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The Royal Academy of Arts Shop has launched an exclusive range of products collaborating with the opening of the new exhibition Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse. Source: Garden1

The RHS is to organise seminars and training for new show floral exhibitors to encourage and support potential new exhibitors for their shows, an RHS shows event at Birmingham Botanic Garden heard today. Source: Garden1

Seeds: Safeguarding our future by Carolyn Fry is published in April in association with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew at £19.99. Source: Garden1

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has appointed Sandra Botterell as the director of marketing and commercial enterprise. Source: Garden1

The Bransford Webbs Plant Company, have picked up three awards, recognising them as a leader in ornamental plant production in the UK. Source: Garden1

National property consultant Carter Jonas has secured planning permission for the site remodelling of long established Killinghall horticultural and garden centre, Daleside Nurseries. Source: Garden1

UK Trade and Investment is running an event to help British companies export to India. Source: Garden1

IFSE has completed a catering design fit out at Squires Long Ditton garden centre. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres owner Terra Firma’s new vice chairman Justin King has visited Wyevale’s annual spring show. Source: Garden1

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) Trust has just completed its biggest year of approving grants to students of horticulture. Source: Garden1

Total Waitrose sales to February 6 excluding fuel were up 0.8 per cent with sales driven by Valentine’s Day preparations and promotions themed around Chinese New Year. Source: Garden1

Plans to devolve Sunday trading regulations to local authorities have been condemned by the Association of Convenience Stores as damaging to high streets. Source: Garden1

Plans to devolve Sunday trading regulations to local authorities have been condemned by the Association of Convenience Stores as damaging to high streets. Source: Garden1

A garden centre is asking customers to nominate their favourite love songs and the most popular romantic tunes will be played over the sound system during Valentine’s Day weekend. Source: Garden1

Following the January 2016 acquisition of Crowders Garden Centre, Wyevale Garden Centres is announcing that the centre will undergo a name change, set to be unveiled on 16 March. Source: Garden1

Martin Breddy will take up the role of managing director in May following the retirement of Dennis Espley at the end of April 2016. Source: Garden1

National green services provider Glendale has joined an industry-led initiative committed to training up the next generation of employees. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres says it remains on track for a spring launch for its online garden centre. Source: Garden1

Garden centre consultant Liz Hutson says ‘mindfulness’ should be on garden centres’ agendas and that nutrient companies are making money out of fears around shop-bought produce, when home grown should be promoted as the real healthy option. Source: Garden1

UK retail sales rose by 2.6 per cent on a like-for-like basis from January 2015, when they had increased 0.2% from the preceding year, according to British Retail Consortium figures. Source: Garden1