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Sales in garden centres hit all time January high
Creating a Spring Fair social media buzz
Garden centres have been a vital link in Forest Garden's 2018 success
APAC lead the way with more than 10,000 product lines
Wyevale Wimborne Freehold to be auctioned
Prongcroft brings fresh approach to garden care
Are we heading for a great gardening year?
Adapting to Climate Change – We CAN and We WILL
Centre that defied Christmas ban is in liquidation
'Gear up for Garden ReLeaf Day' centres are urged
Smart Garden is GCA's favourite supplier for second year
Haskins Garden Centres scoops multiple awards
Tenth anniversary for Westland’s Rising Stars
Gardman Marie Curie bird feeder promotion is back, says Westland
Squire's Santa's Grotto visitors raise £19.5k for charities
IPM Essen show announces top new plants
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25% increase for Early Bird Garden product sales
Record January week for growing media sales
Wild Bird Care sales up by 33%
Onions continue to dominate Veg-2-Gro Top 50
Conference to provide practical advice and inspiration to new and seasoned exporters
Scholarship could kick-start bedding plant career
Online sales growth hits all time low in December
Hillier announces new charity partnership with Maggie’s
Haskins partners with primary school to donate houseplants
The best of last week's
Bents and The Old Railway Line win top awards at GCA Conference
Pictures from GCA Conference themed-party night
Top awards for garden centres at GCA conference
'Orse Racin' gets GCA Conference off to a head start
With Wyevale Garden Centres CEO and trading director set to depart, the plot thickens…
Hare Hatch Sheeplands owner’s delight over court decision
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
New look for café bar at Squire's West Horsley
Feast in store for buyers at Casual Dining show
New-build Honiton centre now wants to add restaurant
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'Orse Racin' gets GCA Conference off to a head start

Those clever folk a Woodlodge really pulled out the stops to create an afternoon and evening of "real" indoor 'Orse Racin' at Luton Hoo, the venue for this years GCA Conference.

 

Almost 100 garden centre and supplier delegates arrived at conference on Sunday to take part in the ninth Annual Greenfingers Challenge.

 

See our photo gallery below to see the results of the wooden horses, with jockeys, as they were reeled in by their winders.  As the evening progressed the Stewards had to intervene with more and more cases of attempted cheating and inevitable crashes caused by too much...

 

As ever the Greenfingers event created plenty of fun and most importantly raised funds for the Greenfingers Charity in it's 20th year.  We'll find out who wins the Greenfingers Challenge Cup, either Cabbages (suppliers) or Pansies (garden centres) on Tuesday night during the GCA Annual Dinner.

 

Huge thanks to Ian, Richard and Abbie from Woodlodge for a great evening.  Tally Ho!

 

 

 

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