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Notcutts plans dashed as councillors reject £85m shopping centre development in Maidstone
Karcher bring their watering range to the UK
"Outdoor Room" is now mainstream and sales will benefit
Choice group drops Chapelwood birdcare brand
Doff Portland see big sales uplift after brand overhaul
GCA announces regional award meetings
Westland Rising Stars learn from the shop floor
Supremo set for official launch at Solex 2014
Geranium Rozanne gets a life in Facebook experiment
Six top entries for FleuroStar Contest
Sisters clock up 25 years at Mr Fothergill's
If catering and food are your growth areas our new Food Xtra will help you
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Farm Shop Supervisor
National Accounts Manager
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Area Sales Manager (South East of England)
SOLEX lay on free buses for GTN's Greatest Awards dinner
Lighting up garden product sales in the warm weather
£100 of NGGV Vouchers for your customers - all they have to do is vote you The Greatest Catering Team 2014
It's a Suttons Chilli Fiesta as young plants fly off the shelves
TGCG launches Garden Kitchen restaurant concept at Brighton GC...and it's making a big impression
Bark chips boost flagging growing media sales
Garden centres pledge their support for the Cultivation Street campaign for front gardens
New Microgreens from Johnsons are short on growing, big on taste
Sir Roy Strong to talk at Wyevale Nurseries open day
Make your own Fragrance ‘Creations’ says Bolsius
Garden centre expansion plan by over-50s womenswear retailer
Help birds feed the family this summer
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Notcutts plans dashed as councillors reject £85m shopping centre development in Maidstone


Councillors have dashed Notcutts' plans for an enlarged store on a new out-of-town shopping centre at Newnham Court in Maidstone. The £85 million development would also have included 
a Waitrose supermarket, Debenhams department store, along with 17 other stores and several restaurants...
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Karcher bring their watering range to the UK


Karcher are set to launch a full watering range for UK garden centres next year...
See pictures of the range, new merchandising ideas, plus Danny Adamson using a pressure washer here
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"Outdoor Room" is now mainstream and sales will benefit


The outdoor room concept has been talked about for over 20 years – at last it seems to becoming mainstream...
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Choice group drops Chapelwood birdcare brand

Choice Marketing, which buys centrally and runs marketing promotions for 33 UK independent garden centres, has dropped Solus's Chapelwood birdcare brand in favour of Gardman and Westland...
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Doff Portland see big sales uplift after brand overhaul


Doff Portland, a leading manufacturer of insecticides, weed killers and garden care products, has reported a steep rise in sales figures, following its brand overhaul in autumn 2013...
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GCA announces regional award meetings


Garden Centre Association members will find out who have come out top in its annual inspections this year at various regional award meetings taking place next month...
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Westland Rising Stars learn from the shop floor


The Westland Rising Stars Class of 2014 are doubling or even tripling their sales already...
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Supremo set for official launch at Solex 2014


One of the leading names in outdoor furniture is set to launch its new identity when it takes its biggest ever presence at Solex 2014 (Stand 445) in July. Bellagio UK will unveil its  ‘Supremo’ brand to industry buyers for the first time at the exhibition, marking the introduction of new ranges designed specifically for the UK marketplace...

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Geranium Rozanne gets a life in Facebook experiment


Blooms of Bressingham Plants have given Geranium 'Rozanne' a personality and a Facebook page to test drive a new approach to marketing...
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Six top entries for FleuroStar Contest



Fleuroselect is proud to present six entries in the FleuroStar Contest 2014/2015, each competing for the award as the winner with the 'wow' factor, the variety with the highest visual impact at retail...

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Sisters clock up 25 years at Mr Fothergill's
Sisters Doreen Pettitt and Susan Hawes  recently clocked up 25 years working for Suffolk seedsmen Mr Fothergill's...



Left to right: Doreen Pettitt, James Nutt and Susan Hawes.
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Pre-Event Study Tour launched by Glee


International and UK retailers who want to expand their knowledge of the garden market, experience retail best practice and gather product inspiration and innovation are urged to secure their place on Glee’s new educational feature – the Pre-Event Study Tour...
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