STIHL GB remembers Eva Mayr-Stihl
Eva Mayr-Stihl, a businesswoman, philanthropist and dedicated entrepreneur passed away on the 9th April 2022. Mayr-Stihl was instrumental in the success of STIHL. Read more
STIHL GB remembers Eva Mayr-Stihl
Eva Mayr-Stihl, a businesswoman, philanthropist and dedicated entrepreneur passed away on the 9th April 2022. Mayr-Stihl was instrumental in the success of STIHL. Read more
YPHA member names garden shop after grandparents
Former AV & Trials Coordinator for Allensmore Nurseries and member of the YPHA, Stacey Gibson, opens Dor’s Garden in memory of her grandparents. Read more
Cian grows into senior role at Wyevale Nurseries
Cian Lynch has this month been appointed as Senior Business Support Administrator for the Transplant team at Wyevale Nurseries in Herefordshire. Read more
Ian Riggs joins Naturagrow
Ian Riggs has joined Naturagrow as National Sales Manager. Natura Grow products are entirely peat free & vegan friendly, derived purely from plant residue material at the end of the anaerobic digestion process. Read more
LAVA-LITE shortlisted for StartUp Awards National Series
Nottingham-based Lava-Lite™ has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards programme. Read more
A message from Sue Allen, Chairman of Greenfingers Charity
As Chairman of Greenfingers, I would like to give huge thanks to all those who did so much to support our recent Garden Re-Leaf Day. Read more
Awards highlight success at Notcutts in 125th anniversary year
Notcutts has been celebrating success across its 18 garden centres nationwide with a special conference and awards event as part of its 125th anniversary. Read more
Big Thank You for backing Garden Re-Leaf Day
Another Garden Re-Leaf Day is over. This year’s Garden Re-Leaf supporters pulled out all the stops and the Greenfingers charity would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that took part! Read more
Char-Broil promotes high-performing sales manager
Char-Broil is delighted to announce that Luke Hopkins, formerly Char-Broil UK National Sales Manager has been promoted to General Sales Manager for UK and Ireland. Read more
James Clark to leave the HTA
HTA has announced that its director of policy and communications, James Clark, is to leave after almost three years. Recruitment starts for his successor. Read more
Evergreen make supply chain and operations changes
Evergreen Garden Care has made some key changes internally to the Leadership Team and the roles that manage both Supply Chain and Sales. Read more
Dobbies CFO director appointment is terminated
Company House reports the Termination of appointment of Lynne Gilder as a director on 8 March 2022. Lynne was the chief financial officer of Dobbies Garden Centre Ltd and the group. Read more
New Finance Director at QD Group
Family-owned discount retailer QD – QualityDiscounts.com, has appointed a new finance director, following the retirement of Graham Moxon. Read more
Garden Centre sales up 22% on pre-Covid levels
GCA figures for show sales for January were +22% ahead of pre-pandemic 2020 with outdoor leisure, farm shops and houseplants forging ahead. Read more
Wyevale Nurseries celebrates five years of successful youth promotion
One of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries is celebrating half a decade of success within its inhouse apprenticeships and trainee manager programmes this month (February 2022). Read more
£11000 raised for Greenfingers in London Half Marathon
Earlier this month 11 runners tackled the London Landmarks Half Marathon all in the name of Greenfingers, together raising over £11,000 for the children’s hospice garden charity. Read more
David Colegrave Foundation announces first winners of the Blue Diamond Scholarships
In the first David Colegrave scholarship awards, sponsored by Blue Diamond, eleven students share £25,000 to support their studies. Read more
John Clarke - 'He made a difference!'
John Clarke, the founder of Johnstown Garden Centre, in Co. Kildare, Ireland, passed away peacefully on 24th March 2022, aged 91 with his family at his side. Read more
John Herbert to receive Global DIY-Lifetime Award 2022
John W. Herbert is to be presented with a Glogal DIY Lifetime Award by three leading European and global trade associations - EDRA, HIMA and GHIN. Read more
Double award win for A. Perry Ltd in Midlands Business Awards
A Perry Ltd, the UK Family run wholesaling business, supplying garden centres and gift shops within their Primus brand, is celebrating having scooped a double award win at the coveted Midlands Business Awards. Read more
HTA awards Pearson Memorial Medal to Mark Gregory
The 2021 Pearson Memorial Medal for outstanding service to the garden industry has been awarded to Mark Gregory, a multi award-winning garden designer from West Cowick, Yorkshire. Read more
Syngenta Flowers appoints new Global Head of Marketing
Syngenta Flowers announced the appointment of Emily Mason as Global Head of Marketing. This strategic hire supports the company’s focus on growth and innovation in recent years and a new 15-year strategic roadmap to further help growers be successful today and in the future. Read more
Anthony Gould joins the team at JBM Sales
Becky Rose and James Mitchell have welcomed Anthony Gould to their team at JBM Sales, a sales agency in the South West. Read more
Tong Garden Centre hosts team awards evening
180 of the 240 strong work force at Tong Garden Centre attended a dinner and disco at The Hilton Hotel in Leeds where a number of the team were given awards. Read more
Richard Pyrah is commercial director of Altico
Having invested more than £6m since acquisition in May 2021, Altico MD, Antony Harker has invested further with the senior team appointment of Richard Pyrah as Commercial Director. Read more
New sales agents appointed for Meadow View Stone
Meadow View Stone, the leading supplier of decorative aggregates and paving, are delighted to further strengthen their team with the appointment of two new Sales Agents. Read more
The next Director General of the RHS is named
Clare Matterson CBE will be the next Director General of the RHS, the UK’s largest gardening charity. Clare, currently Executive Director, Engagement at the Natural History Museum (NHM), will join the RHS on Monday 9 May 2022. Read more
Exciting growth kickstarts 2022 for Sipcam Home & Garden
Following a period of range expansions and updates, Sipcam Home & Garden has further boosted its offering to the garden retail market with a bigger team and new offices to facilitate exciting future growth opportunities. Read more
Steve Morgan completes the Doddie Cup 500 raising £28,500
Zest MD, Steve Morgan, has raised £28,500 for motor neurone research by completing the Doddie Cup 500 as part of a team of four former rugby players. Read more
Barton Grange has done it once again!
At a virtual awards presentation held on 15th February 2022, Barton Grange Garden Centre was announced as the winner of the ‘Destination Garden Centre of the Year’ award. Read more