Fast-expanding housewares and home essentials retailer Lords of Notting Hill has revealed that its next store opening will be in London's super-expensive St Johns Wood area. 

September's continued dry weather saw garden centre customers investing in improving their outdoor spaces, according to the latest figures from the Garden Centre Association (GCA). 

Blue Diamond is buying two of West Country company Trelawney's garden centre businesses, and diyweek.net understands that Wyevale is taking over the third. 

Bord na Móna (BNM) UK's parent company has opened a new €1.5m visitor facility in the 3,000 hectare Lough Boora Parklands, Co Offaly. 

Shurtape's FrogTape will be given extensive TV exposure this winter, when it features on ITV's prime-time home show, 60 Second Makeover. 

The number of lights in the home has leapt from just 15 light sources in 2004 to over 30 today as people add more spotlights, wall lights, pendants and lamps to their homes. 

An East Sussex hardware shop that suffered a devastating fire earlier this year is now all set to re-open on Saturday. 

A new website has been launched that will allow garden centres to publicise their Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day events to customers, local and national press and a much wider audience via social media. 

Grow-your-own is back in favour, with fruit trees one of the main beneficiaries, according to Homebase. 

Design-led party accessories company Talking Tables has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Associaton (BHETA). 

Flashback-proof pouring spouts are now a legal requirement for petrol containers following a change in UK petrol can regulations from October 1. 

Which? has launched a Stamp Out Dodgy Deliveries campaign following research showing that one in four online shoppers have had a problem with a delivery in the past 12 months. 

Homebase will shed 80 more of its stores over the next three years, parent Home Retail Group (HRG) said today as it released its results for the 26 weeks to August 30 2014. 

A host of leading industry names have lined up to sponsor the 2015 DIY Week Awards and help create another winning industry event, which will once again raise funds for DIY Week's charity partner the Rainy Day Trust. 

It's not too late to enter your product or business for the DIY Week Awards 2015 and be in with a chance of taking home Gold. 

Christmasworld announces more best-practice examples, prominent guests and highlights in the Premium Business Programme at the 2015 event in January. 

The UK's largest garden centre group, Wyevale Garden Centres, says it is expecting to attract a record 12m Christmas shoppers between now and the big day. 

B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher has joined a coalition of some of the world's biggest companies that aims to drive conversation and action on sustainability via a website, www.collectively.org. 

Screwfix is expanding into the Republic of Ireland with the launch of a dedicated website, www.screwfix.ie. 

Sales of Halloween products are expected to grow even further this year - and in-store spookiness has the added benefit of driving footfall.