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Horticulture Weekly
Garden Retail Bulletin 23rd May 2026
 

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Heatwave expected to boost bank holiday garden centre sales
Heatwave expected to boost bank holiday garden centre sales
The weather forecast is forecast to hit 30C over the bank holiday weekend.
 
 
Discount retailer reportedly buys ornamentals nursery
Discount retailer reportedly buys ornamentals nursery
Q Local Ormskirk News has reported that a national retailer has bought a Lancashire bedding and pot plant grower.
 
 
Opperman Plants bought out of administration
Opperman Plants bought out of administration
The business and assets of Opperman Plants have been sold.
 

News

 
Caulders acquires 11th garden centre + garden centres bought this year
 
 
Home & garden group make acquisition + 2026 business changes
 
 
Garden Centre Association April figures show -2% fall
 
 
Garden retailers hope for strong June after challenging May
 
 
Rich List: Billionaire numbers fall, King and Beckham rise, Dyson down
 
 
Blue Diamond garden centres' RHS Chelsea Flower Show exhibit to feature Lisa Hogan and Gloria Hunniford launching new plants
 
 
Companies House results: YouGarden, Vitax, M&S
 
 
Taylor's Bulbs wins 33rd gold for daffodils at RHS Chelsea Flower Show + Chelsea pavilion medal list
 
 
Durstons holds prices and keeps compost moving despite rising haulage costs
 
 
Planning: five garden centre applications
 

Analysis

 
Plant Focus: Stars of the 2026 Chelsea show gardens
Plant Focus: Stars of the 2026 Chelsea show gardens
 
 
Peat latest: public-facing use coming under pressure
Peat latest: public-facing use coming under pressure
Places at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, peat being dropped to keep a Royal Warrant and B&Q going peat-free with its own-brand plants feature in the latest round-up of the industry’s peat-use news.
 
 
Business changes in 2026 so far
Business changes in 2026 so far
 
 
Most watched videos this year so far
Most watched videos this year so far
 
 
Movers so far in 2026
Movers so far in 2026
 
 
Top 100 Garden Centre buyers
Top 100 Garden Centre buyers
HortWeek’s definitive guide to the industry’s most influential decision-makers is back, expanded to profile more than 100 key plant and gardening buyers.
 
 
Whatever happened to… Cheals
Whatever happened to… Cheals
 
 
Books: HortWeek reviews in 2026 to date
Books: HortWeek reviews in 2026 to date
 
 
Obituaries 2026
Obituaries 2026
 

Exclusive EPOS data

 
Topsellers in garden centres January-April 2026 analysis reveals peat-free sales trends Topsellers in garden centres January-April 2026 analysis reveals peat-free sales trends
 
 
Top 50 named products: EPOS data January-May 2026 Top 50 named products: EPOS data January-May 2026
 
 
Top 25 garden centre departments: EPOS data April 2026 Top 25 garden centre departments: EPOS data April 2026
 
 
Top 70 garden centre plants: EPOS data April 2026 Top 70 garden centre plants: EPOS data April 2026
 
 
Top 100 garden products: EPOS data April 2026 Top 100 garden products: EPOS data April 2026
 
 
Top 50 garden centre plants sold in 2026: Year-to-date EPOS data Top 50 garden centre plants sold in 2026: Year-to-date EPOS data
 

Opinion

 
Exiting the horticulture industry and minimising inheritance tax Exiting the horticulture industry and minimising inheritance tax
 
 
Adapt to modern marketing techniques to succeed in garden retail Adapt to modern marketing techniques to succeed in garden retail
 

HW Podcast

 
Jonathan Sheppard on the true cost of a RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold
Jonathan Sheppard on the true cost of a RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold
 

HortWeek Exclusive

 
Expanded Top 250 Garden Centres 2025 launches
Expanded Top 250 Garden Centres 2025 launches
HortWeek's much-anticipated top garden centres by turnover feature is growing.
 
UK garden centres listing
 
UK Garden Centres Directory - Interactive MAP
UK Garden Centres Directory - Interactive MAP
 
Financial results
 
Horticulture Sector Company Results - LIVE TABLE
Horticulture Sector Company Results - LIVE TABLE
The latest full-year financial results for horticulture businesses, sorted by sector.
 

CLICK HERE to view monthly breakdowns of the top garden retail product sellers according to Electronic Point-of-Sale data.


 
Hortweek Garden Centre Directory
 
UK garden centres — every garden centre outlet listed
UK garden centres — every garden centre outlet listed
 

CLICK HERE to view all HortWeek's coverage on the use of peat in horticulture and moves towards peat-free growing media for growers and garden centres


 

CLICK HERE to view a sortable and regularly updated table of key Brexit-related policy , legislation and guidance documents published by the UK Government, devolved administrations and the European Commission, relevant to horticulture .

 
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