Business
Blue Diamond acquires Busy Bee Garden Centre
The garden centre group, Blue Diamond has announced the acquisition of Busy Bee Garden Centre near Ryde, on the Isle of Wight.
Gardens
Benton End secures heritage grant
The Garden Museum has been awarded a £294,221 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the ‘Benton End Revived’ project.
Awards
Top of the Plots competition winners announced
Winners of the inaugural, Gardena competition which celebrates grow-your-own culture and gardening, have been announced.
Charity
Cultivating Conservation: Alitex marks 20 Years and £1 Million with the National Trust
Marking 20 years of working with the National Trust, Alitex has raised over £1 million to support the conservation charity’s vital work in caring for nature, beauty and history.
Charity
Greenfingers Together Garden takes root at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice
The Greenfingers Charity RHS Wentworth Woodhouse Flower Show garden has been rebuilt at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in Sheffield.
Marketing
New look for National Tree Week, in its fiftieth year.
Honouring half a century of planting and protecting trees, National Tree Week has refreshed its brand identity.
HTA
HTA welcomes new Non-Executive Directors to the board
Three Non-Executive Directors will join the HTA Board and help shape the strategic direction and governance of the member organisation at the heart of UK Environmental Horticulture.
Business
Comfortably profitable: British Garden Centres reports strong results
Despite trading challenges and difficult weather conditions, British Garden Centres reported a very solid performance for 2024.
Business
Wyevale Nurseries celebrate 95th anniversary
Hereford based Wyevale Nurseries unveiled their 95th anniversary logo in celebration of its horticultural heritage this month.
Business
BRC warns: New EPR tax will add billions to shopping bills
The British Retail Consortium reveals that over 80% of costs of the Extended Producer Responsibility tax are likely to be passed onto already hard-pressed consumers.
Collaboration
Cotswold Connection: David Mellor & Nicholsons
In collaboration with Nicholsons, David Mellor has established their first Cotswolds-based retail space in Oxfordshire.
Charity
Dobbies partners with micro-donation charity Pennies
Through the introduction of micro-donations at the till, Dobbies can offer their customers a simple, affordable way to contribute to Alzheimer’s Research UK every time they shop.
People
Richard Claxton starts work as the new NGS CEO
A long standing advocate of nature-based therapies, Richard Claxton begins his new role as Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme today.
Business
Urgent action needed by retailers to prevent further nature and biodiversity loss
Retailers must urgently address the accelerating loss of nature and biodiversity or they risk jeopardising supply chain resilience, says new report by the British Retail Consortium.
Awards
From urban retreats to biophilic landscapes: 2026 SGLD Awards shortlist
The Society of Garden + Landscape Designers (SGLD) has announced the shortlist for the SGLD Awards 2026, a celebration of the best in contemporary garden and landscape design.
Business
HTA Report: Unlocking the value of UK gardens
Assuming the provision of adequately sized gardens, the government’s plan to build 1.5 million new homes, could unlock £65 billion in consumer spending over the next century, says new HTA report.
Business
From shoppers to gardeners: HTA Launches ‘Your Garden Year’
In support of the horticulture industry, the Horticultural Trades Association launches ‘Your Garden Year’ aimed to inspire gardeners all year round.
Awards
Winners: HTA Grower of the Year Awards 2025
The HTA Grower of the Year Awards celebrate the UK’s ornamental growers and recognise excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievements in the environmental horticultural industry.
People
Natalie Boynton recognised for outstanding service to the garden industry
The HTA awarded Natalie Boynton of Happy Plants Ltd and co-founder of the Young People in Horticulture Association, the 2025 Pearson Memorial Medal.
Charity
Wolfson Foundation supports Future Trees Trust
The Future Trees Trust has received a substantial grant from the Wolfson Foundation to support the development of the new National Centre at the National Trust, Buscot and Coleshill Estate in Oxfordshire.
