🚗 Partnering with Zapgo means turning unused car parks into year-round income. 🌱 Next Tuesday, our CGO Dee Humphries joins the Garden Centre Association 🌼 to share how Zapgo installs & operates EV chargers at no cost - with revenue share on every charge! 🔌💸

Roses, foxgloves & daisies were the standout plants at RHS Chelsea this year. Our CEO Peter attended the event and said cottage & naturalistic designs were trending. How are these looking in your plantaria #gardencentres and are they selling well? Please share your pics!

Come and see us at the HTA News #nationalplantshow, Stoneleigh, on June 18 & 19 and take home one of our 2026 colour printed promotional catalogues. We’re really looking forward to seeing you! #thinkwyevalenurseries #gardencentres

With just six #PerennialExclusiveGardenTours left, there’s still time to join us at some very special venues incl. Theobalds Farmhouse Garden, Goldsborough Hall & Brightling Down Farm. Each tour supports Perennial’s work helping people in horticulture: perennial.org.uk/support-us/exc…

Eight key things to do in the garden this month…gca.org.uk/gardening-tips/

We’re supporting a peat-free display The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival with experts from member centres providing advice. Look out for info on what goes into peat-free composts, choosing the right product & tips on growing without peat. rhs.org.uk/shows-events/r…

One of the BIGGEST PRESSURES for #gardencentres is ENERGY COSTS. Our #associateoftheweek is Enexus Energy. It’s dedicated to helping garden centres understand and manage the impact of energy market trends. Find out how they can support your #gardencentre: enexusenergy.co.uk/services/garde…

MISSED THIS NEWS? Our #gcaconf2026 from Jan 25-28 is at the wonderful Carden Park Hotel Chester. We’ve been there before and had a great time BUT this time we’ve EXCLUSIVE USE of the hotel and it’s had a big REVAMP including a NEW SPA. Tickets GO LIVE on JULY 1! #savethedate

It’s Marmalade Trust Loneliness Awareness Week until June 15. This year’s theme ‘Meeting Loneliness Together’ encourages collective efforts to foster connections. Are you doing anything at your #gardencentre? Hosting regular events/grps could really help people meet & #socialise.

Our July Area Meetings are South, July 8 at CoolingsGardenCentre, North, July 16, Moss & Moor, East, July 17, British Garden Centres, Northampton, & Midlands, Wales & West, July 24, Pughs Wenvoe. We’re hoping for good turnouts as we’re presenting REGIONAL AWARDS. Here are pics from 2024.

Our early bird BOOKING DISCOUNT for our #gcaconf2026, Jan 25-28, goes live at 9am on JULY 1. Please #savethedate & get your 10% discount. There are additional discounts for #gardencentres who’ve not been before and to YPHA members.

Keep up to date with all our latest news here gca.org.uk/news/

Cottage gardens and naturalistic planting schemes were once again very popular at the Chelsea Flower Show this year. Check out our blog to find out how you can create a small cottage garden feel within your existing front or back garden. gca.org.uk/gardening-tips/

#Gardening is a force for good with regards mental and physical #health and the #environment. The more people involved, the more aware they are of the changes happening to the #climate and, so, are more likely to respond positively to adjust their lives. #keepgardening