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Spring Garden to return to Chelsea Flower Show

It has been announced that Spring Garden, the dining experience at the heart of RHS Chelsea Flower Show, will return for a fifth year in May 202...

Only A Pavement Away releases impact report

Only A Pavement Away has released its 2026 Mid-Year Impact Report, revealing it has carried out 1,450 candidate engagements around learning and&...

GCA crown North region winner

The Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) North region members met recently at RHS Bridgewater in Greater Manchester for their area award pres...

UKHospitality welcomes Burnham as PM

UKHospitality has commented on the official announcement of Andy Burnham becoming prime minister. The trade body has repeated its call for urgen...

GCA South East winners revealed

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) revealed its South East winners during a presentation held recently at Birdworld, Haskins Forest Lodge in Su...

GCA announces East region winners

Staff throughout the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) East region have been celebrating after picking up awards at a presentation held re...

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Features

The big interview: Ruxley Manor Garden Centre

Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, which sits in Sidcup on the increasingly expanding south-east edge of London as it protrudes into Kent, is extremely...

Garden Centre Catering Awards winner profile

What an amazing location for the garden centre and your teashop. What is the story behind this place? It's primarily an ornamental garden, ...

Digital Blonde: The eyes have it

I have a favourite local garden centre café, mostly because they do a really good homemade gluten-free Battenberg. I was there at the wee...

Diary dates

INDUSTRY INSPIRATION 26th June National Cream Tea Day Nationwide Join Rodda’s Clotted Cream and Tiptree as they host the nation&rsqu...

GCA column: Star quality

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has run a Rising Stars programme for our garden centre-based employees for the last 13 years. This was initi...

GCA column: 60 not out

As we are settling into 2026 now, it is a great time to look forward and plan for the year ahead, while also reflecting on our performance in 20...

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Garden Centres

Dobbies rolls out new foodhall concept

Dobbies Garden Centres has made a £1.5m investment to transform its foodhall offer across 48 stores nationwide. They represent the ne...

Hillier unveils new dining concept

Hillier Garden Centre Weyhill has unveiled a new chapter for its dining experience with the reopening of its fully refurbished restaurant &ndash...

British Garden Centres continues expansion

British Garden Centres has announced that Alton Garden Centre in Wickford, Essex, has joined its family-owned group. It becomes the fifth centre...

British Garden Centres buys Millbrook sites

British Garden Centres (BGC) has announced the acquisition of Millbrook Garden Centre's Staplehurst and Gravesend sites, extending its portf...

Case Study: Dobbies

Situated a stone’s throw from the bustling John Lennon Airport, Dobbies in Liverpool is a glasshouse-style building, housing the best of t...

Case Study: Notcutts Garden Centre

Founded in 1897, family-owned business, Notcutts, prides itself on creating a home-from-home experience for its diners. With nineteen garden cen...

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