Coolings' young talent wins Rising Stars title
Coolings have added another award to their cabinet. This month they are celebrating the crowning of their young employee Sophie Liebthal, as being voted the UK’s Best Young Garden Centre Employee in this year’s GCA’s Rising Stars competition...
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Rising Stars make the most of bestselling lines
On Monday at the GCA Conference in Brighton, all six Rising Stars finalists gave delegates a great lesson in how to make the most of bestselling lines, and how not such high volume products can be brought to life and turned into valuable bestsellers too...
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Barton Grange team celebrate fifth GCA title in a row
Barton Grange Garden Centre near Preston notched up their fifth consecutive Destination Garden Centre of the Year award in the Garden Centre Association’s annual inspection audits, and the whole team were able to celebrate this week...
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Sad news of the death of Brigitte Canale (Europlants UK)
Renato Canale, of Europlants UK, has notified industry colleagues of the passing of his wife Brigitte on 11th January.
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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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Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
  
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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Nurseries to support Turn Old into Gold fundraiser
Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford is continue its support for Greenfingers by backing its ‘Turn Old into Gold’ fundraiser. Last year the Nurseries raised £286 from the initiative, which sees discontinued or unwanted stock auctioned off in aid of the charity, and sales and marketing direct Adam Dunnett says: "This year our aim is to really get behind the campaign and raise at least £1,000."
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Golf course planned for Cadbury Garden Centre…well, a crazy golf version actually!
A 15-hole pirate adventure golf course could be built at Cadbury, a Wyevale Garden Centre in Somerset, if an application for outline planning permission is approved...
Crazy golf with a pirate theme is popular in Florida.
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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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Lawn Academy graduates get ready to help consumers
Graduates of the latest Westland Lawn Academy are now ready to help address consumer concerns about how to improve their lawns...
The latest of a series of five Lawn Academy sessions took place this week at Barton Grange Garden Centre.
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RHS licensees out in force for Spring Fair
Royal Horticultural Society licensees will be out in force at this year’s Spring Fair from 7-11 February at Birmingham’s NEC. Nine companies, including Burgon & Ball, will be displaying RHS products...
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Kelkay exclusive RHS Gardeners Collection is a royal success
Kelkay’s exclusive RHS Gardeners Collection of horticultural grits and sands has been delighting customers and consumers alike. The range, endorsed by the world-renowned Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), is quickly becoming the jewel in Kelkay’s crown...
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Wyevale Garden Centres announce winners of first ever garden makeover competition
Three Wyevale Garden Centres – Pennine, Birchencliffe and Raglan – have announced the winners of their inaugural Garden Centre Makeover competitions, as voted by thousands of members from local communities...
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How to manage in an uncertain world...by former BBC
Lucy Adams, the BBC’s former HR director, introduced GCA delegates to the so-called “VUCA World” - in which everything is Volatile, Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous...
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I'm optimistic despite the challenges, says business pundit
Business commentator Martin Vander Weyer told GCA conference delegates he would came down on the side of cautious optimism despite the economic and political challenges the UK faces...
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The future of gardening: How do we spark a growing revolution?
GardenTags presents the revolutionary blogging platform and a live streamed debate series to tackle the big question posed above...
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Recent weather anomalies an opportunity not a setback, says Johnsons Lawn Seed
The wet winter could still provide retailers with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate lawn care product knowledge and engender increased customer loyalty, which in turn will lead to excellemnt sales. That's the advice of Guy Jenkins, Consumer Manager for DLF/Johnsons Lawn Seed...
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Hydrangea macrophylla hybride (Hochzeits-Hortensie®) wins Show Your Colours Award IPM 2016
 Hydrangea macrophylla hybride was presented with the Show Your Colours Award at IPM 2016 because of the beautiful white flowers and the association with a green wedding...
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Consumer and shopper behviouralist Ken Hughes warned the garden industry yesterday not to ignore the digital revolution...
