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GTN Bestsellers - the MOST useful publication for garden centre retailing
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Ten Steps to Sparkling Sales
Maximise Profits with the Christmas Star
Make Christmas 2014 go ker-ching by taking note of Stars for Europe’s top tips guaranteed to pimp poinsettia sales… you’ve had the first five, so here come the next lot...
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Rising Star from Perrywood has a huge passion for plants
Cerys Williams has a huge passion for plants, and now she is a Rising Star from Perrywood Garden Centre who has applied the merchandising techniques learned in the Garden Centre Association Rising Stars Programme, sponsored by Westland Horticulture, to achieve phenomenal sales increases...
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Kelkay paves the way to success
Kelkay continue to build its business on the solid foundations of quality products and unrivalled service. The company recently doubled their field sales team in the South East and South West of England supported by Liam Walsh. Currently a 23 strong sales team now covers the UK and Ireland...
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Stamp duty changes will help boost gardening sales say GIMA
GIMA welcomed the stamp duty changes announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement this week because an upturn in the housing market should boost demand for home and garden products...
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Retailers reap handsome rewards from Stax Rebate Scheme
Stax paid out over £1.2 million (ex VAT) in rebate to their independent retail customers in January 2014 – and all the signs for this coming January point to another record pay out...
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Gardenex to organise exhibitor groups at major trade shows in the US and Germany in 2015
Gardenex is to organise British pavilions at the National Hardware Show (NHS) in Las Vegas in May 2015 and at Spoga+gafa in Cologne at the end of August 2015...
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Webbs provide festive chocolate treat for hospice children
Young patients at Acorn’s Children’s Hospice in Worcester will enjoy a chirpy chocolate Christmas treat, thanks to long term supporters Webbs.
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Penguins, poinsettia and personalised decorations light up for Christmas sales
Penguins, poinsettia and personalised Christmas products are the key bestsellers as we run into the busiest weeks of the year, according to GTN Bestsellers data...
Pictured: Penquins at Fresh@Burcot Garden Centre.
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18 Days to Christmas - Are you The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team?
Voting for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team is underway!
It's the most sought after Christmas award in the industry, The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team, as it's the only award voted for by the people who matter most, your customers...
Download posters and voting forms here
Retailers buy into Gardman's tooling range
Gardman has hit the ground running with its new garden tool ranges launched at Glee, with nearly 500 gardening retailers having already signed up to the Moulton Mill and Gardener’s Mate brands...
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Sponsor Carol Paris & Friends (Two and Four Legged) as they run today for Greenfingers in the Santa Run
Greenfingers trustee and HTA CEO Carol Paris is leading the Christmas charge for Greenfingers this year by taking part in the London Santa Run today (Sunday 7th December) and will be taking along her two spaniels Max and Murphy...
Sponsor Carol and the Greenfingers Santa Run Team here
Deco-Pak steps up support for Forget-Me-Not
 Deco-Pak, suppliers of decorative aggregates for landscaping, building and general horticultural use, have found time from its busy expansion schedule to assist Greenfingers with further improvements and maintenance to the Forget-Me-Not hospice garden in Huddersfield...
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Wyevale Garden Centres celebrate Christmas with campaign to fund Marie Curie Nurses
Wyevale Garden Centres is aiming to raise significant funds for its national charity partner, Marie Curie, this Christmas...
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Horticultural small business celebrated in National Advent Countdown
 The Business is GREAT campaign has created a festive calendar, featuring 24 diverse and innovative small businesses from across the country, including The Urban Botanist, which sells stylish terrariums across UK and beyond. The Urban Botanist gives a traditional idea a modern twist, bringing the concept of a terrarium – an indoor garden – into the 21st century...
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Gardening celebs get ready for 2015 Greenfingers Garden Re‐Leaf Quiz
 Horticultural celebrities from TV and radio are busy recording questions for the 2015 Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day Quiz at the moment, and garden centres who sign up to take part in what is set to be the biggest and best quiz yet can take advantage of the ‘early bird’ entry fee of just £50 - if they sign up before 1st January 2015...
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Wisley visitors name their favourite New Guinea impatiens
More than 2,500 visitors to the RHS garden at Wisley have named ‘Sun Harmony Compact Lavender’ and ‘SunPatiens Spreading Variegated Salmon’ as their favourite New Guinea impatiens cultivars...
 
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The Quest for Christmas Greatness - Buy Your Tickets for The Greatest Christmas Party Here
Last few days for Earlybird discount rates
The quest for The Greatest Christmas teams is on. The expert team of judges are now out and about visiting all of the teams nominated in this years The Greatest Christmas Awards. You’ll find out who are The Greatest at Christmas this year by joining us at the first awards event of 2015, The Greatest Christmas Awards Christmas Party...
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STV pledges another £1,000 to Greenfingers appeal
STV has pledged a further £1,000 of fund-raising support to the Greenfingers ‘Rosy Cheeks’ Appeal – or a £1 donation for every one of its FSDU displays delivered to UK garden centres this side of January-end pre-season, the company says...
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Learn how to achieve the impossible at GCA Conference
A professor who has helped celebrities complete various physical challenges will be sharing his secrets on achieving the seemingly impossible at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in January...
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Protect plants this winter with Vitax products
As the cold weather sets in, there is still time for gardeners to protect trees, plants and shrubs from harsh winter conditions in preparation for the spring. Vitax’s winter range features a host of products such as the Winter Tree Wash, Tree Bands, Fruit Tree Grease and Compost Maker.
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New speakers announced for Contact 2015 - ‘Growing Opportunities’
HTA have announced new speakers for the Contact 2015 Conference ‘Growing Opportunities’ which takes place on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 January 2015 at JCB Global Headquarters in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire...
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Orders being taken now for HTA Packaging Waste WorkBook
HTA members are encouraged to take advantage of the HTA Packaging Waste WorkBook in order to comply with Packaging Waste Regulations. A 5% discount is available for all orders placed by 31 December 2014...
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Choice Marketing appoints Mr Fothergill's as major seed supplier
Choice Marketing Group, the UK's marketing & buying group of independent garden centres with 36 members, has appointed the Mr Fothergill's Group as a seed supplier in a two-year deal...
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Love the Plot You’ve Got Regional Master classes
A series of fun, participative and motivational regional master classes on the industry wide ‘Love the Plot You’ve Got’ campaign have been announced by Ian Boardman of IBBIS (UK) Ltd...
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Vivid Arts products dominate GTN Bestsellers chart
It’s a Vivid Arts takeover of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products this week with 13 of their decorative lines in the Top 50...
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Glee 2015 will be Monday to Wednesday
...but the move is not popular with some retailers
Glee organisers i2i Events have confirmed that next year’s show will run from Monday to Wednesday...
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Twelve products re-enter Growing Media Bestsellers chart
There have been a few changes in the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media chart this week with 12 products re-entering the Top 50 and two new entries...
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Suttons Seeds announces a management buy out
Fresh new beginnings are on the horizon for Suttons Seeds, as the company announce the management buy out (MBO) of Suttons Consumer Products Ltd, effective as of December 1st.
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Vote now for The Greatest Christmas Supplier 2014
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