In This Issue
The Chelsea effect may help monthly sales figures end on high
Bring the indoors out with the Garden Fireplace from Schiedel Chimney Systems
Haskins celebrates 25 years at Ferndown
Veg plants are cream of the crop
Garden centre burglar helps himself to slice of cake and Fanta
200 reasons to visit Ball Colegrave's Summer Showcase
B&M aims for gardening and Christmas sales growth
1.5 million visited Keukenhof in 8 weeks
Zest 4 Leisure takes P&O Ferrymasters on board for national deliveries
5-star Dobbies win Chelsea Best Trade Stand award
GIMA to launch bespoke consumer trends report
Vernon Kay to host 2019 GIMA Awards
Hillier celebrates 74th consecutive Chelsea gold
Students' Chelsea display done to a tea!
Veg grower scoops twelfth gold on Chelsea return
Tong launches competition to support literacy project
Chelsea 'Help Children Grow' stand wins bronze medal
Final ascent beckons for Team Klondyke climbers
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
DLF invests to develop lawncare products that will resist climate change
Peak sales for garden products
Peak week for growing media sales
Springwatch starts to help Wild Bird Care
Records broken for veg sales
The best of last week's
Greenfingers garden wins Silver-Gilt - Golds for Taylors Bulbs, Hilliers - See GTN's photos from a star studded Chelsea Press Day
How to grow sales of horticultural products
Hillier celebrates 74th consecutive Chelsea gold medal
Garden Pride – Spring Success!
Garden Centre Tour - Mahoney Garden Centre, Boston, USA
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Forest Lodge
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Notcutts Norwich
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Baytree of Hilgay
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Blue Diamond Bicester Avenue
Garden Centre Photo Tour - Hillier Botley
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Notcutts Woodbridge reveals plans for restaurant transformation
Commercial Kitchen reveals Innovation Challenge contenders
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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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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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Commercial Kitchen reveals Innovation Challenge contenders

The list of contenders going head-to-head in the Innovation Challenge at next week’s Commercial Kitchen show (taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 4-5 June) has been announced...

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Vernon Kay to host 2019 GIMA Awards

 

 

 

Following in the footsteps of Stephen Mangan, Rufus Hound, Tim Vine, Russell Kane and Hal Cruttenden, TV and radio star Vernon Kay will host the 39th annual GIMA Awards this summer...

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Hillier celebrates 74th consecutive Chelsea gold

Hillier won its 74th consecutive gold medal at this years' RHS Chelsea Flower Show, maintaining the company's record as the most successful exhibitor in Chelsea history...

 

Dame Judi Dench and Hillier's Adam Dunnett on the Chelsea gold medal garden sponsored by Stihl, in front of Lilly Gomm's striking water feature.

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Students' Chelsea display done to a tea!

 

 

 

Horticulture students from Pershore High School contributed to the ‘Helping Children Grow’ exhibit at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a display of mint and of scented-leaved pelargoniums in tea pots and china tea services...

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Veg grower scoops twelfth gold on Chelsea return

Champion vegetable grower Medwyn Williams won his twelfth gold medal on his return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show after an absence of nine years. The tally is a record for vegetable exhibit...

 

Above: Medwyn & Gwenda Williams show off their Chelsea gold medal.

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Tong launches competition to support literacy project
 

The team at Tong Garden Centre is building on its partnership with the National Literacy Trust's Bradford Stories campaign by launching a competition to win prizes to play at its new indoor play area...

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Chelsea 'Help Children Grow' stand wins bronze medal

The 'Helping Children Grow' exhibit, supported by National Garden Gift Vouchers, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 was awarded a Bronze medal...

 

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Final ascent beckons for Team Klondyke climbers

Team Klondyke, a group of intrepid garden centre managers and head office staff have been putting on their walking boots and to take on the challenge of climbing the three tallest peaks in the UK...

 

 

 

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