In This Issue
So small, it's spectacular!
Unlimited Cake Club is a scrumptious success at Thetford Garden Centre
RocketGro’s Magic Mulch now the UK's leading mulch
Wymondham & Aylsham Garden Centres implements Davidson Richards’ OpSuite Solution
ALPEN offers comprehensive range of garden tools
David Domoney champions young talent in horticulture with Live Garden Makeover on This Morning
British Garden Centres raises £20,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Hillier announced as retail partner for GIMA’s next Buyer Connect event
RHS makes concessions at shows for growers transitioning to 100% peat-free
Glee Roadshow: date change & deeper industry insights
Sale of Chard Garden Centre in Somerset
GIMA Day Conference: the future of AI is here
SOLEX in Top Gear for F1-themed Awards and After-Party
GIMA welcomes new Council members at AGM
SylvaGrow Tub & Basket recognised as Which? Best Buy
Greenfingers welcomes Kaemingk’s generous support
£1,103 raised for Greenfingers at Quiz & Curry Night
Business success award for Hillmount
David Domoney champions Young Talent in Horticulture with Live Garden Makeover on This Morning
New BoronGreen tools from Burgon & Ball
Arit Anderson among winners of the RHS People Awards
The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Scholarship winners
Children's hospice named group's Charity of the Year
HTA sets out hit to horticulture from biosecurity & border policy to Parliamentary Committee
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Gardenex director general Amanda Sizer Barrett retires with Joe Denham taking over
Catherine Dawson awarded Veitch Memorial Medal
Voting for RHS Partner Garden of the Year
Feverfew Garden Company appoints new Director
HTA says the government needs to prioritise decisive action after Spring Statement
RHS partners with Tildenet for garden structures, hanging baskets and plant supports
Webinar to showcase climate resilient cities
Enter the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2026
Fothergill’s - Proudly the Trusted Seed Brand for Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh
The best of last week's
Blue Diamond's Harlestone Heath re-opens after £1.5m refit
Exciting developments at Thetford Garden Centre
Newbridge and Wilton are Blue Diamond Garden Centres of the Year - UPDATED with Full Results and GTN Xtra Photo Gallery
Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025 – Northern Walk
Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025 – Southern Walk
Altico’s best-selling Virtue Range just got bigger
New Hopetoun Gardens implements WinRetail
Fron Goch delighted with new Kiosks from Corby + Fellas
From Covid auction sale to £5m turnover - Aylsham Garden Centre interview in GTN March Issue, read on-line here
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So small, it's spectacular!

Well-known giftware brand DCUK (The Original Wooden Duck Company) have unveiled a brand new line of hand-carved bamboo characters, designed to literally bring the beauty of the brand into the palms of their collectors. Standing at just a tiny 5cm in height, the new Diddy Dinky Ducks are half the size of the already small examples currently in their Dinky Duck Collection...

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Unlimited Cake Club is a scrumptious success at Thetford Garden Centre

To celebrate the opening of their new kitchen, bakery and extended food retailing area Thetford Garden Centre held a Celebration of Food on Friday evening, 28th March 2025, which included the first ever “Unlimited Cake Club” event....

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RocketGro’s Magic Mulch now the UK's leading mulch
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With news that Bloomin’ Amazing has departed the horticulture market, British brand RocketGro is able to step into the breach, with stock of its flagship Magic Mulch 50L ready to go, meeting the needs of retailers who are left with a gap in their offer for the season...

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Wymondham & Aylsham Garden Centres implements Davidson Richards’ OpSuite Solution
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Davidson Richards have announced that Wymondham and Aylsham Garden Centres have implemented its renowned OpSuite EPoS and retail management solution for their garden centres, coffee shop and restaurant...

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ALPEN offers comprehensive range of garden tools
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Swiss brand ALPEN offers a comprehensive range of garden tools that cater to both professional gardeners and home users...

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David Domoney champions young talent in horticulture with Live Garden Makeover on This Morning

Following the success of four heartwarming and inspiring Front Garden Facelifts in 2024, David Domoney is back with ITV’s This Morning for the first live makeover of 2025. And once again, David has used the opportunity to inspire young people in horticulture, inviting students from Shuttleworth College to participate...

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British Garden Centres raises £20,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day

British Garden Centres has raised £20,000 in support of Garden Re-Leaf Day. Friday, March 21st, saw the UK’s largest family-run garden centre group organise various events in its 72 stores across the UK...

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Hillier announced as retail partner for GIMA’s next Buyer Connect event
 

GIMA has confirmed that Hillier, the UK’s fourth-largest garden centre chain, will be the featured retailer at the next Buyer Connect event, taking place on Tuesday, 17th June 2025.

