In This Issue
Greenfingers Charity announces its 2025 challenge
G Plants welcomes Andy Lewis as Regional Account Manager
Quinton Edwards celebrates 35 blooming years
Be part of GTN's Sustainability Directory
Kent garden centre announces closure
Take a London Retail Safari at 2025 GCA conference
'Colour in Your Garden' campaign returns to TV screens
The Gardens Group and Plymouth GC join Future Marketing Group
Mr Fothergill’s in partnership with The Children's Society
Garden centre group donates over £11,000 to charities
Double sustainability win for Deco-Pak
Southern Trident wins big with Harmony Gardens
Success for Zest's Terraza Outdoor Kitchen Set range
GCA’s GROW offers new course to help protect staff from workplace sexual harassment
Democracy lands outdoor brands GARDENA and Flymo
Henry Bell supplies Yorkshire Garden Centres
Sustainable peat-free mixes for poinsettia by Neil Bragg
British Garden Centres unveils heartwarming Christmas advert
Spring Fair 2025 launches the Licensing Lab
Yorkshire Garden Centre Group Wins National Sustainable Catering Award for a second time
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
YPHA Seeks Expressions of Interest for 2025-2026 Sponsorship Positions
Brief interview with Claudia Maurer, the new Director of spoga+gafa
AIS Pays Tribute to Outgoing Chair Neville Moore
Inveraray Castle wins Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award
RHS announces winners of Partner Garden of the Year 2024
Sustainability Category sponsor for the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards
The best of last week's
Homebase hits the headlines as administration looms
2024 GIMA Awards winners crowned as Sipcam clinch Sword of Excellence for second year and Westland win Supplier of the Year
Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group welcomes Stratford Garden Centre
Essex garden centre for sale with price tag of £2.5m
Sipcam appoint Alan Jones as Retail Channel Manager
GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024
Glee: 50 years of influence, read GTN's Glee Review Issue on-line
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Greenfingers Charity announces its 2025 challenge

The recent GIMA Awards provided the stage for GIMA President, Kate Ebbens, to unveil an inspiring new fundraising challenge for 2025 in support of Greenfingers Charity...

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G Plants welcomes Andy Lewis as Regional Account Manager
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G Plants has announced the appointment of Andy Lewis as the newest member of their sales team, taking on the role of Regional Account Manager...

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Quinton Edwards celebrates 35 blooming years

Chartered surveyors Quinton Edwards is marking 35 years as the UK’s foremost expert in the sale and valuation of garden centres, horticultural nurseries and farm shops – and is forecasting huge opportunities in the sector for investors willing ‘to buy small and build big’...

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Be part of GTN's Sustainability Directory
 

 

 

GTN will be publishing its Sustainability Directory again and this year's theme will be 'Where next for Garden Centres?'.

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Kent garden centre announces closure

Kent garden centre Merriments Gardens has announced on its social media pages that it is closing...

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Take a London Retail Safari at 2025 GCA conference
 

The Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in January will start with a bespoke Retail Safari in London led by a well-known Retail Futurist whose clients have included Marks & Spencer...

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'Colour in Your Garden' campaign returns to TV screens

Peckish, the leading wild bird food brand from Westland Horticulture, is reinvesting in its highly successful ‘Colour In Your Garden’  media campaign, inspiring the public to support nature this season...

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The Gardens Group and Plymouth GC join Future Marketing Group

Future Marketing Group has welcomed new members, The Gardens Group and Plymouth Garden Centre. This increases the group's membership to 14 companies representing 21 centres...

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Mr Fothergill’s in partnership with The Children's Society
 

Mr Fothergill's has announced our new partnership with The Children’s Society, a charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and young people across the UK...

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Garden centre group donates over £11,000 to charities

A ‘Kindness Pot' set up by a Bradford-based garden centre group has supported over 200 local causes and donated over £11,000 since launch...

