In This Issue
Dobbies relaunches third store as part of national refurbishment programme
Simpsons Garden Centre expands with Christies acquisition
Blue Diamond in exclusive talks to buy Barton Grange Garden Centre - UPDATED
1 day to go until the Greenfingers Floral Ball - SOLD OUT
RocketGro delivers where other suppliers can’t
Altico’s Virtue Collection continues to lead the market
Henry Bell celebrates landmark anniversary
GCA reports another ‘healthy’ month for garden centres with gifts topping BoT figures
Double win for Frank P Matthews at HTA Plant Show
Success at the National Plant Show for Bransford Webbs
Colour was name of game at BBC Gardener’s World Live
Dobbies walk raises nearly £4k for Alzheimer’s Research
Hot Spring, high sales for UK garden centres
Greenfingers to unveil ‘Together Garden’ at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse
Old Railway Line Garden Centre and Royal Welsh Regiment Team debut on TV with David Domoney
Zest builds momentum with new leadership and renewed focus on innovation and impact
British Garden Centres to make debut at RHS Hampton and Wentworth
Wyevale Nurseries wins Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Sustainability Award
Miracle-Gro sponsors Floral Fantasia at RHS Hyde Hall
Charlies Stores is coming to Cheltenham in October
Autumn Fair announces Task Team
Four Wyevale Nurseries staff rewarded for 158 years of service between them
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Silver Merit Award for Garden Organic’s show garden at BBC Gardeners’ World Live Show
AIPH approval for Iberflora 2025
HTA brings blooms to the Senedd to celebrate Welsh horticulture
Event highlights and special events at spoga+gafa 2025
Tickets available for 77th AIPH Annual Congress in Belgium
YPHA celebrates first launch success challenge
New data crowns Cardiff as UK’s gardening capital
The best of last week's
Alton Garden Centre set to leave Tillington Group
Greenfingers Charity founder, Richard Jackson, awarded MBE for charitable services to children’s hospices
BBC GW Live picture special. Greenfingers garden celebrates 25 years and British Garden Centres steal the show for garden retailing
Scotsdales open their new 480 seater Greenhouse Café
Squire's appoints new directors as business looks to future
GLENWEAVE – The UK's most comprehensive collection of Rattan Products from Lows.
Introducing Suncast – now available through Rowlinson Garden Products
Nature’s Lawn creates new retail opportunities
Dobbies back on an even keel, in depth interview with CEO David Robinson in GTN's May 2025 Summer Showrooms Directory Issue
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Dobbies relaunches third store as part of national refurbishment programme

Dobbies Garden Centre in Hungerford has celebrated a relaunch, as part of the garden centre’s nationwide store refurbishment programme. This is the third in the group's extensive programme of investment across its store estate...

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Simpsons Garden Centre expands with Christies acquisition

Inverness-based Simpsons has acquired Christies Garden Centre in Fochabers, Moray. The new acquisition establishes a group of Simpsons centres across the North-East corridor from Inverness to Aberdeenshire. Christies' 48 employees will transfer to Simpsons...

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Blue Diamond in exclusive talks to buy Barton Grange Garden Centre - UPDATED

Peter and Guy Topping, the current generation at the helm of The Barton Grange Group, are preparing to retire from the horticultural industry. In planning for the future, they are in exclusive discussions with Blue Diamond—the UK’s largest garden centre group—regarding the potential sale of Barton Grange Garden Centre...

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1 day to go until the Greenfingers Floral Ball - SOLD OUT

The Greenfingers Charity Floral Ball – a landmark event taking place on Thursday 26th June 2025 at the stunning Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire is now SOLD OUT!

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RocketGro delivers where other suppliers can’t
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The gardening sector is awash with promises of great stock availability and fast fulfilment, but not all brands are able to keep up with demand. You’ll find no such broken promises with RocketGro, as the game-changing peat-free brand has safeguarded supply and maintained stock levels to help retailers maximise opportunities this season...

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Altico’s Virtue Collection continues to lead the market
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Altico Garden Products celebrates the ongoing success of its Virtue Water Feature range, now entering its second year. With five times as much stock than in 2024, the collection has consistently sold out, cementing its position as the top choice in water feature's for UK garden centres.  

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Henry Bell celebrates landmark anniversary

There are celebrations in the air as Henry Bell & Co marks its 200th anniversary. Established in Grantham, Lincolnshire, back in 1825, first as a grain mill, then a supplier of seeds and fertilisers, and a trader of cereals and pulses for local farmers, it has grown to become a market leader in the animal and pet food industry...

