In This Issue
Friday 18th March is Garden Re-Leaf Day and closing date for peat consultation submissions
More names sign up for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2022
Only 2.5 days left to make your submission in the DEFRA peat consultation
Hare Hatch Sheeplands finally gets go ahead for ‘green’ garden centre
New owners at Coolings
East Bridgford, Grosvenor, Nailsworth & Matlock scoop the big awards at Blue Diamonds cathedral night of celebration
Garden centre sales experience slow start to March
Plant Show Success for Klondyke
Sweet sales for veg plants
One million free seed balls for UK school children
Donating 50% of proceeds to Ukraine disaster fund
Deco-Pak sends supplies to Ukraine
Evergreen brings Commercial Strategy closer together
Research flags concern for wellbeing of horticulture workers
Greenfingers to exhibit at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Greenfingers aims to raise £2,000,025 over next three years
Tong raises over £7500 for Batley mental health charity
Introducing an organic fertiliser fresh from Peru
Glee in June – everything you need to know
The Real Soil Company launches all-new 100% natural and organic Vegetable & Fruit Topsoil
Southern Trident supports Kickstart Scheme
36 pages of Garden Centre Christmas Greatness - GTN Jan-Feb Issue On-line now
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HTA Director of Policy and Communications to leave
Clare Matterson CBE announced as next Director General of RHS
Seeds of growth
Spring in the step for growing media
Grow-your-own boom continues
New finance director appointed at QD group
The best of last week's
Devon garden centre on the market for £1.5 million
Darlac announces cutting tools distribution deal with Blue Diamond
Garden centres help with Ukraine Appeals
Make your submission in the DEFRA peat consultation
GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
ACW Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Allbrighton - British Garden Centres - Christmas 2021
Alton Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Aylett Nurseries - Christmas 202
Barton Grange Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Baytree Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Bents Garden & Home - Christmas 2021
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Friday 18th March is Garden Re-Leaf Day and closing date for peat consultation submissions

Garden Re-Leaf Day is on Friday this week, 18th March 2022, and that is also the last day for submissions to be made to the governments consultation on peat.

 

See the story below with links to the DEFRA pages to make your submission

 

and follow the links in the Garden Re-Leaf Day story to join in the FUNdraising...

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More names sign up for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2022

Garden Re-Leaf Day is on Friday – March 18th – and brands and individuals from across the garden retail sector are getting ready to FUNdraise for the Greenfingers charity...

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Only 2.5 days left to make your submission in the DEFRA peat consultation

There are only two and a half days left for you to make your submission to the DEFRA consultation that could result in the biggest government intervention in gardening and garden retailing we have ever seen...

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Hare Hatch Sheeplands finally gets go ahead for ‘green’ garden centre

Hare Hatch Sheeplands near Reading in Berkshire has finally had its plan for a green community focussed garden centre approved after a long and protracted process...

 

 

 

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New owners at Coolings

Staff at Coolings Nurseries’ four sites in Kent & East Sussex had a wonderful surprise last week when Paul Cooling announced that 75% of the third-generation company was being signed over to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)...

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East Bridgford, Grosvenor, Nailsworth & Matlock scoop the big awards at Blue Diamonds cathedral night of celebration

A congregation of around 600 gathered in Manchester Cathedral on Thursday evening, 10th March, to celebrate the success of the Blue Diamond Group over the past two years...

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Garden centre sales experience slow start to March
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The cold weather at the start of March slowed garden centre volume sales slightly, down by 1% on the previous week and they were significantly down on the same week last year, by 37%. The same week last year was much better weather and came at the end of Lockdown #3.

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Plant Show Success for Klondyke

With a hall brimming with quality plants and awash with colour, the Klondyke Group's annual Plant Show took place on 2nd March 2022...

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Sweet sales for veg plants

Plant sales were also significantly down on 2021 levels for the first week of March, but 5% up on the previous week as young veg plants go on sale for the first time this year...

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One million free seed balls for UK school children

Seedball is working with the BBC to deliver one million seed balls to schoolchildren as part of ‘The Green Planet’ TV series...

