In This Issue
Sales up by 49% compared to previous nine years, despite being closed for Easter Sunday
Thanks a million to you all from Peter Seabrook
Derek Bunker adds his thanks to suppliers for "their efforts throughout this amazing period in garden centre history"
Easter thank you to growers, manufacturers & distributors from British Garden Centres
Hozelock unveils new sprayers range for 2021
Plymouth Garden Centre installs WinRetail system
Hamac Trading offers complete display solution to make Christmas special
Garden Centres re-open in Scotland... and it snows!
Wildlife Trusts call for immediate end to peat sales
Immediate ban on peat use unrealistic, says HTA
March sales break all records
East Yorkshire garden centre sells for £1.5m
Dobbies unveils Spring advertising campaign
Wyevale Nurseries sees record sales in all sectors
Plant sales soar to record high
National Plant Show 2021 postponed
Blue Diamond Group announces exclusive partnership with The Soil Association
Flymo and Gardena partner with Evergreen
Ball Colegrave introduces 2021 Autumn Portfolio
Bradstone launches first low carbon paving range
Scatter seeds for a brighter year ahead, says Seedball
Garden centre invests in leadership skills training
Inside Outside... A New Beginning for the garden market - Read GTN's March Issue on-line now
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GIMA Charity Golf Day returns this summer
Garden centre chef fakes invoices totalling more than £14,000, court hears
Garden reunions set the pace for product sales
Mad March sales for growing media
Wild Bird Care up by 11%
PlantSavers deliver more than just plants
D-Grade Fibre trays extended
Haddonstone recognised in leading industry awards
The GIMA Awards are back!
George brings the first-ever RHS kids’ clothing line to Asda stores
Royal Horticultural Society calls on public to help map sweet chestnut trees
The best of last week's
Garden centres report busiest ever day as gardens are the focus for family re-unions this week - More comments added
Suez Canal blockage causes further delays for garden furniture
Cherry Lane acquires Langford Garden Centre
little dobbies opens its doors in Bristol
DJ Turfcare responds to Monty Don’s call to stop mowing our lawns
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Interpet launches new LED lighting range to make fish shine and aid plant growth
Major pet companies book stands at PATS Telford
Vet charity urges pet owners to be vigilant over Easter
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Sales up by 49% compared to previous nine years, despite being closed for Easter Sunday

Top line GTN Bestsellers analysis from last week shows that for the first Easter week of 2021 total volume sales dropped by 1.4%, but as centres were only open for 6 days rather than seven that equates to being about 12% up like for like...

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Thanks a million to you all from Peter Seabrook

Peter Seabrook has sent a note of thanks to all those in the horticultural trade who have helped and supported his efforts to encourage more folk to garden and grow plants through difficult times...

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Derek Bunker adds his thanks to suppliers for "their efforts throughout this amazing period in garden centre history"

 

After reading Charles Stubbs Easter message in GTN Xtra on Easter Monday, Derek Bunker, who is celebrating 50 years of Alton Garden Centre contacted the GTN team to pass on his thanks to all suppliers and staff too...

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Easter thank you to growers, manufacturers & distributors from British Garden Centres

 

 

The team at British Garden Centres took the opportunity of a brief lull in trading on Easter Sunday to express their huge thanks to their industry friends for their help in the last year...

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Hozelock unveils new sprayers range for 2021
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Hozelock has launched a brand new range of sprayers for 2021, which includes small handheld triggers sprayers, pressure sprayers and knapsack and syringe sprayers, as well as a 15L electric sprayer to offer constant spray at the touch of a button - meaning there is a product for every gardener and gardening need...

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Plymouth Garden Centre installs WinRetail system
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Plymouth Garden Centre, a traditional family run centre in Devon, has just installed Corby + Fellas’ WinRetail system...

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Hamac Trading offers complete display solution to make Christmas special
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Hamac Displays have significantly expanded their display business and are now offering customers a full range of products to create new complete scenes, as well and individual props to enhance their own displays and interact with customers...

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Garden Centres re-open in Scotland... and it snows!

After waiting patiently to be given permission to re-open, garden centres in Scotland have welcomed customers back in store this morning for the first time... and sods law has been invoked with it snowing...

 

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Wildlife Trusts call for immediate end to peat sales

A new survey shows that only one of 20 leading garden retailers contacted by The Wildlife Trusts reported that it would eliminate peat from its shelves this year – and the survey reveals an overall lack of ambition by retailers to set targets to end peat sales. Last year, the voluntary target set by the Government to end sales of peat composts to amateur gardeners was missed...

