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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, calling on the Government to act to encourage take up of green technologies and reduce emissions from goods vehicles. Source: Garden1

National Children’s Gardening Week (29 May-6 June) has partnered with Peppa Pig to raise money for Save the Children and have created kids booklets available in garden centres to raise money for the charity. Source: Garden1

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The Sunday Times 2021 Rich List identifies 250 of Britain’s richest families and individuals. Source: Garden1

B&Q will be confirming a target date shortly to be 100% peat-free across bagged growing media. Source: Garden1

Homebase has opened ia new store in Cheltenham – the DIY/garden centre chain’s first new centre to open in six years. Source: Garden1

Tony Blake, founder of St Peters Garden Centre in Norton, Worcester, first dreamt about creating a wildlife area on the site back in 2012 when housing developments were quickly spreading in the local area. Source: Garden1

The horticulture industry Futures report, due to be published in June, is set to state to Government how much the industry could be worth if various ‘asks’ of departments are met. Source: Garden1

After Defra announced plans for a consultation to ban retails sales of peat by 2024, horticulture writer Peter Seabrook has spoken out on the future of growing media use by gardeners. Source: Garden1

Reflecting non-essential retail reopening on 12 April in England (26 April Scotland), retail sales volumes grew sharply in the month to increase by 9.2%. Source: Garden1

GIMA has announced the re-election of Simon McArdle of Westland Horticulture as president, following its AGM held on 20 May. Source: Garden1

Dobbies Garden Centres, has announced that it will be stocking Bloomin Amazing, a peat-free soil enricher made entirely from a by-product of the UK’s first commercial green gas generating plant. Source: Garden1

With the Government stating it wants to end peat sales to amateur gardeners by 2024, those driving policy have spoken on the issues. Source: Garden1

Growing plants in cars is a bizarre trend that is taking off worldwide. Source: Garden1

B&Q quarter one 2021/22 sales (three months ended 30 April 2021) are 82% up on 2020 and 42% up on the same period in 2019 pre-pandemic. Source: Garden1

PlantGrow is set to replace peat products after the Government announced that peat compost sales to gardeners is set to be banned from 2024. Source: Garden1

Westland has issued a statement on peat-free developments, after the Government this week made steps to end peat use in England. Source: Garden1

An AIPH webinar on sustainable growing media featuring Melcourt’s Catherine Dawson and the International Peat Society (IPS) and Growing Media Europe (GME) has updated on the latest international view on growing media. Source: Garden1

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