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Retail ops restructured as going gets tough for Wyevale GCs
Retailers must act now to redeem expired gift vouchers says HTA
July was only average for garden centres sales volumes
More garden retailers signing up to industry Xylella crisis campaign
Burgon & Ball to roll out 70 new lines at Glee
Scotts Miracle-Gro buoyant but Europe revenue falls 6%
Town & Country is sold to EP Barrus
Clothing was smart June highlight for GCA centres
Still pretty in pink? Or is orange the new ‘in’
Lighting the way for profit growth within garden retailing
Millbrook walk 60 miles for Air Ambulance
The mighty apple goes ‘on tour’
Driving ban for Blackpool garden centre owner on drink charge
Ornamental grasses are August Plants of the Moment
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Sales of Impatiens on the rise
Xylella fastidiosa - a threat to the U.K. Horticulture industry
Orchid feeds currently selling well
La Hacienda sold to US company
Duke of York leads the way for autumn seed potato sales
New comparison website aims to offer platform for trades
Train or repel – keeping pets in check
Growing media sales drop by 17% during July
Three men went to mow...
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Three men went to mow...

Three gardens have been shortlisted in an annual competition to find ‘Britain’s Best Lawn’ sponsored by mower manufacturer EGO Power+

The successful gardeners are from Peterborough, Doncaster and Exeter.

The winner will also receive an EGO lithium-ion powered self-propelled lawnmower plus an EGO multi-tool. The runner up will receive a multi-tool kit worth £600, and third place will win an EGO leaf blower.

Finalist John Tidswell from Peterborough, a runner-up in 2015, mows his lawn every day during peak season and claims he even wanted to mow it on Christmas Day.

Kevin Morgan from Exeter cuts his grass three times a week and regularly changes the design of his cut from precision stripes to symmetrical swirls and perfect circles, to keep it “beautiful and interesting”.

Stuart Grindle (Doncaster), who opens his garden for charity each year, works around 30 hours a week tending his garden and cuts the grass twice daily every other day to keep the height at a precise 5mm.

The results will be announced in early September.

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