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Syon Park-based Wyevale Garden Centres is looking to move from London. Source: Garden1

Syon Park-based Wyevale Garden Centres is looking to move from London to a new home. Source: Garden1

Green Pastures owners James Debbage and Michelle Evans were outside Parliament when Khalid Masood killed four people last week. Source: Garden1

The Garden Re-Leaf annual walk event has so far raised £25,000 – smashing last year’s total of £9,000. Source: Garden1

A later Easter and reasonable spring weather has led to increased sales this month. Source: Garden1

Alton Garden Centre director Andy Bunker has reported March sales up 20% – and the centre exceeded March 2016 sales on 24 March. Source: Garden1

The former Arturi Garden Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire has been bought by the owners of the on-site Orangery Tea Rooms with the support of a five-figure finance package from HSBC. Source: Garden1

The former Arturi Garden Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire has been bought by the owners of the on-site Orangery Tea Rooms with the support of a five-figure finance package from HSBC. Source: Garden1

Whitehall Garden Centres has added a bigger planteria to its Woodborough site to celebrate its horticultural heritage. Source: Garden1

Whitehall has put in a bigger plantaria to celebrate its horticultural heritage. Source: Garden1

AMA Research’s ‘Domestic Garden Leisure Market Report – UK 2017-2021 Analysis’ has found gas barbecues and hardwood trends help sales, with a £700m market expected by 2012 as a maturing market and Brexit means slower growth. Source: Garden1

Brantano was bought out of administration a year ago by a company controlled by turnaround specialists Alteri Investors but has suffered from the “depressed and competitive” footwear market, as well as the fall in sterling. Source: Garden1

The Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association’s AGM and business conference took place on 23 March at Horticulture House, Oxfordshire with 80 members in attendance, and discussed how Brexit is costing them but selling via Amazon is acceptable. Source: Garden1

New studies have concluded more research is needed establish which plants really attract bees, pollinators and other wildlife. Source: Garden1

Twelve senior staff, including new chief operating officer Lorrie Robertson, purchasing director Andrew West and restaurants head Costas Constantinou are among those joining their former boss at 34-garden centre group Dobbies. Source: Garden1

Kingfisher has announced its final results for the year ended 31 January 2017, with adjusted sales up 1.7% at constant currency to £11,225m, with underlying pre-tax profits of £787m for the year to January 31, up from £686m a year earlier, after seeing B&Q like-for-like sales lift by 3.5 per cent. Source: Garden1

Keter Group BV, has bought British plastic garden pots specialist Stewart Plastics for an undisclosed amount. Source: Garden1

Total sales were down 2.1% in the week to 18 March but were distorted because Easter was earlier in 2016. Source: Garden1

Caulders Garden Centres’ purchase of Cuper Garden Centre in Fife is the group’s fifth acquisition. Source: Garden1

Caulders Garden Centres’ purchase of Cupar Garden Centre in Fife is the group’s fifth acquisition. Source: Garden1