In This Issue
Wyevale Garden Centres named on 'worst to work for' list
Bents celebrate a family 80th anniversary
Furniture and BBQ sales save June
Mr Fothergill's Tim Jeffries in New Zealand to see epic Lions Test
Sale of Tomlins Garden Centre in Essex
Conna's Wing Walk raises £6,200 for Greenfingers
Zest 4 Leisure to wow SOLEX with double decker stand and big reveal of new products
Plantarium to track 2017 Christmas trends
Wildlife entrepreneur turns to Kickstarter for funding
Lady Green stages stunning Rose Festival
MEP to deliver keynote speech at GrowQuip 2017
Furniture makers aim to kick-start stalled review of furniture flammability regs
Growing centenarian numbers sees sales surge of milestone birthday cards
New studies offer more evidence against neonicitinoids
Faringdon school wins Wilkinson Sword's design challenge
See you at SOLEX and The Greatest Outdoor Leisure Sales Team Awards
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Garden product sales get welcome boost
Veg-2-Gro chart reveals it’s salad and BBQ days
Pots of small growing media bag sales
Roller-coaster June for plant sales
Stewart helps Settle go potty again
FCL Global Forwarding confirmed as GIMA Awards headline sponsor
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Wyevale Garden Centres named on 'worst to work for' list

Wyevale Garden Centres appeared on a list published by the Daily Telegraph of what it says are some of the worst companies to work for in the UK, based on ratings on the job site Glassdoor...
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Bents celebrate a family 80th anniversary


Three generations of the Bent family, including Ron and Wendy's 14 grandchildren joined staff and others involved in the development of Bents over 80 years at a party on Friday...
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Furniture and BBQ sales save June


High value furniture and BBQ sales have saved the day when it comes to garden centre turnovers in June...
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Mr Fothergill's Tim Jeffries in New Zealand to see epic Lions Test


Tim Jeffries, commercial director at Mr Fothergill's Seeds, has been taking a break from work to follow the Lions tour in New Zealand and was there on Saturday with his eldest son to watch the final thrilling 15-15 encounter...
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Sale of Tomlins Garden Centre in Essex
 
Quinton Edwards has confirmed the sale of Tomlins Garden Centre in Essex to Bonnetts Garden Village...
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Conna's Wing Walk raises £6,200 for Greenfingers
Haskins garden centre group buying director Conna Powles successfully completed a sponsored Wing Walk last week-end, raising an amazing £6,200 for the Greenfingers charity...

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Zest 4 Leisure to wow SOLEX with double decker stand and big reveal of new products
 

Zest 4 Leisure is set to astound attendees at SOLEX with its impressive two-tier stand and a range of new innovative products. Building on the existing range of winning products, Zest will be showcasing seven new products at stand 555 including a children’s picnic table, alfresco dining set, corner bench and more.

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Plantarium to track 2017 Christmas trends
The 'House of Christmas Inspiration’ feature at next month’s  Plantarium trade fair in Boskoop, Holland, will highlight the Christmas trends of 2017...



Above: a display from last year's Plantarium.
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Wildlife entrepreneur turns to Kickstarter for funding
Entrepreneur Billy Reilly is seeking funding through the Kickstarter platform for his Pop-Up Garden business, which supplies distinctive wildlife and birdcare products for home gardens...



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Lady Green stages stunning Rose Festival



A celebration of one of the nation’s favourite blooms runs until Tuesday (11 July) at one of the north-west’s most beautiful garden centres...

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Vegan trade show opens for registration
The UK's first dedicated vegan trade show – an opportunity for garden centre catering managers to catch up on a fast-growing trend – is now open for registration...
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MEP to deliver keynote speech at GrowQuip 2017


Anthea McIntyre MEP is delivering keynote speech at GrowQuip 2017 - the international conference, dinner and industry showcase organised by Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA)...
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Furniture makers aim to kick-start stalled review of furniture flammability regs



The British Furniture Confederation is hoping to kick-start the stalled review of Britain's flam regs with a proposal it believes offers the industry an optimal solution...
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Growing centenarian numbers sees sales surge of milestone birthday cards



High Street gifts and greetings retailer Clintons says sales of cards designed for those in their 70s and above increased by 116% last year. They expect more than 100,000 cards will be sold to those celebrating 90th, 95th and 100th birthdays in 2017...

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New studies offer more evidence against neonicitinoids
Two new scientific studies published in the journal ‘Science’ suggest that neonicotinoid insecticides, currently temporarily banned, do profound damage to wildlife and beneficial insects...
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Faringdon school wins Wilkinson Sword's design challenge
The Gardening Club at Stanford in the Vale CE Primary School at Faringdon, Oxfordshire, is rounding off a summer filled with Gold Awards at RHS Wisley and nominations for ‘RHS Gardening Team of the Year 2017’ with another win – Wilkinson Sword’s Gardening for Schools Champions...

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See you at SOLEX and The Greatest Outdoor Leisure Sales Team Awards
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The GTN team looks forward to meeting you at SOLEX next week and at the presentation of The Greatest Outdoor Leisure Sales Team awards...


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