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RocketGro delivers where other suppliers can’t
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The gardening sector is awash with promises of great stock availability and fast fulfilment, but not all brands are able to keep up with demand. You’ll find no such broken promises with RocketGro, as the game-changing peat-free brand has safeguarded supply and maintained stock levels to help retailers maximise opportunities this season...
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Altico’s Virtue Collection continues to lead the market
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Altico Garden Products celebrates the ongoing success of its Virtue Water Feature range, now entering its second year. With five times as much stock than in 2024, the collection has consistently sold out, cementing its position as the top choice in water feature's for UK garden centres.
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Henry Bell celebrates landmark anniversary

There are celebrations in the air as Henry Bell & Co marks its 200th anniversary. Established in Grantham, Lincolnshire, back in 1825, first as a grain mill, then a supplier of seeds and fertilisers, and a trader of cereals and pulses for local farmers, it has grown to become a market leader in the animal and pet food industry...
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GCA reports another ‘healthy’ month for garden centres with gifts topping BoT figures
Garden Centre Association members have recorded another ‘healthy’ month in the body’s May 2025 Barometer of Trade with seven of the categories listed performing positively when compared to 2024....
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Double win for Frank P Matthews at HTA Plant Show
Frank P Matthews has taken the double win for the HTA New Plants Awards and been awarded the Visitor Vote, sponsored by Floramedia, at the HTA National Plant Show 2025 at the NAEC, Stoneleigh.

This year also marked the return of the award for Best Stand, which was awarded to Ball.
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Success at the National Plant Show for Bransford Webbs
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company have marked yet another National Plant Show with the successful launch of the Bransford Webbs app and by winning Best New Plant in the Shrub and Climber category...
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Colour was name of game at BBC Gardener’s World Live

Hot Off The Potting Bench, the feature showcasing new plant releases to the gardening public, at the recent BBC Gardener’s World Live show at the NEC Birmingham has gone down a storm with the show visitors this year...
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Dobbies walk raises nearly £4k for Alzheimer’s Research

Thirty staff members from Dobbies Central Support Office, based in Lasswade, completed a 25-mile fundraising walk to raise money for its national charity partner, Alzheimer’s Research UK, raising £4,150 and counting, from generous supporters...
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Hot Spring, high sales for UK garden centres

UK garden centres have wrapped up a standout Spring season, with the latest data from the Horticultural Trades Association Market Update for May 2025 revealing continued strong performance...
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Greenfingers to unveil ‘Together Garden’ at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse
...before relocation to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice (Sheffield)

The Greenfingers Charity iwill be making its debut at the forthcoming RHS Wentworth Woodhouse Flower Show (16-20 July), where it will present the Together Garden – a deeply meaningful and beautifully designed show garden created by Phil Hirst and Joanne Charlton...
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Old Railway Line Garden Centre and Royal Welsh Regiment Team debut on TV with David Domoney
Helping grandmother who lost her grandson in the Iraq War

ITV’s This Morning returned with another inspiring Front Garden Facelift, as Chartered Horticulturalist David Domoney surprised a deserving viewer in South Wales with a live garden transformation in under two hours...
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Zest builds momentum with new leadership and renewed focus on innovation and impact

Timber outdoor entertaining, furniture and structures specialist, Zest has entered a dynamic new phase of growth and progress under the leadership of Andrew Baker, who took on the role of Managing Director a year ago following a 16-year career with Zest including 10years as Finance Director...
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British Garden Centres to make debut at RHS Hampton and Wentworth

Following on from another extremely successful show at BBC Gardeners' World Live, British Garden Centres is excited to announce that it will be exhibiting for the very first time at not one, but two more gardening events this July, at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival (1 - 6 July 2025) and the inaugural RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse (16 - 20 July 2025)...
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Silver Merit Award for Garden Organic’s show garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live Show
Sustainable gardening charity Garden Organic has won a ‘Silver Merit’ award in the Showcase Garden category for its Ecotalk ‘Rooted in Nature’ Garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live show at the Birmingham NEC...
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AIPH approval for Iberflora 2025
The International Association of Horticultural Producers has approved Iberflora 2025 as an AIPH-recognised D Category International Horticultural Trade Show...
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HTA brings blooms to the Senedd to celebrate Welsh horticulture
The Horticultural Trades Association, supported by retailer member The Old Railway Line, met with Senedd Members (MSs) at its first event of bringing blooms into the Senedd...
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Event highlights and special events at spoga+gafa 2025
Cologne will once again be the international meeting point of the garden and BBQ industry from 24 to 26 June 2025...
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Tickets available for 77th AIPH Annual Congress in Belgium
AIPH has announced that registration is now officially open for the 77th AIPH Annual Congress, taking place from 14th to 18th September 2025 in Ghent, Belgium...
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YPHA celebrates first launch success challenge
Young People in Horticulture Association has unveiled the results of its inaugeral Launch Success Challenge, culminating in the official debut of Bountiful Pink — a vibrant new plant variety — at BBC Gardeners’ World Live...
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New data crowns Cardiff as UK’s gardening capital
New research shows Welsh residents lead the way when it comes to time spent gardening...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Alton Garden Centre set to leave Tillington Group
Alton Garden Centre has decided to leave the Tillington Group on 30th September.
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Greenfingers Charity founder, Richard Jackson, awarded MBE for charitable services to children’s hospices
Richard Jackson, Founder President of Greenfingers Charity and a passionate advocate for the gardening industry, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for his outstanding charitable work...
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BBC GW Live picture special. Greenfingers garden celebrates 25 years and British Garden Centres steal the show for garden retailing
BBC Gardeners World Live has been a huge success for trade exhibitors and garden designers...
Read more and see GTN Xtra's photos from the show
Scotsdales open their new 480 seater Greenhouse Café
Scotsdales in Cambridge opened their new 480 seater Greenhouse Café...
See GTN Xtra's photo tour of the new cafe here
Squire's appoints new directors as business looks to future
Squire’s Garden Centres has appointed two new executive directors and two new non-executive directors to its board, reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to strong leadership, retail expertise and its core horticultural values...
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GLENWEAVE – The UK's most comprehensive collection of Rattan Products from Lows.
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Lows-branded trademark GLENWEAVE, renowned for high quality and exceptional wholesale trade prices, includes Storage Baskets, Logs Baskets, Planter Baskets, Laundry Baskets, Retail Shop Display Baskets, Hamper Baskets, Pet Products, Lanterns, Lamp Shades, Furniture and Screening...
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Introducing Suncast – now available through Rowlinson Garden Products
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Rowlinson Garden Products Ltd has been appointed as the exclusive UK distributor for Suncast, a privately held company with over 40 years of experience developing premium resin-based products for both domestic and commercial markets.
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Nature’s Lawn creates new retail opportunities
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As consumers continue their quest to transform unassuming outdoor buildings into things of beauty with living roofs, Nature’s Lawn from Johnsons Lawn Seed offers the ultimate solution, helping garden retailers to tap into this continued trend...
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