In This Issue
More Solus jobs to go as Edinburgh depot closure is announced
'Green Heart of Glee' set to be huge success
It’s been an average May for sales in garden centres
Record-breaking GIMA Golf Day raises cash for Greenfingers and Thrive
SOLEX lay on free buses for GTN's Greatest Awards dinner
Funeral of garden centre pioneer Chris Self
Major development at Percy Thrower centre gets under way
Top cycle fundraiser forms a Hampshire team for Macmillan Ride
How to engage with the wonder of plants...
Cuprinol want to cheer up British beer gardens
Karting challenge organised by STAX raises £3,000 for charity
Seed company helps school's grow-your-own picnic plan
Johnsons launch 'border in a box' concept
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Expansion at J&E Importers creates new National Account Manager roles
Damp conditions attract the slugs and boost pest products
Help birds feed the family this summer
Gardeners Kitchen report healthy runner bean sales
Top soil and bark proving popular
GIMA Awards: You’ve Got To Be In It to Win It!
Russell Kane to host GIMA Awards
Gardman back Ernest Charles launch with £19.99 giveaway
Kyle wins Peter Williamson Travel Award
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More Solus jobs to go as Edinburgh depot closure is announced

Four more Solus employees are likely to lose their jobs following news from the administrators that the Edinburgh depot is to close...
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'Green Heart of Glee' set to be huge success
 
Twelve companies have already signed up for 'Green Heart of Glee' in September...and that's in only the first week of selling the exhibition's newest attraction. It's expected that the feature will be home to more than 40 growers at the NEC...
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It’s been an average May for sales in garden centres


Sales figures for the last week of the month, as supplied from Epos systems to GTN Bestsellers, indicate that while volumes of items sold are down on last May, they are not far off the average May sales totals for the past six years...
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Record-breaking GIMA Golf Day raises cash for Greenfingers and Thrive


A record number of 24 teams braved the rain to take part in the GIMA Golf Day at Telford Hotel & Golf Resort on Wednesday to raise money for Greenfingers and Thrive. The winners were Haws (above), who raceived the trophy from guest of honour, ex-professional footballer Duncan McKenzie (far left of picture)...
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SOLEX lay on free buses for GTN's Greatest Awards dinner
SOLEX are to provide FREE buses from eight hotels around the NEC for GTN Greatest Awards dinner on 7 July...



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Funeral of garden centre pioneer Chris Self

The funeral of garden centre pioneer Chris Self, chairman of Whitehall Garden Centres, who died last month aged 76, took place on Thursday...
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Major development at Percy Thrower centre gets under way
Percy Thrower's daughter cut the first sod this week on the site of The Garden Centre Group's multi-million redevelopment of her late father's garden centre at Shrewsbury...

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Top cycle fundraiser forms a Hampshire team for Macmillan Ride


Haskins Garden Centre manager Matt Hill, from Worcester, will attempt to beat his own fundraising record of £1,500 when his team takes part in the 26th Macmillan Dorset Bike Ride in July...
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How to engage with the wonder of plants...

Blue Peter gardener Chris Collins will explore the importance of engaging people with the wonder of plants during his seminar at the HTA National Plant Show...
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Cuprinol want to cheer up British beer gardens
The popular Cuprinol brand gets a lift this summer from a campaign to support beer gardens at British pubs...



Tom Peake, director of The Avalon pub in his jazzed up beer garden.
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Karting challenge organised by STAX raises £3,000 for charity


A karting challenge in Warrington last weekend, organised by Stax Trade Centres joint managing director David Hibbert, helped raise £3,000 for the Rainy Day Trust...
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Seed company helps school's grow-your-own picnic plan

Mr Fothergill's Seeds have donated seeds and plants to help a Cambridgeshire school's gardening club to lay on 'home-grown' lunches and a strawberry picnic for parents...

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Johnsons launch 'border in a box' concept
A brand new 'border in a box' concept is one of the highlights of Johnsons retail seed offer for the 2014/15 season...

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