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After Smart Garden bought Chapelwood wild bird care this month, Smart Garden chairman Jonathan Stobbart is planning for the future with the former Scotts and Solus-owned brand. Source: Garden1

Newly posted results from Longacres, which now has four sites in the south east, have seen an eight per cent rise in turnover. Source: Garden1

The four centre Lancashire-Yorkshire group saw garden centre and e-commerce returns improve in the year to 31 August 2015 in recently posted results. Source: Garden1

Berwick-upon-Tweed Garden Centre, which has centres at Berwick and Dunbar, has improved turnover and profit in the year to 30 November 2015. Source: Garden1

Bayer has announced the completion of the sale of its consumer business to SBM. Source: Garden1

D Stewart & Son, which has garden centres in Christchurch and Broomhill in Dorset, has seen turnover rise to £10.96m in the year to 31 January 2016. Source: Garden1

Devon-based five garden centre group Otter has seen turnover rise 14 per cent in 2015. Source: Garden1

Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.8 per cent in September from the 2.0 per cent decline in August, with non-food deflation decelerating to 2.1 per cent in September from 2.5 per cent in August. Source: Garden1

But the directors have warned of the impact Homebase’s new owners Bunnings could have on smaller garden centres. Source: Garden1

London garden centre The Chelsea Gardener is planning to take over the Church Commissioners’ Fulham Palace Garden Centre. Source: Garden1

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has published revaluation details of 1.96 million non-domestic properties in England and Wales. Source: Garden1

As predicted, Scotts Miracle Gro have sold its Chapelwood bird care brand to Smart Garden, which has Gardman founder Paris Natar as a director. Source: Garden1

Scotts Miracle Gro has confirmed the sale of its Chapelwood bird care brand to Smart Garden, which has Gardman founder Paris Natar as a director. Source: Garden1

Defra horticulture and potatoes team leader Kathleen Kelliher is moving to another role within the department. Source: Garden1

Defra horticulture and potatoes team leader Kathleen Kelliher is moving to another role within the department. Source: Garden1

With approaching 100 new lines for 2017 Kelkay is aiming to broaden the appeal of landscaping projects to a wider audience including less experienced gardeners and those with smaller spaces to care for. Source: Garden1

Online garden centre Primrose has seen turnover rise to £40m in recently published results. Source: Garden1

Bonningtons, the Nottingham based supplier of gardening and household goods, has launched six new premium product ranges to appeal to a wider customer base and expand its market share on the high street and in garden centres. Source: Garden1

Garden centre trade show Glee organisers expect to see visitor numbers similar to the last two years at around 7,000 and hopes to reach 70 per cent exhibitor rebookings by October. Source: Garden1

Wilkinson Sword has unveiled a brand new look for its carbon steel range. Source: Garden1