In This Issue
Big changes imminent at Garden & Leisure as TGCG carries out major restructure of the business
Bradley Garden Centre to close with loss of 18 jobs
Millbrook Garden Centre wins David Domoney visit during Garden Re-Leaf Day weekend
QD group buy 10th garden centre
Where do sales go from here?
Forest Garden takes on 100 extra workers to meet 'storm damage' demands
Seed sowing products dominate garden product sales
Floorspace at Glee 2014 hits 75% booked
Sneak preview:the best-selling plants of summer 2015?
See new products from Palmako Log Cabins at a special open day
Van Hage Peterborough to have supermarket neighbour
Jude Law, David Tennant and other stars present the Garden Re-Leaf Day quiz for 2014
You can’t buy coffee and cake on the internet, HTA Catering Conference told
Rhubarb Timperly Early is a big seller this week
Bosmere expands marketing team
Seed sowing compost boosts growing media sales
Hi-tech café culture helps with sales
Housing development plans are insurance for garden centre against poor sales
HTA opposes suggested levy on non-native plant imports
David Domoney to host Europlants open days
Get involved in Garden Re-Leaf Day with 'Loose Change'
Van Hage work with Waitrose on re-development plan for Great Amwell
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
GTN Bestsellers - the MOST useful publication for garden centre retailing
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 
Read more»
Send us your news and great ideas

Contact us with your news.  Email neil.pope@tgcmc.co.uk, or trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk or call the GTN News team on 01733 775700

 


Big changes imminent at Garden & Leisure as TGCG carries out major restructure of the business
G&L marketing director John Moseley is latest executive to leave



As Garden & Leisure marketing director John Moseley (right) left the business suddenly this week, the industry braced itself for more casualties as owners The Garden Centre Group carries out a full review of the business. 

There are fears of job losses among garden centre staff, and TGCG is also looking to transfer operational duties of G&L from the current base at Cadbury near Bristol to its head office at Syon Park in London...

Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Bradley Garden Centre to close with loss of 18 jobs


A total of 18 people will lose their jobs when Garden King-owned Bradley Nurseries, near Stafford, closes its doors at the end of March...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Millbrook Garden Centre wins David Domoney visit during Garden Re-Leaf Day weekend
 
The hotly contended competition to win an on-site appearance by ITV gardener David Domoney during Garden Re-Leaf weekend, has been won by Millbrook Garden Centre’s Gravesend branch...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
QD group buy 10th garden centre




Value retail group QD has acquired Early Dawn Nurseries near Lowestoft, which re-opoens at Easter as the group's 10th Cherry Lane Garden Centre...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Where do sales go from here?


As garden centres ready themselves for the season the questions on everyones lips are...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Forest Garden takes on 100 extra workers to meet 'storm damage' demands


Worcestershire-based Forest Garden has employed 100 new workers to meet peak production demand of replacement fence panels and garden sheds as a result of the high winds and gales this winter...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Seed sowing products dominate garden product sales


The seed sowing season is well underway with many related items appearing in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Top 50 chart this week...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Floorspace at Glee 2014 hits 75% booked


With seven months to go until the doors open on Glee 2014 (September 14-16, NEC Birmingham) the show’s organisers – i2i Events – are urging interested parties to confirm their place at the exhibition, as floorspace is filling up fast.  75% of the overall floorspace has already been booked...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Sneak preview:the best-selling plants of summer 2015?






Fleuroselect have announced four new plants destined to become potential best sellers in summer 2015...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
See new products from Palmako Log Cabins at a special open day



Palmako Log Cabins, one of Europe’s largest producers of garden log cabins, has recently decided to hold stock of their extensive range of garden buildings in the UK...

Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Van Hage Peterborough to have supermarket neighbour


Chris Roberts and Philippa McKean of Van Hage have double supermarket news to celebrate...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Jude Law, David Tennant and other stars present the Garden Re-Leaf Day quiz for 2014
 
Hollywood star Jude Law and Dr Who actor David Tennant (pictured) have joined the growing list of household-name celebrities to support Garden Re-Leaf Day’s popular Gardening Quiz, by recording a round of questions. The brain-teasing audio quiz is available as a customer event opportunity to any garden centre taking part in the annual fund-raising day in March...
Read more»
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Email Newsletter Software by Newsweaver