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The 11th annual GIMA Charity Golf Day held at Belton Woods Hotel & Golf Club in Grantham, Lincolnshire, brought together garden industry suppliers and retailers with 24 four ball teams competing for the GIMA Golf trophy. Source: Garden1

Planning permission has now been granted, so Perrywood can now move ahead with their £8-10m investment in an inspirational new garden centre at their existing site in Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk. Source: Garden1

Exclusive Horticulture Week EPOS data from garden centres for May shows the best performing departments, plants and compost in terms of profitability this May. Source: Garden1

Exclusive Horticulture Week EPOS data from garden centres for May shows the best performing departments, plants and compost in terms of profitability this May. Source: Garden1

There is too much emphasis on “middle-aged, white men running industrial scale horticulture businesses,” says former Flowers from the Farm co-chair Justine Scoullar. Source: Garden1

Payments provider Dojo, part of the Paymentsense brand, has revealed what the British public have been spending their money on in lockdown. Source: Garden1

The Covid-19 pandemic led to a rollercoaster year in the horticulture industry and Horticulture Week’s analysis of 20 recently revealed turnovers from leading companies shows the impact sector-by-sector. Source: Garden1

Suffolk seedsmen Mr Fothergill’s attributes improved performance to greater demand during the Covid-19 pandemic and the company’s ability to react to the uplift. Source: Garden1

There are 470 million views on TikTok for the hashtag ‘houseplants’ alone. Source: Garden1

Peat is to be banned in Northern Ireland by 2025 under proposals set out in DAERA’s new peatland strategy. Source: Garden1

Fron Goch Garden Centre near Caenarfon is set to enhance its retail experience with a £1.7 million extension to showcase its strong plant offering. Source: Garden1

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Industry thought leaders predictions should have included more women, says a leading garden centre buyer. Source: Garden1

IPM ESSEN will launch as the first international presence trade fair for the green industry in 2022. Source: Garden1

Farplants Garden your way to Wellbeing range is heading to UK garden centres. Source: Garden1

LXi Reit PLC has spent £19 million buying a fourth garden centre, a 94,000 square foot site in Reading. Source: Garden1

Defra minister Rebecca Pow has replied to former secretary of state Theresa Villiers’ Parliamentary question on what discussions she has had with Natural England on the effect of artificial lawns on species loss and biodiversity. Source: Garden1

A campaign to make Horticulture a stand-alone category at the 750 million member business and employment-oriented online service Linkedin is winning the backing of more horticulturists. Source: Garden1

B&Q owner Kingfisher has announced new carbon reduction targets consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C, which is the most ambitious goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. Source: Garden1