In This Issue
Director who transformed Wyevale catering to leave this week
Wych Cross becomes Wyevale #151 and will now open on Sundays
Blue Diamond re-launch Springfields
Andy McIndoe leaves Hillier Nurseries for pastures new
GCA and Westland name six Rising Stars finalists
Christmas Tree Growers make their choice for Downing Street
October proves to be a great month for sales
Want to make more of your marketing budget?
Wanted - more Greenfingers runners for Santa Run
GCA members’ marketeers to compete for Worrall Cup
Johnsons Lawn Seed parent adopts new name and logo
Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year
Shop Manager - Multiple Locations Available
Wholesale Nursery - Sales Assistant - Hampshire
Planteria Manager - Group Centre - Somerset
Junior Sales Manager - Office Sales Manager - Wholesale Nursery
Vivid Arts and Tom Chamber settle design rights dispute
Fenland centre invites customers to 'pick your own pumpkin' for Halloween
Containers are this week’s top sellers
Former Notcutts team to work on Skylark Nurseries expansion
Farmyard manure makes the highest jump in the chart
Novelty items show up in the Christmas chart
Industry aims for container gardening exhibit at Chelsea
Fiskars announce £3k garden makeover winner
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Ukulele playing Gemma’s cake mezze is just the job
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Director who transformed Wyevale catering to leave this week
Wyevale Garden Centres have announced that Jason Danciger, the group’s food and beverage director, is to leave the company on Friday...

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Wych Cross becomes Wyevale #151 and will now open on Sundays

  

News has broken today that Wych Cross Nurseries in East Sussex has become the 151st Wyevale Garden Centre.  Since opening almost 30 years ago Wych Cross has never traded on a Sunday but that is set to change now that the centre is owned by Wyevale...

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Blue Diamond re-launch Springfields
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Blue Diamond have re-developed their Springfields centre in Spalding.  Managing Director Alan Roper is aiming to increase turnover from £2.4m to £4m at the site which used to be the outlet store for the group...
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Andy McIndoe leaves Hillier Nurseries for pastures new


Hillier Nurseries & Garden Centres have announced that Andy McIndoe left the company on Friday (23 October) for pastures new...
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GCA and Westland name six Rising Stars finalists
The names of the six finalists of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) & Westland Rising Stars Programme have been announced...

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Christmas Tree Growers make their choice for Downing Street



Over 200 delegates travelled from the furthest corners of the UK to Kent last week for the annual British Christmas Tree Growers' Association national competition and conference...
See results and pictures from the day
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October proves to be a great month for sales


October 2015 is proving to be a great month for garden centre sales with another week of EPoS data reporting sales increases up on the same week last year in all categories measured by the GTN Bestsellers charts...
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Want to make more of your marketing budget?


The HTA Marketing Forum is designed to help you hear about different ways to make your marketing budgets stretch further. With competing interests on consumer time and cash at an all-time high, it is ever more important to ensure your business is promoting itself to its full potential...
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Wanted - more Greenfingers runners for Santa Run


The Greenfingers Charity have more places avaialble for the London Santa Run which takes place on 6th December in Victoria Park.
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Ukulele playing Gemma’s cake mezze is just the job


Eighteen-year-old Gemma Staple has secured herself a place on the catering team at the new restaurant at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre thanks to her mini cake mezze.
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GCA members’ marketeers to compete for Worrall Cup
Members of the Garden Centre Association are being invited to compete for the chance to win the Worrall Cup for their marketing activities this year...



Pictured: Armitages are the current holders of Worrall Cup for their family-focused Wildlife Event.

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Johnsons Lawn Seed parent adopts new name and logo

Johnsons Lawn Seed owners DLF-TRIFOLIUM has changed its name to DLF and adopted a new simplified logo...



Above: the DLF team outside its headquarters in Denmark

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Vote for your Greatest Christmas Supplier of the Year


As part of The Greatest Christmas Awards, garden centres get the chance to vote for the supplier they feel has been their Greatest Christmas Suppleir of the Year...
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