In This Issue
Governess Cart offered in garden centre’s Ukraine fundraiser
Corby + Fellas completes installation at Brick Kiln
Tom Chambers Garden Furniture Showroom draws Garden Centres to the Midlands
Zest 'wows' customers with 2024 collection
Wyevale Nurseries launches bare root hedging website
Autumn Fair 2023 celebrated new products, design innovations and sustainability
Autumn Fair issues Connect statement
Source Home & Gift supports economic growth while encouraging responsible sourcing
Dobbies launches community partnership with one month to go until new store opening
Advertising watchdog rules against garden furniture retailer
Celebrating long service at Henry Bell & Co
Time to take stock – invest in Johnsons Lawn Seed
BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair show garden award winners announced
LifestyleGarden achieves finalist status at the 2023 National Recycling Awards
Politicians visit Aberdeen Garden Centre and Nursery to address horticultural industry challenges
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E P Barrus Ltd appoints Graham Knox as new CEO
New Pre-season catalogue for 2024 from Handy
RECOUP announces awards shortlist 
Impressive line-up of expert speakers announced for Horticulture, The Conference: Growing a Greener Future
Annabelle Ewing MSP pledges to plant a Growforth tree for her community
Independent turf supplier wins national landscaping award
The best of last week's
What next for the AMES Companies?
Centurion Jeffrey Bernhard sadly passes away
New homes planned for garden centre site
Government publishes long-awaited Border Target Operating Model
New bird table range from Charles Taylor
BETA International is coming...and there are free tickets for members of the trade
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Governess Cart offered in garden centre’s Ukraine fundraiser

The Pot Place Garden Centre in Plumpton, Penrith, is seeking a donation for its Ukraine appeal in return for a Governess Cart...

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Corby + Fellas completes installation at Brick Kiln
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Corby + Fellas has successfully finished its third installation of the summer at Brick Kiln Garden Centre in Chichester, West Sussex. 

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Tom Chambers Garden Furniture Showroom draws Garden Centres to the Midlands

Tom Chambers new Garden Furniture Showroom in the Midlands has now attracted in excess of 70 garden centres to view its ranges, all in the past few weeks...

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Zest 'wows' customers with 2024 collection
 

Timber garden furniture, GYO and decorative structure specialist, Zest had a great time at Four Oaks, showcasing its new 2024 products and its latest customer support package...

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Wyevale Nurseries launches bare root hedging website

Wyevale Nurseries has this week launched a new e-commerce website selling bare root hedging plants. The new website www.wyevalehedges.co.uk is purely an e-venture born out of increasing direct demand experienced by the leading British commercial nursery from consumers wishing to buy bare root online.

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Autumn Fair 2023 celebrated new products, design innovations and sustainability

Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading wholesale marketplace for Home, Gift and Fashion, came to a close yesterday after four days hosting over 500 exhibitors and their inspirational and innovative new products...

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Autumn Fair issues Connect statement
 

The organisers of Autumn Fair have issued a statement following the launch of the Connect feature, which was designed to bring suppliers and buyers together at the show...

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Source Home & Gift supports economic growth while encouraging responsible sourcing

Source Home & Gift came to a successful conclusion after four days of innovation, networking, and collaboration. The global showcase provided a hub for manufacturers, designers, buyers, and distributors to engage in meaningful conversations, explore emerging trends, establish invaluable business connections, and foster global trade relationships...

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Dobbies launches community partnership with one month to go until new store opening

With one month to go to until the opening of its new flagship store at the Junction Retail and Leisure Park Antrim, Northern Ireland, Dobbies is cementing its support in the local community by launching a partnership with Riverside School in Antrim...

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Advertising watchdog rules against garden furniture retailer

A garden furniture retailer has been told by an advertising watchdog to remove promotional material that claimed customers had won a ‘free egg chair’...

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GTN August 2023 - Glee and SOLEX Reviews - Read on-line

In this issue:

  • Short memories – GTN comment about the timing of trade shows.
  • Reflections from Glee 2023 – GTN’s review.
  • Germie, a new dawn for growing seeds – GIMA Seed Corn Funding.
  • Shaping the Future of Cutting - Glee’s Best New Product 2023.
  • Buyers Power List Awards at Glee.
  • Glee New Product Award Winners for 2023. 
  • Peckish back on TV after winning awards at Glee.
  • Flying high for Greenfingers.
  • Record breaking Flower Power at Glee.
  • AMES are branching out – GTN Interview with Nick Jones and Caroline Elliot.
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Celebrating long service at Henry Bell & Co

Henry Bell & Co is celebrating long-service work anniversaries across its Grantham-based operations. Managing Director Thomas Lee has clocked up 35 years with the Lincolnshire company, while Finance Director Carol Foster joined 54 years ago – and five team members are not far behind...

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Time to take stock – invest in Johnsons Lawn Seed

Johnsons Lawn Seed is encouraging retailers to stock up on its portfolio to cope with the upcoming autumn demand amongst consumers, after the summer’s weather which saw one of the most temperamental and unpredictable seasons on record...

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BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair show garden award winners announced

The award for Best Showcase Garden at the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, in association with English Heritage, at Audley End House and Gardens, Saffron Walden was awarded to Lucy Chamberlain, Plant Expert and Head Gardener at East Donyland Hall near Colchester, and the Audley End kitchen garden team, Gemma Sturges and Kelly Fowler...

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LifestyleGarden achieves finalist status at the 2023 National Recycling Awards
 

ScanCom and LifestyleGarden are celebrating today, as it has been confirmed that the new-for-2024 Onyx chair, powered by Social Plastic®, has been shortlisted for the ‘Recycled Product of the Year - Plastics’ award at the 2023 MRW National Recycling Awards.

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Politicians visit Aberdeen Garden Centre and Nursery to address horticultural industry challenges

Ben Reid Garden Centre and Nursery in Aberdeen had the privilege of hosting two distinguished political figures last week...

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