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Infinity Christmas Trees is planning a programme aimed at increasing the population of indigenous broad-leaf trees. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

The latest Government guidelines set to come into effect mean that as of August 16 all fully vaccinated adults will no longer need to self-isolate after contact with a positive case. Source: Garden1

Horticulture Week’s exclusive top 175 garden centres feature, its biggest ever, will show how the sector has coped with 2020’s lockdown and is looking to the future with optimsim. Source: Garden1

Fairweather’s Garden Centre – part of the 7,000-acre Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire – has launched an eco-friendly campaign called 60 Trees for 60 Schools. Source: Garden1

Gardening Express is set to raise its shipping prices by £1 from 5.99 to £6.99 per order from the end of August. Source: Garden1

This week AccuWeather forecasters released its 2021 autumn forecast, and meteorologists say that the season may offer a glimmer of hope for these hard-hit regions after summer brought opposite and disastrous extremes across Europe. Source: Garden1

Home and garden centre Homebase is returning to Bradford, with a new store on Enterprise 5 Retail Park. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

A Leeds-based online store selling exotic houseplants is celebrating a staggering first quarter of sales which saw over 700 exotic houseplants sold, a 70% growth in new customers and securing a monthly turnover of over £20,000. Source: Garden1

Garden centre sales were up 3% in July v July 2020 according to new figures. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

Glee (Birmingham NEC 14-16 September) is back after missing 2020. Source: Garden1

Mr Fothergill’s would like to see plant health equivalence with EU states to allow smoother imports and exports of seeds and plants. Source: Garden1

Greenman Garden Tools, owned by Eliza Tinsley, is launching a set of tools for the Soil Association this September. Source: Garden1

Most categories had outperformed 2020 sales in 2021 by the end of June. Source: Garden1

Affinity Water, which supplies water to 1.4m households in the south east, is calling on new plant owners to stop the “over-watering plant massacre” it says is threatening chalk streams. Source: Garden1

Plants Galore in Devon is giving away £100,000 worth of plants for free this weekend as it says it has staff shortages so can’t look after them. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

Online retail sales fell -9.6% Year-on-Year (YoY) in July – compared to June’s -14.1%, with Home & Garden category figure -20.73% YoY. Source: Garden1