In This Issue
Customer Votes for The Greatest Christmas Teams reach 5,000 and counting
There's still time to get your customers voting - Could you be in the Top 50 or 100 Garden Centres for Christmas this year?
Garden Centre Christmas retailing gets a big thumbs up on BBC Radio 4
Sipcam Home & Garden Launch Expanded Block Blitz® Range
LOFA raises £12,500 at Charity Christmas Lunch for Greenfingers
Businesses collaborate with childcare providers to celebrate National Tree Week
Community Garden Project wins first ever RHS Award for Sustainable Gardening
Gravel garden in Kent crowned Garden of the Year
Hillier Trees and The Tree Musketeers team up to plant and protect trees
Flower-inspired pet products available in garden centres
The Greenfingers Charity welcomes six new Garden Ambassadors to support hospice gardens across the UK
Winners of the Garden Media Guild Awards 2025 revealed
Durstons urges retailers: get ahead of the peat ban now
The Licensing Lab grows to connect brands, creativity and retail at Spring Fair 2026
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards winners will be announced in Glee at Spring Fair on Monday 2nd February 2026
Recognising outstanding talent in landscaping and horticulture at the WorldSkills UK National Finals
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Squire's appoints new Group Health, Safety and Facilities Manager
Join AIPH in celebrating the International Grower of the Year Awards 2026
Four Nations in a Fortnight and One Shared Goal: Championing Environmental Horticulture
Commercial Horticultural Association announces strong UK contingent for IPM Essen 2026
Show Your Colours Garden Centre to continue at IPM
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Industry and government must work together to unlock horticulture’s full potential
Glee returns to Spring Fair in 2026
HTA gives its verdict on Autumn Budget
Entries open to GCA member centres for Worrall Cup
‘Positive habits’ expert to speak at GCA Conference
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Chessington
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Garsons Esher
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Garsons Titchfield
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Haskins West End
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Henry Street
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Longacres Bagshot
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Notcutts Oxford
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Stewarts Christchurch
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to The Garden Society
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Blue Diamond Blackdown
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Ransoms, Jersey
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Summerhill Garden Centre
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Customer Votes for The Greatest Christmas Teams reach 5,000 and counting

Over 5,000 Garden centre customers across the UK have already voted for their Greatest Garden Centre Team at Christmas, with thousands more expected to vote in the run up to the closing date of 22nd December 2025.  They are voting on-line, in-store and by post, all exuding high praise on the teams they believe are The Greatest at spreading joy this Christmas.

And GTN’s team of intrepid Christmas Award judges are still out and about visiting the record number of teams that have been nominated...

See the list of centres being visited for judging and the current Top 50 in the customer vote
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There's still time to get your customers voting - Could you be in the Top 50 or 100 Garden Centres for Christmas this year?

As a key part of our Greatest Christmas Awards, customers are already having the final say on just who are The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2025.  Voting is live on-line and in store from now until 22nd December...

 

See who the first 10 centres to get on-line votes and download poster artworks and voting links here
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Garden Centre Christmas retailing gets a big thumbs up on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme today featured a story about garden centre Christmas retailing with a visit to Astbury Meadow Garden Centre and an interview with Jonathan Stobart from Smart Garden Products...

Listen to the broadcast via this link
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Sipcam Home & Garden Launch Expanded Block Blitz® Range
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Sipcam Home & Garden is proud to announce exciting developments for its patio care partner range, Block Blitz®, as the brand continues to innovate in outdoor cleaning solutions. Block Blitz® has worked in partnership with Sipcam Home & Garden to develop new products that not only clean but also protect and restore outdoor spaces...

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LOFA raises £12,500 at Charity Christmas Lunch for Greenfingers

The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association raised £12,500 for Greenfingers at the LOFA Charity Christmas Lunch, which took place on Friday (28 November) at The Dorchester Hotel, London...

