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The Show Garden, Beautiful Border and Floral Marquee Awards at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2016 have been announced. Source: Garden1

The Show Garden, Beautiful Border and Floral Marquee Awards at BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2016 have been announced. Source: Garden1

Tesco has today confirmed the sale of its Dobbies Garden Centres business to an investor group led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital. Source: Garden1

The GMA (Growing Media Association) and the HTA will launch the pilot Responsible Sourcing Scheme for Growing Media at the National Plant Show on 20 June. Source: Garden1

Deborah Skillicorn is to step down from her position as charity director of Greenfingers, Source: Garden1

Westland Horticulture is to extract peat from Auchencorth Moss on the Penicuik Estate near Edinburgh. Source: Garden1

The ‘Al Fresco Fortnight’ event, part of the Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign, starts on Father’s Day, 19 June. Source: Garden1

The NFU has said the delays in the glyphosate reauthorisation have set a dangerous precedent for the 41 active ingredients up for renewal between now and 2017. Source: Garden1

The NFU has said the delays in the glyphosate reauthorisation have set a dangerous precedent for the 41 active ingredients up for renewal between now and 2017. Source: Garden1

Squire’s Garden Centres has released full details of its Hampton Court Flower Show garden. Source: Garden1

Hare Hatch Sheeplands four year planning dispute is rumbling on. Source: Garden1

Two-fifths of people see foxes in their gardens at least once a month, but only a quarter of people see hedgehogs on a regular basis, an RSPB survey has found. Source: Garden1

Two-fifths of people see foxes in their gardens at least once a month, but only a quarter of people see hedgehogs on a regular basis, an RSPB survey has found. Source: Garden1

Gemma Murphy, the founder of Ringwood based View HR, has been appointed by Stewarts Garden Centres to consult and support the business as it prepares to expand in Southern England. Source: Garden1

This month’s HTA catering conference heard about the importance of areas such as service and training from maitre ‘d Fred Siriex and Dobbies garden centres’ Anthony Hester. Source: Garden1

Merrill Lynch Australia research manager David Errington has downgraded Wesfarmers after its recent Homebase purchase. Source: Garden1

Merrill Lynch Australia research manager David Errington has downgraded Wesfarmers after its recent Homebase purchase. Source: Garden1

Bakker.com includes 11,000 gardening and seasonal products. Source: Garden1

Flymo recently commissioned research with YouGov to assess the robotic lawnmowing market in the UK. Source: Garden1

Coley Garden Centre in Halifax, West Yorkshire is to close on 29 July and could go for housing. Source: Garden1