“Our stock of aggregates and outdoor pots are due to arrive in-store before Easter, and our range of plants and garden lighting are increasing over the coming days and weeks..."

Dobbies  is introducing 69 new own brand product lines across horticultural categories this month including gardening tools, indoor grow lights and a diverse selection of new bulbs. They are part of the own brand range, which features 700 own brand items across the gardening range, increasing from 200 lines last year...

Friday, 15th March is Garden Re-Leaf Day and supporters from across the garden retail sector are busy making preparations for the big day...

In her March update for her 366 daily run for Greenfingers, Kate Ebbens announced that after 63 days she achieved a total distance of 288km and raised £8,504 so far...

With this year’s Garden Re-Leaf Day fast approaching – 15th March – Greenfingers is issuing a rallying call to encourage even more people to sign-up to the annual Sponsored Walk and Cycle Challenge...

The GTN team called in at BGC Bridgnorth last week where they were holding another of their days for team members across the group. This week was plants and landscaping...

A Bradford headquartered garden centre group has promoted from within to fill the Centre Manager role at one of its six sites. Dave Denton from Cleckheaton has been promoted to centre manager at the long established Bingley Garden Centre at Harden...

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has brought to market Preston Garden Centre & Coppers Bistro in Preston, Canterbury, with a guide price of £1.45 million...

Doncaster-based wholesaler Centurion Europe has acquired Mulch., the supplier of gardening tools and gloves...

The Horticultural Trades Association has given a stark warning to the government that their border import policy, which is about to come into effect, risks the future of plant trade in the UK...

Westland Horticulture has launches a new peat free compost, Boost All Purpose Compost, specifically crafted to be the perfect partner to its Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed...

GIMA has confirmed details of its Day Conference which will focus on those topics that are currently shaping change within the garden retail sector. Taking place on 14th March at Horticulture House, Chilton, the day will split by two key themes – Market & Retail Outlook, and Sustainability and Your Journey to Net Zero. 

The key to successful plant sales is to work smarter and work better, said Boyd Douglas-Davis at The Future of Plant Retailing event held this week...

Alan Titchmarsh will be launching a new gardening programme on ITV1 on Monday. The first episode of 10, lasting an hour, will be screened at 2pm...

Leading pet and wild bird food producer Henry Bell & Co has secured an ongoing sole supplier contract with the EAF Group. The arrangement will see an extensive range of Henry Bell Wild Bird Care feeds and accessories on sale throughout the organisation’s three stores – Animall Crown Corner in Brentwood, Animall Hertford and Animall Littlebury outside Saffron Walden...

The merger between Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Writtle University College – a landmark event in UK Higher Education – has formally taken place...

British garden manufacturer Handy is excited to announce it has joined forces with lawn experts GreenThumb to help enhance the retail experience and drive sales with its latest Webb customer prize draw...

British Garden Centres is returning to the prestigious BBC Gardeners’ World Live for the third consecutive year. The highly anticipated event, hosted at the Birmingham NEC from June 13th to 16th, promises a blooming celebration of horticultural wonders, innovative garden designs, and expert advice...

The team at a Bradford-headquartered garden centre group is celebrating after being shortlisted for two national HR awards.

Environmental compliance data experts Ecoveritas has launched its game-changing SaaS platform, my.ecoveritas, which promises to transform Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance for horticulture businesses...

Modern, traditional, natural, or distinctive, whatever your shoppers want from a water feature, you can now offer them the complete choice thanks to the new Home Delivery service launched exclusively for the AMES Companies Easy Fountain brand...

GTN February 2024 - GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards Bumper Issue

• The Greatest Christmas Awards presentations at Spring Fair
• GCA Conference Award winners
• Primeur: the home of doormats
• Environmental perceptions of garden centres
• Westlands New Horizon Community Fund
• Busy Bee tops the customer vote for Christmas greatness
• 23 pages of judges photos and comments from The Greatest Christmas Awards start here: Barton Grange, Cooks, BGC Harrogate, Pugh’s, Gates, Haskins Snowhill, Woodlands, Kent, Squires Badshot Lea, Polhill, Old Railway Line, Klondyke High Legh, Poundbury, Birkacre, Alton, Blue Diamond Newbridge, Garsons Esher, Brimsmore, Glendoick, Chessington, Wentworth, Klondyke Astbury Meadow, Cambridge Home & Garden, Bents, BGC Studley, Coolings, Newquay, The Grange, Garsons Titchfield, Keydell, Perrywood Tiptree, BGC, Dobbies, Gouldings Santa Experience, Dobbies Edinburgh and Tewkesbury, Mackenzie & Cruickshank, Munros, Pengelly, Planters Tamworth
• Thank you to our Sponsors
• Flashes of Christmas Inspiration
• Harrogate Show Ideas for Christmas 2024
• Planting Manifesto Ideas – HTA Column
• Supply Chain Challenges – GIMA Column