The Prime Minister has helped convince a planning inspector to allow Hare Hatch Sheeplands to re-open a garden shop 22 months after it lost its planning battle with Wokingham District Council. Read more - members only

Veronique Laury the Group CEO of Kingfisher is to leave along with 2 other executives. The announcement coincided with news of a fall in profits at group that owns B&Q and Castorama in France. Read more - members only

Hillier Nurseries has completed a major redevelopment of the Despatch facility at the company’s nursery in Hampshire. Read more - members only

Hillview Garden Centres has sold the two sites to the charity Shaw Trust as forecast by Gardenforum last month. Read more - members only

Since acquiring glove supplier Briers earlier this month, Smart says it has been ‘running hard’ to restore the business but there will still be some gaps until its re-launch in September. Read more - members only

A parish council is to debate the future of Wyevale’s Hare Hatch Garden Centre and the controversial Hare Hatch Sheeplands. Both have been zoned for possible re-development in Wokingham Borough Council’s draft local plan. Read more - members only

2017 Accounts for Wyevale Garden Centres Capital show a loss of £-105.3m and warn of material uncertainty concerning the ability of the group to meet its liabilities. Today the Wyevale CEO says the recent sales mitigate this risk. Read more - members only

Smart Garden Products has announced the purchase of Briers, the leading glove supplier, from administrators. Read more - open to all

Hillview Group is to announce the sale of 2 short lease garden centres shortly. 6 other centres have been advertised for sale as investors explore the best options for the group. Read more - members only

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) revealed the winners of its most prestigious awards at its annual conference including its 10 Garden Centres of Excellence and the Garden Centres of the Year. Read more - members only

Roger Mclaughlan, CEO of Wyevale will leave the business at the end of January as will Paul Emslie, trading & marketing Director.  Anthony Jones, chief financial officer is to take over and becomes chief operating officer. Justin King, becomes executive chairman.  Read more - members only

SmartPlants adds T&M to its growing list of commercial partners.  Customer receipts by the mail-order supplier will soon be accompanied by the newly developed SmartPlant 'button' to provide post sale advice. Read more - members only

Dobbies’ Christmas sales bounced back from the poor figures last year that led to the departure of the previous senior management team. Chairman, Andrew Bracey praises Graeme Jenkins and the new team. Read more - members only

Here’s your chance to catch up with some of the events in the retail garden sector that you may have missed. It was a turbulent year with the collapse of Gardman; around 60 garden centres changing hands or closing, Wyevale, Bunnings, Snow and drought. This is open to all. Read more - open to all

Baytree Nurseries is to buy Dents Farm Hilgay at Downham Market in Norfolk. The deal is with solicitors and should complete in January. Read more - members only

The sale of 30+ Wyevale garden centres is likely to be announced within weeks with Dobbies a likely purchaser and other groups in negotiations. Read more - members only

Blue Diamond announced the locations of a further 3 garden centres, including its biggest, at last night’s awards evening as Alan Roper received a standing ovation to recognise his 20 years contribution. Read more - members only

Fleurie Nursery, one of 3 growers belonging to Tristram Plants has acquired fellow Farplants producer, Star Plants. Read more - members only

Wyevale has sold Barnett Hill Garden Centre to Cherry Lane Garden Centres and Seven Hills Garden Centre at Walton on Thames to a property developer. Read more - members only

The government is consulting on proposed changes to regulations on waste and resources that will affect many companies. It has also updated its guidance on importing plants and plant products in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Read more - members only

Caulders has purchased Cumbernauld and Kinross garden centres from Dobbies. This will increase Caulders portfolio to 7 garden centres – all in Central Scotland. Read more - members only

Wyevale is selling five garden centres to British Garden Centres and gets ready for the season with a vast majority of its remaining centres. Read more - members only

December sales leapt 50% at the centres that Blue Diamond bought from Wyevale. Bicester is getting the full East Bridgford treatment at a cost of £3m to be ready for April. Read more - members only

A court has thrown out an appeal by Wokingham Borough Council which, if successful, would have landed the owner of the retail nursery at Hare Hatch Sheeplands with a suspended jail sentence and a fine. Read more - members only

Staff at garden centres across the country are celebrating after receiving awards at the Garden Centre Association's (GCA) annual conference in Luton yesterday (Monday, January 21, 2019). Read more - members only

A 300 seat restaurant is central to Notcutts’ plans to upgrade Garden Pride at Ditchling, one of 5 garden centres with planning permission to redevelop. Read more - members only

A pleasing December fails to make up for a difficult November for B&M. Like-for-like sales for the last quarter fell -1.6% against the prior year.  The group is on track to open 56 new stores in year. Read more - members only

Haskins Garden Centres will trade from a temporary garden centre at Snowhill from March 1^st, while a new modern structure is built as part of a £15m redevelopment. Read more - members only

Wyevale has agreed the sale of Chichester Garden Centre, but will continue to run the site until 31 August 2019. Read more - members only

James Barnes, the former CEO of Dobbies, is to become the chairman of the HTA and will speak on behalf of the association with members and outside the industry. Read more - open to all