In This Issue
Guessing games continue over sale of Wyevale Garden Centres
Up-for-auction garden centre site attracts lots of interest
Garden centre closed for four hours after fire breaks out
Impressive plans for garden centre expansion
Zest 4 Leisure hoping for a win at the GIMA Awards
Plant sales up by impressive 43% in June
Summer sun bonanza for bedding plants
UK to host International Garden Centre Association congress
Glee introduces new Discovery Tour
Hozelock return to the 2018 Retail Lab at Glee
Staff to hike and cycle in aid of Greenfingers
Durston works flat out to keep up with demand.
Bents supports primary school's Tatton initiative
Gardman turn "Old into Gold" for Greenfingers
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Big change in Garden Product sales
Growing media catches up during June
Heatwave dents Wild Bird Care sales
Flopro takes water conservation seriously
PlantGrow shortlisted for national award
Farplants add designer house plants to extensive range
Woburn Safari Park opens evocative Tusk garden to highlight elephant ivory crisis
Cool tips from Squire's on helping a garden survive the heatwave
The best of last week's
Businessman rescues two garden centres facing closure
The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd announces new company name...Evergreen Garden Care UK Ltd
Wyevale Marlow closed after field fire
Homebase to cut over 300 head office jobs and reports emerge of 40 store closures
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Garden centre catering managers prepare for lunch! 2018
Adande Grab & Go Cabinet with Aircell now available with additional merchandising features
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Guessing games continue over sale of Wyevale Garden Centres

 

The guessing games over who will buy 145 Wyevale Garden Centres continued this week with Edinburgh Woollen Mills being the latest company linked to the UK’s largest garden centre retailer. Sky News reported on Wednesday that EWM had made a bid before news leaked out shortly after that it had since been withdrawn...

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Up-for-auction garden centre site attracts lots of interest

 

Auctioneers handling the sale of Garsides Garden Centre in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, say there has been lots of interest in the property, which has a guide price of £345,000 plus.

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Garden centre closed for four hours after fire breaks out
 

Staff and visitors at Fletcher's Garden Centre in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, had to be evacuated when an outbuilding with a thatched roof caught alight on Thursday...

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Impressive plans for garden centre expansion

 

Springwell Nursery in Devon has submitted plans for the erection of a new garden sales area building, including cafe/restaurant, storage/warehouse, new public car parking area and turning area...

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Zest 4 Leisure hoping for a win at the GIMA Awards
 

Multi GIMA Award winner, Zest 4 Leisure, is hoping for another win this year. Having GIMA award-winning products has allowed Zest 4 Leisure to raise its profile and acquire new customers...

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Plant sales up by impressive 43% in June

 

June was a super month for garden centre plant sales, up by 43% on June 2017, and the key driver to overall sales being 14% up for the month...

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Summer sun bonanza for bedding plants

 

Summer bedding had a bonanza in June, with the last week seeing an 84% year on year increase in overall volume plant sales...

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UK to host International Garden Centre Association congress
 

The GCA is hosting the International Garden Centre Association congress in Windsor next year. Chairman of the GCA, Mike Lind said: "The last time we hosted the event was 10 years ago, back in 2009, so we're delighted to be hosts once again and to be able to showcase some of the wonderful garden centres we have here in the UK."

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Glee introduces new Discovery Tour

 

A journey of discovery is coming to Glee this September as the key industry event introduces new guided tours to ensure retailers make the most out of the revitalised show...

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Hozelock return to the 2018 Retail Lab at Glee
 

Here we catch up with Carol Wright, UK Marketing Manager at Hozelock, one of the 2017 Retail Lab sponsors, to find out more about Hozelock’s experience and why the company has confirmed its place within the 2018 Retail Lab feature...

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Garden centre catering managers prepare for lunch! 2018
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A record 370 exhibitors – from the biggest to the newest names in food-to-go, are preparing to showcase 1000s of innovations at lunch! 2018 when it returns. Everything that catering managers need to run their garden centre’s café or restaurant will be all under one roof on on 20-21 September at to ExCeL, London...

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Adande Grab & Go Cabinet with Aircell now available with additional merchandising features

Adande Refrigeration has developed additional retailer focused features for use with its multi-award winning open front, integral refrigerated Grab & Go cabinet with Aircell. The optional components have been designed to provide merchandising flexibility and enhanced aesthetics for the display of chilled food to go.

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Staff to hike and cycle in aid of Greenfingers

 

Twenty-four members of staff from Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford are this month calling for sponsorship as they physically challenge themselves in aid of a children’s charity...

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Durston works flat out to keep up with demand.

 

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Bents supports primary school's Tatton initiative

 

The RHS Tatton Flower Show is just around the corner and Bents Garden & Home is proud to be supporting a local primary school in its ambition to deliver a show garden at what is the North’s biggest celebration of gardens, flowers, horticulture and outdoor living...

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Gardman turn "Old into Gold" for Greenfingers

 

Gardman have been using the Greenfingers "Old into Gold" scheme to raise funds for the charity as part of their business recovery process, with nearly £7,000 raised so far...

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