In This Issue
Millbrook Garden Centres at Gravesend and Staplehurst bought by BGC
Out Now! 2026 Garden Tools & Home Product Range Catalogue
Join the future of Performance Compost – Durstons is expanding
SOLEX countdown starts with special hotel offer
GCA’s garden centres report ‘very good’ start to the year
Miracle-Gro launches new integrated brand campaign
HTA calls on Chancellor ahead of Spring Forecast
HTA supports Greenfingers charity Kilimanjaro trek
Kit sponsors step up to support Kilimanjaro trek
Inspiring young gardeners this spring
Supercharging plant care across the UK
HTA celebrates win at Trade Association Forum Awards
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Poundbury Gardens plants commemorative tree
LV Bespoke joins National Garden Scheme centenary celebrations with handcrafted garden collection
Visitor registration opens for National Plant Show
Yorkshire Garden Centres celebrates primroses with festival
Free professional resource for tree selection and planting
Join the future of Performance Compost – Durstons is expanding
SBM Life Science appoints new lead for the North of England
Miracle-Gro launches 'Garden Makeover' competition
Farplants assumes EPR liability to protect garden centre branding
spoga+gafa 2026: "Creation&Care“ theme sees high bookings
AIPH approves International Horticulture Goyang Korea 2026
The best of last week's
New Prosper Group Chairman appointed
Empathy by PlantWorks unveils expanded product range
Corby + Fellas and Hillier Garden Centres: Revolutionising self-service checkout
Garden centres report solid January sales
Glee Roadshow returns this spring at Gates Oakham on March 18th
Christmas Awards Finalists, more Christmas Team photos & Sustainability Directory in GTN January 2026 Issue, read on-lne here
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Join the future of Performance Compost – Durstons is expanding
 

Following our major rebrand in 2025 and continued investment across the business, Durstons is entering an exciting new phase of growth and we’re expanding our sales team to meet demand...

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Millbrook Garden Centres at Gravesend and Staplehurst bought by BGC

British Garden Centres has announced the acquisition of Millbrook Garden Centre's Staplehurst and Gravesend sites, bringing two of Kent’s most popular garden destinations into the BGC family and its portfolio to 77 sites...

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Out Now! 2026 Garden Tools & Home Product Range Catalogue
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2026 Gardening Season Officially Underway with New Product Launches and Trade Opportunities from Handys Trade...

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Join the future of Performance Compost – Durstons is expanding
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Following our major rebrand in 2025 and continued investment across the business, Durstons is entering an exciting new phase of growth and we’re expanding our sales team to meet demand...

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SOLEX countdown starts with special hotel offer

You can lock in your hotel stay at this year's SOLEX with the exhibition’s special £100 hotel offer including breakfast, which is exclusively available from 1-31 March only...

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GCA’s garden centres report ‘very good’ start to the year
 

The Garden Centre Association Barometer of Trade figures for January reveal a ‘very good’ start to the year despite the wet weather. Peter Burks, GCA CEO, said these figures had put a "nice spring in our members' steps..."

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Miracle-Gro launches new integrated brand campaign

Miracle-Gro is unveiling its multi-million pound investment in a new fully integrated brand campaign, designed to grow the brand and category growth, and encouraging consumers to get gardening and growing, in their gardens, balconies and homes, creating outdoor spaces they can truly be proud of...

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HTA calls on Chancellor ahead of Spring Forecast
 

The Horticultural Trades Association has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, ahead of the Spring Forecast, calling for urgent action to support UK environmental horticulture...

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HTA supports Greenfingers charity Kilimanjaro trek

The Horticultural Trades Association is sponsoring a 24-strong team climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for the Greenfingers Charity...

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Kit sponsors step up to support Kilimanjaro trek
 

UK-based outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Mountain Warehouse, along with key industry partners, have joined forces to support the Greenfingers Charity’s upcoming Kilimanjaro trek..

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Inspiring young gardeners this spring

British Garden Centres is working in collaboration with Disney and Pixar’s “Hoppers” to get families gardening this spring. The collaboration will inspire young gardeners through hands-on outdoor activities and wildlife-friendly planting...

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Supercharging plant care across the UK
 

Premium self-watering planter and growing substrate specialist LECHUZA has announced an official partnership with the UK’s much-loved plant swapping community Another Plant Swap...

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HTA celebrates win at Trade Association Forum Awards

The Horticultural Trades Association has been recognised at the 2026 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards, winning Sector Representation of the Year and Highly Commended for Best Association Transformation...

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Christmas Awards Finalists, more Christmas Team photos & Sustainability Directory in GTN January 2026 Issue, read on-lne here

GTN January 2026 - Christmas Awards Finalists & Sustainability Directory.

 

In this issue:

  • Gardening for Good - Interview with Dr Richard Claxton
  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards – The Finalists and Customer Vote Top 50 by Regions and more Christas Team photos
  • Adapt or Die, a new, exclusive series from international experts including John Stanley
  • Spring Fair Preview – Christmas exclusives
  • GTN’s Sustainability Directory for 2026
  • GIMA’s sustainability champions 
  • Spotlight on sustainability from the Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair
  • Get ready for Garden Re-Leaf Day – March 20th 2026
  • Gold Medal Standards – GTN Planteria
  • Picture your Future - HTA Viewpoint
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Poundbury Gardens plants commemorative tree

The Gardens Group planted a Cornishgold Pear Tree at Damers First School in Poundbury, to commemorate Poundbury Gardens’ 20th anniversary...

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LV Bespoke joins National Garden Scheme centenary celebrations with handcrafted garden collection
 

As the National Garden Scheme builds up to its landmark centenary in 2027, Norfolk-based garden metal specialist LV Bespoke has unveiled a handcrafted garden collection created in support of the charity’s 100-year celebration...

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Visitor registration opens for National Plant Show

With less than four months to go until the HTA's National Plant Show, visitor registration for the two-day event is now open...

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Yorkshire Garden Centres celebrates primroses with festival
 

The month-long Primrose Celebration is taking place at Yorkshire Garden Centres’ sites at Tong, Tingley, Otley, Bingley, Pennine, York and Scarborough until March 14th...

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Free professional resource for tree selection and planting

Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford has released a new free‑to‑download Tree Technical Guide – a resource designed specifically for the amenity industry and garden centre plantaria staff...

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