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Garden centre Christmas tree prices are unlikely to breach the £50 barrier despite currency changes and market availability issues. Source: Garden1

The HTA is concerned that a crowdfunded study of neonicotinoids could stop garden centre customers buying plants. Source: Garden1

The HTA is concerned that a crowdfunded study of neonicotinoids could stop garden centre customers buying plants. Source: Garden1

Garden industry figures at Glee have reported a more stable market than in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote and a growing realisation that exchange rate-related imported product price rises are here to stay. Migrant worker concerns are not going away soon, they added. Source: Garden1

Good weather fuels late-season uplift in August sales. Source: Garden1

Ambassadors of the Year for David Domoney’s Cultivation Street garden centre ambassador who has given best support and advice to their local communities gardening projects and school gardens are Notcutts Garden Centre, Dobbies Southport and Old Railway Line. Source: Garden1

Kew Gardens science director Professor Kathy Willis has launched her new book, Botanicum. Source: Garden1

Glee website visitors cast votes for their favourite buyers. Source: Garden1

Bayer Garden says 66 per cent of active ingredients have been lost within the EU in the last 20 years and there is “uncertainty about the future of glyphosate, metaldehyde and the focus on neonicotinoids continues”. Source: Garden1

Roundup’s latest innovation, the Gel Telescopic Wand has won its first industry accolade scooping a new product innovation award at Glee 2016. Source: Garden1

There is a restructure underway to create more customer facing roles under new chairman Justin King. Source: Garden1

Edible gardening projects have been springing up in gardens all over Scotland this summer, with New Hopetoun Gardens garden centre leading the trend. Source: Garden1

Garden centre planning and design specialists Malcolm Scott Consultants has created its most advanced garden centre concept yet, developed “specifically to meet the desires of the next generation of garden owners” Source: Garden1

Following the £217m purchase of Dobbies in June by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital, John Cleland, formerly of Somerfield and Maplin, has spoken about the business. Source: Garden1

Diarmuid Gavin dropped by the MossOff stand at Glee and was pleased to hear all about MossOff from Vivagreen. Source: Garden1

Diarmuid Gavin dropped by the MossOff stand at Glee to hear about the GIMA Seed Corn fund winner from Vivagreen. Source: Garden1

Garden centre retailers need to ensure they are being more innovative in their approach to their retail offer if they want to ride the wave of increased consumer spend in the sector. Source: Garden1

Javado, Briers, Lows, Scotts, Wildlife World and Decco Pak among Glee new product winners. Source: Garden1

While some European Union governments, led by France and Italy, have proposed new restrictions on the sale and use of glyphosate by farmers, municipalities and others who need to control weeds, the Swiss Parliament has just outright rejected a petition to ban glyphosate. Source: Garden1

Scotts Miracle-Gro is selling its Chapelwood bird food brand. Source: Garden1