In This Issue
Halt sub-standard grass seed trade urge Johnsons
Sales of garden lighting products still shine brightly
More reaction to the destocking-in-winter debate
Be part of Westland’s Autumn Revolution to maximise your sales
Green Heart of Glee filling up fast
Channel 4 reveals the Shed of the Year
Moreton Park centre triumph at Shrewsbury show
If catering and food are your growth areas our new Food Xtra will help you
Memorial garden wins top awards at Taunton Flower Show
Behind-the-scenes visit at Mr Fothergill's for Homebase students
Garden Centres join in with WW1 Commemorations
Garden Centre Manager
Plant Centre Manager
Sales Executive
Head of Buying
Plant Area Supervisor
Restaurant Manager
Junior Buyer
Charity launches 'go green' fund-raising push
Apta to launch RHS Pot Covers
Whitehall secure £400k for biomass installations
Veg seeds see sales increases
Shop prices Deflationary for 15th Consecutive Month
Growing media sales holding up well
Four Oaks debut for CastClear
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Halt sub-standard grass seed trade urge Johnsons
Johnsons Lawn Seed this week launched a ‘campaign for quality’ after accusing some grass seed suppliers of cutting corners and undermining the market...
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Sales of garden lighting products still shine brightly


In this week's GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Chart outdoor lighting products amount to 61% of the total Top 50 sales volumes...
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More reaction to the destocking-in-winter debate
Wyevale Garden Centre's head of horticulture Tim Clapp (right) and GCA chairman Will Armitage have both commented on the growing trend of garden centres destocking their planterias in deepest winter. Tim said: “We’re in the business of selling people success so I’d much rather stock top quality plants in February and March, while Will commented: "Our plan is to hold as much stock as we can protect from the cold winter weather without losing the garden centre look or feel.”
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Be part of Westland’s Autumn Revolution to maximise your sales
 

Westland Horticulture is driving forward an Autumn Revolution, with the launch of a new Aftercut Autumn All-in-One range and an in-store point of sale campaign to maximise Autumn for garden centres...

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Green Heart of Glee filling up fast








 Glee’s newest feature – The Green Heart –is filling up fast, says show organisers i2i, who are urging nurseries who want to take part to act quickly to secure space...

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Channel 4 reveals the Shed of the Year
The Allotment Roof Shed from London has been crowned winner of the 2014 Shed of the Year competition sponsored by Cuprinol...


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Moreton Park centre triumph at Shrewsbury show
Moreton Park Garden Centre near Wrexham has been awarded a Large Gold Medal and best in show in the external garden category at Shrewsbury Flower Show...
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Memorial garden wins top awards at Taunton Flower Show

Staff from Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre are celebrating this week after winning a gold medal and ‘Best in Show’ for the third year running at the Taunton Flower Show – with special guest Toby Buckland in attendance...
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Behind-the-scenes visit at Mr Fothergill's for Homebase students


Mr Fothergill's played host to a group of students from the Homebase Garden Academy, which aims to provide a grounding for young people interested in a career in horticulture...
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Garden Centres join in with WW1 Commemorations


Garden Centres across the country joined in the commemorations for WW1...
See pictures from Barton Grange, Bicester Avenue, Skylark and Thurrock
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