In This Issue
Easter records broken
Shaping a New Future at Coolings, New Products, Easter GTN Bestsellers and more in GTN's March/April issue on-line here
Meadow View Stone – new Garston site provides additional growth for the market leading landscaping products supplier
Greenfingers opens new sensory garden at Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice
The Pot Place Garden Centre - An Ambulance for Ukraine
Europe comes to Glee 2022
Dobbies recruiting for roles at new store
Largest garden centre of Iceland
Easter plant sales soar
Shadow Defra Minister visits UK’s largest rose grower Whartons
Tong to support cancer charity with planting demos
MNP/Suntory shows many novelties during spring events
Dobbies announces Helping Your Community Grow shortlist
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Grow your own set for biggest year ever
Deco-Pak expands team
Highest volumes for growing media since May 2020
Heuchera L. Frilly enters Plant of the Year at Chelsea
Feed me, feed me more
Easter boost for Wild Bird Care sales
The best of last week's
Plant food gets a Boost
Doors Open, at Dor’s Garden
Family announces sad passing of Longacres founder
Defenders range designed to appeal to all gardeners
Bradford garden centre invests in new warehousing
New Handy display introduced across Dobbies centres
Easter sees sales bounce back to above 2019 levels
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Easter records broken
GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

Easter trading in 2022 broke all records according to the garden centre Epos data analysed by GTN Bestsellers...

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Shaping a New Future at Coolings, New Products, Easter GTN Bestsellers and more in GTN's March/April issue on-line here

In the March/April 2022 issue of GTN:

  • Shaping a new future at Coolings
  • Blue Diamond Awards
  • Garden Centres Aid for Ukraine
  • Primeur – Ready for 2022
  • Latest trends and products from the Garden Press Event
  • LOFA’s Plant a Tree Campaign
  • Greetings from Woodmansterne – GTN meets the suppliers
  • Easter Trading records broken – GTN Bestsellers Exclusive
  • GTN Bestsellers – Subscribe Now!
  • YPHA member opens Dor’s Garden in Ross On Wye
  • Glee 2022 Update
  • Garden Re-Leaf Day 2022
  • LOFA Column – Working Together
  • HTA Column – Reasons to be Cheerful
  • GIMA Column – Sourcing New Products
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Meadow View Stone – new Garston site provides additional growth for the market leading landscaping products supplier
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The first of three phases at Garston Docks, Liverpool, has recently been completed to increase Meadow View Stone’s washing and pre-pack production by 60,000 tonnes/annum...

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Greenfingers opens new sensory garden at Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice

Last Wednesday, 27th April, the 62nd Greenfingers Charity garden at Tŷ Hafan children’s hospice was officially opened by BBC Radio 2’s resident gardener, Terry Walton.  Ty Hafan is one of the UK’s leading paediatric palliative care charities, offering care to children with life-limiting conditions and their families throughout Wales...

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The Pot Place Garden Centre - An Ambulance for Ukraine

In the last few weeks members of staff from The Pot Place Garden Centre, near Penrith, have made two journeys to take aid for Ukrainian refugees being cared for in a village they have connections with in Poland. They are now fundraising to buy and take an ex NHS Ambulance to Ukraine...

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Europe comes to Glee 2022

This year’s edition of Glee will be home to the show’s biggest contingent of global brands since 2019, bringing together a spectacular showcase of European design and a window into how gardening is developing in international markets...

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Dobbies recruiting for roles at new store

Dobbies has announced the recruitment for three senior managerial roles, at its new flagship store in Tewkesbury, ahead of the store opening in autumn...

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Largest garden centre of Iceland

This year Smiemans Projecten is completing a new garden centre of 7,250 square metres for Gardheimar in Reykjavik...

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Easter plant sales soar
 

The second week of Easter saw a 35% increase in plant sales over the first week of Easter which meant 43% more plants were sold last week than the same week last year...

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Shadow Defra Minister visits UK’s largest rose grower Whartons

The Horticultural Trades Association arranged for Opposition Minister Daniel Zeichner MP to visit Whartons Garden Roses in Norfolk this week to showcase their business and highlight several challenges facing the industry...

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Tong to support cancer charity with planting demos

The plants team at Tong Garden Centre in Bradford is supporting a Leeds breast cancer group's fundraising initiative...

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MNP/Suntory shows many novelties during spring events
 

The innovative breeder and introducer MNP / Suntory is ready for it! During the Dutch Spring Trials and the FlowerTrials, it will open its doors again after almost three years to show visitors some mind-blowing novelties...

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Dobbies announces Helping Your Community Grow shortlist

Dobbies is helping Britain’s community projects brighten up their green spaces with its Helping Your Community Grow initiative...

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