Store relaunches following refurbishment

Dobbies Garden Centre in Hungerford has celebrated a relaunch, as part of the garden centre’s nationwide store refurbishment programme. This is the third in Dobbies’ extensive programme of investment across its store estate. Read more - members only

Mike Scott (middle) with Operations Manager Laurentina Wilkinson (right) & colleagues from Hungerfor

Simpsons acquires its 3rd Garden Centre

Simpsons, in Inverness, has acquired Christies Garden Centre in Fochabers, Moray, extending the group across the North-East corridor from Inverness to Aberdeenshire. Read more - members only

Dobbies Garden Centre appoints two new Directors

Dobbies Garden Centre appoints two new Directors as operations director, Nick Anderson, steps down after 12 years. Read more - members only

George Hutchinson

Selecta One continues to grow

Following the acquisition of Whetman Pinks in 2024, Selecta One is continuing to pursue purchases of innovative and class-leading growers and breeders around the world. Read more - members only

Hillmount makes it five

The family owned Hillmount garden centre chain has opened a new site in Carrickfergus following a £1.5 million investment. Read more - members only

New owners for Lancashire Garden Centre

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has announced the sale of a new lease for Nursery End Garden Centre in Accrington, Lancashire. Read more - members only

Nursery End Garden Centre in Accrington

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