In This Issue
The magnificent GIMA Team WingWalk for Greenfingers Charity
GTN Bestsellers analysis: Bring on the sunshine
Plant sales up by 12% as rain relents
Garden centre team does Land's End to John o'Groats charity ride...on static bikes.
GYO leads the way as Dobbies roll out Elho concept
Hillier begins re-brand of four former Wyevales
Beware hosepipe 'backflow' warning as weather warms
Planning for catering: an expert's view at HTA one-day conference
Kettler GB invests £2m in warehouse to streamline distribution
New Hopetoun Gardens owners hand control to employees
Planting inspiration in Notcutts new display garden at Maidstone
Suttons reaffirms its commitment to retailers with new investment
Two New Greenfingers Gardens Open
Mild May makes way for increase in houseplants sales
Free stands at Autumn Fair for 12 Theo Paphitis-endorsed winners
Blenheim Palace show attracts 24,000
Retail launch for non-toxic firelighter used by British Army
FlowerTrials visitors undaunted by poor weather
Medals for quartet with 120 years long service...
Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre
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Core gardening products improve after the rain
25% uplift for Growing Media
Great year for garden veg
Wild Bird Care benefits from the rain
GARDENA makes Hampton Court debut
The best of last week's
Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of Podington Garden Centre
Police arrest three as they flee from Sanders GC early-hours break-in
‘Adopted Yorkshireman' relocates from Australia for garden centre role
Clematis wins visitor vote at National Plant Show
Garden Centre Photo Tours
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The magnificent GIMA Team WingWalk for Greenfingers Charity

On Saturday Vicky Nuttall, Mark Portman and Lowri Walker took to the skies over the Cotswolds to raise money for Greenfingers Charity...

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GTN Bestsellers analysis: Bring on the sunshine

 

Despite the nasty June weather we are on target to reach the half year up by around 2% year on year for garden centre volume sales. And with some hot weather forecast for the weekend a lot of hopefully pent up gardening demand could come through garden centre pay tills...

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Plant sales up by 12% as rain relents

 

The rain relented and the sun almost shone across the country and plant sales were up 12% week on week. Could it be there is an even bigger uplift for the last week of June?  Or will it be too hot?

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Garden centre team does Land's End to John o'Groats charity ride...on static bikes.

 

Staff from The Gardens Group completed the equivalent of the 874 miles from Land's End to John o' Groats – and back again – in an epic static bike ride last week...

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GYO leads the way as Dobbies roll out Elho concept

Elho’s branded store concept has been installed across the Dobbies chain of garden centres, with grow-your-own items enjoying particular success...

 

 

 

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Hillier begins re-brand of four former Wyevales

 

The former Wyevale garden centres sites at Cheddar, Dorking, Lechlade and Marlow are now in the throes of re-branding under the Hilliers name following the acquisitions announced in April. The quartet brings the Hillier estate to 16 centres.

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Beware hosepipe 'backflow' warning as weather warms

WaterSafe is alerting households about the potential health risks of using a garden hosepipe for watering and cooling off if simple safety measures aren’t followed...

 

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Planning for catering: an expert's view at HTA one-day conference

 

Catering design expert Charlie Weller of Space Catering (pictured) will discuss the ins and outs of planning for or redesigning a food preparation area at this week’s HTA Catering Conference – A Slice of the Pie.

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Kettler GB invests £2m in warehouse to streamline distribution

Kettler GB is investring £2 million to streamline distribution following growth of 15% last year and 20% this...

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New Hopetoun Gardens owners hand control to employees

The owners of New Hopetoun Gardens near Edinburgh have transferred ownership to an employee trust to secure the centre’s future for its staff...

 

Above: Lesley Watson and Dougal Philip with new MD Morag Macrea.

 

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Planting inspiration in Notcutts new display garden at Maidstone

Notcutts Garden Centre in Maidstone held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new display garden designed to inspire local gardeners with imaginative planting and landscaping ideas all year round...

 

Pictured (left to right): Nick Burrows, chief executive; Marco de Jongh; Caroline Notcutt; Cllr Marion Ring; Jonathan Kemp.

[Images: Vervate, © Notcutts Garden Centres Ltd]

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Suttons reaffirms its commitment to retailers with new investment
'No online discounts' pledge to continue

Suttons is to roll out new-look seed stand displays and expand its field merchandising and sales team as part of a renewed commitment to its retail channel...

 

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Two New Greenfingers Gardens Open

The view from the Apple Chair, which featured in the Greenfingers Chelsea Garden, at Richard House in East London and below the garden at Claire House in the Wirral which have been officially opened this month...

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Mild May makes way for increase in houseplants sales

 

Houseplants and catering sales were up at garden centres across the country during May according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report...

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Free stands at Autumn Fair for 12 Theo Paphitis-endorsed winners

 

Twelve businesses are to get free exhibition space at  Autumn Fair in September after winning a competition run with #SBS Small Business Sunday – the online business community founded by entrepreneur Theo Paphitis...

 

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Blenheim Palace show attracts 24,000

More than 24,000 people attended the seventh annual Blenheim Palace Flower Show, which was opened by TV presenter George Clarke.

 

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Retail launch for non-toxic firelighter used by British Army

A novel non-toxic firelighter used by British soldiers is now available for the retail market...

 

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FlowerTrials visitors undaunted by poor weather

More than 7,000 unique visitors from 66 countries turned out for last month’s FlowerTrials event in the Netherlands, undaunted by the poor weather at the start...

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Medals for quartet with 120 years long service...

Four members of staff from Wyevale Nurseries have been presented with medals to honour long service...

 

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Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre

RHS Retail Director, Damian Powell, took GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer on a guided tour of the new plant centre and retail areas at RHS Wisley last week...

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