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Toby Buckland has reluctantly decided to cancel his garden festival at Bowood House & Gardens in Wiltshire on June 4-5 this year. Source: Garden1

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its official classification of glyphosate as “Not Likely to be Carcinogenic to Humans.” Source: Garden1

The 12 finalists for the RHS product of the year include Mr Fothergill’s and Hozelock Source: Garden1

Stewarts garden centres in Dorset is urging customers to buy British. Source: Garden1

Midlothian SNP MP Owen Thompson has written to Tesco management to express concerns about possible job losses at Tesco-owned Dobbies Garden Centres Edinburgh headquarters. Source: Garden1

A graduate from Northumbria University has received Royal approval from HRH The Duke of York for his business enterprise selling environmentally friendly gardening products. Source: Garden1

Dobbies has opened a fish and a home improvement concession ahead of the predicted sale of the Tesco-owned garden centre chain at the end of the month. Source: Garden1

Plants for Europe owner Graham Spencer says Brexit could mean more expensive plants. Source: Garden1

Many garden centres will be down in April but the bank holiday provided a last minute boost to the month despite misleading weather forecasts, says Essex-based Alton Garden Centre director Andy Bunker. Source: Garden1

A schools #GROWYOUROWNCURRY campaign has launched is in partnership with: Sutton Seeds, East End Spices, Chaat! Magazine and Sweet Cherry Publishing. Source: Garden1

Wyevale’s trading and multi channel directors have both been replaced by new chief executive officer Roger McLaughlan. Source: Garden1

If you donate old tools to Wyevale Garden Centres between 9 May and 9 June you will receive a 10 per cent discount on all new hand tools, including existing offers. Source: Garden1

Garden building manufacturer Waltons Garden Buildings has launched its ever beach hut, “enabling Brits to bring the home the seaside”. Source: Garden1

Shop prices fell 1.7 per cent in April, while gardening/DIY deflation remained above two per cent. Source: Garden1

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has licensed UK Greetings, the largest direct-to-retail publisher of greeting cards and social expression products in the UK, to produce a wide range of RHS-branded greeting cards and gift wrap. Source: Garden1

Clive Daley, director at retail consultants mdj2 associates, says exchange rates are the biggest concern among retailers. Source: Garden1

Morrisons supermarkets are selling T&M’s ‘Ketchup and Chips’ and ‘Egg and Chips’ plants as the chain targets gardeners with small plots. Source: Garden1

Forest Garden’s Take Me To The Till (TMTTT) has a new ‘Lite’ design to help support promotional and seasonal sales. Source: Garden1

Cairngorms visitor attraction the Speyside Heather Centre has caught fire. Source: Garden1

Crooklands Garden Centre in Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, is closing its Planet Play area to increase its outdoor furniture displays. Source: Garden1