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Welcome the GIMA New Product Digest [Autumn Edition]
As we look ahead to 2023, we have teamed up with Glee and Potting Shed Press once again to get our members’ new product news out to as many retailers as possible, so please take a look through this online publication to find out what’s on offer for next season.
Jenny Douthwaite
GIMA President 2022/23
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| Improve your card sales with BBC household names from Abacus Cards
Capture greater sales from fans of three legendary BBC television programmes – Springwatch, Gardeners’ World and Countryfile...
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Apta – a renaissance is coming
Prominent pot brand, Apta, is witnessing a renaissance with a number of exclusive new products entering the market ahead of the 2023 season...
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A new season, a new Kelkay
Whether filling a gap in the offering based on colour, size or enhancing the product hierarchy, retailers can trust that Kelkay’s latest offering – made up of decorative and horticultural aggregates, rockery and paving – will fulfil the needs of both the retail setting and discerning shopper...
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Ignite your 2023 sales with La Hacienda
Always at the forefront of trend-led outdoor heating solutions and stylish water features, the La Hacienda offering has been updated ahead of the 2023 season to help retailers maximise the ongoing demand for products that enhance the outdoor living experience...
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Bermuda – award-winning 'My First Pond Kit'
Introducing an innovative pond kit for the family to interact and learn about nature while having fun!
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Bloomin Amazing – a great new alternative to inferior peat replacements?
With the consumer ban on peat now confirmed for 2024, there’s been a rush to find good alternatives for use in growing media and compost. It’s widely accepted that there will be no single universal replacement for peat and work is underway all over the country to find reliable and sustainable alternatives...
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Quality & stylish design from Burgon & Ball
New ideas for in-demand categories join two of Burgon & Ball’s top-selling ranges for 2023., including RHS stainless tools..
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Choose Capi for biodiversity
Biodiversity is top priority at Capi Europe. Thanks to our biodiversity collection everyone will be able to make a contribution to nature. Our functional, design products will help you find the perfect water solutions to helps birds, bees and butterflies. Together we will work on a richer biodiversity. Will you join us?
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Carbon Gold, Growing Better
2022 has been a busy year for Carbon Gold, having first been granted the Royal Warrant by HRH The Princes of Wales earlier in the year and then followed up with B Corp’s “Best for the World 2022 Environment” accolade, following the completion of a stringent recertification process that takes place every three years...
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New innovation from Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor is the UK's leading manufacturer of outdoor wooden garden furniture. To complement this range they have an innovative garden swing and arbour range – The Black Brook series.
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Year-round profitability with Deco-Pak
With the UK in the grips of a cost-of-living crisis, and energy prices continuing to rise, Deco-Pak has invested heavily into its winter fuels offering as this category is set to become more essential than ever...
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Durston Garden Products’ peat-free pledge
As demand for greener products, less waste and the protection of important natural resources increases, Durston Garden Products launches an exciting new peat-free offering...
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elho launches maritime waste collection
The new ocean collection by sustainable manufacturer, elho, not only offers a range of stylish plant pots for the home, but eco-friendly products that are helping to keep oceans clean and the planet healthy...
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Natural and effective autumn/winter lawn and plant boosters
Encourage customers to give their bulb purchases the best possible start using Bulb Starter, the biologically active granules contain rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi and have been designed to promote strong and healthy plants...
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KEEP GROWING with the UK's No.1 plant food*
Miracle-Gro® has been helping UK gardeners grow bigger and more beautiful plants for over 35 years, but it’s not just plants we help to grow...
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FireDragon – The Eco-Friendly Firelighter
A non-toxic environmentally friendly BBQ lighter that makes the world of difference.
BCB International Ltd, a Cardiff-based manufacturer with165 years of experience, have developed the world’s first solid bio-ethanol fuel, ‘FireDragon’.
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New peat-free compost from Flower Gro
Flower Gro are based in Co Kildare in Ireland, in the heart of Ireland's’ peat bogs.
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Forest Garden is carbon neutral
Forest Garden, the UK brand leading manufacturer of timber sheds, fencing, structures, garden furniture and planters, is the first large-scale producer in the sector to become carbon neutral...
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Fabulous new ranges from G Plants offer great gift ideas
House plants are becoming increasingly popular, perfect for evergreen foliage and flowering plants to colour up our homes throughout the year. BEES® Seeds have introduced a whole new range of indoor growing gifts, focusing on house plants...
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Save the date: Glee 2023 – 27-29 June, NEC Birmingham
Come and discover the international festival for garden, leisure and pet. Bringing together the whole of the gardening industry under one roof, 27-29 June 2022, Glee is a central hub for face-to-face trading, networking and the growth of new ideas...
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Growth Technology – the market leader in houseplant care
Check out the new products from Growth Technology, which are set to be bestsellers in 2023...
