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Wyevale Garden Centres launches compost range
Wyevale Garden Centres has launched a new range of own brand compost, which is now on sale in its stores nationwide. The group has partnered with Bord na Móna UK to supply a range of 19 varieties of growing media and soil improvers, with prices starting from £4.99...
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January is a bonanza for early bird compost sales
Overall garden centre sales of January may be down year on year (-9.2%) but sales of growing media have raced ahead at impressive rates as hardy garden centre customers take advantage of keen early bird offers. The GTN Bestsellers Growing Media Top 50 index is currently up 65% on last January and 74% up on January 2014.
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Kent garden centre business for sale
Gilbert Evans is handling the sale of a Kent garden centre business....
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Rosebourne construction gathers pace as next key appointment is made
Construction on Rosebourne, the purpose-built garden centre that will replace the former Weyhill Nursery near Thruxton, has gathered apace since work started in November last year. The build coincides with the announcement of Rosebourne’s next key senior appointment and the launch of a recruitment drive to fill the 80 new job openings...
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Essex garden centre closes suddenly
Ingatestone Garden Centre, located between Chelmsford and Brentwood in Essex, has closed suddenly. A note on the door of the centre in Roman Road reads: "Customer notice. The garden centre is now closed."
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Three lbs lost, £85 gained for Greenfingers
Pounds 4 Greenfingers update from Trevor Pfeiffer
  
Here's a great way to raise £'s for Greenfingers and get your self into shape for the rest of the year by loosing weight between now and Garden Re-Leaf Day. Join GTN Xtra's Trevor Pfeiffer and Greenfingers Linda Petrons and Debs Skillicorn in Pounds 4 Greenfingers...
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Make hedging fun and sexy, says Rising Stars finalist
 Rising Stars finalist Will Clark, from Barton Grange Garden Centre, has proved that by making hedging fun, sexy and appealing you can acheive sales increases of up to 140%...
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Two new initiatives at Grow Your Own Profits Roadshow
Delegates on the Grow your Own Profits Roadshow will have the opportunity to be the first to take part in two new initiatives with the common aims of broadening the appeal of core gardening and increasing sales of plants and products...
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French company to buy Bayer Garden
Bayer Garden in Europe and the USA is being bought by French company SBM Developpments...
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Notcutts sign up to Cultivation Street Ambassador Programme
 Notcutts has signed up to be the first Garden Centre Group to support the Cultivation Street Ambassador Programme. Cultivation Street, headed by David Domoney, is a national community gardening campaign supporting gardening projects in communities and schools...
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Children's gardening book to raise cash for Greenfingers
A share of the royalties of ‘The Children’s Garden’, a new book written by Matthew Appleby, will go to the Greenfingers charity...
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On your marks for the Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk on March 18
The organisers of the Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk are hoping to beat the £9,000-plus raised last year when the walk takes place on March 18. The walk covers approximately 20 miles, starting and finishing at the HTA’s offices in Theale, West Berkshire...
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Love the Plot You've Got Masterclasses get under way for 2016
The First Love the Plot You’ve Got Masterclass of 2016 gets under way with Aylett Nurseries hosting the first of the 2016 season...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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GTN Feb 2016
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European partnership strengthens Brundle’s position in UK market
Leading wholesaler Brundle Gardener has announced an exciting UK partnership with gardening tool manufacturer DeWit...
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Deco-Pak to create a ‘buzz’ at Spring Fair
With just days to go until the doors open on the annual Spring Fair exhibition (7-11 February, NEC Birmingham) Deco-Pak has revealed details of its exciting plans for the show...
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Orchid drip feeders rescue garden products sales
Good old orchid drip feeders rise to the top of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Top 50 once again this week as gardeners look to keep their Christmas Orchids and other houseplants looking good through the winter...
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Onion sets, garlic bulbs and shallots sales hot up
Onion sets, garlic bulbs and shallots sales have really hotted up this week as serious gardeners take advantage of the mild start to the year to get growing...
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Jack's Magic and Arthur Bowers lead the way
Jack’s Magic and Arthur Bowers composts continue to lead the way for early bird offers, driving growing media sales up again this week to reach record levels for January...
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Still time to sign up for nurseries’ joint Open Day
Wyevale Nurseries and Allensmore Nurseries will hold the Herefordshire Nurseries Customer Open Day on Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10, and they're reminding plant retailers there are still places available...
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Barrie King is appointed as Kelkay’s logistics manager
Kelkay has appointed Barrie King to the position of logistics manager. He has worked for the company for over 10 years...
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Impulse buys are key for G Plants’ new seeds and bulb displays
Expert seed, bulb and growing kit suppliers, G Plants, believe the key to guaranteeing the best chance of healthy spring profits in 2016 will come from impulse buys...
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GIMA Awards return to Celtic Manor Resort
Organisers of the prestigious GIMA Awards have confirmed that this year’s event will take place on Thursday, July 14, and will once again return to the luxurious surroundings of the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales.
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Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Garden centre teams excelled with their Christmas displays in 2015. Below we reveal galleries from the gold-winning teams. The galleries are sponsored by Kaemingk...
Brookside Garden Centre
Winners of both The Greatest Christmas Garden Team and The Greatest Grotto Team...
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Haskins West End
Haskins West End picked up the gold award in The Greatest Festive Plants Team category...
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Hillmount Garden Centre
The Greatest Christmas Sizzle was won by Hillmount Garden Centre...
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Mains of Drum
Mains of Drum were winners of The Greatest Festive Catering Team...
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Premier Decorations
The Greatest Christmas Supplier gold went to Premier Decorations...
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Bents and Le Friquet
Golds in The Greatest Pet Christmas Team category have been won by Bents Garden & Home and Le Friquet Garden Centre...
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The Greatest Christmas Display winners
The Greatest Christmas Display award was strongly contested again this year with four garden centres picking up main awards – Silverbirch (small garden centre), The Old Railway Line (mid-sized), Barton Grange (large) and Le Friquet Plant Centre (group)...
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Silverbirch (Small Garden Centre Gold)
Silverbirch won gold in small garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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Old Railway Line (Mid-sized Garden Centre Gold)
Old Railway Line Garden Centre won gold in mid-sized garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Barton Grange Garden Centre won gold in large garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet won gold in group garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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