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Defra minister Rebecca Pow has visited a branch of Dobbies Garden Centre in London to hear how they are creating new jobs and getting involved in the Plant for our Planet campaign. Source: Garden1

Dobbies Garden Centres has opened its first London-based Little Dobbies. Source: Garden1

B&M, the discount retailer, has reported like-for-like revenue at its UK business fell 4.4% in the 13 weeks to June 26. Source: Garden1

Sales have gone up 214% going over £1.5million a year at one hammock company. Source: Garden1

Solex outdoor lesiure show from the Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Manufacturers’ Association is back in virtual form – HortWeek rounds up highlights. Source: Garden1

Solex outdoor lesiure show from the Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Manufacturers’ Association is back in virtual form – HortWeek rounds up highlights. Source: Garden1

Garden Centre Plants national sales and marketing manager Simon Catterall said June was an unexpectedly “exceptional” month and the year cannot now be spoiled as sales are so far ahead. Source: Garden1

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Some 84% of people in Great Britain with a garden or private outdoor space are helping the birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife that lives there. Source: Garden1

Kingfisher plc, the DIY/garden centre group which includes B&Q, has joined with other retailers in the new climate change initiative – the Race to Zero Breakthroughs: Retail Campaign. Source: Garden1

Growing Media Ireland (GMI) is asking the Irish Government to allow peat harvesting to begin before home reserves run out. Source: Garden1

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Post-Brexit, all seeds intended for planting moving to Northern Ireland require a phytosanitary certificate and require pre-notification, meaning consumers are unable to make mail order seed packets orders. Source: Garden1

Post-Brexit, all seeds intended for planting moving to Northern Ireland require a phytosanitary certificate and require pre-notification, meaning consumers are unable to make mail order seed packets orders. Source: Garden1

Slugs are present in the highest numbers since 2018, according to the RHS’s Guy Barter. Source: Garden1

The 37-garden centre Blue Diamond group is exhibiting at RHS shows this summer and reporting that having its own nurseries has benefitted sales this year, while development and budgeting plans are emerging for 2022. Source: Garden1

HortWeek rounds up 20 stories and reports from RHS Hampton Court Flower Festival, with the show back after a year off because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Garden1

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British Garden Centres have partnered with local Lincolnshire-based travel agency Holiday’s By Design. Source: Garden1

The HTA has called for reduced contamination in food and garden waste collections which are used to create peat-free composts. Source: Garden1