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Handy's Autumn promotions on chainsaws, blowers and shredders will clear the way
Up to 34% margin for retailers
Handy, one of the UK’s largest independent garden machinery wholesale distributors is pleased to be offering retailers considerable savings on chainsaws, log splitters and carts as part of its Autumn dealer promotion. Retailers can benefit from increased margins of up to 34% on orders placed before the end of October 2022...
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Soft tops make ideal gift
The Hall family have been designing socks in Leicestershire since 1882. This longevity is born through experience, enthusiasm, constant innovation, and design creativity and has allowed HJ to become the largest branded sock company in the UK...
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New fabulous feeders for wild birds
Honeyfield’s are known for their impressive range of wild bird foods that guarantee to bring more colorful birds to your garden. With a track-record of also supplying quality wild bird feeders, these new innovative feeding solutions will be available for 2023, ready to provide a range of sustainable products to customers wild bird offerings...
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Sustainable gardening made simple
Hortiwool are family business, based in Staffordshire, who have worked with natural materials for almost two decades, including the invention of a pioneering insulated packaging solution called Woolcool...
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New for 2023 from Johnsons Seeds
Twenty-eight varieties have been added to the Johnsons range this season, including Verbena Scentsation Red and Pepper (Hot) Jazz...
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LAVA-LITE – Naturally The Best
Effortlessly nourish and protect your plants with a collection of totally non-toxic, environmentally friendly, sustainable, pH neutral, lightweight and 100% natural products...
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Lightweight wellies, heavyweight profits
Fast becoming one of the leading suppliers to the garden retail sector, Leon Boots Co is back for the 2023 season with even more undeniable reasons to stock their ultra-lightweight wellington boots...
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Peat-free compost with Royal approval
Take it from the team at Melcourt Industries – it takes considerable research and development, field trials, and a few unexpected light bulb moments to perfect 100% peat-free compost.
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The liquid feeds plants deserve
The team at Mr Fothergill’s have been working in partnership with plant nutrition experts with a vast experience of supplying fertilisers to farmers and professional growers, combining our passion for all things growing with their expertise to produce a range of high quality, organic based, liquid plant feeds, and a pure seaweed tonic...
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The original and still the best
The Patio Black Spot Removal System has been a ‘must stock’ item in hundreds of garden centres throughout the UK for over 10 years...
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Simple and effective...Pot-Mate is becoming a must for garden centres
Pot-mate is a simple yet highly efficient solution to a common problem associated with container gardening...
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The rubber revolution continues
In recent years, Primeur has become synonymous with creating highly functional yet innovative garden landscaping products, all of which are made from 100% recycled rubber crumb – breathing new life into rubber tyres that would otherwise languish in landfill where they’d take over 80 years to decompose...
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Primus launches 115 new products for 2023
Award-winning home décor brand, Primus, has unveiled its largest collection of new products within its new 2023 catalogue. A whopping 115 new products over 14 ranges feature and promise to be the home and garden ‘must-haves’ not just for the coming season, but for years to come...
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Qwickhose - The hose connector you’ve been waiting for!
Qwickhose is family run business, borne in 2020 during lockdown, with a mission to create high-quality, user-friendly hose connectors that last...
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Get ready for new peat-free introductions from RocketGro
RocketGro may be a relatively new name within the world of peat-free growing media, but the team isn’t wasting any time in setting a new standard for the presentation, innovation and breadth of peat-free products being brought to market. Demonstrative of this are the four brand new products set to join the line-up ahead of the new 2023 season...
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World renowned V&A Museum collaborates with Bulldog Tools Pedigree Garden Range
Bulldog Tools are proud to launch the new Pedigree V&A Collection, a hand trowel and fork manufactured in lightweight, easy to clean, stainless steel and FSC accredited Ash...
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Phostrogen® launches natural disease and pest defence garden solutions for 2023
For more than 60 years, the iconic British plant food brand Phostrogen® has been helping gardeners get more from their growing efforts thanks to its trusted hero product, Phostrogen® All Purpose Plant Food, and its wide range of organic fertilisers launched last season...
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Say hello to sustainable Wild Bird Care products from Singing Friend
Our unique recycling process strips the laminate film from drink cartons which would otherwise be sent to incineration ensuring the second life use of both paper fibre and plastic film. Paper fibre is recycled back into the paper/carton industry, and we re-granulate the plastic film to make our feeders...
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Grill, smoke, air fry and more with the Ninja Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill & Smoker
Discover a new way to cook outdoors with the Ninja Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill & Smoker. Grill, smoke, air fry and so much more with authentic Woodfire flavours – powered by electricity, flavoured by real wood pellets...
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Southern Trident’s Peat-Free Growing Media Wins Again!
