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Fears that garden centres in England would be shut in England as well as the devolved nations have been abated, despite new tough lockdown restrictions that have closed schools until half term and brought back March’s restrictions. Source: Garden1

Garden centre plants and core gardening sales have done well in 2020 and there should be more to come in 2021. Source: Garden1

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“With a heavy heart” Gardening Express said it has taken the tough decision to close its garden centre business, Bonnetts Garden Village, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Source: Garden1

Bord na Móna is reported to have told peat sector companies that peat supplies could run out in March 2021. Source: Garden1

Consumer spending declined 7.1% year-on-year in 2020 as coronavirus restrictions impacted many sectors, with high-street retailers and hospitality hardest hit. – yet lifestyle changes and shifting consumer habits led to growth for some sectors, including ecommerce, digital services and local specialist stores. Source: Garden1

Decowraps, a supplier to the floral industry in the United States and Europe, has bought Florigard GMBH, a supplier of packaging for potted plants in Germany. Source: Garden1

Plant health experts, online retailers and conservationists are among those among the annual new year’s honours list. Source: Garden1

Illumination Street, sponsored by British Garden Centre Group, has broken records with unprecedented media coverage innewspapers, magazines, ITV News and BBC Radio. Source: Garden1

Dobbies has announced that it will be the exclusive broadcast sponsor of ITV’s ‘Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh’ when it returns to TV on 3 January 2021. Source: Garden1

Barbecue company Landmann’s German parent company has been bought from the administrators. Source: Garden1

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has written to Government outlining its objections to last minute additions to the draft Plastic Packaging tax legislation. Source: Garden1

A garden centre firm and one of its directors are being sued for harassment and libel by an Environment Agency lawyer, who earlier prosecuted them for waste offences. Source: Garden1

The first multiple retailer to set a date to stop selling peat-based growing media can be revealed. Source: Garden1

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Welsh and Northern Irish garden centres are having to close for 3-4 weeks from Christmas. Source: Garden1

Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish garden centres are having to close after Christmas. Source: Garden1

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