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£1.5m living wall to open at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford, which is undergoing a £90 million expansion, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford has partnered with infratructure company, Biotecture to create Europe’s largest living wall installation. Source: Garden1
Horticulture Week shortlisted for Website of the Year
Horticulture Week has been shortlisted for Website of the Year in the 2019 Garden Media Guild Awards, due to be presented at the Savoy Hotel, London, next month. Source: Garden1
Garden Organic claims peat strategy may not be released in 2020
Garden Organic’s ‘For Peat’s Sake’ campaign claims the garden industry has done “too little too late” to meet Defra’s demand to stop retail sales of peat by January 2020 – and that Defra should legislate to stop peat use. Source: Garden1
Wickes performance outstrips B&Q and Homebase
Travis Perkins has recorded a 3.8 per cent growth in third-quarter sales, thanks to 15% growth at its DIY/landscaping chain Wickes. Source: Garden1
£1.5m extension underway at Selby Garden Centre
Work is underway on a £1.5million extension at Selby Garden Centre in Yorkshire after Malcolm Scott Consultants (MSC) obtained planning permission for a series of improvements. Source: Garden1
Wyevale Garden Centres' buyers bide their time
Former Wyevale Garden Centres’ senior staff are considering their next moves as the company heads towards closure. Source: Garden1
Wyevale Garden Centres' buyers consider next career moves
Former Wyevale Garden Centres’ senior staff are considering their next moves as the company heads towards closure. Source: Garden1
Garden centre sales down 1% in September
New Garden Centre Association figures show September sales were 1% down on September 2018 but remain 6% up year to date. Source: Garden1
Dobbies Garden Centres drop glyphosate
The UK’s biggest garden centre group has delisted glyphosate products such as Roundup to replace them with “safer options”. Source: Garden1
Irish government launches horticultural peat consultation
The Irish government has launched a review of the extraction of peat used by the horticulture industry. Source: Garden1
Kester Capital backs YouGarden management buy out
Buy out specialists Kester Capital has supported a management buy out of Peter McDermott’s YouGarden online garden plants retail business. Source: Garden1
Brexit Parliament vote "deeply frustrating"
Boris Johnson will have to ask the EU for an extension beyond 31 October after MPs backed a motion designed to rule out a no-deal exit by 322 votes to 306. Source: Garden1
NFU welcomes Parliamentary scrutiny of new Brexit agreement
NFU president Minette Batters has welcomed the opportunity for Parliament to scrutinise the terms of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new Brexit agreement, while acknowledging farmers’ frustration with the Brexit impasse. Source: Garden1
Bonmarche goes into administration threatening garden centre concessions
Womenswear retailer Bonmarche has collapsed into administration putting 2,887 jobs at risk. Source: Garden1
What are the prospects for the poinsettia market in 2020?
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What are the latest developments in houseplant sales?
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Garden Organic calls for peat ban
Garden Organic is calling for a complete ban on the use of peat in horticulture, declaring a man-made environmental emergency which will take 1,000 years to rectify. Source: Garden1
