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Leeds City Council has backed Pleydell Smithyman plans to redevelop land next to a golf course and driving range for a Blue Diamond centre. Source: Garden1

Wharton’s Roses has released new ‘Mother’s Day’ and other ‘Gift’ range pot wraps for rose varieties which have suitable names. Source: Garden1

Stevenage Borough council’s Local Plan, which will set the tone for development in the town for the next 20 years, states the site of the Wyevale Garden Centre in the Hertfordshire town could become a 1,400 sqm store to provide goods for people in new housing. Source: Garden1

Jane Lawler, formerly of Gardman and Bayer, says new gardening audiences are not interested in ‘jobs for the week’ hard work ideas and want finished solutions from garden suppliers and centres. Source: Garden1

Jane Lawler, formerly of Gardman and Bayer, says new gardening audiences are not interested in ‘jobs for the week’ hard work ideas and want finished solutions from garden suppliers and centres. Source: Garden1

A British garden at Antalya Garden Expo in Turkey could be a precursor for a 2024 UK Garden Expo, that will fulfil an Ornamental Action Plan ask and promote UK horticulture to a new audience. Source: Garden1

A British garden at Antalya Garden Expo in Turkey could be a precursor for a 2024 UK Garden Expo, that will fulfil an Ornamental Action Plan ask and promote UK horticulture to a new audience. Source: Garden1

Public affairs expert Mark Glover says garden centres that want to extend Sunday trading need to act now to persuade wavering MPs to vote in favour. Source: Garden1

Wyevale Garden Centres new range of own brand compost is now on sale. Source: Garden1

The Greenfingers founder and QVC gardening presenter said garden retailers should risk but not ignore the “no-brainers” in his acceptance speech at the Garden Retail awards. Source: Garden1

This spring Thermoflor will be working on two new garden centres in the UK: Rosebourne in Andover and Klondyke in Leeds. Source: Garden1

Poundland has joined forces with celebrity gardener and TV presenter Charlie Dimmock to create a new range of gardening tools. Source: Garden1

Hundreds of leading garden industry professionals gathered at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London’s Covent Garden last night to hear the winners of the Garden Retail & Garden Industry Awards 2016 announced. Source: Garden1

Bargain hunters came out in force last month to give the UK high street a boost at the beginning of 2016, figures out today from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP reveal. Source: Garden1

ChemChina has offered £30bn to take over Syngenta. Source: Garden1

Bayer Garden is set to be bought by SBM Developments by the end of 2016. Source: Garden1

Bayer Garden is set to be bought by SBM Developments by the end of 2016. Source: Garden1

The new restaurant at Garsons Garden Centre in Esher, Surrey — an octagonal glass atrium built on a steel frame — turned over £30,000 in the first week of trading last month and expects to turn over £1.5m each year. Source: Garden1

Publisher Frances Lincoln has announced that a share of the royalties of The Children’s Garden book, to be published on 3 March, will go to the Greenfingers charity. Source: Garden1

The stars of the UK’s production industry were revealed last night with 24 outstanding businesses and individuals picking up awards at this year’s prestigious UK Grower Awards 2016 presentation, hosted by Horticulture Week. Source: Garden1