In This Issue
September heading for a record high
Autumn planting gets going
Blue Diamond donate £6,000 to the Rose Society
Perrywood celebrates its first birthday at Sudbury
HTA calls for increased kerbside recycling of plant pots
Dobbies now offer a free plastic pot and tray return service
New resources available to assist with Plant Passport changes
Keeping kids on the sunny side with gardening
International interest in British garden products still strong, Gardenex member companies report
New Horticulture Manager for HTA
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Autum Lawncare gets into gear
Autum gardening gets growing
Sunflower seeds are a hit
Knowing your onions
Playscheme calls for public playground investment as research shows shift from outdoor play to indoor screentime
The best of last week's
Anthony Harker leaves AMES and invests in British Garden Centres
From 145 centres to zero - where the Wyevale Garden Centres went
Rosebourne turns over £6 million in its first year
Tom Chambers new furniture covers score top marks
Opening nights for award-winning Christmas displays
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre
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September heading for a record high
GTN Bestsellers Analysis

September garden centre sales are set to hit record levels this year if we have a good last week of the month.  After three weeks the GTN Bestsellers All Products Index is 7% up on last year and the best first three weeks of September since 2014...

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Autumn planting gets going

The third week of September 2019 is only the second week since March this year that plant sales volumes have been up year on year...

 

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Blue Diamond donate £6,000 to the Rose Society

The Blue Diamond Group of Garden Centres has donated £6,000 to the Rose Society at this year’s Malvern Autumn Show...

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Perrywood celebrates its first birthday at Sudbury

Perrywood have been celebrating their first anniversary at the Sudbury centre they acquired from Wyevale garden Centres last year...

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HTA calls for increased kerbside recycling of plant pots
 

The HTA has called for more local authorities to collect non-black recyclable plant pots from the kerbside. HTA research has found that the recycling of plant pots could result in an estimated 8,000 tonnes being diverted from landfill and recycled back into pots...

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Dobbies now offer a free plastic pot and tray return service

Dobbies Garden Centres have introduced a new free plastic plant pot and tray return service...

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New resources available to assist with Plant Passport changes

Horticultural businesses need to prepare now for the imminent changes to the plant passporting regulations which come into force on 14 December 2019. In preparation for this, the Horticultural Trades Association have produced an animated infographic video and guidance sheet to inform members about plant passporting...

Watch the information video here
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Keeping kids on the sunny side with gardening

Groves in Bridport are sponsoring Bridport Mind Fest in October and are running a number of projects with local schools to encourage children to take up gardening...

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International interest in British garden products still strong, Gardenex member companies report

British garden product suppliers returning from the spoga+gafa international garden trade fair in Cologne emphasised that the popularity of UK garden items with overseas buyers is still strong...

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New Horticulture Manager for HTA
 

 

 

HTA grower member support has been boosted by the appointment of botanist and broadcaster Pippa Greenwood as HTA Horticulture Manager...

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