In This Issue
It's all to play for in June, predicts GTN Bestsellers
Plants sales shine – 5.6% up on last year
LOFAssured initiative to be launched at SOLEX
Planners set to approve major expansion at East Durham Garden Centre
HTA aims to give National Plant Show visitors a VIP experience
The day David rubbed shoulders with a host of Royal gardening enthusiasts
Briers at Chelsea: Celebrity Gluvie Special
Good sales for furniture and BBQs, reports the GCA BoT
Commercial Kitchen 2017: Full line-up confirmed ahead of next week’s show
Best School Grounds winner visits Squire's Badshot Lea
Fine foods roadshows offer taste of Christmas
Haskins Conna to fly high for Greenfingers
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Notcutts spruces up space outside hospital ward
Flaming June needed to get garden product sales back on track
New Finance Director at Mr Fothergill's Seeds
Gardeners are growing their own for Pimms
Nursery to run plant stall for charity at garden festival
Growing media sales still heading for record first-half
Gardeners' World 50th anniversary display will show how gardening has changed
Essex centre to be replaced by homes
HydroGarden grows seven-figure online sales channel
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Briers at Chelsea: Celebrity Gluvie Special


On Briers’ RHS Chelsea Flower Show stand this year, celebrities were throwing their gloved hands in the air and continuing the trend for ‘gluvies’, the social media campaign to raise awareness for Greenfingers charity.

Managing Director Jackie Eades and friends welcomed celebrities, the media and consumers to the stand, as #gluvies were shared on Twitter and the gardening lifestyle brand made the most of the crowds brought by the sunny weather and inspirational show gardens.

Jackie said: “It was such hard work, hanging out with all the celebs, drinking bubbly, posing for photos..!  But seriously, we were really glad to get some famous faces to help build awareness for Greenfingers, who we continue to support through sales of our All Seasons Gardener gloves.  Also, from a retail perspective, it was also really interesting to see how popular our new designs were – especially the Julie Dodsworth range, with the lightweight seed and weed gloves being visitors’ glove style of choice.”

As the sun shone down, the celebrities came out to play! The following stars took time out to pose for gluvies with Briers’ Jackie Eades and
Chelsea regular Cassie King: Chris Evans, Jeremy Vine, Matt Baker, Anton du Beke and Brendan Cole from Strictly, Joanna Lumley, Gemma Arterton, Susan George, Sara Cox, Ben Shephard, and Carol Kirkwood.

   
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