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RHS makes concessions at shows for growers transitioning to 100% peat-free

With no Government legislation on a Peat ban, no official guidance on Peat Free definitions and little funding, the RHS is having to introduce concessions at its world leading Flower Shows to support growers in their final stages of transitioning to 100% Peat Free up to 2028...

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Glee Roadshow: date change & deeper industry insights
 

Glee has announced an important update to its inaugural nationwide roadshow. The first event will now take place on Thursday, 23rd April 2025, at Monkton Elm Garden Centre, Taunton, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

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Sale of Chard Garden Centre in Somerset

Alexander Mackie Associates has announced the sale of Chard Garden Centre located in Cuttifords Door, Chard, Somerset. TA20 3AA. The company handled the sale on behalf of clients, Neil and Carol Cline. The new owners are Carl McDermott and Gill Vigus.

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GIMA Day Conference: the future of AI is here

The annual GIMA Day conference, held on March 25th, brought together industry professionals to explore the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in garden retail. The event focused on AI’s principles and its potential to drive business growth, improve efficiencies, and enhance strategic decision-making...

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SOLEX in Top Gear for F1-themed Awards and After-Party

SOLEX is in Top Gear this year, bringing you a British Grand Prix F1 Themed Afterparty and Awards evening on Tuesday 8 July at The Vox, NEC, Birmingham...

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GIMA welcomes new Council members at AGM

The GIMA Annual General Meeting saw the association welcome new members and re-elect others, whilst also celebrating another year of growth, standing the organisation in good stead as it navigates 2025 and beyond...

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SylvaGrow Tub & Basket recognised as Which? Best Buy
 

Melcourt SylvaGrow Tub & Basket has been recognised as a Which? Best Buy. This marks the 23rd time a Melcourt product has received this independent endorsement, reaffirming the company’s commitment to sustainability, product excellence, and professional-grade results...

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Greenfingers welcomes Kaemingk’s generous support

The Greenfingers Charity has announced the generous support it has recently received from Kaemingk, the international decoration supplier. Sander Teunissen of Kaemingk travelled all the way from the Netherlands to take part in the South Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walk in the Hertfordshire on Friday, 21st March. His participation was further bolstered by an incredible £2,025 donation from Kaemingk – a symbolic nod to Greenfingers’ 25th anniversary this year.

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£1,103 raised for Greenfingers at Quiz & Curry Night

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre has raised £1,103 at a Quiz & Curry Night in support of Greenfingers charity. An impressive £513 of this total came purely from the half-time raffle...

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Business success award for Hillmount
 

 

 

As Hillmount celebrates 85 years in business, the Mercer family has been honoured with the Business Success Award at the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Business Awards 2025...

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David Domoney champions Young Talent in Horticulture with Live Garden Makeover on This Morning

Following the success of four heartwarming and inspiring Front Garden Facelifts in 2024, David Domoney is back with ITV’s This Morning for the first live makeover of 2025. And once again, David has used the opportunity to inspire young people in horticulture, inviting students from Shuttleworth College to participate...

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From Covid auction sale to £5m turnover - Aylsham Garden Centre interview in GTN March Issue, read on-line here

GTN March 2025. In this issue

  • New greetings cards and gift packaging from Woodmansterne
  • Aylsham Garden Centre interview – From Covid auction sale to £5m turnover
  • Brewing up a quality coffee with Clifton Coffee
  • Spreading the message – News and new products from The Garden Press Event
  • Elevating seeds at retail
  • Growing opportunities with Vitavia
  • Retail Detail from IPM Essen
  • New beginnings for Dobbies closed centres
  • Promising Fragrance – GTN Planteria
  • Strengthening national reach – HTA Viewpoint

 

Read the issue on-line here
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New BoronGreen tools from Burgon & Ball

Burgon & Ball is unveiling a major RHS-endorsed tool range that marks a revolution in gardening tools, one which presents a truly unique and compelling proposition: BoronGreen...

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Arit Anderson among winners of the RHS People Awards

BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Arit Anderson and internationally renowned daffodil breeder Ron Scamp were among 19 recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) People Awards...

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The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Scholarship winners
 

The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation has announced this year’s winners of The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Scholarships. With competition for these awards increasing year on year, selecting the best students form the numerous applications is always difficult...

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Children's hospice named group's Charity of the Year

Bradford-based Yorkshire Garden Centres has announced that Martin House Children's Hospice will be its Charity of the Year for 2025, ten years after its first site at Tong supported the Wetherby based registered charity...

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HTA sets out hit to horticulture from biosecurity & border policy to Parliamentary Committee

The Horticultural Trades Association gave oral evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee as part of its inquiry into border biosecurity...

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