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Donating 50% of proceeds to Ukraine disaster fund

Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre in Gloucestershire is donating 50% of its proceeds today ( Sunday 13th March) to the UK Disaster and Emergencies Committee (DEC) to help those affected by the conflict in Ukraine...

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Deco-Pak sends supplies to Ukraine

Deco-Pak has shown its support for those who need it most by sending several pallets of essentials to those in war-torn Ukraine...

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Evergreen brings Commercial Strategy closer together

Evergreen Garden Care have invested £7 million this year in order to increase their peat free production capacity – announced back at GLEE in 2021 - cementing their position as leading the peat free roadmap but demonstrating the scale of investment required by manufacturers due to the different handling requirements of raw materials in peat free mixes...

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Research flags concern for wellbeing of horticulture workers

The findings of research, commissioned by Perennial in 2021 to develop an understanding of health and wellbeing across the horticultural community, have shown that 81% of people generally feel good about their health. However, many are facing significant physical and mental wellbeing challenges that do not equate with good health...

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Greenfingers to exhibit at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The Greenfingers Charity has confirmed that it will be exhibiting at the forthcoming RHS Chelsea Flower Show (May 24-28) thanks to British Garden Centres...

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Greenfingers aims to raise £2,000,025 over next three years

To celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024, Greenfingers charity has launched its most ambitious fundraising target yet ­– to raise an incredible £2,000,025...

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Tong raises over £7500 for Batley mental health charity

In a year that saw spiralling mental health issues throughout the community, Tong Garden Centre has raised £7557 for a Batley based charity that offers free training sessions to help promote physical and mental wellbeing...

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Introducing an organic fertiliser fresh from Peru
 

GUANORGANICS – exclusively suppliers of guano rich fertiliser - is seeking new retail trading partners in the United Kingdom. Here, we take a look at the history of the company and exactly what this amazing country has to offer the British consumer market – and it’s a lot more than just our beloved Paddington Bear!

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Glee in June – everything you need to know

Throughout its 45-plus year history, Glee has taken place in September. But 2022 marks a new chapter for the exhibition as the event will take place in late June (28th-30th)  at the NEC Birmingham. Here, the Glee organisers explain the reasons behind the move...

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The Real Soil Company launches all-new 100% natural and organic Vegetable & Fruit Topsoil
 

Nurturing homegrown vegetables and fruit and giving them the best possible start is set to be easier than ever with the launch of the all-new 100% organic and natural Vegetable & Fruit Topsoil – a rich blend of topsoil and soil improver - from the experts at The Real Soil Company...

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Southern Trident supports Kickstart Scheme
 

Southern Trident is supporting the UK Government’s Kickstart Scheme, bringing younger out-of- work people on board and, as per the Scheme, giving them a six-month period of employment...

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36 pages of Garden Centre Christmas Greatness - GTN Jan-Feb Issue On-line now

GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Special Issue - 36 pages of Garden Centre Christmas Greatness.

 

In this issue:

  • Peter Seabrook “Mr Gardening”.
  • A record year for Choice Marketing.
  • Thinking outside of the box 4 – Pughs Garden Kitchen.
  • GCA Awards for 2021. Cultivation Street 2022.
  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards. 
    Christmas at: Altons, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Bents, Blue Diamond, British Garden Centres, Cherry Lane Podington, Downtown, Fron Goch, Garsons Esher, Gates Garden Centre, Hillmount Cheshire, Little Dobbies Richmond, Millbrook Gravesend, Newquay Garden Centre, Pengelly, Planters, Pughs, Rosebourne, Sapcote Garden Centre, Silverbirch, Squires Badshot Lea, The Old Railway Line, Webbs of Wychbold, Woodlands, Kent.
  • The Greatest Christmas Awards judges and sponsors.
  • BBQ Gourmet – LOFA Member Profile.
  • HTA Column – Christmas is here to stay.
  • Garden Re-Leaf Day 2022-What are your plans for the Big Day?
Read the issue on-line here
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