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GCA reports another ‘healthy’ month for garden centres with gifts topping BoT figures
 

Garden Centre Association members have recorded another ‘healthy’ month in the body’s May 2025 Barometer of Trade with seven of the categories listed performing positively when compared to 2024....

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Double win for Frank P Matthews at HTA Plant Show

Frank P Matthews has taken the double win for the HTA New Plants Awards and been awarded the Visitor Vote, sponsored by Floramedia, at the HTA National Plant Show 2025 at the NAEC, Stoneleigh.

This year also marked the return of the award for Best Stand, which was awarded to Ball.

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Success at the National Plant Show for Bransford Webbs
 

The Bransford Webbs Plant Company have marked yet another National Plant Show with the successful launch of the Bransford Webbs app and by winning Best New Plant in the Shrub and Climber category...

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Colour was name of game at BBC Gardener’s World Live

Hot Off The Potting Bench, the feature showcasing new plant releases to the gardening public, at the recent BBC Gardener’s World Live show at the NEC Birmingham has gone down a storm with the show visitors this year...

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Dobbies walk raises nearly £4k for Alzheimer’s Research

Thirty staff members from Dobbies Central Support Office, based in Lasswade, completed a 25-mile fundraising walk to raise money for its national charity partner, Alzheimer’s Research UK, raising £4,150 and counting, from generous supporters...

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Hot Spring, high sales for UK garden centres

UK garden centres have wrapped up a standout Spring season, with the latest data from the Horticultural Trades Association Market Update for May 2025 revealing continued strong performance...

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Greenfingers to unveil ‘Together Garden’ at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse
...before relocation to Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice (Sheffield)

The Greenfingers Charity iwill be making its debut at the forthcoming RHS Wentworth Woodhouse Flower Show (16-20 July), where it will present the Together Garden – a deeply meaningful and beautifully designed show garden created by Phil Hirst and Joanne Charlton...

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Old Railway Line Garden Centre and Royal Welsh Regiment Team debut on TV with David Domoney
Helping grandmother who lost her grandson in the Iraq War

ITV’s This Morning returned with another inspiring Front Garden Facelift, as Chartered Horticulturalist David Domoney surprised a deserving viewer in South Wales with a live garden transformation in under two hours...

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Zest builds momentum with new leadership and renewed focus on innovation and impact

Timber outdoor entertaining, furniture and structures specialist, Zest has entered a dynamic new phase of growth and progress under the leadership of Andrew Baker, who took on the role of Managing Director a year ago following a 16-year career with Zest including 10years as Finance Director...

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British Garden Centres to make debut at RHS Hampton and Wentworth

Following on from another extremely successful show at BBC Gardeners' World Live, British Garden Centres is excited to announce that it will be exhibiting for the very first time at not one, but two more gardening events this July, at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival (1 - 6 July 2025) and the inaugural RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse (16 - 20 July 2025)...

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Dobbies back on an even keel, in depth interview with CEO David Robinson in GTN's May 2025 Summer Showrooms Directory Issue
  • David Robinson, CEO of Dobbies Garden Centres – GTN Interview
  • Find your happy place at SOLEX 2025
  • It’s all about quality at Melcourt Industries
  • Keeping retail fresh at Glee 2025
  • Diary dates for Summer Shows
  • Glee’s Roadshow visits the West Country
  • GTN’s 2025 Summer Showroom Directory
  • Welcome to the Floralsilk showroom
  • Westland’s showroom is open
  • Smart Showroom visits on the increase
  • Spotlight on trees and shrubs – GTN Planteria
  • Is planning broken? – Paul Pleydell Viewpoint
  • Sunshine & Shows - HTA Viewpoint
Read the issue on-line here
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Wyevale Nurseries wins Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Sustainability Award

Wyevale Nurseries has scooped the coveted Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Sustainability at the organisation’s recent annual celebration evening at Worcester Arena...

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Miracle-Gro sponsors Floral Fantasia at RHS Hyde Hall

As part of its continued commitment to inspiring gardeners of all levels, Miracle-Gro is sponsoring the vibrant Floral Fantasia Garden at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex for the 2025-2026 season...

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Charlies Stores is coming to Cheltenham in October
 

Family-owned retailer Charlies Stores, known for top-quality products and unbeatable customer service, has announced  the acquisition of its new Cheltenham store.  

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Autumn Fair announces Task Team

Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading marketplace for home, gift and fashion, has announced an all-star Task Team of retail experts to support its Retail Makeover Mission campaign including award-winning independent retailers, visual merchandising experts, and buyers...

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Four Wyevale Nurseries staff rewarded for 158 years of service between them

Four colleagues from Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford have been rewarded for their long service after collectively achieving 158 years of employment at the UK’s leading commercial grower between them...

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