In This Issue
Blue Diamond now 3rd largest Garden Centre Group in the UK
Lancs grower is latest victim or rural crime
42 more Homebase closures named as former owners lick their wounds
43% of gardeners use weedkillers, survey suggests
Beardshaw lends weight to bee and wasp sting awareness campaign
Hilliers set out to make a family's dream come true
Multiple triumphs for Haskins in GCA regional awards
Thinner cut turf makes for healthier lawns says STRI research
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Focus on garden centres drives 45% growth for Peckish
Walk into a 'green oasis' at Plantarium
Develop your marketing strategies with the HTA Marketing Forum
Analyst plays down risk of glyphosate ban following $289m award to cancer victim
The best of last week's
Who will take up the gardening sales gap as at least 60 Homebase stores close?
Gardman stock rebuild delayed by production constraints
Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in Roundup cancer trial
August lows at heat takes its toll
GCA announces Ruxley Rose finalists
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Blue Diamond now 3rd largest Garden Centre Group in the UK

On Friday 17th August 2018, the Blue Diamond Group became the third largest Garden Centre group in the UK, following the integration of 8 centres purchased from Wyevale Garden Centres...

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Lancs grower is latest victim or rural crime

With rural security a hot topic in the nursery trade of late, Flornaplants in West Lancashire is the latest victim of plant thieves.

 

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42 more Homebase closures named as former owners lick their wounds

Hilco Capital, the new owners of Homebase, who bought the DIY chain for £1 from Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers in May, have named 42 planned store closures, some of which may be bought by Amazon Logistics...

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43% of gardeners use weedkillers, survey suggests

 

Recent results from a survey commissioned by the Common Sense Gardening Group and conducted by Yolo Communications has revealed that 43% of gardeners say they use garden care chemicals to control weeds...

 

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Beardshaw lends weight to bee and wasp sting awareness campaign

Chris Beardshaw, star of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show and now arguably the country’s most eminent garden designer, has taken on a new role as the inaugural ambassador for ‘Bee Resistant 2018’; a national campaign that runs annually to highlight the dangers of anaphylaxis caused by bee and wasp stings...

 

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Hilliers set out to make a family's dream come true

Hilliers Garden Centres have made a family's dream come true in a charity project inspired by the TV show ‘DIY SOS’...

 

 

 

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Multiple triumphs for Haskins in GCA regional awards

Haskins have enjoyed a clutch of successes in this year’s Garden Centre Association South Thames regional awards...

 

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Thinner cut turf makes for healthier lawns says STRI research

 

Younger thinner cut turf roots more quickly and vigorously than the traditional older thicker cut product, allowing faster establishment and a healthier and more attractive lawn, according to new research...

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Sorry it's late

Apologies from the GTN Xtra team about the late publication of this issue...

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