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Garsons Garden Centre awards £2.4m catering contract
Garsons Garden Centre in Titchfield, Hampshire has invested £2.4m in its catering offer by awarding a new five-year contract to Compass Group's Instore business...
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Plans to increase serving capacity at Darlington garden centre cafe met with opposition
A proposal from Sam Turner and Sons garden centre at Piercebridge, near Darlington, to increase the serving capacity in its cafe has met with opposition.
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Hillier centres raise funds for leading military charity through poppy sales
Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres are to raise money in aid of Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for vision-impaired ex-Service men and women, through the sale of 10,000 traditional wild flower poppies in Garden Centres across the UK throughout May and June.
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Mr Fothergill’s Nation of Gardeners sees its first bloom of the year
Mr Fothergill’s Nation of Gardeners – a network of keen amateur gardeners in all of the mainland UK regions – has had its first bloom of the campaign!
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New marketing director at Gardman drives brand investment
As part of its strategy to be consumer-led, Gardman is investing to identify and then satisfy consumer preferences in four key categories – wild bird care, lighting, garden tools and metal hardware. Sarah Downing, Gardman’s new Marketing Director, is leading this brand investment and has been tasked with sustaining Gardman’s market leading position.
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A positive outcome for Monkton Elm staff
Staff at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre near Taunton in Somerset have been presented with certificates after completing their apprenticeship awards with Positive Outcomes...
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CN Seeds benefits from UKTI advice and funding
UKTI advice and funding has helped to sow seeds of success for Cambridgeshire company CN Seeds in Japan, Europe and the US...
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Onion sets in huge demand
Taylors onion sets dominate the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart this week, with five varieties selling well. Red Baron has jumped to top spot, overtaking Allensmore Rhubarb Timperly Early...
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Steady growth in compost sales
There’s been steady growth of compost sales during the last week, but volume sales of the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 were 1% down on last year and over 20% down on the same week in 2012...
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APL offers discounted membership for limited period
The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) is offering landscapers with a trading history of more than two years the opportunity to become members at a discounted rate if they apply by 31 March 2014...
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Garden centres across the UK are putting the final preparations in place for their Garden Re-Leaf Day events on Friday, March 14. The third, annual gardening industry initiative will see hundreds of garden retailers and suppliers working together towards a fun, fund-raising weekend that is also designed to pull in gardening customers after the wet winter months.
Hollywood star Jude Law and Dr Who actor David Tennant (pictured) have joined the growing list of household-name celebrities to support Garden Re-Leaf Day’s popular Gardening Quiz, by recording a round of questions. The brain-teasing audio quiz is available as a customer event opportunity to any garden centre taking part in the annual fund-raising day in March...
