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Franchi Seeds is launching a new range called ‘BioDiversity’ in response to the 94% of the world’s vegetable varieties have been lost in the last century. Source: Garden1

Notcutts have recorded another good sales performance in the year ending February 2018 with turnover up 4.8% to £74.7m, following a 5.3% sales increase in the previous year. Source: Garden1

Notcutts have recorded another good sales performance in the year ending February 2018 with turnover up 4.8% to £74.7m, following a 5.3% sales increase in the previous year. Source: Garden1

A survey of Britain’s largest supermarkets and grocery chains reveals 10 big retailers are placing 810,000 tonnes of single-use plastic on the market every year. Source: Garden1

The garden industry has done its bit on plastic recycling and now the Government and councils need to step up, while garden centres would like to see fewer “wheeler dealer” salespeople, industry panels at the HTA Cultivating Retail conference in Nottingham have said. Source: Garden1

Managing director Roper, who now runs a £155m turnover 30 centre group having bought 9 Wyevales this autumn, gave the HTA’s Cultivating Retail conference in Nottingham an insight into the group’s growth. Source: Garden1

Ansell Garden Centre owner Paresh Raithatha says after working through nights, he is now trading from his new building – two years after his premises near Heathrow were destroyed by fire. Source: Garden1

Ansell Garden Centre owner Paresh Raithatha says after working through nights, he is now trading from his new building – two years after his premises near Heathrow were destroyed by fire. Source: Garden1

Animal Aid is calling on event organisers to halt the use of live captive reindeer in garden centres. Source: Garden1

Animal rights group Animal Aid is calling on event organisers to halt the use of live captive reindeer in garden centres. Source: Garden1

Haskins Garden Centres is endorsing and promoting this week’s Government-backed ‘Purple Tuesday’. Source: Garden1

Westland Horticulture says significant progress in stock management and support from suppliers means it will be able to deliver more than 95% availability for Gardman ranges next season. Source: Garden1

The home category, which includes furniture and floorcoverings, homewares, and DIY and gardening is forecast to grow 0.6% in Q4 2018 compared with the previous year. Source: Garden1

SPL Holding, the parent company of, among others, the companies and brands Deforche, Deforche Construct and Forzon has reached agreement with the curator of the Grimbergen Group, which went bankrupt on October 2, to restart Thermoflor, Thermoflor Building and Services and Bright Buildings. Source: Garden1

At least one more Wyevale garden centre will defintely sell by the end of November as a possible sale of 109 nears. Source: Garden1

Barbers, beauty salons, shoe repairs, ice cream parlours and coffee shops were among the retail sectors to see increases in shops opening in the first half of 2018, according to retail intelligence business the Local Data Company. Source: Garden1

Plans for a 16-bed hotel in Grasmere have been refused by Lake District National Park planners. Source: Garden1

The Jersey garden centre has had a new wider, higher and stronger tunnel installed. Source: Garden1

Barclaycard figures show gardening sales were up in October, beating the rest of the non-essential retail sales market, as overall retail sales grew 4.4%. Source: Garden1