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Eventist Group has won the catering contract for RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Source: Garden1

The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation is to run a trial campaign in one locality demonstrating the feasibility of transitioning away from peat. Source: Garden1

The competition is open to anyone across the UK and Ireland, who is under 30 on 31 July 2023. Source: Garden1

Source: Garden1

The Treasury will provide £5.5bn of transitional support for businesses over 12 months from 1 April 2023, offering a discount on wholesale prices rather than a fixed price. Source: Garden1

Be it bedding, hardy nursery stock or seasonal lines, “it’s basically a no-brainer if you have the space, the time and the staff,” says one garden retailer. Its basically a no brainer if you have the space the time and the staff = so that’s easy then Source: Garden1

New Defra regulations requiring businesses to collect and report data on the packaging you handle and supply and to pay waste management fees are causing confusion in the horticulture industry. Source: Garden1

British Garden Centres is promoting British-grown plants, locally-made products, coronation delphiniums and magenta pelargoniums. Source: Garden1

British Garden Centres is promoting British-grown plants, locally-made products, coronation delphiniums and magenta pelargoniums. Source: Garden1

Thompson & Morgan’s top five bedding plant promotions include new impatiens and Granvia and Sunpatiens collections. Source: Garden1

Consumer card spending grew 4.4 per cent year-on-year in December – slightly higher than November (3.9 per cent) but well below the 9.3 per cent rise in consumer price inflation, finds Barclaycard, while the British Retail Consortium reports UK 2022 Total Retail sales increased by 3.1% from 2021. Source: Garden1

After a fire on 7 December caused by faulty wiring on a dishwasher that caused major damage to the kitchen and servery, Alton Garden Centre in Essex is serving drinks, sandwiches and cakes again and is looking to reopen the restaurant, perhaps in a different guise, in March or April. Source: Garden1

A fire caused by faulty wiring on a dishwasher, caused major damage to Alton Garden Centre’s kitchen and servery on 7 December. Source: Garden1

Notcutts celebrated the official opening of their new-look Brampton Garden Centre at a community event in December. Source: Garden1

The proposal details how The Joules Group plc, of which Garden Trading was a subsidiary which sold garden and homeware products, appointed administrators Will Wright and Ryan Grant of Interpath Advisory on 16 November. Source: Garden1

December saw snow and plenty of rain, with the 10 days before Christmas all below freezing. Source: Garden1

Kelkay is to sell Brett Landscaping and Building Products’ paving after, in a move to improve paving quality and consistency, moving away from in-house production. Source: Garden1

The homewares and gardening products retailer has secured £40m funding from Hilco, the owner of Homebase. Source: Garden1

In 2022, the UK saw hot weather, hosepipe bans, storms and a cold December. Source: Garden1

Blackdown Garden Centre in Somerset, is undergoing a major refurbishment. Source: Garden1