In This Issue
Scotts Miracle-Gro wants to exit UK and Europe
Winners of GTN's first-ever Greatest Marketing Awards revealed
Four Oaks Horticulture to remain under current ownership
GCA moves HQ to Chester but retains close HTA links
Christmas products, lights, bulbs and manure in demand
Vitax recruit Andy McIndoe to front new website
Smart ways of marketing that don’t cost the earth
First Westland Rising Star in Ireland announced
David Domoney designs War Graves Commission garden for Chelsea
GrowQuip 2016 hailed as a great success
Catch-up videos for pot and bedding buyers
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Nursery Grower Technical Manager (West Sussex)
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Berkshire)
Technical Growing Operations Nursery Manager (UK based)
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Former Dobbies MD is called to the (handle)bar
Poinsettia sales start to get going
Another successful year for Go Wild with Peckish
Variety is the key to buoyant Christmas sales
Fleeces and rakes see an upsurge in sales
Manure gives a boost to growing media sales
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GTN's Greatest Awards 2016
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Planters chef makes finals of pizza and pasta contests
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Scotts Miracle-Gro wants to exit UK and Europe
Reports say talks with potential strategic partners or financial buyers have resumed




Scotts Miracle-Gro is actively seeking to exit its UK and Europe business, chairman Jim Hagedorn has told analysts...
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Winners of GTN's first-ever Greatest Marketing Awards revealed
GTN's first-ever Greatest Marketing Awards were presented at the HTA Marketing Forum on Tuesday with Gold Awards going to Cooks GC, Perrywood GC, Green Pastures and the Tillington Group's Beautiful Gardens. Westland Horticulture also picked up a prestigious Gold Award....



The Greatest Garden Centre Marketing Teams of the Year receive their awards from the HTA's Carol Paris and GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer.
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Four Oaks Horticulture to remain under current ownership


Following the announcement in September that Four Oaks Horticulture Ltd – owner of the Four Oaks Trade Show and Four Oaks Nurseries Ltd – was to be sold, Richard Harding has decided to take the business off the market. The decision was taken despite there being several offers for the business...
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GCA moves HQ to Chester but retains close HTA links
 
The Garden Centre Association has moved its head office to Chester following the relocation of the Horticultural Trade Association to Chilcot. Iain Wylie, the GCA’s Chief Executive, said: “We will still have a solid working relationship with the HTA..."
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Christmas products, lights, bulbs and manure in demand


Christmas, bulbs, manure and garden lighting were the major areas for bestsellers as another week of increased sales year on year sees the GTN All Products Volume Sales Index move ever closer to parity for 2016.
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Vitax recruit Andy McIndoe to front new website
Former Hilliers MD Andy McIndoe is to become the gardening expert for the new Vitax Garden World website...



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Smart ways of marketing that don’t cost the earth
HTA Marketing Forum 2016


Maximising your potential without a big marketing budget was a key theme at the HTA Marketing Forum, which took place on Tuesday (November 8) at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire...
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First Westland Rising Star in Ireland announced
 

Emma Cooke from Springmount Garden Centre in Co.Wexford has been voted as the first winner of the Westland Rising Stars in Ireland...



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Planters chef makes finals of pizza and pasta contests
Simon Wilkes from Planters Garden Centre at Tamworth reached the finals of last week’s  Pizza & Pasta Chef of the Year competitions alongside 29 other top pizza chefs and 11 other top pasta chefs from across the country...

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David Domoney designs War Graves Commission garden for Chelsea


David Domoney is to design an artisan show garden for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) at next year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, celebrating the commission’s centenary...

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GrowQuip 2016 hailed as a great success



GROWQUIP 2016 delivers inspiring and enlightening presentations and an excellent networking dinner enjoyed by leading growers and commercial horticultural suppliers. Sponsors, showcase participants and delegates confirm the value of the networking and information exchange event format organised by the Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA)...

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Catch-up videos for pot and bedding buyers


Plant breeders who took part in this year’s FlowerTrials circuit in the Netherlands have made a series of videos available on the FlowerTrials website to help buyers catch up on news of the latest pot and bedding plant introductions...

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