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New research has found glyphosate levels in adults is 1,000 times below limits. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres are asking up to £35m a centre after putting the business up for sale. Source: Garden1

Retail sales grew at a modest pace in the year to May, following a tricky start to 2018, according to the latest CBI Quarterly Distributive Trades Survey. Source: Garden1

Hatton Shopping Village near Warwick has a new garden retail concept. Source: Garden1

Blue Diamond garden centre group saw 2017 profit before tax up from £8.4m to £9.2m and sales up 6% (3% on a like-for-like basis) to £96.5m from 20 garden centres. Source: Garden1

Terra Firma has put Wyevale Garden Centres on the market through Christie & Co and is willing to accept offers for individual stores and groups of centres or to sell as a single entity. Source: Garden1

Terra Firma’s decision to put 145 garden centres on the market at once has shaken up the industry. Source: Garden1

Epsom-based Mayfield Lavender has been given the green light for an extension to its site after Malcolm Scott Consultants prepared a site development plan for the business. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres has been put up for sale by Terra Firma as it seeks to complete a full exit for investors from its third fund, TFCPIII. Source: Garden1

John Warland, designer of the Space to Grow garden, which is in partnership with NGO Plastic Oceans, says the RHS should lead from the front and ban plastic drink bottles from the show. Source: Garden1

The second May bank holiday could be another record-breaker, say exhibitors and visitors to RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Source: Garden1

The second May bank holiday could be another record-breaker if the current “100mph” upturn in sales continues. Source: Garden1

Bridport, Dorset-based garden centre Groves Nurseries has launched Ivy House Kitchen restaurant, designed by architects Malcolm Scott Consultants. Source: Garden1

Britain’s biggest hard landscaping manufacturer Marshalls has seen turnover rise 8 % to £430m in 2017 from £397m the previous year, while profit was up 13% to £52m from £46m. Source: Garden1

Britain’s biggest hard landscaping manufacturer Marshalls has seen turnover rise 8 % to £430m in 2017 from £397m the previous year, while profit was up 13% to £52m from £46m. Source: Garden1

To celebrate the royal wedding, Wyevale’s 145 centres are opening at 8am this Saturday. Source: Garden1

For the year ending 31 August 2017, Westland profit after tax rose to £4.1m from £2.9m, while sales rose 3% to more than £130m. Source: Garden1

SmartPlant has announced it is now live on Amazon Alexa and plant breeders, growers and garden retailers can now communicate ongoing care instructions to plant owners on a monthly basis. Source: Garden1

Gardeners’ World reached almost three million viewers according to latest figures, but was replaced by sport twice in the last month, with snooker and football being seen by just one million viewers each. Source: Garden1

Mr Fothergill’s has announced a new partnership with BBC Children in Need, to launch two seed packets for children – Sunflower Pudsey and Pumpkin Pudsey. Source: Garden1