In This Issue
Who are the Greatest Christmas Garden Centre teams of 2025? GTN's Greatest Christmas awards are launched
Do your customers think you are The Greatest at Christmas this year?
Corby + Fellas implements WinRetail at Everton Nurseries
RocketGro release first TV advert!
Boosting domestic tree production essential to hit Government climate and nature targets, warns new report
Pontefract youngster wins competition to help Santa switch on Britain’s Biggest Lemax Winter Village
Dobbies completes refurbishment of sixth store
HTA wraps up the end of Party Conferences
New GROW food safety course released
Gertrude Jekyll inspires RHS style guide
Deco-Pak lines up standout exclusives for 2026
Dobbies donates Christmas trees to local communities
Industry leaders unite at the RECOUP Conference
Yorkshire Garden Centre Group celebrates 2025 Great by Nature cohort
AI & solar powered bird care innovation from FeatherSnap
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Founder of Bernhard and Company passes away
Survey reveals garden buildings have now become essential part of everyday life
2026 Trends Report unveils six big ideas shaping homes and gardens
The Vibrant Verge wins Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Award
The best of last week's
Dobbies announces CFO change
Blue Diamond wins ‘Best Garden Centre Retailer’ award
Blue Diamond launches exclusive Christmas Preview events
RocketGro double capacity of bagging plant!
Fairweather’s chooses Corby + Fellas WinRetail!
The Great Summer Sale
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Who are the Greatest Christmas Garden Centre teams of 2025? GTN's Greatest Christmas awards are launched

Our team of judges are prepping their sleighs ready to start the judging process for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2025.  Now is the time to get your nominations in...

See the categories and make your nominations for a judges visit here
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Do your customers think you are The Greatest at Christmas this year?

Once again, as a key part of our Greatest Christmas Awards, we will be letting your customers have the final say on just who are The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2025.  Voting can be done on-line and in-store between now and the 22nd December...

 

Download poster artworks and voting links here
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Corby + Fellas implements WinRetail at Everton Nurseries
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Corby + Fellas has announced the successful launch and implementation of its advanced EPOS and retail management solution at the prestigious Everton Nurseries...

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RocketGro release first TV advert!

RocketGro continues to push industry boundaries embracing clever marketing strategies with the launch of their first TV quality advert...

Watch the 2026 TV advert here
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Boosting domestic tree production essential to hit Government climate and nature targets, warns new report

The Government’s climate change and biodiversity targets will not be met without greater support for domestic tree production, according to a new report produced by the Woodland Trust, the Horticultural Trades Association, the National Trust and the Royal Horticultural Society...

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Pontefract youngster wins competition to help Santa switch on Britain’s Biggest Lemax Winter Village

A five year old from Ackworth has helped make history by launching the UK’s biggest single display of Lemax collectables. Thomas Kerry won a competition to help Santa switch on the Lemax Winter Village at Tingley Garden Centre following an appeal for someone to help Santa make the village come alive.

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Dobbies completes refurbishment of sixth store

Dobbies Garden Centre in Royston has become the sixth store to complete upgrades to the shopping experience as part of the retailer’s national refurbishment programme...

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HTA wraps up the end of Party Conferences
Highlighting the value of green renewal and the reality of economic pressures

The Horticultural Trades Association has wrapped up a busy season of engagement across the major political party conferences, attending the Liberal Democrat conference in Bournemouth, the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, and the Conservative Party conference in Manchester...

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New GROW food safety course released

The Garden Centre Association’s has launched a new Food Safety Level 3 course on its award-winning e-learning platform...

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Gertrude Jekyll inspires RHS style guide

This year’s Brand Licensing Europe has seen the launch of the latest Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) style guide, a guide that celebrates one of the most important figures in the history of horticulture...

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Deco-Pak lines up standout exclusives for 2026
 

Deco-Pak, the family-run aggregate experts, is gearing up for a landmark 2026 season with a series of exciting new launches that promise to strengthen its garden retail offering like never before...

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Dobbies donates Christmas trees to local communities

Dobbies Garden Centres is lifting community spirits this season with a Christmas tree donation across the country, in partnership with Needlefresh...

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Industry leaders unite at the RECOUP Conference

The RECOUP Conference once again brought together leading voices from packaging, recycling, finance, and policy to examine how the UK, and beyond, can move closer to true plastic circularity...

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Yorkshire Garden Centre Group celebrates 2025 Great by Nature cohort

Staff at Yorkshire Garden Centre Group are celebrating the successful completion of an internal training programme which identifies and nurtures talent.

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AI & solar powered bird care innovation from FeatherSnap

Fresh from a successful UK trade launch at Glee, innovative bird care brand, FeatherSnap, has presented its state-of-the-art, solar-powered smart bird feeders to the home and gift markets...

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