Following the recent appointment of new sales director May Philpott, Solus Garden & Leisure has made further significant new additions to its sales team. Read more

Damian McEvoy has been appointed sales manager South East, for Darlac Ltd, the garden tools company who specialise in unusual garden tools and accessories. Read more

Staff at Suffolk seedsman Mr Fothergill's were saddened to learn that when children at a local primary school returned after the summer holiday they found the garden they had been tending the term before had been vandalised. Read more

Midlands-based Solus Garden & Leisure, one of the UK's biggest suppliers and distributors of own and third-party gardening and lifestyle brands to garden centres and retailers, has appointed a sales director in support of its strategic business growth plans. Read more

Mahood Brothers Limited of Lathom, Lancashire are delighted to announce the appointment of Marcel Willems as their new managing director. Read more

Worcestershire based Hayloft Plants Limited, the specialist direct marketing young plants business has appointed Martin Harvey as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman. Read more

After six gruelling days of climbing mountains and cycling 450 miles, the fantastic Three Peaks Extreme Challenge team finally completed their fundraising challenge for Perennial yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon in mist and driving rain. Read more

A craft advisor and the Somerset garden centre where she is employed have both recently (September 10, 2013) been shortlisted for the Somerset Business Awards. Read more

Neil Gow has today announced that he will be stepping down as Director of GIMA, the Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association, in the New Year. Read more

Richard Burt, sales manager promoted to sales director at Provender Nurseries. Read more

Eric Gallagher, founder of Cardwell garden centre in the west of Scotland, has died. He was honored by the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society for significant contribution to horticulture and was well respected for his charity work. For more details click on the website link below. Read more

The death has been reported of John Toomer.  He ran Toomers Garden Centre in Swindon and Cirencester.  He was also a popular local politician and a keen sportsman.  The full tribute and photo can be read by clicking on the website link below. Read more

Mr Gnodde passed away on July 22nd. His body gave up against a debilitating disease; his spirit was strong to the end. Read more

Tim Stainton, the UK managing director of Gardman until March 2013, has joined Homebase as category manager for DIY. Read more

Steve Chalk who worked for William Sinclair Horticulture has regretfully passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. Read more

The North of England Horticultural Society (NEHS) today announced the appointment of Martin Fish as Director of Horticulture for the leading gardening charity. Read more

The winning garden designer in the inaugural Raymond Blanc Heritage Garden
 competition has been named as Anne Keenan MSGD. Read more

Josh McBain, the Future Foundation, will be exploring this concept in his talk ‘Retail 2020+’ at the HTA Garden Futures Conference that takes place on 17 October 2013 at One Great George Street, London. Read more

The Haskins Garden Centre, at Roundstone near Littlehampton has a new boss. Nick Joad has been appointed as General Manager of the award winning centre which opened in March 2012 after a £13m investment by the privately owned Haskins group. Read more

Mark Palmer, Managing Director of High Street catering chain, Pret a Manger, is the latest high profile speaker to join the line-up for the HTA Garden Futures Conference which takes place on 16 and 17 October 2013 at One Great George Street, London. Read more

Changes announced by RHS Director General, Sue Biggs, mean promotion for Jim Gardiner and Hayley Monkton and redundancy for directors James Rudoni and Stephen Bennett with Bob Sweet retiring. See more... Read more

Carol Paris has been appointed as full time permanent HTA Chief Executive with immediate effect. See more... Read more

VegTrug Limited, the original, self contained, raised vegetable garden company has appointed Mark Crowley as UK sales manager from September 2013. Read more

A team of workers from Webbs Garden Centres in Wychbold and West Hagley triumphed on the water in a charity dragon boat race. Read more

A Stourport-on-Severn mum will be pushing herself to the limit in the Great North Run on 15th September to honour a family member who died of cancer at just five years old. Read more

Managing Director of the award-winning, independent, family-run business, Mike Lind said: “We’re very proud to have received planning permission to redevelop our restaurant, which will ensure we can continue to meet the high standards our customers expect from Monkton Elm." Read more

Ryedale Group, owners of Hortipak, have announced that Philip Mabon will join them in October as Group Creative Director. Read more

Stewart Hainsworth starts work with Gardman on Monday as its new Chief Executive Officer. He completes the new team at Gardman under chairman, Jonathan Halford. See more... Read more

Writtle College governor Paul Downer is climbing the UK’s three highest peaks – and cycling the 427 miles between them all – in just six days. Read more

The Garden Centre Group’s top two apprentices, Jade Goodwin and Toby Smith enjoy a week at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Read more