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The Chelsea effect may help monthly sales figures end on high
As this season got underway with early increases in March and April everyone said we needed to wait until the end of May to see how good a Spring it had been. With one week of May to go the only GTN weekly index that is now down on 2018 is for all plants sold, and that by only 0.9%...
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Bring the indoors out with the Garden Fireplace from Schiedel Chimney Systems
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Outdoor living enthusiasts can enjoy entertaining to their hearts' content with the new Garden Fireplace from leading chimney manufacturer, Schiedel Chimney Systems...
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Haskins celebrates 25 years at Ferndown
Chairman Warren chalks up 50 years in charge - and says another acquisition is in his sights
Haskins Garden Centre at Ferndown is celebrating its 25th anniversary – in the year chairman Warren Haskins has chalked up 50 years since he took over the family retail nursery...
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Veg plants are cream of the crop
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show added momentum to plant sales last week with sales volumes reaching their highest level of the year so far, albeit behind the peaks of both 2017 and 2018. Could it be that we peak next week for 2019? The warmer weather during half term may just do the trick...
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Garden centre burglar helps himself to slice of cake and Fanta
A burglar who smashed his way into a garden centre was caught on CCTV (pictured) helping himself to a slice of cake and a bottle of Fanta, a court has heard...
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200 reasons to visit Ball Colegrave's Summer Showcase
With its 2019 Summer Showcase just around the corner, Ball Colegrave has confirmed that it will have more than 200 new plant varieties throughout this year’s displays...
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B&M aims for gardening and Christmas sales growth
Value chain B&M, which plans add another 45 stores this year to its current 620, wants to capitalise on last year’s strong sales of gardening, outdoor and Christmas products...
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1.5 million visited Keukenhof in 8 weeks
The Dutch bulb display park at Keukenhof attracted 1.5 million people from 100 countries over the 8 weeks it was open this spring. Visitors gave the exhibition an average score of 9 out of 10...
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Zest 4 Leisure takes P&O Ferrymasters on board for national deliveries
Zest 4 Leisure has appointed P&O Ferrymasters for its UK-wide deliveries for 2019, underpinning its commitment to customer service...
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5-star Dobbies win Chelsea Best Trade Stand award
Dobbies won the ‘Best Trade Stand’ award at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show after earning a top 5-star rating...
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GIMA to launch bespoke consumer trends report
GIMA is set to launch a bespoke garden industry trends report at an exclusive new event for members. The presentation, which will act as a launchpad for the study, will arm suppliers with valuable tools to become market leaders in their sectors, rather than reacting to shifts in consumer behaviour.
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Notcutts Woodbridge reveals plans for restaurant transformation
Work will soon begin to build a new larger and brighter restaurant at Notcutts Woodbridge Garden Centre, as part of an ongoing redevelopment programme across the company’s 18 garden centres nationwide...
An artist’s impression of the bright and spacious restaurant at Notcutts Woodbridge Garden Centre.
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DLF invests to develop lawncare products that will resist climate change
DLF Seeds, the company behind the Johnsons Lawn Seed brand, is channelling investment into research designed to meet the challenges posed by climate change...
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Peak sales for garden products
Garden product sales reached their highest weekly volumes sales total of the year last week to be 2% up on last year to date but still 6.5% down on 2017 levels.
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Peak week for growing media sales
Growing Media sales reached their highest volume sales levels during Chelsea Flower Show week and are now cumulatively almost 12% up on last year’s volumes and 5% up on levels of 2017...
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Springwatch starts to help Wild Bird Care
As Springwatch starts again on BBC2, sales of Wild Bird Care products are holding up well, up nearly 9% on last year and not too far off 2017 levels...
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Records broken for veg sales
What a season for veg growing! The GTN Bestsellers Top 50 Veg-2-Gro Index now sits at 54.3% up on last year when we lost a lot of the veg planting season due to the Beast from the East...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Greenfingers garden wins Silver-Gilt - Golds for Taylors Bulbs, Hilliers - See GTN's photos from a star studded Chelsea Press Day
The Greenfingers Charity garden, which has been awarded a Silver-Gilt Medal, was a magnet for celebrities yesterday...
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How to grow sales of horticultural products
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Andrew Peers, technical sales manager at Bathgate Horticulture, offers advice to independent retailers on how to push sales of horticultural products...
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Hillier celebrates 74th consecutive Chelsea gold medal
Hillier has extended its incredible world record, winning a 74th consecutive gold medal at this years’ RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This maintains the company’s status as the most successful exhibitor in Chelsea history...
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Garden Pride – Spring Success!
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Maxine Finnegan (Vincent) – Garden Pride Manager: “Following a very successful preseason period and a strong start to 2019 we are delighted to see our newly branded business going from strength to strength! Our products are selling through well and our customers are very happy with our services and their sales..."
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Garden Centre Tour - Mahoney Garden Centre, Boston, USA
Here's a Garden Centre Tour from Boston USA. Peter Seabrook received these photos from Farid Khalil, plant buyer for the Mahoney chain of garden centres in the Boston area and thought we should share them via a GTN Xtra Photo Tour...
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Forest Lodge
In garden furniture Forest Lodge report good early sales, particularly the small corner weave sets and the metal framed lower couch style furniture from Life “it’s appealing to the younger audience looking for some style on their patio...”
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Notcutts Norwich
GTN Xtra had the pleasure of visiting Notcutts Norwich last week...
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Baytree of Hilgay
Having completed the purchase of their second garden centre at Hilgay on the A10 near Downham Market the Baytree family team held their Grand Opening Event this weekend...
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - Blue Diamond Bicester Avenue
Alan Roper welcomed staff and suppliers to an evening event on Monday 15th April 2019 at Bicester Avenue Garden Centre to celebrate the completion of the refurbishment from a Wyevale Garden Centre that they bought last summer to a Blue Diamond Centre that is ready and raring for Easter 2019...
See GTN Xtras photo gallery from the event
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Hillier Botley
What would you expect from a Hillier centre? Authoritative ranges of products and plants, crisp merchandising, and expert staff. That’s exactly the delivery at Botley...
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