In This Issue
Rosebourne announces official opening date
September sales in garden centres above average
Taylors Bulbs director joins HTA board as VP elect
G Plants bring back heritage Bees Seeds brand
Garden centre marketeers to battle for Worrall Cup
Heat Beads turns up the heat on the UK market
Kettler to distribute Heston Blumenthal BBQ range
Squire's set to wow children with interactive grottos
Garden King offers cash reward offered to find Santa
From stately homes to cosy cottages, NOMA leads the way with Christmas lighting
People, Brand, Knowledge and Partnerships - 4 equations for a virtuous circle
Porcelain perfection: Award winning wood effect paving
Retailers join Deco-Pak for first charity golf day
Furniture and barbecue sales sizzle in summer
£2,500 bursary is prize for Young Horticulturist of the Year
David Colegrave Foundation's new look is an eye-catcher
'Britain's best lawn' found in a Bolton garden
Why do profitable businesses lose the art of start?
Christmas at Poplars opened by Royal Ambassador
Garden Centre General Manager
Horticultural Quality Controller
Nursery Growing Supervisor
Horticultural Plant Centre Manager (Northamptonshire)
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Is Christmas a step too far for garden product sales?
Being brave, fresh thinking, embracing diversity and knowing what makes a business stand out from the crowd
Scotts Growables spoil Taylors clean sweep
Keep on growing
Will "wish-listing" have a bigger impact than "green aspirations" on the garden centre landscape for 2017?
Plant sales drop
Bord na Mona adds premium feed and compost to Growise range
Green is now the colour for Wilkinson Sword carbon steel tools
Identify opportunities and threats in the market
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Winter warmers from coffee roaster Matthew Algie
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Rosebourne announces official opening date
TV celebrity gardener David Domoney to cut the ribbon on Saturday 22 October


The much-anticipated official opening of Rosebourne, the stunning new purpose-built garden and leisure destination in Weybridge near Andover on the Hampshire and Wiltshire border, will take place on Saturday 22 October, 2016...
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September sales in garden centres above average


September sales volumes in garden centres for 2016 were 4% above the average for the previous five years but only 0.5% up on 2015 levels despite the higher than normal temperatures and hours of sunshine...
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Taylors Bulbs director joins HTA board as VP elect
 





Taylors Bulbs director Adam Taylor has joined the HTA Board as vice-president elect...
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G Plants bring back heritage Bees Seeds brand

One of the UK’s original seed packet brands has been resurrected by G Plants, who launched a rebranded Bees Seeds range to retailers at Glee alongside its range of growing gift products...

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Garden centre marketeers to battle for Worrall Cup
Marketing teams at Garden Centre Association member garden centres are this month being invited to compete for the chance to win the Worrall Cup.



This year’s Worrall Cup winners, The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, with (second from right) GCA Chairman, Julian Winfield and (far right) radio and TV comedian and host of the 2016 conference, Hal Cruttenden.
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Heat Beads turns up the heat on the UK market
 
Heat Beads, Australia’s No.1 barbecue fuel, is launching new products to the UK market for 2017...
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Kettler to distribute Heston Blumenthal BBQ range


Kettler GB Limited plans to fire up the UK barbecue market as the UK and Ireland distributer for the ‘Everdure by Heston Blumenthal’ BBQ range...
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Squire's set to wow children with interactive grottos


Squire’s Garden Centres are pulling out all the stops this Christmas to wow children (and adults!) with their new and interactive Enchanted Grottos and “Santa’s Got Talent” Christmas Circus.
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Garden King offers cash reward offered to find Santa
 
Garden King has unfortunately lost touch with Santa Claus. The Newhall based garden centre had a direct line to the North Pole until recently, but communication issues have meant they are not able to get in contact with the jolly fellow to ask him to come along to the store's grotto...
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From stately homes to cosy cottages, NOMA leads the way with Christmas lighting


NOMA Christmas Lights and Trees mix cutting edge technology with beautiful design, for a Christmas to be proud of...
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People, Brand, Knowledge and Partnerships - 4 equations for a virtuous circle


At HTA Futures on Wednesday, PY Gerbeau will deliver a ‘recipe’ for succeeding and will talk about the 4 things you need in order to survive this crazy global market: flexibility, adaptability, agility, and common sense...
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Porcelain perfection: Award winning wood effect paving

Paving specialist Deco-Pak’s new Milano range offers a unique combination of the attractive look – and feel - of newly sawn timber flooring, without the maintenance, rot or the danger of slipping.  At the Glee garden and outdoor living trade show this year, new product judges awarded it the overall best landscaping product for 2016...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Winter warmers from coffee roaster Matthew Algie




Independent coffee roaster Matthew Algie has launched its new 2016 Espresso Warehouse catalogue ahead of the winter season...
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Retailers join Deco-Pak for first charity golf day


Deco-Pak has just held its first Charity Golf Day playing host to over 35 garden retailers at Crows Nest golf club in Brighouse, 5 minutes away from Deco-Pak’s head office...
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Furniture and barbecue sales sizzle in summer
 
Customers at garden centres across the country made good use of their gardens during the warmer weather with purchases of furniture and barbecues according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade results...
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£2,500 bursary is prize for Young Horticulturist of the Year



The 2017 Young Horticulturist of the Year competition, which has a £2500 travel bursary as its top prize, opened for entries last week...

Left: Lawrence Wright, the 2016 winner, who is considering a trip to Australia.
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David Colegrave Foundation's new look is an eye-catcher
The David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) has unveiled a new look to kick off its current scholarship season...
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'Britain's best lawn' found in a Bolton garden
Britain’s best lawn is in a back garden in Bolton, the judges of a prestigious national competition have decided...



Above: Danny Hibbert (left) and Keith Chuck receive their certificates, watched by judges Ian Small (rear, left) and Martin Fish.
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Why do profitable businesses lose the art of start?
 
At HTA Futures on Wednesday, Leonard Diepenbrock, Managing Director, TOX-Dübel-Technik GmbH, will give an inspiring wake-up call that will make you run out of excuses and start something tomorrow...
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Christmas at Poplars opened by Royal Ambassador


Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis was at Poplars Garden Centre, Toddington on Monday 3rd October to officially open the Poplars Christmas Display...
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