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After 25 years at the Bransford Webbs Plant Company managing director Geoff Caesar is moving on at the end of July and joining Ball Colegrave. Source: Garden1

The Secret Garden will have bespoke Point of Sale, designed to “invoke feelings of entering into a romantic courtyard garden”, with stone walls covered in twisting, climbing ivy and a heavy wooden door with an antique metal keyhole. Source: Garden1

Plants for Europe’s Graham Spencer says he feels the nursery industry can spend too much time growing what they like and not enough time growing what customers want. Source: Garden1

Dobbies is to be the first garden centre group to open from 7am selling takeaway coffee and offering table service into the evening. Source: Garden1

Dobbies is to be the first garden centre group to open from 7am selling takeaway coffee and offering table service into the evening. Source: Garden1

A garden centre is offering helicopter rides to promote its Star Wars-themed maize maze. Source: Garden1

Plant-selling app Garden Tags is hoping to attract more small nursery operations to switch from mail-order sales to its online platform. Source: Garden1

Plant-selling app GardenTags is hoping to attract more small nursery operations to switch from mail-order sales to its online platform. Source: Garden1

Michael Gove, who was sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May in 2016, has returned to the Cabinet as Defra secretary of state. Source: Garden1

Michael Gove, who was sacked by Prime Minister Theresa May in 2016, has returned to the Cabinet as Defra secretary of state. Source: Garden1

Footfall in May fell by 1.0 per cent in the UK on the same month in the previous year, the first decline since February. Source: Garden1

High street footfall in May fell by 1% in the UK on the same month in the previous year, the first decline since February. Source: Garden1

Turnover at Webbs of Wychbold and Webbs West Hagley increased 3.9% to £16.22m in calendar year 2016. Source: Garden1

Turnover at Webbs of Wychbold and Webbs West Hagley increased 3.9% to £16.22m in the calendar year 2016. Source: Garden1

The industry reacts to an election which left the Conservatives the largest party but a hung Parliament overall. Source: Garden1

The EU’s executive body is to say whether it will investigate allegations of undue influence from Monsanto over the EU approval of herbicide glyphosate. Source: Garden1

Merriments Gardens in East Sussex has sold to a private buyer. Source: Garden1

Suffolk seed supplier Mr Fothergill’s 2018 Optigrow range offers premium pricing, faster germination and better garden performance. Source: Garden1

Nurseries explore compensation as experts warn against tighter breeding legislation. Source: Garden1

Information on pesticides, origin and peat could help inform customer choice. Source: Garden1