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Knotwood Investments has won an appeal to build a garden centre near Oswestry in Shropshire. Source: Garden1

Knotwood Investments has won an appeal to build a garden centre near Oswestry in Shropshire. Source: Garden1

Sales grew by 17.8% at B&M’s UK stores to £598.4m, with like-for-like sales jumping by 7.3% for the 26 March 2017 to 24 June 2017 period. Source: Garden1

Whartons managing director Robert Wharton said: “With garden centres across the country looking to revitalise their current rose offering, demand for this ever increasing range has grown from strength to strength. Source: Garden1

Dobbies Garden Centres has completely re-bought its Christmas range following Nicholas Marshall taking over in March, moving towards bespoke, UK-sourced product with a natural feel. Source: Garden1

Air plant wholesaler Key Essentials has launched a trade-only website so garden centre buyers can order the ‘Love Tillys’ brand easier. Source: Garden1

Fryer’s Roses, part of the Blue Diamond Group of garden centres will launch a new rose called ‘The Mayor’ in honour of the former and current Mayor of Knutsford. Source: Garden1

Hillview Group chief said garden centres should distance themselves from the idea of zero hours contracts and promote the benefits of flexible working conditions. Source: Garden1

Hillview Group chief has said garden centres should distance themselves from the idea of zero hours contracts and promote the benefits of flexible working conditions. Source: Garden1

Questions raised in year one will be the focus of a second year of scientific investigation. Source: Garden1

Initial findings from the first year of a two-year scientific study by the RHS to identify more effective ways to control slugs and snails, has found that organic slug pellets perform almost as well as their non-organic equivalent across a range of plants. Source: Garden1

The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association’s annual trade show at Birmingham NEC saw trends away from weave, as well as more smokers, more upmarket products, and moves to popularise shade sails, hanging egg chairs and ceramic barbecue ovens. Source: Garden1

Trends at this year’s Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association’s annual trade show include a shift away from weave, more upmarket products, and moves to popularise shade sails, hanging egg chairs and ceramic barbecue ovens. Source: Garden1

The HTA is to appoint a chairman for two days a week instead of a chief executive. Source: Garden1

Haskins Garden Centres has promoted Andy Harris from Garden Lifestyle Buyer to Gardening Senior Buyer. Source: Garden1

Haskins Garden Centres has promoted Andy Harris from Garden lifestyle buyer to Gardening senior buyer. Source: Garden1

The UK domestic garden landscaping materials market, including horticulture, hard landscaping and garden decoration, increased by 2% in 2016, according to fresh research. Source: Garden1

Ten students have successfully completed their training in social and therapeutic horticulture (STH) at garden therapy charity Thrive thanks to a bursary created last year in the name of the late Charles Notcutt OBE. Source: Garden1

Industry-designed standards for four new apprenticeships have been approved by the Government, after two years’ of work by dozens of organisations. Source: Garden1

Beefayre, the UK manufacturer of homewares, scented candles, beauty and gifting products, has been selected as a key supplier by Dobbies. Source: Garden1