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The driest May on record led to a 450% increase in RHS water advice page views. Source: Garden1

Hyve Group has announced an update on the group’s events schedule for financial year 2020, along with an update on insurance claims. Source: Garden1

European countries are ahead of the UK in lifting lockdown rules and in allowing garden centres to reopen, horticulture shows to go ahead and in granting bailouts to growers. Source: Garden1

Housebuilder Hill is launching 68 two, three and four-bedroom private sale homes in the historic village of Fordham, Cambridge, in a joint venture with Scotsdale Garden Centre. Source: Garden1

For 2019, Blue Diamond profit before tax grew by 49% to £13.9 million (excluding profits on sales of property), with sales up by 42% to £182 million. Source: Garden1

In England, leaked Government documents suggest restaurants and cafes can open again on 4 July with a raft of guidance, with an announcement expected in the next few days. Source: Garden1

Unprecedented interested in Horticulture Week, which has published more than 1,000 articles since coronavirus lockdown, has led to record readership figures. Source: Garden1

Britain’s biggest garden centre, Longacres, has seen a sales uplift since English ‘non essential’ shops reopened on 15 June. Source: Garden1

Kate Middleton has visited her local garden centre in her first public appearance since coronavirus lockdown. Source: Garden1

Norfolk Leisure has extended its partnership with Keter supplying into garden centres. Source: Garden1

Dutch horticulture credit information company Floridata has found the average payment terms of debtors, supplied by Floridata participants, rose in April for almost all export countries. Source: Garden1

QVC UK has sold more than 702,000 plants and 700,000 garden items this year. Source: Garden1

Garden centres says the supply chain for plants and products, which had been selling out, has improved as damp weather slows sales ahead of Father’s Day weekend. Source: Garden1

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The Potting Shed – a garden centre based at Jimmy’s Farm near Ipswich in Suffolk, is now open to the public. Source: Garden1

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Financial year 2019/20 group results show that growth at Screwfix, Poland and Romania was offset by weaker sales at B&Q, France, Russia and Iberia. Source: Garden1

New data from eBay which reveals that nearly half (45%) of the nation has turned their hands to gardening during lockdown. Source: Garden1

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