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Step outside for Loving Outdoor Living at SOLEX

The Loving Outdoor Living area is the beating heart of SOLEX 26, where the show floor spills outside into a relaxed, open‑air space filled with great food and glowing firepits. Here, BBQ and outdoor cooking brands step out of the exhibition hall to show what their products can really do, turning live flame, shared plates and easy conversation into a true garden‑party atmosphere...
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Overtime/Undertime — How to Control It
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Uncontrolled overtime and employee lateness can quietly erode productivity, inflate costs, and negatively impact team morale. With WorkForce Manager, businesses can take proactive steps to manage both ends of the spectrum...
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Monty Miracle celebrates record growth with new listings, accolades and products
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Monty Miracle is celebrating huge successes, with five new listings and a revenue increase of 500% y/o/y – with a 100% score and Best Buy rating from independent consumer champion Which?...
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April ‘resounding success’ for GCA garden centres
Seeds & bulbs leading growth, according to BoT

The Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade shows April was a ‘resounding success’ for members – despite a slight year-on-year dip in sales. The standout performer for the month was seeds & bulbs...
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Durstons holds prices and keeps compost moving

As haulage costs continue to put pressure on the garden centre sector, Durston Garden Products has confirmed it is maintaining its delivery lead times and not applying any fuel surcharge, offering retailers much‑needed stability at the busiest point in the season...
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RHS Chelsea Flower Show sells out ahead of opening

RHS Chelsea Flower Show, taking place next week, has sold out before opening its doors to the public for the first time since pre-covid, five years ago, as it works harder than ever to support critical RHS charitable work...
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HTA member businesses at the heart of Chelsea

The Horticultural Trades Association member businesses are playing a vital role in this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with landscapers, designers, growers, retailers, and suppliers from across the country involved in three-quarters of the gardens on show...
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GCA announces 2026 summer regional award meetings
The Garden Centre Association has revealed the dates and venues for its summer regional award meetings when members find out who has come top in their area annual inspections...
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Warm April offset cautious shoppers in garden centres

The HTA's monthly Market Update report shows that overall garden centre sales, including catering, fell by 3% in value in April 2026 compared to an exceptional April 2025. However, sales remained 22% ahead of April 2024. Consumer confidence also fell for a third consecutive month to -25 overall...
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GIMA Awards 2026 judges confirmed
The countdown to the 2026 GIMA Awards is well underway, with this year’s judging panel now officially confirmed ahead of what promises to be another fiercely contested awards programme...
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Greenfingers Charity to relocate RHS Malvern People’s Choice winner ‘Lifted by Birds’

The Greenfingers Charity is preparing to help deliver the next chapter of one of RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2026’s most celebrated gardens, after ‘Lifted by Birds’ captured both a Gold Medal and the coveted People’s Choice Award...
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Zest MD completes Boston marathon for charity
Andrew Baker, Managing Director at Zest Outdoor Living, has successfully completed the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s most iconic running events, while raising money for Zest’s chosen charities, Tenovus Cancer Support and North Wales Wildlife Trust...
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HTA & BOA announce new grant scheme to benefit UK environmental horticulture production

A collaboration between the Horticultural Trades Association and the British Ornamentals Association will enable growers in the environmental horticulture sector to benefit from the release of more than £334,000 in the form of grants over the next three years...
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Leaders of influence interviews in the latest issue of GTN magazine, read on-line here
- Thriving horticultural businesses, growing and retailing, exclusive interview with Fran Barnes, HTA Chief Executive
- Vicky Nuttall, retiring Director of GIMA on how the garden industry sector has developed
- Get ready to play, register for the SOLEX 2026 After Party
- Sea, sand and sci-fi, winners from the annual Blue Diamond Awards
- Industry gets together for and other FUNdraising Garden Re-Leaf Day
- Captivating curves from Fordingbridge
- Sustainability in focus, seven pages of GTN’s spring Sustainability Directory
- Shared perspectives from around the world, Adapt or Die
- Story telling plants – GTN Planteria
- One summer, a swallow does not make - HTA Viewpoint
Read the issue on-line here
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Dobbies supports 53 community garden projects

Dobbies Garden Centres has announced its support for 53 local charities and community groups across the UK through its Dobbies Community Gardens initiative...
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New £3 million centre to help grow healthy gardens
The Royal Horticultural Society and Animal and Plant Health Agency will join forces on a new £3 million National Centre for Environmental Horticulture and Plant Health that will research and help mitigate existing and emerging threats to our green spaces...
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Garden retail sector urged to don floral finery in support of Greenfingers Kilimanjaro trekkers

