In This Issue
Fire burns down garden centre overnight
GIMA Awards Roll of Honour, Glee New Products Directory and The Greatest Christmas Teams in GTN's November-December issue , read on-line here
Konstsmide closes its UK business
Greenfingers announces closure of Richard House Children’s Hospice
The Gardens Group partnered with Corby + Fellas
British Garden Centres smashes 2024 total and raises £52,000 for Greenfingers Charity
GCA announces Westland Horticulture-sponsored Rising Stars finalists
Bees Seeds appoints Ian Laughton as new Head of Sales
Handy goes live with new trade & showcase websites designed for retailer success
Biggest-ever edition of Westland Garden Newspaper
How your customers can attract secretive birds to their gardens
New 300-seater restaurant opens at Caulders Kirkintilloch
Pleydell Smithyman appoint Kathryn Farden and Andrew Burton as directors
Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Trek smashes £40,000
Spring Fair 2026 announces return of 'Pitch Live'
Hillier partners with The Chatty Café Scheme to encourage social connection in garden centres
Teeing up for the Roof of Africa – Charity Golf Day Backing the Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Challenge 2026
UK garden centres are the real deal when it comes to the sale of real Christmas trees
Bulrush opens new coir plant to strengthen supply
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
APAC announces major expansion into the UK garden centre market
Branded Garden Products appoint new National Sales Manager
Crucial Global Data Released – International Statistics Flowers and Plants 2025
Garden Centre & Farm Shop Market Snapshot
HTA celebrates Baroness Bennett’s Industry and Parliament Trust Fellowship in Horticulture
The best of last week's
GIMA announces departure of Vicky Nuttall
Dobbies continues national refurbishment programme with Moreton Park upgrade
Bents, Garson Titchfield and Brimsmore Grderns named GCA Christmas display competition winners
'Greatest' romantic moment at Brimsmore Garden
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Chessington
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Garsons Esher
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Garsons Titchfield
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Haskins West End
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Henry Street
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Longacres Bagshot
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Notcutts Oxford
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Stewarts Christchurch
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - The Garden Society
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Blue Diamond Blackdown
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Ransoms, Jersey
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Summerhill Garden Centre
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Fire burns down garden centre overnight

Hayes Symington Garden Centre in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, has burned down as a result of a fire in the early hours of Monday morning, 15th December...

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GIMA Awards Roll of Honour, Glee New Products Directory and The Greatest Christmas Teams in GTN's November-December issue , read on-line here

GTN November - December 2025 - GIMA Awards Roll of Honour & GLEE New Products Directory

In this issue:

  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 – meet the teams
  • Powering Retailer success in 2026 with Handy
  • Fordingbridge turn plants into heroes
  • GIMA Awards 2025 Roll of Honour
  • Sticky solutions for growth at Pelsis
  • Jagram from blueprint to bloom
  • GCA-Westland Rising Stars 2025
  • Glee New Product Showcase 2025 Directory
  • PATS 2025 Review
  • Growing together – Environmental Horticulture Group Viewpoint
  • Award winning plants – GTN Planteria
  • Caring and sharing – HTA Viewpoint
  • A year of growth, grit and joy – GIMA Viewpoint

 

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Konstsmide closes its UK business
 

Konstsmide UK has written to its customers, informing them that the business has closed down due to the economic climate and rising operating costs. Other Konstsmide branches in Europe will continue to operate as normal.

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Greenfingers announces closure of Richard House Children’s Hospice

Greenfingers has announced: "It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the forthcoming closure of Richard House Children’s Hospice..."

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The Gardens Group partnered with Corby + Fellas

Corby + Fellas has welcomed another prestigious group – The Garde4ns Group – to its award winning, WinRetail system, to power the thriving and demanding retail and hospitality operations...

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British Garden Centres smashes 2024 total and raises £52,000 for Greenfingers Charity

British Garden Centres has once again shown its commitment to Greenfingers by presenting the charity with a cheque for an incredible £52,000, raised through the charity’s 25th anniversary year, packed with fundraising activities across its 73 garden centres nationwide...

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GCA announces Westland Horticulture-sponsored Rising Stars finalists

Five individuals from Garden Centre Association member garden centres have been revealed as finalists in the industry body’s Rising Stars programme sponsored by Westland Horticulture...

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Bees Seeds appoints Ian Laughton as new Head of Sales
 

Blackburn-based Bees Seeds is delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Laughton as its new Head of Sales. Ian joins the business with a strong background in commercial leadership, category strategy, and retail growth...

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Handy goes live with new trade & showcase websites designed for retailer success

One of the UK’s largest independent garden machinery distributors and manufacturers, Handy, is proud to announce the launch of two brand-new websites - each purpose-built to serve the distinct needs of its audiences...

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Biggest-ever edition of Westland Garden Newspaper
 

Westland Horticulture has announced the forthcoming third edition of The Westland Garden newspaper. Set to be the largest yet, with 1.5 million copies being distributed across UK and ROI garden centres in March 2026...

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How your customers can attract secretive birds to their gardens

While some birds are bold, brash, and easy to spot, others are much more elusive. Simon Smethurst, who is head of sales at Honeyfield’s, reveals how they can be welcomed into gardens with some clever tactics...

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New 300-seater restaurant opens at Caulders Kirkintilloch

Caulders Garden Centre has officially opened its impressive new 300-seater restaurant at Kirkintilloch, Glasgow – a major investment in the site where Caulders hospitality journey first began...

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Pleydell Smithyman appoint Kathryn Farden and Andrew Burton as directors

Pleydell Smithyman, the specialist garden centre and farm shop consultancy known for its strategic insight and design making it a sector-leading expert, has announced that Kathryn Farden and Andrew Burton have been appointed as directors. 

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Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Trek smashes £40,000

The Greenfingers Charity’s ambitious Kilimanjaro Trek has stormed past the £40,000 fundraising mark with more than six months still to go before the 23-strong team sets foot on Africa’s highest peak...

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Spring Fair 2026 announces return of 'Pitch Live'

Spring Fair 2026 has announced the return of Pitch Live in partnership with co.lective, its high-energy live pitch competition designed for founder-led, retail-ready exhibitors...

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Hillier partners with The Chatty Café Scheme to encourage social connection in garden centres

Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres has announced a new partnership with The Chatty Café Scheme, launching in four selected Hillier Garden Centres – Botley, Syon Park, Eastbourne and Newbury...

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Teeing up for the Roof of Africa – Charity Golf Day Backing the Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Challenge 2026

Fancy making plans for next year, plans that also help raise vital funds for the Greenfingers Charity and the 23 brave souls taking on the challenge of a lifetime to reach the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, the legendary Roof of Africa? Then tee off your 2026 calendar with a very special Charity Golf Day on Thursday 16th April 2026, in support of the Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Challenge, which will see the team take on the mountain from 10th–21st June 2026.

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UK garden centres are the real deal when it comes to the sale of real Christmas trees

More than half (52%) of real Christmas trees are bought in UK garden centres...

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Bulrush opens new coir plant to strengthen supply

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