RNS Number:6167J
Wyevale Garden Centres PLC
03 April 2003


Wyevale Garden Centres plc ("the Company")

The Company has been notified today that each of the executive directors has
subscribed to Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in accordance with the rules of
the Company's shareholder approved Long Term Share Incentive Plan at
subscription price of 306.5p per share, being the average mid market price over
the five business days preceding the date of invitation on 19 March 2003.


Name of executive director                    Number of Ordinary shares
                                                     of 25p each

Brian A Evans                                          15,496
Robert J Hewitt                                        18,432
Stephen Murfin                                         14,110
Glyn J Price                                           14,110
                                                       62,148

These shares have been allotted today.

Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange and the UK Listing
Authority of the FSA for the listing of 62,148 Ordinary shares of 25p each fully
paid, ranking pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares of 25p each, to the
Official List for this purpose.

The Company has been notified that Brian Evans, Chairman of Wyevale Garden
Centres plc, sold 15,850 Ordinary shares of 25p each from his beneficial holding
and 1,195 Ordinary shares of 25p each from his non-beneficial holding at 323p
per share.

Following these transactions the interests of the executive directors are as
follows:


Beneficial
Brian A Evans                                        627,580
Robert J Hewitt                                       92,820
Stephen Murfin                                        67,502
Glyn J Price                                          87,310

Non-beneficial
Brian A Evans                                        457,728


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