Great Britain

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) July Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures out reveal some positive results for the month.

June’s Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures from the Garden Centre Association (GCA) are out today showing once again catering and food sales at the top but there are other positives too.

Selecta one, the worldwide operating and successful breeding and young plant company from Stuttgart, is taking over Whetman Plants International in Exeter UK.

Longacres, the UK's largest independent garden centre, is to be extended by Smiemans Projecten in early 2025. The work includes the garden centre's cold sales area and restaurant.

Schoneveld Breeding is proud to announce that their latest innovation, Illusia, has been awarded the prestigious New Plant Award for Flowering Houseplants at the HTA National Plant Show 2024.

AIPH and their extensive global network of partners are proud to reveal the list of 21 Finalists for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024, which is comprised of leading cities from around the world who are demonstrating bold and ambitious urban greening actions.

Following the '2023 - Year of the Salvia' trial organized last summer at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Hyde Hall (U.K.), Fleuroselect is delighted to communicate the results of the Award of Garden Merit assessment and People's Choice competition. Consumers visiting the garden were...

HARD landscaping topped the sales table in the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report for January 2024 with hardy plants, seeds and bulbs also doing well (February 2024). Figures recorded by GCA member garden centres last month show a good start to the new year with just...

The Winners of the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) most prestigious awards including its Garden Centres of Excellence were announced at its annual conference on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. The awards ceremony took place at the De Vere Cotswold Water Park Hotel near Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

Garden centre teams from across the country are celebrating after receiving awards at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference in the Cotswolds yesterday (Monday, January 29, 2024). The awards were presented to the member garden centres during a ceremony at the De Vere Cotswold...

Greenwood Plants, a UK wholesale nursery has been awarded the title of International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) 2024 by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).

As the world's leading trade fair for horticulture, IPM ESSEN will offer its visitors a comprehensive overview of innovations and market trends from January 23 to 26, 2024. The international joint stands play a special role here. There, exhibitors from one nation will present their...

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has had several new members join it in 2023 – with nine garden centres and 22 associates signing up and approved so far this year. These garden centres include Hillmount Garden Centre, Belfast, The Hertfordshire Garden Centre, Yarnton Home & Garden, Oxfordshire,...

In 2004, Smiemans Projecten built a greenhouse for plant sale at the beautiful garden 'RHS Garden Harlow Carr' in Harrogate (UK). Recently, Smiemans has been commissioned by the RHS to renovate the garden centre. It will be carried out by their local partner Ebtech Glasshouse Construction Ltd this...

Castle Gardens (Garden Centre category) and Garsons Garden Centre Esher (Destination Garden Centre) have been announced as the national winners of the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Gisela Graham-sponsored annual Christmas competition for 2023 (December 2023).

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures for October reveal a ‘strong food theme’ at member garden centres (2023). Eight of the GCA’s 13 categories saw an uplift during the month, as recorded by member centres, and the figures also revealed a positive year-to-date...

BESTSELLING author and BBC radio and TV neuroscience presenter, Dr Hannah Critchlow will be speaking about wellbeing at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual conference on Tuesday, January 30 (January 28 until 31, 2024).

Garden centre staff can now gain knowledge to help customers to deter and combat pests in a more natural, sustainable way via the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) GROW (Garden Retail Online Workshops) e-Learning platform (November 2023).

The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is once again organising a British exhibitor group and pavilion at IPM Essen 2024.

September’s Garden Centre Association (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures have just been released and they show it was a ‘good month’ for members with an already ‘strong’ start to Christmas sales (2023). The BoT saw an uplift in nearly all the GCA’s 13 categories recorded at member garden...