Greenfingers Ambassadors Jane Lawler and William Armitage organise the North Walk in the Peak District National Park, with walkers from Woodlodge, Dobsons Home, Ames, Blue Diamond, Brimsmore Garden Centre, New Leaf Plants, the HTA and British Garden Centres. STV is sponsor.
South Walk at British Garden Centres’ Tring Garden Centre in Hertfordshire is sponsored by British Garden Centres with walkers from Vitavia, Gardena, Hyve, Garden Trade News, British Garden Centres, Evergreen Garden Care, Craven Street Wealth, Woodmansterne, Johnsons Lawn Seed and Hornby George PR.
Blue Diamond Garden Centres is hosting a week of garden-themed activities to help raise
awareness and funds for children’s hospices across the UK, while also helping to kick-start the
gardening season.
Participating centres will host a Create a Mini Veggie Planter event, have on sale bespoke cupcakes and the Greenfingers charity rose ‘Friends’, both with linked donations to Greenfingers, along with staff-led fundraising challenges and Blue Diamond Garden Centres will encourage customers to donate via a designated Just Giving page at till points.
British Garden Centres is gearing up for Garden Re-Leaf Day with all 78 stores coming together to organise a variety of fundraising events. With an ambitious goal to raise £100,000 in total throughout 2026, the group is committed to making a significant difference and doubling the £52,000 it raised last year.
Centres will hold fundraising activities, including raffles, cake sales, bingo nights, quizzes, fancy dress competitions, tombolas, and creative ‘Naming’ and ‘Guess the Number of’ competitions.
There will also be sponsored walks and cycle rides, marathons, long-distance trekking, and endurance events. Staff at Leeds and Harrogate are climbing Mount Snowdon, and Brigg are biking the distance between every centre over five days.
British Garden Centres staff are also taking on significant personal endurance tests to support the charity:
London Landmarks Half Marathon: Members of the British Garden Centres marketing team will be running the London Landmarks Half Marathon on 12 April. You can support them here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/bgcrunllhm26
Mount Kilimanjaro Challenge: Phillippa and Libby Stubbs will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this June. Support them here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/bgcclimbkili26
Libby Stubbs, events manager at British Garden Centres, said: “Garden Re-Leaf Day is a wonderful opportunity for our entire group to come together and support Greenfingers Charity. We’re incredibly proud of the enthusiasm and generosity our team and customers have shown across all 78 stores. Every penny raised will make a real difference to the children and families supported by this vital charity.”
https://www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk/get-involved/garden-re-leaf-day-2026
Richard Jackson will once again be championing Garden Re-Leaf Day on QVC, helping to raise awareness with a series of live broadcasts. This year, viewers can tune in to three dedicated hours of shows: Friday 20th at 5pm on QVC Style, followed by two appearances on Saturday 21st at 9am and 10am on the main QVC channel.
Woodmansterne is preparing to host its Floral Friday, encouraging colleagues to celebrate flowers while raising funds for the charity. Meanwhile, Hozelock is planning a charity bake sale, bringing staff together for a day of fundraising (and plenty of cake).
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