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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...

Clive Humby OBE to speak at GCA Conference

Data science pioneer Clive Humby OBE, who co-founded the global consumer insights company behind the Tesco Clubcard, will be speaking at the Gar...

Enter the 2026 Garden Centre Catering Awards!

Our annual Garden Centre Catering Awards have returned, recognising the very best operators from across the UK. There are as ever four...

British Garden Centres duo conquer Kilimanjaro

Libby and Phillippa Stubbs of British Garden Centres returned from Tanzania recently having successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro. They were p...

Richard Coles to speak at GCA Conference

It has been announced that the broadcaster, former pop star and Church of England priest Reverend Richard Coles will speak at the Garden Centre ...

Hospitality Action’s yearly support exceeds £1.5m for first time

Hospitality Action’s latest Impact Report has revealed that the charity’s financial impact exceeded £1.5m in 2025 –...

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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...

Event preview: HRC 2026

Hotel, Restaurant and Catering (HRC) will return to Excel London from 30th March to 1st April 2026. It will once again be at the ...

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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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