by Jane Lawler | Oct 21, 2026 | News
We hear so much in the media about artificial intelligence and how it impacts our lives and businesses, not to mention the threats it presents. Until recently, its impact on gardens and horticulture had felt fairly limited to me. But I have now had my eyes opened to...
by Jane Lawler | Aug 18, 2026 | News
Garden centres have become one of Britain’s great retail success stories. At a time when many parts of the high street continue to struggle for footfall, garden centres provide a unique and vibrant destination that combines plants, advice, cafés, retail and...
by Jane Lawler | Jan 31, 2026 | News
Many big high street names began 2026 with a continuing gloomy outlook reminiscent of Eeyore seeking his lost tail. Primark, the doyen of the fast fashion sector issued a profit warning and saw an 11% fall in parent ABF shares. Tesco, still our leading grocer, saw...
by Jane Lawler | Oct 10, 2025 | Articles
Amongst the range of interesting and varied topics for HTA Regional Events I’ve attended recently (if you haven’t been to one yet, you’re missing out and they’re FREE to membershta.org.uk/regional-member-events), most enlightening wasthe subject of retail theft. It’s...
by Jane Lawler | Aug 2, 2025 | News
Paying a late Sunday afternoon visit to my local Garden Centre last week, I was so impressed with the impact and colour on display in the plant area. The contrast with a visit to a similar garden centre on a Sunday in July twenty or thirty years ago is noteworthy....
