Wyevale Marlow closed after field fire
Wyevale's Marlow Garden Centre is closed today after a fire in nearby fields yesterday evening engulfed the centre and surrounding roads in smoke...
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June up 14% on last year as plants and growing media star
Up to the minute sales data analysis from GTN Bestsellers
Headline data, fresh in from GTN Bestsellers, shows that June was another great month for garden centre sales with volumes up by 14% on last year...
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Smart Garden Products win Supplier of the Year in France
Smart Garden Products are very proud of their French team who picked up a prestigious award for Supplier of the Year in the Lighting Category, voted for by garden centre buyers in France. The decision was based on sales potential, product range and innovation, service and availability...
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In the pink as Rose Festivals continue
Dianthus and Rose sales both saw significant increases on the same week last year as garden centre planterias are looking radiant in the summer sun...
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GIMA Awards decided: find out who won on July 12
Following a hot day of judging at Warwick Racecourse on Wednesday, where around 200 entries were considered, the winners of the 2018 GIMA Awards have now been confirmed. However, the garden retail industry has to wait a few more weeks to find out who wins, when this year’s winners are revealed on July 12th at the five-star Celtic Manor Resort...
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Businessman rescues two garden centres facing closure
A Milton Keynes businessman has rescued a second garden centre facing closure, saving a total of 40 jobs and vowing to invest in the new ventures to make them “a supplier of quality products to gardening enthusiasts.”
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Homebase to cut over 300 head office jobs and reports emerge of 40 store closures
Homebase is to cut over 300 jobs at its Milton Keynes head office, the company has confirmed...
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Greenfingers Charity bags cash from Squire’s
Greenfingers has bagged £4,219 thanks to Squire’s Garden Centres. The garden centre group donated the proceeds of the government carrier bag tax to the charity, as well as money raised from a 12-hour “Plant-a-thon” that the Squire’s team took part in...
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Hot weather helps sales bloom for garden centres in May
Garden centres across the country saw a boost in May sales thanks to the good weather and two Bank Holidays according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report...
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Interest in SOLEX up by 35% for 2018
The first issue of this year's SOLEX SUN, published last week, has received record readership so we're expecting a busier than ever SOLEX at the NEC...
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National Survey shows we’re wild about wildlife in our gardens!
To celebrate Countryfile’s 30th Anniversary Garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (3 – 8 July), the RHS has commissioned research to find out what gardeners are doing to support wildlife and what creatures visiting our gardens...
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