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Double sustainability win for Deco-Pak

Deco-Pak scored a fantastic double win in sustainability categories at the 2024 GIMA Awards. The Yorkshire-based supplier won the coveted sustainability award in both the categories it entered – Garden Landscaping and Growing Planting Equipment & Sundries.

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Southern Trident wins big with Harmony Gardens
 

Southern Trident secured both the prestigious Growing Media award and the highly coveted Sustainability Award for the category at the GIMA Awards...

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Success for Zest's Terraza Outdoor Kitchen Set range

Outdoor living expert Zest has won a GIMA Award in the Outdoor Leisure category for its Terraza Outdoor Kitchen Set range...

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GCA’s GROW offers new course to help protect staff from workplace sexual harassment

The Garden Centre Association’s Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform is offering a new course to help recognise and prevent workplace sexual harassment...

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GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2024

New Products for the UK Garden Trade for 2025 from GIMA Members: Ames, Auto Pot Global, Avocet Hardware – Greenman Tools, Azpects, Bulldog Tools, Burgon & Ball, Capi Europe, Coir Products, Durston Garden Products, elho, Evergreen Garden Care, Fandango Fire Tools, Fargro, Forest Garden, Gardena, Glee, Greenkey, Greenleaf Horticulture, Handy Distribution, Harvest Pet Products, Hortiwool    , Hozelock, Johnsons Lawn Seeds, Kleen-Tex, LBC Ultralight Boots, Marriages, Meadow View Stone, Museums & Galleries, Panacea Products, Phoenox, PlantWorks, POTR, Primeur, Primus, Sipcam, Smart Garden Products, Sorbus, The Solar Centre, Tildenet, Treadstone, Vitavia, Vitax, Witt UK & Ireland, Woodmansterne, Zest Outdoor Living, GIMA Member Directory, Join GIMA.

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Glee: 50 years of influence, read GTN's Glee Review Issue on-line

GTN October 2024. In this Glee Review Issue:

  • RocketGro – Towards Climate Positive
  • Open for business in Shetland - GTN visits the new centre in Lerwick
  • It’s Christmas – Entry details for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2024
  • Glee 2024 – The Buzz is back
  • Making an impact at Glee
  • Potr - GIMA Seed Corn Fund Winner
  • Glee Hero’s – Influencing the past 50 Years
  • Glee New Product Award Winners
  • Floral Thursday at Glee sets new records
  • Hold on tight – Wing walkers for Greenfingers
  • GTN Planteria – Seasonal picks for 2025 and beyond
  • Navigating change at the HTA Conference
  • HTA Viewpoint – Presidential reflections
Read the issue on-line here
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Democracy lands outdoor brands GARDENA and Flymo

Democracy is celebrating a double new client win after a three-way competitive pitch to become the new retained PR, social and influencer agency for two of the gardening and outdoor sector’s biggest brands – GARDENA and Flymo.

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Henry Bell supplies Yorkshire Garden Centres

Yorkshire Garden Centres customers will now have their choice of the very best Henry Bell Wild Bird Care products as the brand becomes a leading category supplier for the Bradford-based business, which operates six garden centres across North and West Yorkshire...

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Sustainable peat-free mixes for poinsettia by Neil Bragg

UK based soil scientist, Neil Bragg, shares his experience of working with peat-free substrates, in an article commissioned by the poinsettia specialists at Stars for Europe...

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British Garden Centres unveils heartwarming Christmas advert

British Garden Centres has released its enchanting Christmas advert, which captures the spirit of the festive season and highlights the joy of giving, family togetherness, and the magic of Santa Claus...

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Spring Fair 2025 launches the Licensing Lab

Spring Fair has announced the launch of the Licensing Lab in partnership with Fabacus and Licensing International at the next show taking place from 2-5 February 2025 at NEC Birmingham...

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Yorkshire Garden Centre Group Wins National Sustainable Catering Award for a second time

Yorkshire Garden Centres, owner of Tong, Tingley, Bingley and Otley Garden Centres, plus Dean's York and Scarborough, won the Sustainability award at the 2024 Garden Centre Catering Awards...

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