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Despite lockdown, garden centres are beating records. Source: Garden1

Garden centres are being urged to boycott Gardeners’ World magazine after an attack on the horticulture industry by its columnist Monty Don. Source: Garden1

A ‘Door Decs’ campaign is to be launched this Christmas to encourage people to display their Christmas trees in their gardens and to decorate their front doors with wreaths and pots of seasonal plants. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

After slating the UK commercial plant nursery and garden centre industry for its “harmful environmental practises”, BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don has been asked to meet growers by the British Protected Ornamentals Association. Source: Garden1

The Government of Jersey has received a planning application to build housing on Belles Fleurs Nurseries garden centre in Grouville. Source: Garden1

The Scottish Government is considering placing North and South Lanarkshire under the highest level of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

Ebay UK reveals ‘Home, Furniture, DIY’ and ‘Garden & Patio’ were the most lucrative product categories for eBay millionaires last year. Source: Garden1

Retail consultant said taxi firms may welcome approaches to deliver garden centre plants and products as new coronavirus lockdowns hit the UK and Ireland. Source: Garden1

A new leadership team has been established at Crocus as part of the company’s five year-plan. Source: Garden1

Consumers are actively seeking out more sustainable products and services and rewarding environmentally-friendly businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a research report from E.ON reveals. Source: Garden1

In 2020, the Internet garden products market is estimated to achieve growth of 25%, profiting from the surge in Internet usage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Garden1

Some garden centres are cancelling the annual grottoes citing social distancing issues, but other have already sold all the tickets to their Christmas events. Source: Garden1

Provender Nurseries, Plantipp and Crocus are among the firms making new appointments this week. Source: Garden1

New investment has seen the transformation of a once derelict corner into a new pirate-themed play centre and renovated restaurant. Source: Garden1

Scotland is to enter a new five-level system of coronavirus restrictions. Source: Garden1

Malvern Garden Buildings is taking over four garden centre-based physical showrooms from The Granary Group, run by Jon Burke. Source: Garden1

Despite coronavirus, the RHS says it can run Chelsea safely, with more than 20,000 visitors a day at the London Royal Hospital site, while Hampton Court and tatton will go ahead with no visitor number restrictions. Source: Garden1

TV gardener Monty Don has attacked the nursery industry – again – by saying people should not buy “cheap plants”. Source: Garden1