In This Issue
QD Group buys David’s Nurseries to make Cherry Lane No 12
Home & Garden group of centres to be split up
Average April means May Bank Holiday weather is crucial - and it may be the warmest on record say the Met Office
Wesfarmers blame poor weather for further sales decline at Homebase
Garden centre industry duo sponsored by GCA Trust to go to IGCA Congress
Hillier to celebrate the Royal Wedding at Chlesea
HTA produces Xylella 30-Day Action Plan
Bents' initiatives to encourage kids to love the outdoors
Steve Millington to leave his role at Tildenet
Plant trends bloom across the industry
'Job done' takes to the airwaves on talkSPORT
Expert's pruning masterclass at Bradford garden centre
Line-up announced for RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
Daredevil Denise skydives for Princess Alice Hospice
Hanging Basket Masterclass at Squire’s
Three new plants from Hillier Nurseries to be launched at Chelsea
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Thompson & Morgan and RHS Garden Hyde Hall team up for a ‘Floral Fantasia’
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QD Group buys David’s Nurseries to make Cherry Lane No 12

The Norwich-based QD Group, which currently owns 11 Cherry Lane garden centres, has bought David’s Nurseries in Worcester from the beleaguered Home & Garden Group, which went into administration in March...

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Home & Garden group of centres to be split up

GTN Xtra has learned that the Home & Garden group of garden centres is to be split up as a buyer for the whole business hasn’t been forthcoming. It’s understood that at least a couple of the centres will be taken back by former operators...

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Average April means May Bank Holiday weather is crucial - and it may be the warmest on record say the Met Office

 

After the Beast from the East, parts 1 and 2 that decimated trading in March, all that April could deliver was an average month for garden centre sales volumes.  So the weather forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend is awaited with baited breath...

 

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Wesfarmers blame poor weather for further sales decline at Homebase

 

Wesfarmers blamed poor weather and the 'Beast from the East' for a further slump in sales at Homebase as it announced it's Third Quarter Retail Sales Update. Steve Collinge, of Insight DIY, said: "The period covered by Wesfarmers Q3 results, January to March 2018, is probably the worst quarter for home improvement and gardening sales for many, many years."

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Garden centre industry duo sponsored by GCA Trust to go to IGCA Congress

The GCA Trust has selected Matt Tanner from Squire’s Garden Centres and Jayne Scott from Klondyke to go to this year’s International Garden Centre Association Congress in September...

 

 

It has been a momentus year so far for Jayne Scott, pictured here with her garden centre manager Jason Norman. Jayne was voted as the Rising Star winner at the GCA Conference in January.

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Hillier to celebrate the Royal Wedding at Chlesea

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This year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show will feature a truly special display commissioned to celebrate the Royal Wedding and Hillier has been selected to create it...

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HTA produces Xylella 30-Day Action Plan
 

Due to the threat of Xylella fastidiosa and the potential devastation it poses to the horticultural industry the HTA has created a 30-day action plan. Through initiatives such as education and sharing best practice, the HTA want to continue to increase awareness of Xylella and help reduce the threat of it being introduced into the United Kingdom...

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Bents' initiatives to encourage kids to love the outdoors

 

There has never been a better time to think about getting children back outside to enjoy the great outdoors and Bents Garden & Home’s Explorer initiatives are great ways for children to do just that...

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Steve Millington to leave his role at Tildenet
 

Following the successful integration of Bosmere products to the Tildenet range, Steve Millington will leave his role as Sales Director of Tildenet Gardenware in September and with further expansion in the pipeline, the company will be shortly be recruiting further senior sales personnel to support the next phase of growth...

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Plant trends bloom across the industry

 

Leading industry exhibition Glee (September 10-12, NEC Birmingham), explores the latest plant trends...

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'Job done' takes to the airwaves on talkSPORT
 

SBM Life Science’s revolutionary new weedkiller, Job done is taking to the airwaves on talkSPORT.  With nearly 3 million listeners, TalkSPORT is the world’s largest sports radio station broadcasting sport and sports coverage 24 hours a day...

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Expert's pruning masterclass at Bradford garden centre

 

Tong Garden Centre has announced the second masterclass with TV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson...

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Line-up announced for RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

The RHS has revealed its landscape of gardens at this year’s RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, supported by Bruntwood. From larger than life designs looking to the future of our planet, to escapism and take home inspiration, there will be gardens galore as the Show celebrates its 20th anniversary. 

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Daredevil Denise skydives for Princess Alice Hospice

 

Denise July, an employee at Squire’s Garden Centre in Long Ditton, bravely jumped out of a plane last Saturday 21st April to raise money for Squire’s chosen charity Princess Alice Hospice in Esher...

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Hanging Basket Masterclass at Squire’s

 

Squire’s Garden Centres are running their very popular “Large Summer Hanging Basket” planting masterclass on Friday 18th May at 10am and 2pm...

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Three new plants from Hillier Nurseries to be launched at Chelsea

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Hillier is set to introduce three new plants in its Chelsea Flower Show garden this year...

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