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Westland’s Resolva is to appear in TV ads, while fellow ferts and chems company Sipcam has won a listing at Bunnings/Homebase. Source: Garden1

Hillier has upped wholesale sales as it works on developing new plants and sees some benefit from preferable exchange rates. Source: Garden1

Hillier has upped wholesale sales as it works on developing new plants and sees some benefit from preferable exchange rates. Source: Garden1

Dobbies Garden Centres chief executive John Cleland has said Christmas range sales in the five weeks to January 1 were up 9.8% – partly helped by an extra Saturday being in the month compared to 2016. Source: Garden1

Glee, the UK’s leading annual exhibition for the garden retail industry, will become a biannual event with the opening of a Glee concession show at February’s Spring Fair 2018. Source: Garden1

Garden retail exhibition Glee, is to open a Glee concession show at February’s Spring Fair 2018. Source: Garden1

Squire’s Garden Centre in Chertsey is now open after a complete re-build. Source: Garden1

Gavin Jones has appointed David Morley as retail director and Dennis Espley as non-executive director to develop its Clifton Nurseries operations. Source: Garden1

Gavin Jones has appointed David Morley as retail director and Dennis Espley as non-executive director to develop its Clifton Nurseries operations. Source: Garden1

Eighteen centre Notcutts Garden Centres has a new property director to lead its development programme. Source: Garden1

Eighteen-centre Notcutts Garden Centres has a new property director to lead its development programme. Source: Garden1

The Party for Perennial 2017 raised more than £32,000 for the horticulture industry’s occupational charity Perennial. Source: Garden1

The newly opened first converted Homebase features a cafe, play area, enlivened planteria and more brands. Source: Garden1

Products to suit ‘convenience gardening’, urban and rental lifestyles, and to promote health and wellbeing feature in a garden trends document issued by Wyevale Garden Centres. Source: Garden1

The 30,000 products store is the first of at least four pilot stores by June, creating 120 jobs. Source: Garden1

Grotech Production has become the first contract manufacturer in its sector to achieve Soil Association accreditation. Source: Garden1

Grotech Production has become the first contract manufacturer in its sector to achieve Soil Association accreditation. Source: Garden1

A website designed to give advice on what is the best shed to buy has reached 10,000 customers since launching. Source: Garden1

Debate ensues on the way forward centres on diversification, flexibility and technology use. Source: Garden1

Garden Re-Leaf Day on 17 March, when this industry-wide initiative jump starts the gardening year with sales promotions and FUNdraising events that benefit Greenfingers Charity. Source: Garden1