Staff members at the Squire's Garden Centres in Washington, Cobham & Stanmore this week held a celebration to mark the first anniversary of the centres joining the Squire's family of garden centres.
Some 58 per cent of garden retailers plan (HTA figures) to run diamond jubilee themed promotions with 29 per cent planning promotions around the Olympics, despite fears that TV watching will draw customers away from garden centres.
University of Leeds struck gold at Chelsea Flower Show for bringing the stolid world of scientific research to life with an environmental garden and bee-friendly hat.
Writtle College has won a silver award for a Chelsea garden showing visitors to the event including Jerry Hall and Sir Cliff Richard how to grow their own at home.
A bare earth garden with two buried Smart cars covered in artificial turf was not what the Royal Horticultural Society expected when it booked a trendy urban office designer to showcase a fashionable home office one of its six figure stands for the Chelsea Flower Show.
Gardenex, the Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers, has announced several cost saving opportunities at overseas trade exhibitions for UK exporters of garden and pet care products.
Terra Firma chairman Guy Hands has spoken out about his £276m purchase of Garden Centre Group this spring.
Hillier Nurseries has won its 67th consecutive Chelsea Gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with its Diamond Jubilee tribute to Her Majesty the Queen.
Competition was as intense as ever at this year's show.
A foxglove that is the result of what was considered an impossible hybridisation has scooped the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Plant of the Year 2012 Award.
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