In This Issue
Industry turns out in force for final farewell to Charles Notcutt
“We’re all personally committed” Jonathan Halford drives Gardman into a new dimension
Eight garden centres get Black Rock as new landlord in major freehold fund sale
GIMA’s membership expands even further following strong 2015 season
Sir Gary Verity reopens new-look Tong Garden Centre
Blacksmith by Gardman… for increased basket spend year round!
Salvia ‘Love & Wishes’ wins Four Oaks accolade for Wyevale Nurseries
See all the bestsellers of tomorrow at Glee 2015
Garden centres learn secrets of lawn seed production and packing
‘Grubby Gardeners’ complete epic 10 hour 7-seater cycle from London to Brighton
HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
Get all the Glee News in the Glee Daily News
Gifts and Homeware Team Leader
Assistant Manager - West Midlands
Commercial Sales Estimator
Contracts Manager
Home and Leisure Manager
Plant Area Manager
Buying patterns reveal gardeners are getting ready for Autumn
Save the Date: HTA Marketing Forum 2015 – Tuesday 10 November
Rosemary lights up a good week for veg plant sales
Jekka's new herb range sells in rapidly to trade
Bulb planting activity leads to some hot sales of growing media
Glee organisers predict the hot trends of 2016
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Monkton Elm supports British Food Fortnight
Are you celebrating National Cupcake Week?
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Industry turns out in force for final farewell to Charles Notcutt








Dozens of garden industry leaders and dignitarites past and present were among the 600 people who filled St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, to overflowing yesterday for a thanksgiving service for Charles Notcutt, who died in July...

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“We’re all personally committed” Jonathan Halford drives Gardman into a new dimension


Just before Glee, GTN Xtra met up with Jonathan Halford to find out more about the man who won “Private Business Turnaround of the Year” while he was at Forest and understand his vision for Gardman going forwards.  Read how committed he and his senior management team are to the buyout; “we're all investing in this business, so we're all personally committed,” and his views on the question he often gets asked: “Why have you got Agents?  Surely you’d rather have an employed sales force?”  His answer; “It works, that’s the bottom line.  They’ve done it for years and years and those relationships and experience are worth a huge amount...

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Eight garden centres get Black Rock as new landlord in major freehold fund sale
LaSalle Investment Management’s Garden Centre Fund, which holds the freehold of eight garden centres including Cadbury, Endsleigh and Bicester Avenue Wyevales, has been acquired by Black Rock in what is believed to be one of the largest deals of its type in the UK...



Above: Cadbury was the HQ of the Garden & Leisure Group before Wyevale acquired it.
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GIMA’s membership expands even further following strong 2015 season
 
The Garden Industry Manufacturers’ Association has confirmed that its membership roster has recently expanded with the introduction of 15 new members...
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Sir Gary Verity reopens new-look Tong Garden Centre
After three months of refurbishment, Tong Garden Centre was officially reopened by Welcome to Yorkshire CE Sir Gary Verity as hundreds of well-wishers joined in the celebrations...

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Blacksmith by Gardman… for increased basket spend year round!






Gardman’s hugely popular Blacksmith range branches out from hanging gardening into decorative plant supports for 2016...
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Salvia ‘Love & Wishes’ wins Four Oaks accolade for Wyevale Nurseries





Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’, entered by Wyevale Nurseries, won the Best Plant Introduction (Nursery Stock) Award at the Four Oaks Trade Show this week...
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See all the bestsellers of tomorrow at Glee 2015


Thousands of retailers and buyers are expected to attend Glee 2015 at the NEC, which starts on Monday and continues over three action-packed days...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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Monkton Elm supports British Food Fortnight
Foodies from Somerset are this month being invited to a garden centre in the county to help support British Food Fortnight. Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre is celebrating British Food Fortnight from September 19 until October 4 with free tastings from its suppliers...
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Are you celebrating National Cupcake Week?
Catering tip of the week by Doug Stewart
Keeping a menu fresh and vibrant is not an easy task. However national marketing weeks, such as National Cupcake Week is an ideal opportunities to do just that says Doug Stewart, Garden Centre and Catering Consultant...
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Garden centres learn secrets of lawn seed production and packing
Garden centre operators from the UK were among International Garden Centre Association delegates who visited DLF Trifolium’s state-of-the-art packing facility in Hojme, Denmark, recently to view the complexities of lawn seed production.

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‘Grubby Gardeners’ complete epic 10 hour 7-seater cycle from London to Brighton
Assistant Show Plant Manager for Hortus Loci and YoungHort associate director Jamie Butterworth, celebrated his 21st birthday last week-end by leading a team of ‘Grubby Gardeners’ in a seven-seater sponsored cycle ride from London to Brighton for the Perennial charity...

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HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015
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Poplars, Groves and Barton Grange have all won Gold in The Greatest Awards.  Which garden centres will be leaving the HTA Futures Conference with Gold this year?
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Watch out for tomorrows "Build Up LIVE" preview to Glee 2015 issue of Glee Daily News, brought to you by the GTN Xtra team...

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