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John Lewis has continued summer sales success in outdoor living categories. Source: Garden1

Garden centre bosses have won the support of their local Provost in a bid to win a national award. Source: Garden1

All-in-One Garden Centre in Knutsford, Cheshire, has closed after experiencing “unsustainable poor financial performance”. Source: Garden1

HortAid, Perennial’s annual fundraising campaign, has raised over £80,000 so far in 2016. Source: Garden1

UK specialist garden retail has “shifted online” according to Carbon Gold commercial manager James MacPhail. Source: Garden1

Amateur Liaison Group has been set up under the UK’s National Action Plan for the sustainable use of pesticides (plant protection products) and chaired by the Health and Safety Executive. Source: Garden1

Longacres, the new owner of the former Bybrook Barn garden centre in Ashford, Kent, has seen a quick sales uplift after local interest was piqued by news of the sale of the business. Source: Garden1

Forres-based Mackenzie and Cruickshank garden centre is planning a £500,000 extension that will double the retail space. Source: Garden1

UK retail sales increased by 1.1 per cent on a like-for-like basis from July 2015, when they had increased 1.2 per cent from the preceding year. Source: Garden1

Fiskars is unveiling the new PowerGear X range at Glee with brand ambassador James Wong appearing at the show. Source: Garden1

At Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire, plants sales have increased year on year for the Apr – June period. Source: Garden1

A new range of environmentally sensitive feed, weed and control products from a multinational plant technology companies is launched making the “best professional technology available to British amateur gardeners”. Source: Garden1

Some 46 Wyevale Garden Centres are hosting Olympic-themed children’s events to mark the start of the games in Brazil. Source: Garden1

Retail sales in July narrowly missed falling into negative territory but only through widespread discounting which inevitably will hit margin and retailers’ profits, according to figures by BDO LLP. Source: Garden1

A £12m home and garden centre in Plymouth, Devon will take Next a step closer to its target of a chain of 20 stores. Source: Garden1

Bedfordshire-based garden centre Poplars has expanded with a new 350-seat restaurant, coffee shop and deli, following a £1m loan from HSBC. Source: Garden1

Garden Centre Association chief executive Iain Wylie has said macro issues such as Brexit have yet to hit garden retail consumers, and despite diversification, the weather was still leading garden centre sales. Source: Garden1

TV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson will be revisiting Tong Garden Centre to share his experience of designing the show’s biggest garden. Source: Garden1

TV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson will be revisiting Tong Garden Centre on 14 September for a ‘Cream Tea and Talk’ event to share his experience of designing the show’s biggest garden. Source: Garden1

Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins, which owns DIY chain Wickes, has grown turnover. Source: Garden1