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Armitage's Garden Centres customer loyalty programme Your Armitage's has reached 20,000 members after a year of operation.Continue reading...

The Morrisons Let's Grow programme will mark its fifth year by seeking Britain's Young Gardeners of the Year and by extending the scheme beyond schools and into local communities.Continue reading...

Picked all the berries from your summer-fruiting raspberries? It's time to prune the plants, which means clearing away old, unproductive canes and tying in the new ones that will bear next summer's crop. Meanwhile, if you grow autumn-fruiting raspberries, they are just coming on stream. They...

Supermarket chain The Co-operative says its latest recycling drive will divert 32 tonnes of packaging a year away from landfill.Continue reading...

The HTA is trying to raise awareness of Ash Dieback (Chalara fraxinea) disease following its discovery at a number of sites in the UK over recent weeks.Continue reading...

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has announced the finalists for the International Grower of the Year Awards 2012.Continue reading...

Honda is to launch a robot lawn mower which will automatically cut household grass.Continue reading...

Consultancy Pleydell Smithyman is working on a retail strategy for Fosseway Garden Centre in Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire.Continue reading...

Forestry Commission England has published its latest quarterly update reporting against a selection of indicators from its corporate plan.Continue reading...

Olympic design luminaries Sarah Price and Nigel Dunnett are to share the secrets of their formidable success on a one-day course.Continue reading...

Two million spectators flocked to the Royal Parks during the London 2012 Olympic Games.Continue reading...

Figures revealed by the Garden Centre Association for July sales in its member centres - of which there are around 200 - show that catering, clothing, gift and food sales were up, but sales in its nine other categories fell.Continue reading...

Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser has called for greater support for the area's soft fruit industry, saying it forms an integral part of the local economy.Continue reading...

Course provider Dart Training has become the latest victim of the Expo Guide scam, which has already affected a number of Four Oaks exhibitors.Continue reading...

Speakers at this year's Institute of Groundsmanship (IOG) sports turf conference will include Mark Camley, director of park operations at the London Legacy Development Corporation.Continue reading...

Urgent action is required to reduce depletion of phosphate reserves and improve food security, according to the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).Continue reading...

Garden centre industry figures have voiced their frustration at headlines suggesting the August bank holiday will be a washout.Continue reading...

The Horticultural Trades Association has welcomed a move towards extended Sunday trading hours.Continue reading...

Hardwick Agencies, run by Jason and Jane Hardwick, is to represent Bayer Garden in the South East of England, replacing Brenda and Derek Petts.Continue reading...

Garden centre sales for the week ending 19 August picked up, with outdoor plant sales 15 per cent up on 2011 and overall sales up around 12 per cent.Continue reading...