Europe's leader in the provision of garden furniture solutions to suit every taste, Alexander Rose has become a by-word on the market for consistent excellence in product innovation guaranteed to deliver maximum customer satisfaction.

Stephen Appleton (pictured) joins Angus Horticulture as Technical Sales Manager to strengthen their customer service. 

Prospective business purchasers in the gardening industry need to act quickly and get their finance in place to be ready to complete deals as sellers take advantage of tax breaks ending in April next year, according to Mark Blayney, director of Creative Business Finance.

Keen photographer, 35-year-old Paul Hart is the new manager at Notcutts Garden Centre in Horningsea High Street, Cambridge.

Twenty one-year-old Kelly Stocks from Market Deeping saw Christmas arrive early when she became the national winner of the Notcutts £500 shopping spree. An excited Kelly visited Notcutts Garden Centre in Oundle Road, near Nene Park, Peterborough, on Saturday, December 8th for her massive spend.

The Garden Centre Association has announced that, as part of its ongoing programme of refining its administrative structure, the Head Office is to be relocated to Leafield, Oxfordshire.

Building work has started to transform John Browns garden centre at Three Legged Cross in Dorset.

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has added its support to the 2008 DIY & Garden Show and Totally Tools which take place in January at Earls Court in London.

Big Brother is watching us. CCTV follows us around the streets, our Oyster cards record our travelling habits underground and our loyalty cards provide the supermarkets with a valuable insight into our weekly shop. Every time we buy online, or subscribe to something new, our details can be shared with other companies, who will pay huge sums to know that little bit more about us.

Yorkshire Flowerpots and Naylor Patio Pots are pleased to be exhibiting again at the forthcoming GAN Show.

SMJ Electrical is extending the Weather Ready range with the launch of the first Weather Ready Extension Lead.

Performance, environment and climate is driving new developments at William Sinclair Horticulture.

Domestic cleaning gets a powerful boost with the introduction of three redesigned and upgraded pressure washers in the Nilfisk consumer products range. These sturdy new machines make their first UK appearance on Stand A90 at the DIY and Garden Show, which also sees a newly re-engineered accessory for patio cleaning. The new models are the first to carry revised Nilfisk branding, developed to create a stronger market exposure alongside the group's consumer vacuums.  

Over a century of experience in clay manufacture has made Yorkshire Flowerpots products the most durable and robust on the market. 

Classic Canes will exhibit its widest ever range of walking sticks, folding canes, seat sticks and umbrellas at this year's Spring Fair, from February 3rd to 7th 2008, at the NEC, Birmingham, including items to suit all ages and all budgets.

If 2008 follows the pattern of past post storm periods it will be a flat year and so we will all have to drive sales ourselves. To achieve this Grange and Britannia have initiated a number of programmes to support their stockists, but the key to developing the market is product and service innovation.

With the weather continuing to take almost everyone off guard, it's no surprise that homeowners are heading to DIY stores to tackle garden maintenance and prepare for whatever winter has in store.

From amateur gardeners to landscape architects, the landscaping range from Yorkshire Flowerpots has something for everyone.

Jagram sits at the very heart of the landscaping industry, with a history stretching back over 15 years and employing a team whose individual experiences in the field cover their entire lifetimes.

New Year is traditionally a time for resolutions, but it's also a time for new plans. This means it's the time that retailers are looking out for what will drive sales, and how to make the best of it. In the gardening industry, only a detailed weather forecast for the next twelve months can tell us what is going to happen. But by looking at trends in the market across the last year and where they might lead it may be possible to see where opportunities lie for 2008.

CJ WildBird Foods is Europe's leading supplier of quality bird food and feeding products, and also manufactures feeders, nest boxes, bird tables and feeding accessories. The company was founded in 1987 and now employs around 200 people at its base near Shrewsbury and branches in Europe.

Peter Smith Garden Furniture is enjoying some considerable success with its range of new painted bird tables, which were launched at Glee. The contemporary design was extremely well received by customers and the set of unique tables are proving to be best-sellers, taking Peter Smith's bird care products to another level.

The Big Brother style Bird Table Colour Camera already causing a flutter among garden buyers is being launched by ASPi Ltd at the DIY & Garden Show at Olympia in January. Priced at just £59.95 this complete camera kit is very competitively priced.

Johnson's announce the introduction of the Clean ‘n' Safe Bird Table, a further addition to their very popular Clean ‘n' Safe range of products.

The first is called Cottage, the second Boathouse and the third Functional House. Also available is an unpainted nesting box you can paint yourself, choosing colours representing the colours of your own house.