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A Wyevale Garden Centre in Kent could be demolished to expand a motorway. Source: Garden1

The most recent building project at Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire is on track to be completed in time for the Easter sales uplift, having been undertaken at a time to coincide with the quieter trading months of January and February. Source: Garden1

BDO’s monthly High Street Sales Tracker (HSST) recorded a -1.7 per cent fall in year-on-year sales for February – the first negative growth for the month of February since 2012 (when it was down – 1.5 per cent). Source: Garden1

Defra farming minister George Eustice says the only way forward is to vote ‘leave’ in June’s EU referendum. Source: Garden1

Defra farming minister George Eustice has said the only way to “deliver the changes I want to see” is to vote ‘leave’ in June’s EU referendum. Source: Garden1

Bunnings are a very formidable organisation and if anyone can make it happen it is them, says New Zealand garden centre expert Des Snell. Source: Garden1

The RHS has scrapped its head of retail, gardens and shows title after failing to find a suitable applicant and re-advertised the position under a new name and job spec, to include more of a “customer service element”. Source: Garden1

Garden centres without cafés are being offered the chance to trial automatic Bean to Cup coffee machines this spring in a bid to showcase how they can increase their sales. Source: Garden1

This year’s Westland/GCA Rising Stars Programme has now begun, with a record number of entries from garden centre staff looking to get ahead in the world of horticultural retailing. Source: Garden1

This year will mark the 1,000 edition of Beechgrove Garden and Beechgrove in 2016 will take a few “wee trips down leafy memory” lane to mark Scotland’s longest running gardening programme. Source: Garden1

Garden Centres Assoiation of Australia manager Leigh Siebler has given insight into Australian DIY/garde centre chain Bunnings and the thinking behind its plans for Homebase it the UK. Source: Garden1

Garden Centres Association of Australia manager, Leigh Siebler, has given insight into Australian DIY/garden centre chain Bunnings and the thinking behind its plans for Homebase it the UK. Source: Garden1

The new owner of Homebase, Wesfarmers, has removed a number of directors from their roles, having only completed the takeover of the business on Monday. Source: Garden1

Steven Palmer, finance director of Squire’s Garden Centres, has been appointed honorary treasurer of horticulture industry charity Perennial. Source: Garden1

The HTA has welcomed MPs’ decision to accept the Government’s Sunday trading amendment to the Enterprise Bill, which could see local authorities given the power to relax Sunday trading restrictions in their areas, if they wish to do so. Source: Garden1

Napoleon Grills is launching four recipe and how-to grilling videos by author, food stylist and presenter, Genevieve Taylor. Source: Garden1

The past winter in England was the warmest since records began in 1910, according to provisional data from the Met Office. Source: Garden1

A Government inspector is to decide if Stourton Nurseries in South Humberside can be built on. Source: Garden1

The voluntary Prompt Payment Code could help suppliers as retailers are criticised for delays. Source: Garden1

Online shopping will have more impact on retail jobs than the National Living Wage (NLW), apprenticeship levies and price deflation, according to Garden Centre Association chief executive Iain Wylie. Source: Garden1