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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

Perennial, UK charity dedicated to helping all those who work in horticulture, is preparing for a busy winter as the roll-out of the Government’s flagship benefits programme, Universal Credit, “continues to cause confusion and frustration among those it will affect”. Source: Garden1

Westland has increased its growing media business by adding Erin. Source: Garden1

Westland has increased its growing media business with the purchase of Erin Horticulture. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

Out of town retailers The Range and IKEA have increased sales and store numbers. Source: Garden1

Out of town retailers The Range and IKEA have increased sales and store numbers. Source: Garden1

Belgian glasshouse constructor Deforche is believed to have taken over Dutch company Thermoflor. Source: Garden1

B&Q is abandoning Black Friday in favour of an ‘everyday low prices model’, which went store-wide with a £100m investment from July this year. Source: Garden1

B&Q is abandoning Black Friday in favour of an ‘everyday low prices model’, which went store-wide with a £100m investment from July this year. Source: Garden1

Taylors Bulbs’ John Taylor says 2018 saw the worst bulb yield in his 50 years in the industry. Source: Garden1

Tates of Sussex is putting up new signs at Old Barn Garden Centre in Horsham, West Sussex after buying the garden centre. Source: Garden1

Aylett Nurseries is promoting that St Albans District Council will recycle plastic plant pots. Source: Garden1

Horticulture Week is delighted to announce the year-round benefits to garden retail businesses of entering the leading business awards scheme for 2019 supporting, encouraging and broadcasting business excellence across all areas of the horticulture industry. Source: Garden1

Development of Bents Garden & Home plans for a Cookery School, School of Horticulture and half an acre of Apothecary’s Garden will begin in early 2019. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has sold its Woodcote Green Garden Centre to Dobbies Garden Centre Centres. Source: Garden1

In his last Budget before Brexit, the chancellor has announced an extra £60 million on tree planting initiatives and pledged that the “era of austerity is finally coming to an end”. Source: Garden1

Garden centres losing patience with Wyevale situation. Source: Garden1

The latest ‘Meet the International Buyers’ event, organised by the PetQuip and Gardenex associations, is due to take place on 8 November 2018 at the associations’ head office in Brasted, Kent. Source: Garden1

Cross-party MPs and Peers are calling for greater Government support to secure the future of the UK’s £24.2bn horticulture sector post-Brexit, in a new report. Source: Garden1