Following an extensive period of consultation with suppliers, retailers and supporting trade associations, the organisers of Glee, i2i Events, have confirmed that the 2015 show will benefit from a new weekday opening pattern, starting on Monday 14th September and closing on Wednesday 16th September.
It's the most sought after Christmas award in the industry, The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team, as it's the only award voted for by the people who matter most, your customers...
Fresh new beginnings are on the horizon for Suttons Seeds, as the company announce the management buy out (MBO) of Suttons Consumer Products Ltd, effective as of December 1st.
Greenfingers trustee and HTA CEO Carol Paris is leading the Christmas charge for Greenfingers this year by taking part in the London Santa Run on Sunday 7th December and will be taking along her two spaniels Max and Murphy...although they don't seem too keen at the moment!
Horticultural celebrities from TV and radio are busy recording questions for the 2015 Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day Quiz at the moment, and garden centres who sign up to take part in what is set to be the biggest and best quiz yet can take advantage of the ‘early bird’ entry fee of just £50 - if they sign up before 1st January 2015...
Outdoor lighting is still proving to be popular in garden centres with sales holding up strongly. Gardman Ice Orb Solar Light has taken over top spot in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart while the Gardman Wood Effect Marker Light moves up to second place.
The quest for The Greatest Christmas teams is on. The expert team of judges are now out and about visiting all of the teams nominated in this years The Greatest Christmas Awards. You’ll find out who are The Greatest at Christmas this year by joining us at the first awards event of 2015, The Greatest Christmas Awards Christmas Party...
The sponsors for The Greatest Christmas Awards are:
Stewarts Rising Star is “a great guy and this is doing him a lot of good.” That’s the verdict from Stewarts Garden Centres MD, Martin Stewart on Matthew Fay one of five finalists in the Garden Centre Association Rising Stars Programme, sponsored by Westland Horticulture...
Hannah Mason started her garden centre career as a member of the Sunday Team at Chessington Garden Centre. Now she is one of five finalists in the Garden Centre Association Rising Stars Programme, sponsored by Westland Horticulture...
Horticultural celebrities from TV and radio are busy recording questions for the 2015 Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day Quiz at the moment, and garden centres who sign up to take part in what is set to be the biggest and best quiz yet can take advantage of the ‘early bird’ entry fee of just £50 - if they sign up before 1st January 2015...
