GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 31 2014

Guy Hands, chairman of the owners of The Garden Centre Group, has admitted that the company intends to add to their growing portfolio of centres as gardening's appeal gets stronger. In an article in the Evening Standard he said: "There is still scope to grow."

Pictured: Guy Hands (right) with TGCG CEO Kevin Bradshaw at the Chelsea Flower Show this week.

William Sinclair issue trading statement announcing disappointing sales

William Sinclair, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of growing media including J Arthur Bowers, has issued a trading statement warning that "revenues did not fully meet expectations"...

Ex-Sinclair MD Danny Adamson joins Kärcher

Danny Adamson, a former MD at William Sinclair, has joined Kärcher on a short-term basis as the company strives to become a significant player in the garden watering sector...

Pressing need to change Sunday trading laws

Open Sundays, a broad alliance of retailers campaigning for the relaxation of current Sunday trading laws, is stepping up its campaign to get current restrictions relaxed.

Garden sectors shine despite stall in volume sales growth

Sales of garden products, growing media and plants continued to grow at a fast pace last week, despite overall garden centre volume sales dropping off slightly. The GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 index saw the highest week-on-week movement, up by 32% to reach a record high for the year...

Container planting boosts sales of garden products

With all signs of frosts disappearing, gardeners are confident enough to plant up their patio pots and hanging baskets. As a result container-related items have been selling well, according to GTN Bestsellers data...

Chelsea designer aims to get more secondary schools gardening

After being awarded a Gold medal for his Show Garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, Adam Frost is to become an RHS Ambassador. In his role he will aim to encourage more secondary schools to embrace gardening, as well as to help raise the profile of horticultural careers...

Spring success for Bosch Lawn and Garden

It has been a successful few weeks for Bosch Lawn and Garden with a record breaking sales increase and winning RHS product of the year at Chelsea Flower Show.

Hillier present book to the Queen at Chelsea Flower Show

The Queen visited the Hillier Exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week as part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres...

Hydrangea macrophylla Miss Saori crowned Chelsea Plant of the Year

Hydrangea macrophylla Miss Saori ('H20-2') originally bred in Japan, and exhibited at the show by Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres, has been crowned winner of the 2014 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year contest...

Medal joy for HTA members at RHS Chelsea

It has been another fantastic year for members of the HTA with many winning prestigious medals at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week, including Hillier Nurseries & Garden Centres winning a 69th consecutive Chelsea Gold Medal for ‘The White Garden’...

Affordable orangerie from Nordic perfect for small gardens

The Scanline SL9 has been launched by Nordic Garden Buildings, the UK’s leading manufacturer of free standing PVC garden buildings including pavilions, orangeries and greenhouses, to open the market for such traditional structures to the smaller household...

GTN May 2014

Garden Trade News

GIMA Awards: You’ve Got To Be In It to Win It!

There’s less than four weeks before the deadline for entries to this year’s GIMA awards, so if you want your products to be considered then get your entries in now before it’s too late...

North Walsham Garden Centre wins Dandy Weed contest

North Walsham Garden Centre in Norfolk has been picked as the winning entry for the @Dandy_Weed Twitter competition which called for garden centres to send in a creative photograph to be in with a chance to win a display stand of Resolva 24H...

HTA Garden Gift Card wins major award

The HTA Gift Card has been named a winner in the 2014 Paybefore Awards Europe in the Best Choice Retail Card category...

Grafted veg plants continue to sell well in garden centres

Grafted veg plants from Suttons have been in high demand this week – there are eight in the Top 10 of the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart and 14 in the Top 20...

Hanging baskets and pots boost compost sales

The planting-up-of-containers theme continues through to the Growing Media chart with demand for moisture retaining compost boosting sales...

Retired servicemen sow poppies in memory of WW1

Retired servicemen and representatives from The Royal British Legion planted poppy seeds at Trelawny Garden Centre at Ashford in Devon on Tuesday to commemorate the First World War.

Ecovision and HTA Announce CRoP Partnership

To help expand the adoption of renewable energy systems amongst its members the HTA has, as part of its Cost Reduction Programme (CRoP) initiative, partnered with renewable energy specialist, Ecovision, which operates nationally from its base on the Highgrove Estate...

Exclusive VIP tour to discover China’s horticulture industry

Horticulturists worldwide are invited to join a VIP tour of the spectacular Qingdao International Horticultural Expo and exclusive access to key plant and flower producers in China...

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