The Greenfingers Charity is calling on garden centres, suppliers, and growers from across the UK to embrace all things loud, colourful and gloriously floral on Friday 12th June in support of the charity’s Kilimanjaro trekkers as they begin their once-in-a-lifetime ascent of Africa’s highest mountain...
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Napoleon launches the OASIS 106 Outdoor Kitchen
Napoleon Premium BBQs’ new OASIS 106 has arrived to elevate any outdoor living space and create the ultimate alfresco experience. With an RRP of £6,599.99 this is a true investment piece and comes with a lifetime guarantee...
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Charitable garden centre Chestnut Nursery wins two awards at celebration of business excellence

Chestnut Nursery, the charitable garden centre in Poole, Dorset, is celebrating a double win at the prestigious Poole Local Business Awards 2026...
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Henton & Chattell marks start of 95th anniversary celebrations with momentous expansions for Cobra
Henton & Chattell has announced a major wave of new product launches for 2026 for Cobra, reinforcing its position as one of the UK’s leading lawncare brands...
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Hillier signs as founding retail partner of Spacelift

Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres, one of the UK's most respected and long-standing horticultural brands, has signed as a Founding Retail Partner of Spacelift - the UK's first expert-led, AI-supported, garden design platform...
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elho secures second major international design award
Following its successful launch last autumn, sustainable plant pot and garden accessory manufacturer elho has been awarded the internationally renowned Red Dot Design Award 2026 for its b’s biodiversity collection...
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Wyevale Nurseries appoints new Finance Director
Wyevale Nurseries has announced the appointment of Lisa Edwards as its new Finance Director – strengthening the company’s board as it continues to invest in its long‑term growth and development...
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Sales Manager marks quarter-century at Bulrus
Bulrush Horticulture is celebrating a major milestone for one of its longest‑serving team members, as Area Sales Manager Michael Clarricoats marks 25 years with the business...
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Explore new collections and innovations at Kettler’s June Trade Show
It’s not too late to secure your place at the upcoming Kettler Trade Show, taking place onsite at the Redditch showroom throughout June...
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HTA response to the King’s Speech 2026
Fran Barnes, Chief Executive at The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), said: “We welcome the Government’s recognition in today’s King’s Speech of the importance of improving trading relationships with the European Union and supporting the economic security of British businesses..."
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Are cities measuring the real value of plants?
How AIPH has developed a new framework for urban greening standards...
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Research reveals home and garden brands win on feeling, not just features
Research from specialist home interest agency Cairn has found that 87% of consumers say brand trust influences their purchasing decisions for big-ticket home and garden items...
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Record visitor numbers at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair
A record 25,000 visitors flocked to Beaulieu in the New Forest at the start of the month for the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair...
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EGO introduces cordless 3-in-1 inflator
EGO is expanding its lifestyle range with the launch of its first 3-in-1 inflator. Combining three features in one tool, the uses of this new battery-powered, portable inflator are endless; from topping up tyres to pumping up mattresses during a family camping trip for any household...
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World Therapeutic Horticulture Day celebrates the life-changing impact of gardening
World Therapeutic Horticulture Day (WTHD) takes place next week on 18 May 2026 to shine a light on the far-reaching ways in which Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) helps people improve their health and wellbeing. Thrive is joining the day which this year brings behind-the-scenes views of the therapeutic gardening and natured-based activities that are practiced in different settings around the world...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Blue Diamond profits up by 44% in 2025
Blue Diamond have announced pre tax profits of £31.4m for 2025, up 44% year on year, on sales of £395m...
Read more and link to full Blue Diamond Report and Accounts for 2025
DCUK awarded King’s Award for Enterprise
DCUK, The Original Wooden Duck Company, is celebrating after being honoured with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 in the category of International Trade...
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Scottish Air-Pot developer wins King’s Award
The Scottish horticultural developer and manufacturer behind the innovative Air-Pot system has been recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise – honouring its sustained success in international trade...
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Klass Koncept unveiled at Gates Garden Centre
Clothing supplier Klass has unveiled its new Klass Koncept at Gates Garden Centre, Oakham.
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Sir David Attenborough at 100
HTA pays tribute to garden biodiversity champion
In celebration of Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday on Friday (8 May), the Chief Executive of the Horticultural Trades Association has paid tribute to his life and work...
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Sustainable gifting in garden trade
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SproutWorld, the company that produces plantable pencils, saw a 25% rise in queries from UK event organisers last year...
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