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The Colour My Garden subscription service aims to provide customers with “year-round colour”. Source: Garden1

Following updated guidance from the UK Government, the UK’s biggest garden centre retailer, Dobbies Garden Centres, will reopen its 54 English stores on Wednesday 13 May. Source: Garden1

Responding to the Government’s decision to allow English garden centres to reopen from 13 May, NFU president Minette Batters has renewed her call for improved Government financial support for growers who still face economic hardship. Source: Garden1

HTA ornamentals committee chair, Martin Emmett of Farplants said our best estimate is that we will still have lost 50% of our annual budgeted sales and further industry support is still required. Source: Garden1

The main reasons the Government has allowed garden centres to reopen on 13 May is believed to be because it wants to give growers the chance to sell plants before the season is over. Source: Garden1

Quarter one 20/21 sales to 30 April were £2.2 billion, down 24.0% in constant currency and like-for-like down 24.8%. Source: Garden1

Gardeners World presenter Monty Don has paid a heartfelt tribute after the death of his beloved dog that helped him cope with depression. Source: Garden1

The Government’s lockdown relaxation plan will allow England garden centres to reopen on 13 May after seven weeks of being shut. Source: Garden1

Graeme Jenkins, CEO for Dobbies, said: “It has been a very positive start to our first day of reopening the Swansea store.” Source: Garden1

GCA president Mike Burks said, if permitted, he is pleased garden centres will be allowed to reopen, but that a tough challenge is making sure staff are mentally ready. Source: Garden1

Heavy lobbying from the horticultural industry is set to see the UK’s 2,000 garden centres joining DIY stores and supermarkets in opening their doors again to sell plants. Source: Garden1

Heavy lobbying from the horticultural industry is set to see the UK’s 2,000 garden centres joining DIY stores and supermarkets in opening their doors again to sell plants. Source: Garden1

Squires’ will open some of its garden centres on Wednesday 13 May, assuming Prime Minister gives the go ahead, initially to sell its core plants and gardening ranges, plus outdoor living. Source: Garden1

Scotland is set to diverge from the rest of the UK and delay reopening of garden centres for at least a week longer than England and Wales. Source: Garden1

Horticulture Week’s day-by-day update over the last seven weeks on how garden centres moved towards reopening on 13 May. Source: Garden1

The reopening of garden centres could still be announced to Parliament tomorrow as part of coronavirus lockdown relaxation measures after Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not include, as he was expected to do in his address to the nation on 10 May, that English garden centres can reopen on 13 May. Source: Garden1

After being closed for seven weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to allow garden centres to reopen in the first wave of coronavirus lockdown easing Source: Garden1

According to The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s latest weekly Covid-19 financial update for members, the forecast for growth in DIY and garden expenditure for 2020 has shown a small improvement – thanks largely to the gradual reopening of B&Q, followed by Homebase. Source: Garden1

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s forecast for growth in DIY and garden expenditure for 2020 has shown a small improvement – thanks largely to the gradual reopening of B&Q, followed by Homebase. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1