The Home and Garden Group has grown its number of garden centres to nine with the acquisition of Floralands Garden Centre in Nottingham. 

The department store chain insist the new opening last week signals its commitment to the British High Street and the importance of investing in physical shops as part of its growth strategy. 

B&Q has revealed that it will be closing nine stores in Wales as part of its plan to shut 60 stores across the UK over the next two years. 

Screwfix is celebrating after being awarded the title of Supply Chain Team of the Year at the Retail Week Supply Chain Awards 2015 this month. 

Kingfisher is one of over 60 other timber-related businesses and seven trade federations urging the European Commission to get tougher over illegal timber sourcing. 

Topps Tiles predicts record-breaking full-year revenue and continued growth in market share, it said today in a trading update. 

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) has revealed the winners of its Scotland and Northern Ireland area awards. 

Gardeners who indulge in grow-your-own are increasingly looking to the Mediterranean for further challenges. 

Two garden centres have this month joined seven others as part of the Great Western Buying Group. 

A team of daredevil supporters undertook a parachute jump for the garden charity to raise money for a garden at Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice in Sheffield. 

The Lily Bowl from Urbis Design has been named as the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) Product of the Year 2015. 

Globus (Shetland) is extending its presence in the personal protective equipment (PPE) industry with the acquisition of Alpha Solway. 

This month's Glee exhibition successfully built on its 2014 reinvention, attracting more retailers and a particularly high penetration of UK garden centres, the organisers have reported. 

Last week's Home Hardware Autumn Trade Show in Northampton saw Premier Decorations take the title of Best Display Stand. 

Thanks to a donation of £10,000 from Scotts Miracle-Gro, work has started to create a new Garden of Reflection from scratch for Crawley District Scouts. 

The founder of what is now a multi-million-pound online garden furniture business has been named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Essex Business Excellence Awards 2015. 

It has been revealed that former Totally exhibition director Paul Grinsell will take up the role vacated by Peter Stone in August. 

Local volunteers and Travis Perkins plc transformed Northampton Community Centre in just 48 hours. 

Klondyke Group Ltd, which operates 24 garden centres across Scotland, Wales and the north of England is to invest millions of pounds in the business after securing a refinancing package. 

Furniture, barbecues and outdoor plants were the big sellers in garden centres during August.