It has been another fantastic year for peat-free growing media company Southern Trident, and one that has seen both of its product ranges see some fantastic new award-winning additions announced for 2023. As our industry moves towards a peat-free future, Southern Trident are leading the way with innovations sure to excite consumers, including a new award-winning addition!
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Traditional garden tools from a trusted heritage brand
Established in 1760, Spear & Jackson has over 260 years’ experience in developing and producing high quality garden hand tools earning them an enviable reputation as ‘the tools to trust’...
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Welfare Friendly Rodent Control
More than one third of pest control purchases are non-lethal. Consumers are increasingly looking for new, safe and sustainable solutions to pest problems. Many believe that humans wish to live harmoniously alongside all types of wildlife and many more worry about using poisons and traps in their homes...
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Zero In: Bite-free Al fresco dining
The huge growth in the sale of outdoor furniture, garden lighting and barbecues all supports the trend for a more ‘continental’ social and entertaining culture in the UK. Families and friends are making use of their gardens on warm summer evenings for relaxed, al fresco dining. However, the convivial atmosphere can easily be ruined by an invasion of mosquitos or other flying insect pests.
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Give lawns a boost with all-new SuperLawn from The Real Soil Company
Following the popularity of its SuperSoil and Vegetable & Fruit Topsoil, The Real Soil Company has broadened its portfolio to maximise lawncare sales potential by introducing all-new SuperLawn...
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Complete your Garden Centre with a Vitavia Greenhouse display!
Is your Garden Centre missing a greenhouse display site but you are worried they will be too much hassle? Vitavia will ensure this is absolutely not the case!
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New products, new sustainable options
2023 will see a range of new Vitax products hitting the shelves including additions to its organic and liquid feeds alongside the launch of new recyclable pouches for one its best-selling ranges...
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Woodlodge and Pantone Create Winning Combination
Woolodge is delighted to announce it is teaming up with Pantone, the universal language of colour for designers, brands and manufacturers, for its latest licenced outdoor collection. Inspired by Pantone’s most popular shades, this collaboration offers a contemporary and on-trend range of planters that will appeal to a wider range of consumers...
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Westland champions every gardener
Westland’s mission is to champion all gardeners, from beginners planting up their first container, to allotment growers who garden as a main hobby. Westland provides them all with the solutions they need for success, striving to help make their gardening dreams come true...
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Grow your cards sales sustainably with W-Select from Woodmansterne
Woodmansterne are the leading supplier of premium greeting cards to independent retailers. We design, produce and finish all our cards in Britain. We make cards that feed the soul, lift the spirit and reflect British culture, whether this is through the magic of Quentin Blake’s illustrations, the beauty of National Trust images, the iconic pattern of Emma Bridgewater designs, or the humour of Punch cartoons...
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Zest for outdoor living – The Natural Choice
Life outdoors is more important than ever for relaxation, wellbeing and enjoying quality time entertaining family and friends - Zest is the expert in outdoor living...
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Watch the GIMA Awards 2022 highlights video
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GIMA Awards 2022 winners announced at sell-out event
The GIMA Awards 2022 was another sell-out event, as the garden retail sector came together to celebrate the innovation, people and products that have helped our industry thrive throughout 2022. The winners were announced at a special gala event at Celtic Manor on Thursday, 20th October, with Westland taking home a record-breaking eight awards, including the GIMA Sword of Excellence...
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GCA Supplier of the Year Award
Winner: Meadow View Stone
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Gardenex Export Achievement Award
Winner: Westland
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Sustainability Award
Winners: Woolcool, the brand behind Hortiwool, and Willsow, with its plantable children’s books.
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Garden Care
Winner: Westland – Boost All Purpose Plant Food
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Growing, Planting Equipment and Sundries
Winner: Westland – Visiroot Propagation range
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Garden Tools, Machinery and Implements
Winner: Westland – Eversharp
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Outdoor Leisure
Winner: Garden Village – Waddington Garden Bar
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Plants, Seeds and Bulbs
Winner: Westland – Nature’s Haven 1.2kg
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Garden Landscaping
Winner: Treadstone Products – Pot & Trough Trellis
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Garden Clothing & Gifts
Winner: Willsow – The Plantable Children's Book
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Pet Care, Aquatics and Wild Bird Care Products
Winner: Wildlife World – Artisan Natural Bee Skeps
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Garden Lighting, Water Features & Ornamentation
Winner: The Solar Centre – Madison Drop Bulbs
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Decorative Pots & Planters
Winner: Primeur – Tierra Verde Recycled Rubber Flamenco Planter
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Best Point of Sale Material
Winner: Westland – Boost All Purpose Plant Feed Gondola POS
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Best Sustainable Product Packaging
Winner: Smart Garden Products – Useful Garden Sundries and Accessories
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Best Marketing Communication & Social Media Award
Winner: Westland – Boost All Purpose Plant Feed Marketing Campaign
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