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Announcement on sale of Solus due next week
Gardman save the day as garden centre is let down on Chapelwood delivery
Confident mood at SOLEX suggests garden centres are looking positively at summer sales
Board changes at William Sinclair as chairman steps down
Mary Berry named as RHS Ambassador and will champion Grow Your Own
Work underway on 44th Greenfingers Garden at Little Havens Hospice in Essex
Groves of Bridport are voted The Greatest Garden Centre Team
GTN publisher Pat Flynn stands down
‘The internet has cut off our children’s greenfingers’ says Domoney
Encouraging grandparents to share their gardening legacy
Medals haul for HTA members at Hampton Court
Australian garden grabs top award at RHS Hampton Court
If catering and food are your growth areas our new Food Xtra will help you
Top Gear drives into Hilltop Garden Centre
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Announcement on sale of Solus due next week



Speculation over the imminent sale of troubled Solus Garden & Leisure gathered momentum this week. But by the end of play on Friday there still hadn't been an official announcement on whether or not a deal had been done. 

And as the rumours continued throughout the garden industry, Scotts Miracle-Gro, who pulled out of a deal to buy Solus back in April, said they would make a statement on their current position next week, probably on Tuesday...

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Gardman save the day as garden centre is let down on Chapelwood delivery
Gardman have stepped in with a delivery late on Friday afternoon to replenish shelves left empty after Baytree Garden Centre were told they would not get their expected delivery of Chapelwood wild bird care products...
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Confident mood at SOLEX suggests garden centres are looking positively at summer sales


GTN Bestsellers Epos data from garden centres reveals that sales volumes, year to date, are currently up 15.2% on 2013 and up 1.9% up on 2012...and the mood at SOLEX suggests that most centres are continuing to look positively at summer sales...
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Board changes at William Sinclair as chairman steps down
William Sinclair has announced that Hugh Etheridge is stepping down as Chairman and will cease to be a director with immediate effect. Rupert King succeeds him as Chairman...


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Mary Berry named as RHS Ambassador and will champion Grow Your Own



Bestselling author and cook Mary Berry CBE has been announced as the latest RHS Ambassador at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, and will champion growing your own food and her favourite garden, RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey...

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Work underway on 44th Greenfingers Garden at Little Havens Hospice in Essex
 
Greenfingers, the charity dedicated to creating magical gardens at children’s hospices around the UK, has started work on its 44th garden at Little Havens Hospice in Thundersley, Essex...
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Groves of Bridport are voted The Greatest Garden Centre Team



The team at Groves of Bridport are celebrating the ultimate accolade - The Greatest Garden Centre Team 2014 - after their customers voted in-store and online...

Link to full results of The Greatest Awards Summer 2014
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GTN publisher Pat Flynn stands down
Pat Flynn, publisher for the Garden Trade News portfolio, will be standing down at the end of July after 10 years at the helm...



Pat Flynn is presented with a bouquet of flowers at The Greatest Awards Summer 2014 from guests Jonathan Hindle and Diarmuid Gavin and fellow presenter Trevor Pfeiffer.

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‘The internet has cut off our children’s greenfingers’ says Domoney


David Domoney, co-presenter of ITV’s flag ship show Love Your Garden, is highly concerned about the ‘disconnect’ between children and nature – largely due to rise and rise of the Internet...
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Encouraging grandparents to share their gardening legacy


Celebrity gardener Frances Tophill visited Macmillan Cancer Support’s Legacy Garden, at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, and took the opportunity to encourage seasoned gardeners to share their passion for the outdoors with younger generations...
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Medals haul for HTA members at Hampton Court
Members of the HTA have come out on top at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show with many winning medals for their floral displays...
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Australian garden grabs top award at RHS Hampton Court



A garden inspired by Australia, Essence of Australia, has been awarded an RHS Gold Medal as well as the title of Best Show garden at the 2014 RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show...

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Top Gear drives into Hilltop Garden Centre


Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May made an appearance at Hilltop Garden Centre in Oxfordshire during filming for the popular TV series...
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