In This Issue
50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers
£1,000 raised from auction of ten After Eight Mints during Greenfingers Team Challenge
Rising Stars prepare for Brighton finale today
Future of garden centres in the hands of a new shopper
Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Andy McIndoe appointed new Trustee at Greenfingers
Aussie bid for Homebase could intensify competition
Brantano crisis could impact garden centre concessions
'Golden Age' ahead as horticulture action plan is launched
It's getting a bit Crowdered out there....
Winter weather fuels sales of cold-weather products
Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Christmas footfall helps lifts seeds and bulbs sales
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
Improved performance halts Thompson & Morgan sales process
Third GROW London show aims to inspire city dwellers
Further growth for Harrogate Christmas & Gift
New Area Sales Manager for Town & Country
New training bursary at Thrive in memory of the late Charles Notcutt
The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (West Yorkshire)
Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Plantarea Manager/ Supervisory (Berkshire)
Plantarea Manager/Horticultural Manager/Garden Centre
Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Somerset)
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Barton Grange Cookshop Rising Star Kath Bailey sets her goal on winning in Brighton
Sam Clark from Cowells is "chuffed" to be a Rising Star
From watching at Blackpool, Will Clark is now a Barton Grange Rising Star at Brighton
Jack Fillingham graduates from Sunshine training scheme to Rising Stars
Coolings Rising Star Sophie loves responsibility
Matt's over the moon to be a Rising Star at Squires
Early-bird garden product sales are disappointing
Growing media sales off to a flying start
Onions set the pace in Veg-2-Gro Bestsellers
Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Brookside Garden Centre
Haskins West End
Hillmount Garden Centre
Mains of Drum
Premier Decorations
Bents and Le Friquet
The Greatest Christmas Display winners
Silverbirch (Small Garden Centre Gold)
Old Railway Line (Mid-sized Garden Centre Gold)
Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
'Make room for gnomes' urges Squire's
Groen-Direkt comes of age!
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
Situations Vacant
Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
West Horsley KT24 6AR
 
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Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (West Yorkshire)
Salary: Dependent on experience
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Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
West Horsley KT24 6AR
 
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Plantarea Manager/ Supervisory (Berkshire)
Salary: Dependent on experience
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Plantarea Manager/Horticultural Manager/Garden Centre
Salary: £18,000-£24,000
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Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Twickenham TW2 5PA
 
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Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Somerset)
Salary: £20,000-£24,000
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Are You Still Loving Your Plot?

  

It’s year two of the HTA/GIMB Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign. Building on the success of 2015 – here’s a one-day Masterclass to demonstrate how to sell to non-gardeners – as well as gardeners.

Explore how to plan and create WOW displays which sell product. How to get your team on your side. How to sell more plants and garden goods during 2016

All you need to do is attend one of the regional Love the Plot You’ve Got Masterclasses. Whether you attended last year or not – you’ll go away fired up with ideas to amaze your customers.

  • Planning and building displays
  • Keeping it commercial
  • Planning POS signs
  • Measuring results
  • Communicating with customers and potential customers
  • Generating events during 2016

Book your place by emailing i.boardman@btinternet.com – see next page for dates & venues

Only £95 per delegate plus vat. Payment in full in advance – non-refundable. Refreshments provided

What others said in 2015:

  • “Very interesting ideas to take back to our nursery”
  • “Working with others was great”
  • “I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience”
  • “Clear and concise – with some fun added in!”

 

REGION

 

DATE

 

VENUE

NUMBER OF PLACES REQUIRED

NORTH THAMES AREA

TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY

AYLETTS

 

SOUTH  THAMES AREA

WEDNESDAY 3 FEBRUARY

RHS WISLEY

 

WALES, MIDLANDS AND WEST

THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY

OLD RAILWAY LINE GC TBC

 

SOUTH WEST AREA

MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY

BERNAVILLE NURSERIES

 

NORTH WEST AREA

TUESDAY 22 MARCH

BARTON GRANGE

 

SCOTLAND

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH

GLENDOICK

 

NORTH EAST AREA

THURSDAY 31 MARCH

COLETTA AND TYSON

 

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