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A new weapon in the armoury of plant defence which uses the in-built immune system to trigger a plant’s natural defence mechanism, has taken the award for Technical Excellence at the Four Oaks Trade Show Awards. Source: Garden1

The last Wyevale Garden Centres could be sold to a single buyer as early as this week as a second set of head office staff leave the company, which has been for sale since May 2018 and now has 22 garden centres left from an original 145. Source: Garden1

The last Wyevale Garden Centres could be sold to a single buyer as early as this week as a second set of head office staff leave the company, which has been for sale since May 2018 and now has 22 garden centres left from an original 145. Source: Garden1

Kelkay will launch a range of aggregates in compostable packaging at Glee (Birmingham NEC 10-12 Septe ber) that is manufactured from plant material and is designed to break down completely after use. Source: Garden1

Playscheme is seeing garden centres install new generation play areas in small spaces with a recent installation at Nailsworth in Gloucestershire. Source: Garden1

Plants Galore, which has outlets in Exeter, Plymouth and Newton Abbot in Devon, has given away £100,000 worth of bedding plants. Source: Garden1

Evergreen Garden Care, formerly Scotts Miracle-Gro, is to launch Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, a range of compost, liquid & granular feeds and lawn food which include fertilisers such as guano, at the Glee retail exhibition (Birmingham NEC 10-12 September). Source: Garden1

West Country Soil Improvement have announced the appointment of ARC Southern to represent them across the Southern Counties of England including Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Middlesex and South London after sales more than doubled in the last year. Source: Garden1

West Country Soil Improvement has announced the appointment of ARC Southern to represent the soil improvement business across Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Middlesex and South London after sales more than doubled in the last year. Source: Garden1

Garden centres are heading back full circle to their sustainable beginnings, says one garden centre owner, who has spent a lifetime in the industry. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres’ online sales have ended, with plants and products now only available in-store. Source: Garden1

Chiltern Farm Chemicals director Philip Tavener says after overturning Defra’s ban on metaldehyde slug killer it will take the Government some time to try and reinstate a ban. Source: Garden1

Westland Horticulture is to introduce 60% peat-reduced compost for professional growers at Four Oaks trade show in Cheshire on September 3-4, while the company plans a £1.5m advertising campaign for New Horizon peat-free on TV in 2020. Source: Garden1

Westland Horticulture is to introduce 60% peat-reduced growing media for professional growers at next week’s Four Oaks Trade Show in Cheshire – and is planning a £1.5m advertising campaign for New Horizon peat-free on TV in 2020. Source: Garden1

Open Sundays, a campaign group calling for the liberalisation of Sunday trading laws, says garden centres would be a prime beneficiary of extended Sunday trading and Easter Sunday opening hours, with new Prime Minister Boris Johnson having previously shown to be pro opening. Source: Garden1

As temperatures reached 33C during August bank holiday, garden centres saw surprisingly good late season sales, with July and August up on 2018. Source: Garden1

BBc Breakfast Time has reported on the 2020 Government phase out target for retail sales of peat. Source: Garden1

BBC Breakfast Time has followed ITV with a report highlighting the 2020 Government phase out target for retail sales of peat. Source: Garden1

ITV’s Tonight programme on 22 August reported on garden centres selling peat as the 2020 Government target to phase out retailing of peat in compost nears. Source: Garden1

ITV’s Tonight programme on 22 August reported on garden centres selling peat as the 2020 Government target to phase out retailing of peat in compost nears. Source: Garden1