In This Issue
Talking plants? Enough said!
Scotts UK's new boss embarks on road tour of garden centres
Klondyke is not for sale, says chief executive Bob Hewitt
Colin Wetherley-Mein to be next GIMA President
Actors Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton host Greenfingers fundraising dinner
GTN Bestsellers Charts shows encouraging signs for garden centre trade
Retailers urged to sign up for Love the Plot You’ve Got campaign
Town & Country raises over £7,000 for Greenfingers
Nominate your Rising Stars for 2015
Garden centre produces display tables made from recycled plant pots and trays
Bonnington Plastics expands Kingfisher Buying Team
Webbs to run bee-keeping taster courses
Greenfingers and Homebase announce new collaboration
Sales Merchandiser, Gardman
Centre Manager - Redfields Garden Centre, Fleet
Plant Area Manager - Angus
General Manager - Hertfordshire
Key Accounts Manager - Thetford, Norfolk
Centre Manager - Jersey
Warehouse Manager - Herts
Assistant Manager - Angus
HTA Garden Futures Conference takes place in Oxfordshire this September
Darlac launches new Tri-Blade Garden Shear to UK market
Sales boost provided by plant feeding products
Changing of the guard at Erin Horticulture
Onion sets bring joy not tears...
Andy Burns appointed managing director of Stewart
Industry to take on Garden Re-Leaf Day Thames Path walk
Multipurpose sales drive growing activity up 35%
HIPPO’s allotment challenge to visitors at The Edible Garden Show 2015
Bird food flies off the shelves during January
Pansy is the plant of the month for March
Bosmere launch unique reversible covers
Rising demand for conservatories and glazed extensions in the UK
Provender Nurseries recognising potential
Writtle College postgraduate’s evocative image of an ancient tree wins photography competition
Gordon Castle Walled Garden confirms appointment of new Head Gardener
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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HIPPO’s allotment challenge to visitors at The Edible Garden Show 2015
 

Visitors to next month’s The Edible Garden Show will be able to stake their claim to be top of the plots with the launch of Britain’s Best Allotment sponsored by HIPPO.

The Edible Garden Show is being staged at Alexandra Palace from 20-22 March and allotment enthusiasts should head for the HIPPO-sponsored ‘Potting Shed’ to find out more about the nationwide search to find Britain’s best allotment. Whether you grow for your own enjoyment, to cook or as a family activity HIPPO want to hear all about your allotment experience and will be offering expert tips and advice.

HIPPO is sponsoring the competition in association with the National Allotment Society and National Allotments Week to shed new light on this great British pastime.

The environmentally-friendly, sustainable work of allotment holders is a value which HIPPO feel is important to promote across the country. Always keen to get involved with local communities, such as through HIPPO’s Grants Up for Grabs schemes, the HIPPO brand prides itself on eco-friendly solutions. Approximately 90% of the waste collected in a HIPPOBAG is recycled; making sure that waste removal is always done responsibly and ethically.

Allotment holders who bring pictures of their plot along to the show will be able to enter on the day and the winners will be announced during National Allotments Week in August.

The Edible Garden Show being staged in conjunction with a brand new sister event, Good Life Live, has something for all the family and is packed with not-to-be-missed exhibits featuring a broad range of grow your own products, as well as outdoor living activities and experiences.

In addition to famous chefs Rachel Green and Mark Lloyd, visitors will enjoy an incredible line-up of gardening experts including James Wong, Pippa Greenwood and Paul Peacock, who will be providing new ideas to novice gardeners and seasoned growers alike.

On Saturday, 21 March CBeebies’ Mr Bloom will be popping along to say ‘Ello Tiddlers’ with a bundle of veggie stories, gardening games and catchy songs in a high-energy show.

There will be interactive sessions for children where they can get their hands dirty including learning how to create wooden badges, baking bread in a plant pot and making their own butter in the Make it! area. They can even hold baby chicks in the Chicken Coop, have a field day on the Village Green, meet the animals in the pop up City Farm or get creative in the Family Zone.

To book your tickets, which give access to both The Edible Garden Show and Good Life Live, call the ticket hotline on 0871 230 3451 or visit www.theediblegardenshow.co.uk

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