Scone Palace in Scotland seen through the Ancient Archway Short Crop

Business

Dobbies sponsor Scone Palace Garden Fair

Scotland’s festival of all things gardening, the Scone Palace Garden Fair, has announced that Dobbies Garden Centres is the main sponsor for this year’s event.

Gardeners showing the new Newt Niwaki collection in the garden

Collaboration

The Newt & Niwaki

Luxury hospitality company, the Newt in Somerset and the Japanese lifestyle brand launch their collaborative capsule collection of tools and apparel for gardeners.

Newly refurbished facade of Dobbies in Brighton

Business

Dobbies store investment programme underway

The first of the new refurbishments, Dobbies Garden Centre in Brighton unveils the new store layout with new catering facilities and improved gardening, furniture, clothing and toy ranges.

Deutzia Pink Cloud

Plants

Shortlist 2025 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year

In recognition of plant breeding and celebrating innovative new plants, the shortlist for this year’s RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year award has been announced.

Plants on shelves at a Garden centre

Regulation

Employment Rights Bill will put brakes on hiring

Survey of HR Directors of leading retailers reveals the scale of concerns about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords today.