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Roger Mclaughlan, who took over from Kevin Bradshaw in March 2016 as chief executive of Wyevale Garden Centres, and Paul Emlsie, Wyevale’s trading head, who was at Homebase, have both left the group. Source: Garden1

This year won’t be “one of plenty,” says Taylor’s Bulbs director Adam Taylor, who has warned that 2018’s long, dry summer means extra supplies of dahlias, begonias and seed potatoes are unlikely to be available. Source: Garden1

Horticulture companies will need to adapt fast to potential changes in importing regulations post-Brexit. Source: Garden1

There will be a new guidebook to the Perthshire gardens, several new Glendoick cultivars, guided tours of the gardens, and a new rope bridge will be created across the burn as an emblem of the bridges crossed by Euan, Peter and Kenneth Cox, during their many expeditions to some of the Himalayas’ most remote and inaccessible regions in their ongoing search for new plants. Source: Garden1

Staples from the 1970s are selling best at garden centres. Source: Garden1

Thompson & Morgan, the UK’s largest horticultural mail order company, says it has made its business ‘smarter’ by digitising its plant range and follow-up after care for customers. Source: Garden1

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EPOS supplier has been helping a family-run garden centre chain to bring its till systems up to date. Source: Garden1

Squire’s Garden Centres grew to £49.8m in the year to 31 July, despite “unusual” challenging weather conditions in 2018 sandwiched around a record May and summer sales drive. Source: Garden1

Consumer spending grew 1.8 per cent year-on-year in December, the lowest rate of growth seen since March 2016. With inflation at 2.3 per cent, this equated to a contraction in real terms. Source: Garden1

Data from Barclaycard which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions shows spending in garden centres was up 3.2%, DIYs up 4.4% and restaurants up 9.1% in December. Source: Garden1

While High Street retailers saw their worst Christmas since 2008, garden centre owners say that a milder December than in 2017 meant sales were generally good. Source: Garden1

A company director has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for the online sale of products containing prohibited substances. Source: Garden1

Haddenham Garden Centre in Buckinghamshire has won a £180,000 grant to expand the business. Source: Garden1

Fashion and home retailer Joules, which is stocked at up to 100 garden centres, has reported strong Christmas sales with a 11.7% year-on-year increase in retail sales in the seven weeks to January 6. Source: Garden1

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The RHS says vegetable seeds, houseplants, dahlias and ferns are in fashion for 2019. Source: Garden1

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