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The Polhill garden centre and shopping villlage in Kent has reburbished its entire site using proceeds from selling Coton Orchard garden centre in Cambridge to Blue Diamond in December 2016. Source: Garden1

New results for John Lewis and Waitrose for 28 January-28 July showed sales grew 1.6% to £5.48bn but profits fell 98.8% to £1.2m. Source: Garden1

The Gardenex export federation has secured funding for eligible British garden product exhibitors at Myplant & Garden, which is being held in Milan from 20 to 22 February 2019. Source: Garden1

Scottish ministers are considering a business rate surcharge from spring 2020 on online and out-of-town retailers following a recommendation in 2017’s review of business rates, which aims to use the cash to support rates relief for town centre shops. Source: Garden1

Perrywood gets the keys to its new garden centre, Wyevale’s Sudbury site, on 24 September. Source: Garden1

A US court case in which Monsanto was ordered to pay a cancer-stricken ex-groundskeeper $289m after he was exposed to glyphosate has led to shifts in the market for garden weedkillers in the UK. Source: Garden1

Shifts are taking place in the market for garden weedkillers in the UK Source: Garden1

Garden King has completed the purchase of their site in Newhall, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Source: Garden1

Plastic, peat and glyphosate reduction, one-stop shop suppliers, slug control, shrub replacement, lawn fixing, solar technology and new houseplant were among trends emerging from Glee this year. Source: Garden1

Plastic, peat and glyphosate reduction, one-stop shop suppliers, slug control, shrub replacement, lawn fixing, solar technology and heat-loving plants such as agapanthus are among the top trends at Glee this year. Source: Garden1

Plastic, peat and glyphosate reduction, one-stop shop suppliers, slug control, shrub replacement, lawn fixing, solar technology and heat-loving plants such as agapanthus are among the top trends at Glee this year. Source: Garden1

On 8 September, Hambrooks of Titchfield in Hampshire held a ‘Street Party’ for Southampton Veterans and Royal British Legion (RBL) members at their Garden Design Centre in Titchfield. Source: Garden1

Westland will use Glee 2018 to strengthen its position and launch its strongest home and garden range with new products and developments across a diverse portfolio. Source: Garden1

Edibleculture owner Dave Ware says he is are attempting to take a ‘year zero’ approach to the selling of plastic within his edible plants nursery and garden shop. Source: Garden1

SBM Life Science is set to expand its natural Solabiol(r) range with the launch of two new fertiliser products at Glee this September 10-12 at Birmingham NEC. Source: Garden1

SBM Life Science is set to expand its natural Solabiol range with the launch of two new fertiliser products at Glee this September 10-12 at Birmingham NEC. Source: Garden1

Operation Evergreen is a new personnel scheme that will “refine leadership structures”, introduce “flexible working” to ensure a “right place right time” workforce. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has introduced a new personnel scheme that the business says will “refine leadership structures”, introduce “flexible working” to ensure a “right place right time” workforce. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has introduced a new personnel scheme that the business says will “refine leadership structures”, introduce “flexible working” to ensure a “right place right time” workforce. Source: Garden1

Good weather in July saw sales in furniture and barbecues soar at garden centres, but hit plant sales, according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Source: Garden1