In This Issue
Bents and Castle Gardens are GCA Christmas Winners for 2017
So what went on behind closed doors at the Wyevale suppliers meeting.?
Durston's BUY BRITISH Campaign hailed a success
Ruxley Rose judge sees ‘plant area confidence’
Is Christmas peaking too soon?
Top tips from the HTA Marketing Forum
Leanne wins award for dealing with tricky customers
Alan Titchmarsh backs new dementia-friendly guide for garden centres
Tong GC appoints ex-Cranswick exec as FD
Garden centres defend use of reindeer after animal rights protests
T&M's new NPD team boasts 140 years of horticultural know-how
Animals at zoo on Van Hage site may have to be put down after plans are rejected
B&M UK's bargain bonanza marches on
Dutch nursery's pre-planted hedging on the up
Klass takes another batch of garden centre concessions
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Draper Tools appoint Sales Director
Festive drip feeder sales disappointing
Colder weather hits growing media sales
'Feeling Good' about Christmas
Up, up, up – plant sales shine
SBM launches Baby Bio gift packs for Christmas
'Don't forget gift vouchers for Christmas' says HTA
Launch of the Stewart Garden Schools Programme 2018
The best of last week's
When will the For Sale sign go up at Wyevale GCs?
Martin Stewart apologises over Santa tickets as 10,000 requests crash website
Cheeky innuendo takes garden centre customers by surprise...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Kadai are Firepit Stars at Taste of London Festive
Food trends to keep an eye on in 2018
New SPAR Market food store format sees sales and margins rise
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Bents and Castle Gardens are GCA Christmas Winners for 2017

 

Castle Gardens have won the GCA Christmas competition for Best Garden Centre for the eighth successive year and Bents (above) have been awarded Best Christmas Destination Garden Centre in the UK...

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So what went on behind closed doors at the Wyevale suppliers meeting.?
There was chat, there was cheer...and there was even a chance to whip things up with a bit of chanting...

Wooff woof! Yes it’s me, your industrious (and occasionally industrial) Newshound reporting for duty. You’ll be wondering if I found much to set the tail wagging at this week’s gathering of the supply chain at Fortress Wyevale. Read on...

 

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Durston's BUY BRITISH Campaign hailed a success
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UK based supplier of compost and growing media, Durston Garden Products Ltd reflects on what has been another momentous year...

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Ruxley Rose judge sees ‘plant area confidence’

The 20 finalists in the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Ruxley Rose competition have recently (November, 2017) been judged and there is strong evidence of continued enthusiasm for selling plants at member centres...

 

 

Squires Twickenham – attractive use of vertical space.

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Is Christmas peaking too soon?

 

Christmas is either peaking too soon or we are just in for a bumper season, according to EPOS data supplied by garden centres for GTN Bestsellers...

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Top tips from the HTA Marketing Forum

The importance of brand, appealing to mature customers, data protection, direct mail and loyalty schemes were just a few of the topics on the agenda at this week’s sell out HTA Marketing Forum...

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Leanne wins award for dealing with tricky customers

 

 

 

 

Resolving problems with tricky consumers has earned Kelkay employee Leanne Arrowsmith a special accolade from one of the company's online stockists...

 

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Alan Titchmarsh backs new dementia-friendly guide for garden centres
 

Alzheimer’s Society and Britain’s best known gardener, Alan Titchmarsh, have come together to stand united against dementia by producing a brand new guide encouraging garden centres and nurseries across the UK to become dementia-friendly and sign up to their Forget Me Not campaign...

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Tong GC appoints ex-Cranswick exec as FD

Former Cranswick plc executive Charlie Barker has joined Tong Garden Centre at Bradford in the newly-created position of finance director...

 

 

Pictured: Charlie Barker (left) with Mark Farnsworth.

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Garden centres defend use of reindeer after animal rights protests

Two garden centres who use live reindeers in their Christmas attractions have defended themselves against accusations of cruelty from animal rights activists over the past week...

 

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T&M's new NPD team boasts 140 years of horticultural know-how

With 140 years of horticultural experience between them, Thompson & Morgan's newly-formed new product development team is able to boast a rich diversity of expert horticultural knowledge...

 

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Animals at zoo on Van Hage site may have to be put down after plans are rejected

Animals at the zoo in the grounds of Van Hage’s Great Amwell garden centre in Hertfordshire may have to be put down following failure to obtain retrospective planning permission, the owner says...

 

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Kadai are Firepit Stars at Taste of London Festive

 

Kadai were the stars at the central feature of the Taste of London Festive Event this weekend in Londons dockland...

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Food trends to keep an eye on in 2018

 

Premium alcoholic drinks, non-alcoholic drinks, meat-reducing diets and high protein products are all food trends retailers should keep an eye on says the chief executive of food wholesaler Cotswold Fayre...

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New SPAR Market food store format sees sales and margins rise
There could be inspiration here for garden centre food departments

The story of how sales and margins have improved at the first SPAR Market store, which has opened in Pwllheli in Wales in September, will interest garden centres with an interest in food retailing...

 

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B&M UK's bargain bonanza marches on

 

 

 

 

B&M UK, the 560-store value retailer, grew sales by 17.2% for the 6 months to Sept 23, with earnings up 20% to £107.8m...

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Dutch nursery's pre-planted hedging on the up

Specialist Dutch tree nursery Boomkwekerij E. de Jong has reported growing sales of its ‘Royal Hedge’ range of pre-planted hedging...

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Klass takes another batch of garden centre concessions

Fashion brand Klass has opened two more unmanned concessions with the Klondyke group – and will feature in the Caulder group's five centres next spring...

 

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