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Graf UK win at GIMA Golf Day
The Graf UK team of Anthony Bradbeer, Kevin Beckett, Matthew Rolph and Alan McLaughlin won the closely contested GIMA Golf Day Cup last week at Belton Woods Golf Course in Lincolnshire...
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Jubilee dampens sales
Top line GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis shows the long bank holiday for the Queens Jubilee had a dampening effect on garden centre footfall and sales...
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NEC + Heaven Sends Showroom = The Perfect Trip
GTN Xtra Promotion
Are you going to the NEC Birmingham between 28th and 30th June? Then we’ve got another stop to add to your buying trip!
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Treadstone to follow 2021 new product award with further innovations
GTN Xtra Promotion
Garden products supplier, Treadstone, is set to unveil further innovation for its product portfolio at the Glee Birmingham show this month. This includes brand new ranges and impactful merchandising to support sales in store...
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GROW YOUR sales...with the new Global Journey Seed Ball Dispenser
GTN Xtra Promotion
Seed balls contain around 30 seeds, sprouting in 4-6 weeks. The balls are a mini ecosystem, protecting from birds, ants and slugs and providing nutrition as the seeds germinate and grow...
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Experience the Summer of Garden Love at Glee 2022
As Glee gets set to open its doors in late June for the first time ever (28th – 30th June, NEC, Birmingham), the UK’s leading garden centre trade event invites you to a summer of garden loving...
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Get ready for Fire, Grill & Chill at Glee 2022
The new Fire, Grill & Chill area is dedicated to demonstrating the best that Glee’s Outdoor Entertainment exhibitors have to offer...
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Dobbies expands compost bag recycling scheme across UK
Dobbies has expanded its compost bag recycling scheme following a successful trial across 10 of its stores...
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New for SOLEX 2022 – online appointment booking system
SOLEX, taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 12-14 July, has created an online appointment booking system which allows visitors to book a meeting prior to, or during the show, with the exhibitor of their choice...
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Tong raises over £6,700 for its Charity of the Year
A team at Tong Garden Centre walked the equivalent of Bradford to Paris to raise funds for its Charity of the Year...
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Griddle cooking with Bramblecrest
At this year’s Solex Exhibition, Bramblecrest will be introducing its new ranges and extensions for 2023 and hosting a cooking demonstration. Visitors are invited to come and watch a chef prepare a wide variety of recipes that can be cooked on a griddle plate and to taste them too!
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Help take planting to the next level with Town & Country
Town & Country has launched a Tiered Planter range to make it easier for everyone to feel the benefits of nurturing and growing plants, even those with small balconies or courtyards...
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GTN Interviews: Steve Morgan, Zest - Nick Rubins, Cherry Lane Garden Centres
GTN May 2022 Issue available to read on-line here
In the May 2022 issue of GTN magazine:
- Coming of age for Cherry Lane
- Garden centre ambulance for Ukraine
- Make your own vinok - aid ideas from Ukraine
- Glee Buyers Power List Nomination Form
- Get ready for a summer of trade shows
- GTN meets the suppliers – Zest
- Greenfingers Ty Hafan garden opens
- LOFA Column – Excited for SOLEX 2022
- HTA Column – Veg led revolution
- GIMA Column – The great juggling act of 2022.
Read on-line here
Encouraging customers to make the switch to peat free gardening
GTN's Sustainability Directory 2022 available to read on-line here
 GTN’s Guide to Sustainability Innovations for Garden Centre Retailing.
- Encouraging customers to make the switch to peat free gardening - comment from RHS, Millbrook, Buckingham, The Gardens Group, Hillier, Cherry Lane, Pughs, Alton's, Groves, St Peters, Monkton Elm, Lakeside Plant Centre, Planters, Notcutts, Green Pastures, Summerseat & Bradley Fold Garden Centres.
- Taking Charge – Garden Centre EV Charging.
- LOFA members Improving green credentials.
- Get ready for new EPR regulations.
- Green commitment at Highfield Garden World.
- Small steps, big difference at The Gardens Group.
- Plant Hope at Perrywood.
- New Sustainable Products.
- Sustainability Directory 2022.
Read on-line here
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How to help the plight of butterflies with British wildflowers
It’s a sad fact that over the last 150 years, five species of butterfly have become extinct and that, over the last four decades, 76% of the UK’s resident and regular migrant butterflies have declined in abundance, occurrence, or both (Butterfly Conservation)...
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Visitor registration for PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt now open!
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Johnsons adds new varieties to popular Microgreens range
The ever popular Microgreens range from Johnsons Seeds has two new additions for next season - Cress and Mustard. Both with an RRP of £2.65, they provide a traditional taste, perfect for salads and sandwiches...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Cherry Lane Garden Centres – celebrating 21 years and still growing
Value garden centre group Cherry Lane is celebrating its 21st anniversary. The business has grown from three sites to 17 and has a month of events, activities and special treats planned for customers to mark this milestone...
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Garden centre staff selected to attend IGCA Congress
The Garden Centre Association Trust has selected Laura Matheson from St Peters Garden Centre and Holly Byrne from Millbrook Garden Centre Gravesend to attend this year’s International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) Congress...
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Wyevale Nurseries enters nine new plants for National Plant Show awards
Wyevale Nurseries has entered nine new plants for the New Plant Awards at the Horticultural Trades Association National Plant Show this month...
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Hozelock announces ambassador collaborations
2022 marks an exciting year for leading gardening brand Hozelock, not only does the Birmingham based company have a range of new products being launched, but it is also collaborating with eight high profile social media influencers...
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Keep warm and dry with TMD’s customisable rain jacket
GTN Xtra Promotion
With the unpredictability of the British weather, the Squall Rain Jacket (other options available) supplied by Taylor Made Designs, is the perfect choice for all year-round weather protection, at an affordable price. Available in a range of colours, this fully windproof and waterproof jacket perfectly combines style with practicality, making it the must have item for men and women working outdoors.
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