The latest waste recycling figures from Bents Garden & Home show that the Glazebury-based centre now recycles 98.9% of its waste, putting its target of 100% well within reach. 

More than 300 employees at homewares retailer Textiles Direct are facing the possibility of redundancy after the Oldham-based business was placed into administration this week. 

Twenty-seven worthy causes across Somerset were the recent recipients of 2,013 saplings, donated by Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre to help with various projects and activities. 

With just four months to go until the big day, Skillsmart Retail has launched the 2013 Independents' Day campaign. 

Garden centres hoping the long Easter weekend would bring a turn in the weather after the coldest March in 50 years were disappointed. The bitter conditions persisted over what should be one of their busiest periods, and ripped into sales. 

After 13 years with Faversham House, DIY Week has been bought by a new publishing firm 

Kitchens and cookware were strong performers at the start of the year, according to new data from GfK. 

Budget retailer B&M has received the green light to open a new store in Shepton Mallet, in Somerset. 

In a disappointing follow up to its end of year results in September 2012, which saw sales and profits soar, Topps has reportedly lost £1.3m in underlying profit before tax. 

DIY wasn't always the name of the game for Patrick Green Ltd, which has traded from Ingatestone, in the heart of Essex, since 1888. Once upon a time, back when the business traded two doors down on the high street, villagers would go to the store for their ironmongery, timber, haulage, building and contracting... and even undertaking needs! 

Antrim-based manufacturer SAM Mouldings has won a £10m contract to provide Wickes with a range of products. 

Following the recent merger between the Rainy Day Trust and the Pottery and Glass Trades' Benevolent Fund, Exclusively Housewares has become the latest major brand to sign up as a partner of the charity. 

The launch on Thursday, March 28 marks the third annual TV campaign for the home and garden tool supplier's Weed Puller, which was launched on TV in 2011. 

The furniture and furnishings retailer Harveys has been taken to task by the ad watchdog for misleading consumers with a sale offer. 

Kingfisher has announced its financial results for the year to January 31, 2013, revealing a 2.4% sales drop, bringing total revenue to £10.6bn. Pre-tax profits nose-dived by 11% to £715m, while like-for-likes fell 2.9%. 

Wild bird care products grew by 6.8% in value and 5.5% volume between January 2012 and January 2013, according to the latest figures from GfK. 

Retailer's comic ads guest star Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and juxtapose The Range's offer against a host of joke DIY products. 

A new, purpose-built £1m garden centre will open its doors for the first time this Saturday, in Glentham, Lincolnshire. 

Over the past two months, sales of garden sundries, books, gifts and clothing have seen sales increases between 12% and 63% at the Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown - all thanks, says MD Juilan Winfield, to a wider pathway. 

Retail expert Karl McKeever from BBC2's The Fixer has said that up to 50% of the UK's garden centres could be in serious trouble by next year if they don't up their game and make the most of crucial spring trade.