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A million thanks to Garden Re-Leaf Day supporters
If you're not able to take part - please help by sponsoring the people taking part
First pictures from Mega Plant-athons for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Walkers gather in Cambridge for The Great Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk
Sell out APL Awards celebrates Garden Re-Leaf Day for Greenfingers
The Big Bike Ride at Hornsea Garden Centre for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Garden Re-Leaf Day is today - enjoy your FUNdraising
And more Garden Centres and others are busy planning their Garden Re-Leaf Day events too…
It all helps with publicity
Help make Garden Re-Leaf Day 2017 another record breaker
10 great ideas for Garden Re-Leaf Day fund-raising
It's set fair for a record-breaking March
The Great Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk will be a doodle for this pair
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A million thanks to Garden Re-Leaf Day supporters
Message from Linda Petrons on behalf of Greenfingers
"Garden Re-Leaf Day is a great way to kick start that all important early spring buzz in garden centres – but what does your support really mean to our small but impactful national charity?.."
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If you're not able to take part - please help by sponsoring the people taking part
If you'd like to sponsor the 100's of walkers, planters, , tea makers and bakers who are supporting Garden Re-Leaf Day today you can using the JustGiving link on the Garden Re-Leaf Day website: http://www.gardenreleaf.co.uk/

Please give generously.  All monies raised go to the industries own Greenfingers Charity so that more magical gardens can be built at Childrens Hospices across the UK.  

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First pictures from Mega Plant-athons for Garden Re-Leaf Day
The Garden Re-Leaf Day Plant-athons are under way featuring inter-store competitiveness, a father and son team, and tests of stamina and speed - this year’s participants are looking to raise more than £23,000 for Greenfingers.



The Orchard Park team plant through last night...
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Walkers gather in Cambridge for The Great Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk
 
The third annual Garden Re-Leaf walk takes place in Cambridge today.   A record breaking 104 walkers will be meeting at Scotsdales, Cambridge, looking to rake in over £10,000 for Greenfingers Charity and spread awareness for the garden industry’s main fundraising day. Sponsors include: Scotsdales, LOFA, Outback, Kelkay, Garden Trade News, Briers, Cadix, SBM Life Sciences, Hozelock and Quinton Edwards.  If you are in the area do come and add further support...
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Sell out APL Awards celebrates Garden Re-Leaf Day for Greenfingers

Over 330 guests at the APL Awards will celebrate Garden Re-Leaf Day by raising money for Greenfingers led by guest speaker Adam Frost who has designed and built Greenfingers gardens at Childrens Hospices...
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The Big Bike Ride at Hornsea Garden Centre for Garden Re-Leaf Day
 
On Friday 17th March the staff at Hornsea Garden Centre will embark on a 625 mile bike ride without even leaving the garden centre...
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Garden Re-Leaf Day is today - enjoy your FUNdraising
See the activities happening for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2017


Yes, it's Garden Re-Leaf Day today.  As an industry we'll be achieving:
  • Great publicity at the start of the season
  • Fun activities for your staff and your customers
  • Raise money for Greenfingers to help build more gardens at Children's Hospices
See the list of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2017 Activities
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And more Garden Centres and others are busy planning their Garden Re-Leaf Day events too…
Squires, Perrywood, Fairweather, Old Railway Line, Longacres and Langlands now have events planned for Garden Re-Leaf Day, there's still time for you to get involved...
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It all helps with publicity


Here's a selection of other events being planned for Garden Re-Leaf Day...
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Help make Garden Re-Leaf Day 2017 another record breaker


It’s just two days until the gardening industry bursts into combined promotional activity by celebrating Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day on Friday 17th March 2017...
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10 great ideas for Garden Re-Leaf Day fund-raising
The sixth annual Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day take place nationally on the 17 March, with many events continuing throughout the weekend. The 24hr Plant-athon, which was a runaway success last year, is being rolled out to more garden centres, and the Garden Re-Leaf Walk boasts a huge uptake in registrations and aims to be both more inclusive and challenging. Here are the top 10 fundraising ideas...
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It's set fair for a record-breaking March


With Mother's Day moving from the start to the end of March this year it was no surprise to see total sales drop year on year last week. But gardening product and plant sales still increased according to GTN Bestsellers...
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The Great Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk will be a doodle for this pair
But they do need your sponsorship, please give generously


After helping with support duties last year, GTN's Trevor and Karen Pfeiffer vowed to do The Great Garden Re-Leaf Day walk in full in 2017, so Labradoodles Olly & Floyd thought they’d better join in...

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