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Squire’s Garden Centres reveals 2020 trends
Squire’s Garden Centres has revealed their top three gardening trends for 2020: gardening for wildlife, wellbeing, and the world. Source: Garden1
Garden centre sales up 4.5% in 2019
Garden centre sales in 2019 were up 4.5%, according to the Garden Centre Association. Source: Garden1
Frosts Garden Centres achieves zero to landfill status
National Resource Consortium (NRC) completed a waste management service project for a Frosts Garden Centres, enabling the four centre group to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill Status. Source: Garden1
Government advisor recommends banning peat sales and extraction
The Committee on Climate Change, an independent non-departmental public body, formed to advise the Government on tackling climate change, has recommended banning peat extraction and sales. Source: Garden1
Caulders buys eighth garden centre
Caulders Garden Centres is to buy Loch Lomond Homes and Garden, in Balloch. Source: Garden1
Waterdrinker promotes houseplants of the future
Garden centre supplier Waterdrinker has exhibited dozens of new houseplants at Belgium Direct/The Plant Team’s plant trade show at Stoneleigh. Source: Garden1
Fresh produce giant Vitacress to sell herbs to garden centres
Chichester herb and salad grower Vitacress is growing fresh potted herbs for garden centres, for sale via garden retail plant supplier The Plant Yard. Source: Garden1
Pershore College Garden Centre and Nursery replaces bagged peat with Melcourt peat-free
Pershore College Garden Centre and Nursery will no longer sell bagged peat-based compost and nearly all of its plants will be grown in peat-free. Source: Garden1
How a pre-season nursery plant exhibition shows market buoyancy ahead of Brexit
Source: Garden1
Tribute to Elizabeth Hayes of Hayes Garden World
It is with great sadness that the family, directors and staff at Hayes Garden World announce the death of Mrs Elizabeth Ann Hayes, on Sunday 5 January 2020, aged 84. Source: Garden1
Wyevale Garden Centres staff find new roles, including at Krispy Kreme doughnuts
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Hillier plans 'greatest ever' RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit
Hillier Nurseries has unveiled plans for a 387sqm RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit. Source: Garden1
Bedding grower WD Smith to trial 560 pansy and viola varieties
Essex bedding grower WD Smith & Son has 560 varieties on trial for display for its 2020 Pansy & Viola Festival. Source: Garden1
Garden centres the target for UK foliage houseplant grower
Spalding’s Opperman Plants is aiming to sell to garden centres as it increases production of UK-grown foliage houseplants. Source: Garden1
FERA research finds gardeners will pay more for pests and disease-free assured plants
Consumers will pay £2.16 more for UK-grown and £2.92 more for assured plants a FERA report has found, after a survey of almost 800 people. Source: Garden1
AMES UK invests £1.5m in Kelkay warehousing
AMES UK acquisition of garden centre aggregates supplier Kelkay in February 2018 has led to investment to drive business expansion. Source: Garden1
Gardening Express sees revenue rise 36%
Online garden plants retailer Gardening Express has grown sales over 2019. Source: Garden1
Will Brexit be good for Horticulture? – HW Survey
With the deadline for the UK’s exit from the European Union now in sight, minds are sharpened and businesses are now focusing on what Brexit will mean for them. Source: Garden1
Retail Rates Relief Scheme could benefit garden centres
April 2020 will see a further boost to many garden centre operators with further Government-backed funding to the already established Retail Rates Relief Scheme. Source: Garden1
Defra introduces new Agriculture Bill to boost productivity and reward sustainability
The UK Government has introduced a new Agriculture Bill today (16 Jan) that will financially reward farmers for ‘public goods’ produced, rather than the amount of land managed. Source: Garden1