Click here to see pictures from the LOFA Charity Christmas Lunch
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Businesses collaborate with childcare providers to celebrate National Tree Week

The team at Yorkshire Garden Centres has collaborated with its managed print supplier to celebrate National Tree Week with a childcare provider in Wakefield...

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Community Garden Project wins first ever RHS Award for Sustainable Gardening
Sustainable Gardening made possible by funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres.

Community Garden Project, Transition Town Wellington, in Somerset, has won the first-ever RHS Award for Sustainable Gardening, made possible, in part, by funding from Blue Diamond Garden Centres...

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Gravel garden in Kent crowned Garden of the Year

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine has revealed the winner of its annual Gardens of the Year Competition in its December issue, with Simon Richard’s garden in Folkestone, Kent topping the judge’s votes...

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Hillier Trees and The Tree Musketeers team up to plant and protect trees

Hillier Trees and The Tree Musketeers have announced the launch of a new collaboration dedicated to planting, protecting, and promoting trees in urban communities...

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Flower-inspired pet products available in garden centres

Neerdog is now available in five Blue Diamond Garden Centres, bringing its nature inspired style to the shelves. Each product is named after a flower – Cosmos, Lantana, Erysimum, and Hollyhock – linking the brand to the gardening world and the outdoor spaces dog parents love most...

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The Greenfingers Charity welcomes six new Garden Ambassadors to support hospice gardens across the UK

The Greenfingers Charity - dedicated to creating therapeutic gardens for life-limited children and their families in children’s hospices across the country - is delighted to announce the appointment of six new Garden Ambassadors, marking an exciting milestone for its expanding national programme.

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Winners of the Garden Media Guild Awards 2025 revealed

The Garden Media Guild (GMG) has announced the winners of its 2025 Awards, celebrating exceptional talent and achievement across garden writing, photography, digital communication and broadcasting...

Outstanding Contribution Award (sponsored by Westland) Award: Arit Anderson

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Durstons urges retailers: get ahead of the peat ban now

With industry frustration mounting over continued uncertainty surrounding the peat ban, Durstons is urging retailers to get ahead of the curve and help gardeners grow confidently with peat-free compost now, before the switch becomes mandatory...

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The Licensing Lab grows to connect brands, creativity and retail at Spring Fair 2026

Spring Fair 2026 is set to ignite a new era of creativity and collaboration with the return of The Licensing Lab, a dynamic destination connecting the worlds of licensing and retail...

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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards winners will be announced in Glee at Spring Fair on Monday 2nd February 2026

Save the date for Christmas Greatness:  GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards for 2025 will be announced and presented during Glee at Spring Fair on Monday 2nd February 2026.

 

Now that Glee has returned to Spring Fair for February 2026, the area will provide the ideal place for garden centre folk to gather at lunchtime on Monday 2nd February 2026 to hear the announcements of this years winners in the judged and voted for categories...

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Recognising outstanding talent in landscaping and horticulture at the WorldSkills UK National Finals

The Horticultural Trades Association would like to congratulate the winners of the 2025 WorldSkills UK National Finals in Landscaping and Horticulture, both of which are supported by the HTA’s Association of Professional Landscapers (APL)...

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There's still time to get your customers voting - Could you be in the Top 50 or 100 Garden Centres for Christmas this year?

As a key part of our Greatest Christmas Awards, customers are already having the final say on just who are The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2025.  Voting is live on-line and in store from now until 22nd December...

 

See who the first 10 centres to get on-line votes and download poster artworks and voting links here
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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Blue Diamond Blackdown

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Blue Diamond Blackdown - GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 judges visit, 22nd October 2025...

See our judges visit photo tour of the centre
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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Ransoms, Jersey

Ransoms Jersey - GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 judges visit, 20th October 2025...

See our judges visit photo tour of the centre
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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Summerhill Garden Centre

Summerhill Garden Centre- GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 judges visit, 22nd October 2025...

See our judges visit photo tour of the centre
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