Business
Dobies celebrates 130th anniversary
Supplier of flower and vegetable seeds, bedding, bulbs, fruit bushes, trees and horticultural tools, Dobies celebrates their 130th anniversary this year.
Business
Joint venture Haymarket Media Group Green Solutions and Garden Connect
Haymarket Media Group and Green Solutions Software GmbH have acquired Amsterdam-based Garden Connect.
People
Michael Yates: New CEO Chelsea Group of Companies
The new CEO will head the Chelsea Group which includes brands such as Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited, Darlac, Woolmans, DT Brown and Johnsons.
Business
Dobbies major financial restructuring plan and store closures
Garden centre chain, Dobbies to close unprofitable stores, scrap their Little Dobbies format and make significant staff cuts as the company navigates through financial difficulties.
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Business
Dutch Flower Auctions Association: new peat-free growing medium grading
The new S57 grading characteristics and values, growers can now indicate to what extent the product has been grown peat-free.
Events
2024 is promising to be a bumper HTA National Plant Show
As it’s the HTA’s 125th anniversary, the 2024 HTA National Plant Show held at the NAEC, Stoneleigh is promising to be the biggest trade show ever.
Events
Headline show garden by Adam Frost for Gardeners’ World Live
Garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost is designing ‘The Chef’s Table’ garden.
Awards
Garden Centre Association 2024 Awards
Winners of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) awards including, the Garden Centres of Excellence were announced at their annual GCA conference.
People
Tom Stuart-Smith receives much deserved OBE
The landscape architect and garden designer received his OBE for services to landscape architecture at Windsor Castle yesterday.
Product Launch
New Crocus Collection 2024
Ahead of the Garden Press Event, a sneaky preview of the new ‘Bring the Outside in’ Crocus Collection.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Coming Full Circle: Tom Stuart-Smith
An update on the National Garden Scheme 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden by the designer, Tom-Stuart Smith.
Job
Restore: Commercial and Natural Capital Director
The nature restoration service provider, Restore is looking to recruit a Commercial and Natural Capital Director to help the company grow and scale over the next 10+ years.
HTA
Will Armitage appointed as new HTA President
The Horticultural Trades Association announced the appointment of Will Armitage as its new President, taking over from Alan Down.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The Size of Wales Garden
An RHS Chelsea garden inspired by the abundance and diversity of tropical forests, and the works of Size of Wales to prevent the tragedy of their destruction.
Plants
Annual plant disease ranking dominated by wet weather
The Plant Health team at RHS Science has released its annual disease ranking, revealing the most prevalent problems for gardeners in 2023.
Business
Dobbies renews contract with Wincanton
Wincanton has been awarded extended warehouse and transport contracts with Dobbies for home delivery, store replenishment and eCommerce services.
Worth a peek
Review Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens
Friday evening marked the start of Monty Don’s Spanish safari, bringing some of the country’s most beautiful private and urban gardens, community projects and parks to our screens.
Media
Nigel Slater columnist for Gardens Illustrated
Cook, writer and passionate gardener Nigel Slater joins the Gardens Illustrated (GI) team as their new columnist.
Awards
Iford Manor wins Best Garden in the Cotswolds Slow Travel Awards 2024
Wiltshire based, Iford Manor Estate with Grade I listed Garden is named Best Garden/Arboretum in the Cotswolds Slow Travel Awards.
Gardens
Plans submitted for Birmingham Botanical Gardens renovation project
Architecture practice Howells has submitted proposals for the restoration of the Grade II* listed Birmingham Botanical Gardens, home to more than 10,000 botanic species.