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This 1.7 acre nursery with 4,144.9 sqm of glasshouses, is in front of Wyevale Garden Centres’ Woodcote Green Garden Centre in Surrey, which is for sale separately at £35m. Source: Garden1

Boyd Douglas-Davies, chief executive of Hillview Garden Centres, is to join the HTA board as vice-president. Source: Garden1

Homebase coild go into administration on 31 August if landlords do not agree to cut rents. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has sold five garden centres to individual buyers, meaning 15 of the 147 centres in the group have now found new owners. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has sold five more garden centres, including tow to garden centres and three for housing, meaning 15 of the 147 centres in the group have now found new owners. Source: Garden1

The Garland Products Group specialises in the manufacture of plastic injection moulded products, all of which use 100 per cent recycled or recyclable plastics, including the product’s packaging. It plans for further warehouse expansion over the coming year. Source: Garden1

The Garland Products Group which specialises in the manufacture of plastic injection moulded products, using 100 per cent recycled or recyclable plastics, including the product’s packaging, is planning for further warehouse expansion over the coming year. Source: Garden1

The AMES UK group of companies, which includes La Hacienda, Kelkay and Anchorfast, will be exhibiting as a group for the first time at Glee (Birmingham NEC 10-12 September) and managing director Antony Harker is expecting to talk to several businesses at the show, with the group actively seeking further similar opportunities. Source: Garden1

The AMES UK group of companies, which includes La Hacienda, Kelkay and Anchorfast, will be exhibiting as a group for the first time at Glee (Birmingham NEC 10-12 September) where managing director Antony Harker is expecting to talk to several businesses at the show, with the group actively seeking further similar opportunities. Source: Garden1

Parkhill Garden Centre in Aberdeen has bid for nearby Cordyce School, which was damaged by a fire in 2017. Source: Garden1

Sales rose to £5.35m from £4.54m in the year to 30 November 2017. Source: Garden1

A report from the British Retail Consortium, based on Met Office analysis of weather data, suggests that warmer weather in September could cost non-food retailers £80m per week. Source: Garden1

Bulbs and colourful seasonal planting are leading garden centre autumn promotions, while ‘repair and renew’ is advocated as a possible focus after the hot, dry summer. Source: Garden1

Rosebourne Aldermaston store will be officially opened by Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood on October 7. Source: Garden1

Rosebourne Aldermaston store will be officially opened by Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood on October 7. Source: Garden1

Assured Products will launch the first RHS range of outdoor cleaning and garden maintenance products at the Glee garden centre trade show on 10-12 September at Birmingham NEC. Source: Garden1

Plastic bag taxes could rise from 5p to 10p and apply to retailers that employ under 250 people, according to Government plans. Source: Garden1

Plastic bag taxes could rise from 5p to 10p and apply to retailers that employ under 250 people, according to Government plans. Source: Garden1

Peter Seabrook MBE will receive an Honorary Degree from Writtle University College next month. Source: Garden1

Blue Diamond chairman Simon Burke has told shareholders how the £44m it cost to buy eight Wyevale Garden Centres was raised. Source: Garden1