GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 36 2015

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Wyevale 'set to buy big name garden centre business in north'

Wyevale Garden Centres is believed to be concluding a deal to buy a major destination garden centre business in the north of England...

Will Scotland get its own National Garden?

HTA President Stan Green has called for a National Garden for Scotland to be created to show off an 'amazing horticultural heritage' north of the Border. His comments follow an HTA parliamentary reception at Holyrood to celebrate Scottish horticulture....

Waitrose customers are into grow-your-own...

More Waitrose customers are getting into ‘grow your own’, according to a report in a leading retail trade journal...

Want to sell your garden centre? Then call us, say Wyevale Garden Centres

If you are thinking about selling your garden centre then the Wyevale Garden Centres group want to hear from you. In a bid to add to their portfolio they've posted an advert of their website, urging would-be sellers to make contact...

£3.4m support for Gardman brands delivers 20pc sales boost

Investment of more than £3m in display stands and high-profile consumer advertising has contributed to sales growth of 20% for Gardman's brands this spring...

Will you be one of The Greatest Catering Teams announced on June 9th?

This summer The Greatest Awards are going ON TOUR to create more opportunities to reward the excellence of garden centre teams across more areas of garden centre businesses ...

Highfield Garden World to expand...again

Highfield Garden World has won more planning permission to transform part of its A1 unrestricted retail space at its site in rural Gloucestershire...

First National Children's Gardening Week proves a success

The brainchild behind National Children's Gardening Week says he's happy with the response to the campaign to encourage the gardeners of the future...

All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

Nominate your Catering Teams by 10:00am on Monday for entry into The Greatest Catering Awards 2015

Scotsdales, Chessington and Blackbrooks are among past winners of The Greatest Catering Team awards, will your teams be The Greatest for 2015?

Nominate your catering teams here

The Apple Tree Restaurant at Brinsmore scoops catering award

For the second year running, The Apple Tree Restaurant at Brimsmore Gardens in Yeovil has been awarded Gold in the Taste of the West Hospitality and Retail Awards 2015...

Hot topics on the agenda at the HTA Catering Conference

Latest food trends, integrating catering into your garden centre offer, managing people and the growing gluten free market are just some of the key topics for discussion at Catering Matters – the HTA Catering Conference, dinner and exhibition. This popular event, sponsored by Vision Commercial Kitchens, takes place at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands on 9 and 10 June...

Jason Danciger (pictured), of Wyevale Garden Centres, is one of the guest speakers.

Gluten-free market will continue to grow

Pastry products specialists Pidy say demand for gluten-free products is expected to grow further...

HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015

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Poplars, Groves and Barton Grange have all won Gold in The Greatest Awards. Which garden centres will be leaving the HTA Futures Conference with Gold this year?

Nominate your Garden Centre Teams here

Gardman tool brands on course for £5m first-year turnover

Gardman’s re-branded and improved garden tools are heading for turnover of £5m in their first year....

Homebase Garden Academy student makes RHS show debut

Homebase Garden Academy student Nicola Oakey is about to build her first RHS Show garden at BBC Gardener’s World Live (11–14 June)...

Rush to buy bench featured in gold medal Chelsea garden

Garden giftware company Fallen Fruits has seen a rush of trade orders for its Old Rectory bench after it was featured in Hilliers’ gold medal Chelsea garden....

Perfect plant retailing rewarded at The National Plant Show

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Worlds End and Cleeve Nursery have been The Greatest Planteria Sales Team winners in previous years. For 2015 we have more planteria sales categories. Will your teams be one of The Greatest announced at The National Plant Show?

Nominate your plant teams here

Turn the Summer Bank Holiday into a business trip to Germany

If you’re having a great time selling garden furniture and BBQs this year then you’ll probably be looking for even more great ideas, inspiration and new products for 2016. That’s what the team at spoga + gafa 2015 in Cologne have on offer for you – eight halls of garden living, one hall of garden unique premium garden furniture and for the first time this year a complete hall full of BBQ and grill exhibitors...

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Get the Briers 'Golfies' charity golf glove

Briers are extending their "Glovies' fundraising idea to 'Golfies' and offering teams taking part in the GIMA Golf Day next Thursday (June 8) to buy a specially designed gold glove and help raise money for Greenfingers...

Plant food, lights, baskets and slug products selling well

Plant feeds, garden lights, hanging basket products and slugs are the ultimate hotspots for the start of June based on this week’s GTN Bestsellers Epos data...

Ferndale Garden Centre flash-mobbed by musical theatre group

Customers at Ferndale Garden Centre in Derbyshire had a surprise treat in store when the cast from Woodseats Musical Theatre Company flash-mobbed with a rendition from Calamity Jane...

It's been a great year for outdoor living sales, but which garden centre teams are The Greatest?

Shackletons have been regular winners of The Greatest Outdoor Living Sales Team award since 2007. Will they retain their crown in 2015?

Nominate your outdoor living sales teams here

Beans are running away with it

Runner Bean White Emergo plants are the runaway winner during May’s Veg-2-Gro sales volumes. The line from Quantil has been No 1 for four consecutive weeks now...

Town & Country’s see-through macs a runaway success at Chelsea

It may have got off to a damp start, but this year’s Chelsea Flower Show proved to be the perfect climate for Town & Country’s brand new see-through macs range. More than 100 macs were sold over the five days...

BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Show update

BBC Gardeners World Live HQ has been busy over the past few months confirming a host of exciting new features to inspire your gardening at this year’s show, at the NEC from 11 – 14 June...

Tylers garden machinery distributor joins Godfreys

Turfcare equipment specialists Godfreys (Sevenoaks) Ltd have announced they have acquired Tylers, the Sussex based garden machinery distributor...

GrootGroen organisers promise 'inspiring' show

The anniversary edition of trade fair GrootGroenPlus, which will be held in Zundert, The Netherlands, from 30 September to 2 October, is centred around meeting, learning, and inspiring...

Scotts of Thrapston are guests at Haddonstone's open gardens day

Garden stone product specialist Haddonstone was due to open its acclaimed show gardens today (6 June) - joined by guest exhibitor Scotts of Thrapston...

Jekka joins forces with Johnson for new herb range

Johnsons Seeds, one of the UK's longest-established brands, has joined forces for the 2016 season with Jekka McVicar to launch a new retail range of herb seeds...

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