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Plants just keep on selling
GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis
Have you ever known a time when plant sales went up in the second week of August? And up by 66% on the same week last year?...
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Glee 2020 – New products and packaging from natural gardening brand Empathy
Natural gardening brand, Empathy, is set to unveil a number of new products and updated packaging to buyers virtually during Glee 2020...
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EKJU launches extensive new catalogue
EKJU Ltd are getting ready for the 2021 gardening season by launching a brand new catalogue, detailing their whole offering. The European distributor and manufacturer of timber garden furniture have added many new product lines to an already extensive range of garden furniture and grow your own products...
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Dobbies builds partnership with Stroke Association
Dobbies Garden Centres has announced its support for the Stroke Association, a charity which provides specialist support and funds critical research for people affected by stroke...
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Dalefoot Composts shortlisted for business awards
A Cumbrian business which makes eco garden compost from Herdwick wool and bracken has been selected as a finalist in the Micro Business of the Year category of the prestigious Growing Business Awards...
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Horticulture students benefit from DCF Scholarships
Horticulture students have received scholarships from the David Colegrave Foundation this year, with more to follow. Receiving £7,500 between them, the students’ interests include plant pathology, growing technology and tree, bedding, houseplant and alpine production.
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Feed me, feed me more, and more…
Plant feeds are selling faster this summer than ever before. This week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Top 50 has sales volumes higher than any previous August week and almost double the same week from two years ago...
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Garden centre re-opens after suspected arson attack
A Norfolk garden centre, hit by a suspected arson attack which caused £5,000 of damage, was hoping to re-open again this weekend...
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New gardeners are looking for late summer colour
New gardeners are looking for summer colour, so much so that Echinacea, Cyclamen, Dianthus and Chrysanthemum all increased sales by 70% or more to dominate the GTN Bestsellers All Plants sales chart...
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eBook helps garden centres realise online potential
Garden centres are being urged to take advantage of the huge demand among customers to buy online by making their web presence unique...
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What will September bring for compost sales?
Sales during the second week of August in the GTN Bestsellers garden centre epos data were higher than any September week over the past six years...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Tributes for Ernest Wertheim, the original Garden Centre Guru
Tributes have been pouring in for the original Garden Centre Guru, Ernest Werthiem, who died last week in California aged 100...
Tributes to a remarkable man from Warren Haskins, Guy Topping, Derek Bunker, Matthew and Ron Bent, Reinhard Biehler, John Ashley, Sue Allen, Carol Paris, Iain Wylie, Boyd Douglas-Davies & John Herbert
John Lewis looks to expand into horticulture
Retail giant John Lewis says future development of the company could include a horticultural side of the business...
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One million new gardeners = increased sales
New gardeners are keeping garden centre sales volumes significantly ahead of normal for the summer. GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis shows the first weekend of August was over 20% up on any of the previous four years with no sign of the sales increase abating...
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Fund created for Westland accident victims family reaches £5,000 target
Ayrshire garden centre owner, Michael Hayes of Hayes Garden Land in Symington who set up a JustGiving page to raise money for the family of Philip Moore who died after a tragic accident at Westlands Dungannon factory has reported that while the fund has reached the target of £5,000 further donations to help the family would be welcome...
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Garden centre evacuated after massive fire breaks out at nearby scrapyard
The owners of Dennetts Garden Centre in Daventry had to evacuate their home on Monday evening (August 3) after a massive blaze broke out at a car scrapyard adjacent to the centre...
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Garden Centre Photo Tours
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Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill, Crawley, has opened its doors to customers following a 12-month refurbishment costing £15m...
Read more and see GTN Xtras photo tour of the new centre
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