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McDonagh’s Early Day Motion, which is due to be debated in Parliament on April 18, asks for “employers to make a commitment to ensure that no employee is made worse off or is made redundant as a result of the introduction of the national living wage”. Source: Garden1

Siobhain McDonagh MP has launched an Early Day Motion, which is due to be debated in Parliament on April 18, and asks for employers to “make a commitment to ensure that no employee is made worse off or is made redundant as a result of the introduction of the national living wage”. Source: Garden1

London department store Harrods is working on several retail and garden design projects around its Diarmuid Gavin-designed Chelsea Flower Show garden. Source: Garden1

Langlands is moving its growing to a separate site to produce plants for sale at its three Yorkshire garden centres. Source: Garden1

Team TAYste has linked with Glendoick Garden Centre’s Horticulture Week award-winning foodhall to hold cookery classes. Source: Garden1

Webbs of Wychbold is launching a pets department on April 16. Source: Garden1

BDO High Street sales tracker finds March one per cent down but that DIY sales helped the home sector. Source: Garden1

Wilkinson Sword, which sells gardening tools and accessories, has launched a new “user-friendly” website. Source: Garden1

Decking company Trex has launched a new range of contour decking for spring, to be stocked in B&Q stores across the UK. Source: Garden1

Global Garden Solutions (GGS), supplier of garden storage and furniture across the UK, has announced it will be supporting the Calvert Trust with its ‘Go Herdwick’ project. Source: Garden1

TV gardener Christine Walkden and Baby Bio Outdoor are taking to the road, visiting Wyevale Garden Centres across the country. Source: Garden1

Anthony Jones is replacing Nils Steinmeyer at the 153-garden centre chain. Source: Garden1

TV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson will open the new plant department at Tong Garden Centre on 20 April. Source: Garden1

The application for a change of use for Probus Garden Centre in Cornwall, which was withdrawn at the beginning of December 2015 because of “technical issues”, is to be resubmitted. Source: Garden1

Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.7 per cent in March from the 2.0 per cent decline in February. Source: Garden1

More than 150 garden centres across the country have already registered to the new Cultivation Street Ambassador Scheme. Source: Garden1

Hutton, near Brentwood could have a new garden centre. Source: Garden1

Pontarddulais Garden Centre near Swansea is planning a 600sqm extension to the front of the centre. Source: Garden1

Wildlife World has partnered with Vincent Wildlife Trust, to produce new roosting sights for the UK’s declining bat population. Source: Garden1

Phoebes Pet and Garden Centre in London and Leighton Buzzard garden centre are closing. Source: Garden1