Wyevale shows 2016 Christmas range
Wyevale refused to be drawn on the launch date for its ‘Best in Class’ website at yesterday’s Christmas launch. Read more
Wyevale shows 2016 Christmas range
Wyevale refused to be drawn on the launch date for its ‘Best in Class’ website at yesterday’s Christmas launch. Read more
Former Golden Acres boss starts a new chain
With the help of Tim Mason, Paul Richards opens Mappleborough Green Garden Centre, near Redditch and is keen to find more sites. Read more
Domestic sales strong at Marshalls
Domestic order books remain strong and the public sector has picked up for Marshalls, which says despite Brexit underlying indicators are positive. Read more
Brexit pushes glyphosate decision off the agenda
The EU has until Thursday to decide whether or not to re-licence glyphosate. But discussions on Brexit has pushed it off the EU Commissioners’ agenda. Read more
Garden centres push ahead of last year after record May
Sales of plants and garden furniture soared as May sales made up for earlier months. Gift sales, however, fell. Read more
Notcutts’ £45m redevelopment plan should silence sale rumours
The New CEO of Notcutts has unveiled a £45m strategy to re-establish Notcutts as a pre-eminent name in garden centre retail. Read more
Klondyke falters in poor 2015 spring weather
Latest results show profits halved at Klondyke in 2015 despite a positive trading performance from its restaurants. Read more
Marshalls drivers stage 24 hour strike
Marshalls’ delivery drivers are holding a 24-hour strike today in their long-running dispute over overtime pay. Read more
Scotland makes it 10 for Hillview
Hillview nurseries led by ceo Boyd J Douglas-Davies has acquired its tenth centre with the purchase of Scotland Nurseries in Derbyshire. Read more
Bidding hots up for Dobbies
It has been reported that Philip Day, the millionaire owner of Edinburgh Wollen Mill, has put in a surprise bid for the 35-strong Dobbies garden centre chain. Read more
Maple Ridge Garden Centre, formerly Aylings, is in administration
Eco Warrior Resorts, trading as Maple Ridge Garden Centre has gone into administration. It will continue to trade while a buyer is sought. Read more
Another Green Belt garden centre gets permission to expand
Tong Garden Centre, another Green Belt garden centre, obtains permission for one of the largest play areas in the country. Read more
Bridgford wins unprecedented approval for Green Belt expansion
Pleydell Smithyman has achieved planning approval to turn Bridgford Garden Centre, which lies in greenbelt near Nottingham, into one of the largest destination garden centres in the country. Read more
Roper promises to make Harlow one of the UK’s finest
Blue Diamond has completed its acquisition of Harlow Garden Centre and promises to turn it into one of the finest destination garden centres in the UK. Read more
Mitchel Montgomery opens first Procook concession in a garden centre
Former Wyevale concession expert, John Siese, has opened a new agency and is introducing new retailers to garden centres Read more
Plant areas are scary places to visit
The HTA Plant Retail conference was held at the spectacular Ball Colegrave Grounds in Oxfordshire. Trends for the future included urban gardening and why the smart phone is at the heart of change. Read more
New chief executive for Dobbies UPDATED
Dobbies’ new owners have appointed a former commercial director of B&Q as its new chief executive. More recently John Cleland was CEO of Maplin. Read more
2015 was a challenging year for Wyevale
Wyevale strengthened its balance sheet in 2015 with the sale and lease back of 8 garden centres as margins fell in a challenging year for profitability. Read more
Bybrook Barn owner answers local news reports
Owner, Terry Burch has squashed local news stories in Ashford which raised fears of closure at Bybrook Barn garden centre, but says he is in talks about its future. Read more
New Gardman CEO believes in getting the basics right
New Gardman CEO, Peter Utting, explains his vision for Gardman and how he will push turnover over £100m. Read more
Grange to open new DC to link with new Polish factory
Grange is to increase capacity with a new distribution centre in the South East to link with a new factory being built in Poland by its parent company, Stelmet. Read more
Sale means Dobbies will stay Scottish and independent
Tesco has sold Dobbies Garden Centres to a group of investors led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital. Read more
Fallen Fruits aims to double turnover with new showroom
Fallen Fruits has opened a permanent demonstration showroom and introduces the ‘Potting Shed’ shop within shop display. Read more
Home and Garden swoop on Leighton Buzzard
The Home and Garden Group led by chairman Paul Chessum will take control of Leighton Buzzard Garden Centre next Monday (June 13). Read more
Leicestershire centre changes hands
Sharnford Garden Shop and Nursery has been sold for an undisclosed sum by Alexander Mackie Associates. Read more
B&M adds 74 stores and hits £2bn
B&M European Value Retail has continued its rapid growth building its total of UK stores to 500. Read more
HTA move creates opportunity for horticultural hub
The HTA will move to new offices at Chilton in Oxfordshire this autumn having outgrown Theale near Reading. It has also a new website and new domain name. Read more
Contract signed for sale of Bayer Garden as Bayer bids for Monsanto
The deal to sell Bayer Garden to SBM Developpement has been signed and should complete in October. Meanwhile Bayer has launched a bid for Monsanto. Read more
Whitehall wins permission for massive expansion
Wiltshire’s Whitehall Garden Centre has received planning permission to expand to become one of the country’s largest garden centres. Read more
Results just published show 2015 was a record year for Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond sales jumped 18% in 2015, net profits jumped 47%, to £6.6m, due in part to the acquisitions of Trelawney and Newbridge garden centres. Read more