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Immediate ban on peat use unrealistic, says HTA
 

James Barnes, Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association, said: “The horticulture industry fully supports alternatives to peat. Manufacturers now produce more peat-free and peat-reduced growing media than ever, which are stocked and sold by retailers, but an immediate ban on peat use is unrealistic..."

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March sales break all records
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers analysis

Last week saw many centres reporting their busiest days and weeks ever, and with high volumes of furniture and BBQ sales being seen in the GTN Bestsellers Epos data, turnover will most certainly have set new records for the month, as did sales volumes...

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East Yorkshire garden centre sells for £1.5m
 

California Gardens in East Yorkshire has been sold for £1.5m to two local businessmen who plan to invest more than £1m in the garden centre and create 15 new jobs...

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Dobbies unveils Spring advertising campaign

Dobbies has unveiled its Spring advertising campaign for 2021. As people across the country begin to prep their outdoor spaces for the warmer months ahead, Springtime with Dobbies brings to life the positive feeling you get at home and in your outdoor space with your new gardening products...

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Wyevale Nurseries sees record sales in all sectors
 

One of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries has revealed that it has seen record breaking plant sales since June last year and has just completed its best March ever. Managing director Andy Johnson (right) said: “We’ve seen strong demand in all sectors..."

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Plant sales soar to record high

Plant sales soared to a record high for March, 127% up on last year when centres were closed for one week of the month but 57% up on March 2019...

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National Plant Show 2021 postponed
 

The HTA has announced that this year's National Plant Show will not happen but will instead come back next year, bigger and better than ever...

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Blue Diamond Group announces exclusive partnership with The Soil Association

Blue Diamond and The Soil Association aims to break down any perceived barriers to gardening in an organic and more nature friendly way, to raise awareness of the benefits of using organic approved products and natural alternatives and to point customers on a journey towards changing to organic approved products and natural alternatives when gardening, all of which will hopefully encouraging customers to become more eco-aware...

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Flymo and Gardena partner with Evergreen
 

Global gardening brands Flymo and GARDENA, both under the Husqvarna Group, announce a new collaboration with Evergreen Garden Care. The three gardening power brands have joined forces for upcoming influencer campaigns, which are set to activate this Spring...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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Interpet launches new LED lighting range to make fish shine and aid plant growth

Leading pet and aquatics company Interpet has launched a new range of energy-efficient LED lighting providing maximum brightness to create a beautiful, healthy aquarium – making fish shine and plants flourish...

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Major pet companies book stands at PATS Telford

Bookings for PATS Telford, which takes place on 26th-27th September 2021, are gathering pace as the UK pet industry looks forward to the chance of meeting up face-to-face at a ‘live’ show for the first time in 18 months...

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Vet charity urges pet owners to be vigilant over Easter

The PDSA has warned pet owners of the dangers of chocolate poisoning after a Chihuahua needed life-saving treatment. Vets at Gillingham PDSA Pet Hospital rushed two-year-old Bailey in as an emergency after he tucked into a chocolate Easter egg...

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Ball Colegrave introduces 2021 Autumn Portfolio
 

Ball Colegrave has introduced its all new digital 2021 Autumn Portfolio. This year’s edition sees more new introductions than ever before, including many super novelties to provide additional retail sales opportunities...

 

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Bradstone launches first low carbon paving range

Domestic hard landscaping brand Bradstone, part of the Aggregate Industries group, has this month launched a complete range of low carbon products for patios and driveways that offers a 20% reduction in carbon footprint compared to the previous versions of the products...

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Scatter seeds for a brighter year ahead, says Seedball

Wildflower specialist, Seedball, has developed a unique way in which to protect scattered seeds until they are ready to look after themselves, creating a mini-ecosystem and giving them nutrition as they germinate and grow...

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Garden centre invests in leadership skills training

Tong Garden Centre in Bradford has invested to equip its team with leadership and management skills in preparation of an ambitious growth phase...

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Inside Outside... A New Beginning for the garden market - Read GTN's March Issue on-line now

Inside Outside... a New Beginning. How the 5th room is changing the garden centre retailing market in the March 2021 issue of GTN.  Read on-line here.

  • Next Generation to lead the way at GCA, interview with Tammy Woodhouse and Will Blake.
  • Inside Outside… A New Beginning for the garden market.
  • Empowering Change for a brighter future, LOFA team up with Planet Mark.
  • HTA Column, Tales of the unexpected.
  • GIMA Column, Somewhere over the rainbow, a ‘New Normal’ exists.

 

Read GTN's March 2021 Issue on-line here
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