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New Blue Diamond centre takes £250k ex vat in first 7 days
We SUPPLY what you DEMAND
Owner sought for Home & Garden Group
Will April and May make up for a mad March?
Bulldog Premier Range – skillfully crafted tools with the strength you can trust
Peter Rabbit on TV, in cinemas...and in garden centres!
Gardening glove from Towa makes RHS Product of The Year 2018 finals
Christmas department at Haskins Garden Centres now open due to high demand
Seduce your customers with the Allure of Elho
New 'age-reduction'pet food from Pooch & Mutt
Ivyline spreads happiness with Greenfingers launch
Will Nicholas Marshall be pitching for Homebase again?
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Gardman up to 1,000 SKU's for distribution next week
Planting products lead the way
Tumbling Tom sales spring back into life
Wild Bird Care sales recover
Seeds of recovery for growing media sales
Plants recover...but only slowly
FlowerTrials gathers 60 breeders in June
UK companies at National Hardware Show in Las Vegas
Renewable energy by-product set to enrich gardens
The best of last week's
Home & Garden Group of nine garden centres goes into administration
'Redfields Plus' wows customers in Nottingham
Gardman reactivates King's Lynn site and re-employs ex-staff in the aftermath of Daventry fire
Two more Bunnings Warehouse stores open despite ongoing fears that owners Wesfarmers will quit UK
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Lesley Waters brings pop-up cookery demo to Poundbury
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New Blue Diamond centre takes £250k ex vat in first 7 days

Blue Diamond MD, Alan Roper, has told GTN Xtra that their new centre at East Bridgford, Nottingham, which opened last Thursday 22nd March, took £241,107 ex vat in the first seven days, far exceeding initial expectations...

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We SUPPLY what you DEMAND
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When it comes to buying compost, where better to shop than here in the UK, and that’s why Somerset based Durston Garden Products Ltd is keen to remind retailers what exactly it is that they have to offer...

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Owner sought for Home & Garden Group

 

The administrators acting on behalf of the ailing Home & Garden Group, which owns nine garden centres in the UK, have told GTN Xtra that they are trying to sell the business as a going concern...

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Will April and May make up for a mad March?

 

With only one week left, this month is lookinig set to be the worst March for garden centre trading for eight years...

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Bulldog Premier Range – skillfully crafted tools with the strength you can trust
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Strength, British Heritage and reliability reflect the traditions upon which the Bulldog name has been built. Skill and craftsmanship have been key to the companies success for over 237 years...

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Peter Rabbit on TV, in cinemas...and in garden centres!
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Inspired by the Cbeebies CGI incarnation of Peter Rabbit, the licenced range has been designed to target a new generation of Beatrix Potter fans and features garden accessories and outdoor clothing for children up to six years old. Available in two colourways – mint green or khaki ­– all products feature a montage of well-known Peter Rabbit characters...

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Gardening glove from Towa makes RHS Product of The Year 2018 finals
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New to the UK gardening market for 2018, the Luminus gardening glove from Japanese brand Towa has made the final of the prestigious RHS Chelsea Garden Product of the Year 2018...

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Christmas department at Haskins Garden Centres now open due to high demand

 

Haskins Garden Centre group has opened its Christmas department across all centres, due to high demand from customers...

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Seduce your customers with the Allure of Elho

 

The exclusive Allure range from Elho is aptly named. Your customers will be drawn in by the natural beauty of these stunning pots and planters...

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Lesley Waters brings pop-up cookery demo to Poundbury

 

Lesley Waters, TV chef and owner of Lesley Waters Cookery School in Halstock, will hold two cookery demonstrations at Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester, Dorset on Thursday 10 May...

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New 'age-reduction'pet food from Pooch & Mutt
 

Pooch & Mutt have today launched a ground-breaking pet food called 'Back 2 Pup' - for every one day you feed a dog this food it will grow one day younger...

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Ivyline spreads happiness with Greenfingers launch

 

Leading indoor plant pot supplier Ivyline are 'spreading happiness' since the launch of their link with Greenfingers, which sees 25p from every Happiness Pack sold being donated to the charity...

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Will Nicholas Marshall be pitching for Homebase again?

Following their decision to review the Bunnings UK business by June this year, it now seems that the recent spells of bad weather has pushed Wesfarmers into looking for prospective buyers already...

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