In This Issue
Overtime/Undertime — How to Control It
Monty Miracle celebrates record growth with new listings, accolades and products
April ‘resounding success’ for GCA garden centres
Durstons holds prices and keeps compost moving
RHS Chelsea Flower Show sells out ahead of opening
HTA member businesses at the heart of Chelsea
GCA announces 2026 summer regional award meetings
Warm April offset cautious shoppers in garden centres
GIMA Awards 2026 judges confirmed
Greenfingers Charity to relocate RHS Malvern People’s Choice winner ‘Lifted by Birds’
Zest MD completes Boston marathon for charity
HTA & BOA announce new grant scheme to benefit UK environmental horticulture production
Leaders of influence interviews in the latest issue of GTN magazine, read on-line here
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Dobbies supports 53 community garden projects
New £3 million centre to help grow healthy gardens
Garden retail sector urged to don floral finery in support of Greenfingers Kilimanjaro trekkers
Napoleon launches the OASIS 106 Outdoor Kitchen
Charitable garden centre Chestnut Nursery wins two awards at celebration of business excellence
Henton & Chattell marks start of 95th anniversary celebrations with momentous expansions for Cobra
Hillier signs as founding retail partner of Spacelift
elho secures second major international design award
Wyevale Nurseries appoints new Finance Director
Sales Manager marks quarter-century at Bulrus
Explore new collections and innovations at Kettler’s June Trade Show
HTA response to the King’s Speech 2026
Are cities measuring the real value of plants?
Research reveals home and garden brands win on feeling, not just features
Record visitor numbers at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair
EGO introduces cordless 3-in-1 inflator
World Therapeutic Horticulture Day celebrates the life-changing impact of gardening
The best of last week's
Blue Diamond profits up by 44% in 2025
DCUK awarded King’s Award for Enterprise
Scottish Air-Pot developer wins King’s Award
Klass Koncept unveiled at Gates Garden Centre
Sir David Attenborough at 100
Sustainable gifting in garden trade 
Alan Roper and David Domoney film next "Step by Step" episode on the Blue Diamond garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Caulders set to add Merryhatton Garden Centre as their 11th centre
Step outside for Loving Outdoor Living at SOLEX
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Alan Roper and David Domoney film next "Step by Step" episode on the Blue Diamond garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Alan Roper and David Domoney took time out on Sunday from the finishing of the Blue Diamond garden in the Floral Marquee of this weeks RHS Chelsea Flower show to record for the Chelsea Flower Show special of Step-by-Step Gardening with David Domoney...

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Caulders set to add Merryhatton Garden Centre as their 11th centre

Merryhatton Garden Centre in East Lothian is set to change hands in June 2026. It will be bought by Caulders, who currently own and operate 10 centres across central Scotland...

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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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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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