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More change at Wyevale Garden Centres as Roger builds his own team
Dobbies MD talking to investors in Tesco queue?
Frosty weather puts a hold on late April growth but sales of roses bloom
Vitax ready to cope with predicted slug invasion
Coles promote blue to back Leicester City's title bid
Gro-Sure brand gets new £1m TV campaign
Taylors Bulbs shoot for 23rd Chelsea Gold
Midsummer Cotswolds car rally to raise funds for Greenfingers
Dutch growers to stage 'inspiring' orchid week
The fashion-conscious will love this sweet pea say Wyevale Garden Centres
Wyevale Nurseries donate rare native tree to castle in Herefordshire
Legacy theme for Perennial's Hampton Court show garden
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Reading garden centre plans to downsize to make way for homes
Gro-Sure Planting Magic becomes a bestseller
Veg-2-Gro sales take a dip
Slow down in compost sales
Flopro has WOW factor
Wolds View garden centre invites children to design its new flag
Eight line up for Young Horticulturalist of the Year final in Dublin
Forest Garden introduces TMTTT Lite
Dennis Espley bows out...Martin Breddy at the ready
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More change at Wyevale Garden Centres as Roger builds his own team



News reached GTN Xtra's Newshound on Tuesday evening that further senior management changes were taking place at Wyevale Garden Centres and that has been confirmed in a Retail Week article announcing the departure of Dan Zinner...
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Dobbies MD talking to investors in Tesco queue?



Dobbies MD Andy King is thought to be in dialogue with equity investors in the queue to buy the 35-centre group from parent company Tesco...

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Frosty weather puts a hold on late April growth but sales of roses bloom
Roses move up to No 3 in our Garden Plants Bestsellers chart


Sales of rose plants and Frostgard are among the big movers in the GTN Bestsellers charts this week, and for a moment we expected sales of sledges and snow shovels to feature too...
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Vitax ready to cope with predicted slug invasion
 
Commenting on the predicted invasion of slugs this season, Colin Wetherley-Mein, sales manager at Vitax, says: "We have widened our distribution network which means Slug Gone is available in more garden centres and nurseries than before."
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Coles promote blue to back Leicester City's title bid
Coles Plant Centre at Leicester have been urging their customers to ‘Colour the garden blue!’ during the past week to support Leicester City’s attempt to clinch the Premiership if Spurs fail to win at Chelsea tonight...

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Gro-Sure brand gets new £1m TV campaign
A £1m TV and national press campaign for Westland’s Gro-Sure brand was launched this week, targeting gardeners who are not sure how to get great results...

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Taylors Bulbs shoot for 23rd Chelsea Gold

Preparations for the daffodil display from Taylors Bulbs at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show are under way at their farm in Lincolnshire. Bulbs harvested last July are now in the glasshouse and will grow rapidly from a few inches tall to medal winning blooms in a matter of days...

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GCA centres were up 5.6% in March



Turnover at Garden Centre Association member centres was 5.6% up on average in March, with food hall and farm shop up more than 23% compared to the same month last year...

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Cream teas as Colin Squire looks back over group's 80 years in horticulture







Colin Squire, chairman of Squire’s Garden Centres, is to host a ‘Tea & Talk’ later this month as part of the company’s 80th birthday celebrations...
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Midsummer Cotswolds car rally to raise funds for Greenfingers




The Greenfingers charity is holding a Midsummer Car Rally to raise funds for more gardens for children in hospices...

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Dutch growers to stage 'inspiring' orchid week
Five Dutch orchid growers will open their doors for an ‘Inspiration Week’ in June to give garden centres and nurseries an opportunity to view the newest varieties and retail concepts.

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The fashion-conscious will love this sweet pea say Wyevale Garden Centres



Wyevale Garden Centres have tipped a new sweet pea variety as a potential best seller – because of its fashionable colours...
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Wyevale Nurseries donate rare native tree to castle in Herefordshire
Wyevale Nurseries has gifted Eastnor Castle at the foot of the Malvern Hills, a rare native tree...
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Legacy theme for Perennial's Hampton Court show garden
The Perennial Giving Garden at this summer’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will raise awareness of the charity dedicated to helping  horticulturists in need and highlight the importance of gifts in wills...
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