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Garden Centre Association member sales show a year to date increase of 3.85 per cent but June’s overall monthly sales, compared to the same month last year were -1.47 per cent down. Source: Garden1

Global Garden Products (GGP), the manufacturer and distributor of lawnmowers and powered garden equipment, has completed the rescheduling of its debt via a UK scheme of arrangement. Source: Garden1

Leading garden centre bulb suppliers OA Taylor has seen increased sales and profits. Source: Garden1

Rose grower David Austin saw sales rise from £15.3m to £15.6m in recently published accounts for the year to 31 July 2015. Source: Garden1

Gardman Wild Bird Care is joining forces with The Royal British Legion to help raise £200,000 for serving members and veterans of the UK Armed Forces and their families through the launch of a new poppy design bird feeder and two charity wild bird feed blends. Source: Garden1

The anti-slip decking company produces decking made from FSC certified Scandinavian redwood. Source: Garden1

Elizabeth Ward has left Wyevale after joining from Ropes & Gray in January 2014 and is replaced by Elizabeth Murray, a finance law professional who formerly worked for Focus DIY. Source: Garden1

Almondsbury garden centre is planning construction of a number of new buildings and extensions. Source: Garden1

Bradford garden centre Tong has been accepted as a member of the Garden Centre Association (GCA). Source: Garden1

Online garden centre Crocus.co.uk has seen turnover increase to £12.498m from £10.676m in the year to 31 October 2015, with profits at £318,000 against £407,000. Source: Garden1

Haskins Garden Centres is selling a plant astronaut Tim Peake grew in space on board the International Space Station. Source: Garden1

Some 22 British exhibitors are showing products including solar and LED lighting, tools, pest controls and garden care items in the British exhibitor pavilion at spoga+gafa 2016. Source: Garden1

An independent producer could take over Gardeners’ World. Source: Garden1

Recently posted company results show 2015 was a strong trading season for a range of ornamental plant growers. Source: Garden1

Results from a Mintel survey of over 7,000 consumers across Europe reveals that people in Spain, Italy and Poland are more concerned about the effects of Brexit on their own economies than British consumers are on the UK economy. Source: Garden1

Three videos, released by bird food manufacturer Peckish aim to help retailers educate their staff, offering guidance to consumers on to look after the birds in their garden. Source: Garden1

A big increase in sales has been secured by North One Garden Centre creative director Paul Holt as a result of the “Instagram effect” publicity he gained with his stand at GROW London. Holt said he has seen a new group of people coming in to buy his “unique range” of houseplants. Source: Garden1

Scotts Miracle-Gro UK is launching a new urban gardening range, consisting of Black Magic 20-litre Potting Mix Compost and one-litre Liquid Fertiliser in early 2017 – products that were originally pitched at the marijuana-growing market in the USA. Source: Garden1

Ball Colegrave’s HTA retailer event has heard that breeders and growers are striving to produce “bulletproof” plants for smaller spaces that can survive monsoons, marketed in themed displays that make them easy to buy. Source: Garden1

Geoff Hamilton’s son Nick Hamilton has said his father’s protege Adam Frost would be a good fit to carry on the BBC gardening television legend’s legacy as the long-term successor to Monty Don on Gardeners’ World. Source: Garden1