Treadstone Garden’s sustainable direction is continuing, this time under their award-winning ClipGlove brand. ‘Bottle Gloves’ by ClipGlove has started to appear in UK garden centres alongside keen interest from end users...

Garden centre sales certainly got growing this last weekend, judging by the busyness of Longacres Bagshot on Saturday afternoon...

Friday 24th March 2023 was Garden Re-Leaf Day and this year the event was bigger than ever!  Here we find out some key stats about the event and the incredible efforts of FUNdraisers up and down the country, together helping to raise much needed funds for the Greenfingers Charity...

Ahead of his presentation at the gardencenter expo and conference in Minneapolis this August, UK garden centre consultant Bob Marley has written an article about British Garden Centres that features as the cover story in the April edition of Garden Center magazine...

In a move to further support retail customers across the garden centre, DIY and retail channels, and to ensure optimised sales opportunities on the shop floor, AMES UK has expanded its merchandising team..

The horticultural hub of Glee, Green Heart is THE place to be seen amongst a range of leading growers.  An integral part of the show each year, the central atrium location makes Glee Green Heart a high-profile hub to draw some of the best attendance in the show...

Dobbies is inviting Brits across the country to cast their vote and help the UK’s leading garden centre crown its Helping Your Community Grow winners...

The Garden Centre Association has introduced a new module on till security through its Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform...

As we head into Spring and gardeners around the UK get planting and digging, plans for Glee - the International Festival for Garden, Leisure and Pet being held at the NEC from 27th-29th June - are also hotting up. This year the focus will not just be on the great outdoors, as a brand new Home, Gift & Clothing sector is about to take shape on the exhibition floor...

To celebrate the King’s Coronation next month, British Garden Centres is calling on the local communities around its 62 stores to celebrate the ascension of the new monarch with two exciting initiatives in the coming weeks.  Each store is marking this regal event by engaging with its local area and helping children to reconnect with nature and harness their creative flair...

For the month of May, Johnson's Lawn Seed is encouraging gardeners to say "no" to mowing their lawns to help bees, butterflies, and wildlife, as part of Plantlife’s No Mow May initiative. To further support this, the historic producer of lawn seed is set to enter new markets with a unique and easy-to-merchandise wildflower gifting solution...

Outdoor power equipment specialists, EGO, have unveiled the latest in their consumer range of cordless hedge trimmers. Brand new for 2023, the HT2600E boasts a series of features which deliver the best in user-friendly design, cutting quality and safety...

From new Christmas ranges to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Licensed collection; from Grow Your Own accessories and Spring-Summer lines to Autumn-Winter style, retailers can see it all at the Ivyline showroom in the heart of Warwickshire...

In this issue:

• Hillier grows – Interview with Chris Francis,
• GCA Conference 2023 – Big, bold, sustainable and £100k raised for Greenfingers,
• GCA Winners – All the winners from the GCA Conference,
• PATS Sandown Show preview,
• BeefEater – LOFA Member profile,
• Beautiful stonework from The Patio Black Spot Company,
• GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Presentations at Spring Fair,
• Pictures from all The Greatest Christmas Award winning centres: Barton Grange, Rosebourne, The Old Railway Line, Pughs, Gates, Longacres, Gouldings, Alton, Groves, Meadowcroft, Brimsmore and Poundbury, British Garden Centres, Pengelly, Blue Diamond, Klondyke, Gordale, Silverbirch, Woodlands, Little Dobbies, Azure, Stratford    , Chessington, Chacewater, Coolings, Sapcote, Wentworth, Perrywood, Garsons Titchfield, Keydell, The Grange, Tingley, St Peters, Garden King, Fron Goch, Ellerker Lodge, Chepstow, Birkacre, Bennybeg,
• Thank you to the judges and sponsors of The Greatest Christmas Awards 2022,
• Encouraging signs for Spring – HTA Column,
• Cash is king – GIMA Column.