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YouGarden is planning a move to Kingfisher Nursery in Spalding from its Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, base. Source: Garden1

Notcutts, the family-owned garden centre business, will be marking its 120th anniversary this year after opening as a nursery in 1897. Source: Garden1

Squire’s Garden Centre in Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey has launched its new Pets and Aquatics Centre. Source: Garden1

John Gillam has now stepped down from the board of Bunnings UK Ireland (BUKI) and has been replaced by Mike Schneider. Source: Garden1

Footfall for retail outlets in December was 0.2 per cent down on a year ago and marked a fourth consecutive month of decline. Source: Garden1

Victorian Palm House-style could replace the Fermoys garden centre buildings in Devon as part of a development plan. Source: Garden1

Victorian palm house-style could replace the Fermoys garden centre buildings in Devon as part of a development plan. Source: Garden1

Clarion Events has bought the Grow London garden show from the Affordable Art Fair. Source: Garden1

Traditional seed companies have turned around their businesses, with Suttons and Thompson & Morgan revealing profitable returns despite 2016’s poor spring. Source: Garden1

Following his recent retirement as chief executive at Klondyke Garden Centres, Bob Hewitt is set to take up a new part time role with Kelkay. Source: Garden1

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning alerting a number of areas of the UK that the following weather conditions may affect them over the next four days. Source: Garden1

The Met Office has issued a Yellow Weather Warning alerting a number of areas of the UK that the following weather conditions may affect them over the coming days. Source: Garden1

The active ingredient in herbicide Roundup has been cited as a cause of liver disease after experiments on rats, but Monsanto has refuted the claims as “bad science”. Source: Garden1

The active ingredient in herbicide Roundup has been cited as a cause of liver disease after experiments on rats, but Monsanto has refuted the claims as “bad science”. Source: Garden1

Caulders Garden Centres have bought Cupar garden centre in Fife to add to its centres at Milngavie, Kirkintilloch, Newton Mearns and Erskine. Source: Garden1

Caulders Garden Centres has bought Cupar garden centre in Fife to add to its centres at Milngavie, Kirkintilloch, Newton Mearns and Erskine. Source: Garden1

Norwich based commercial property investment, development and management company, Targetfollow, has acquired Peterborough Garden Park, a 91,598 sq ft retail park anchored by Van Hage Garden Centre and let to other retailers including Cotswold Outdoor, Romans, Pavers and The Works. Source: Garden1

Dobbies Garden Centres’ new chief executive John Cleland will be headlining the Garden Retail Summit on 23 February where he will reveal his vision for the group, recently bought by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital from Tesco for £217m. Source: Garden1

In November, the export of horticultural products rose, according to figures from Floridata quoted by Royal FloraHolland. Source: Garden1

In November, the export of horticultural products rose, according to figures from Floridata quoted by Royal FloraHolland – except in the UK and Russia. Source: Garden1