In This Issue
Hillier buys John Browns Garden Centre from Wyevale
August serves up a treat for garden centre sales
Thieves use recovery truck in broad daylight car theft at garden centre
Simplicity and consolidation...that's the message from Durstons
Did you know we sell Duracell Batteries?
Glee exhibitors showcase progress towards planet-friendly future
Vitavia set to distribute Janssens greenhouses in UK
Re-branding gets under way at Podington
Heathlands at Wokingham makes it sweet 16 for Squire's
From railway arch to houseplant paradise...
GCA sees record numbers of new members join
Evergreen Garden Care readies Glee launches
Nursery's violet gin goes on sale
DCF funded student makes headway in agapanthus pest project
STAX acquires its long-standing hardware supplier
More novelties to view at Netherlands plant fair
Water company offers gardeners tips on how to save water
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More good news for garden product sales
spoga+gafa – not just a trade fair
Growing media sales thrive as activity continues
Weather and footfall pushes Wildlife sales up
Summer season for plants comes to an end
Hawkesmill offers anemone collection for late summer colour
The best of last week's
Webbs buy Cheltenham and Blue Diamond buy Bridgemere Garden Centre and Nursery
Wyevale sell Findon to existing manager and announce closure of Rayleigh
Katie Blake stockist wins 5-star Barbados holiday
Hot July sets garden centre sales records
Metaldehyde ban reversal won't hold back demand for natural slug controls says supplier
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre
Did you know we sell Duracell Batteries?
Garden Centre Photo Tours
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Hillier buys John Browns Garden Centre from Wyevale

 

Wyevale Garden Centres announce today the sale of John Browns Garden Centre. John Browns Garden Centre will be sold to Hillier Garden Centres, the second transaction with the group following the sale of four centres in April. Wyevale has also announced the closure of a leasehold centre, Thatcham Garden Centre.

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August serves up a treat for garden centre sales

 

The first week of August sees the fifth week in a row where garden centre sales have been up on last year, an average of 18% up, according to GTN Bestsellers.

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Thieves use recovery truck in broad daylight car theft at garden centre

Thieves used a recovery truck to steal an employee’s car in broad daylight from Wentworth Garden Centre’s car park at Rotherham last week...

 

 

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Simplicity and consolidation...that's the message from Durstons
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At this year's Glee, Durston Garden Products' message is one of Simplicity and Consolidation. All too often we see the market flooded with goods that don’t always make it out of the warehouse, let alone onto retail shelves. And that’s why Durston Garden Products are sticking rigidly to its core range.

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Did you know we sell Duracell Batteries?
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Festive has recently teamed up with the world’s largest battery brand, Duracell, to help you maximise your Garden Centre battery sale opportunities...

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Glee exhibitors showcase progress towards planet-friendly future

The environmental impact of single-use plastic is under the spotlight as the public backlash mounts against disposable products with the potential to pollute the world’s oceans. In our second special report on the plastic debate, we look at how Glee exhibitors in the homeware, catering, gift, clothing and pet markets are reducing dependency on single-use plastic and switching to more sustainable, innovative alternatives...

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Vitavia set to distribute Janssens greenhouses in UK

Vitavia are pleased to announce that from 2020 they will be the new UK distributors for Janssens greenhouses and garden rooms from Belgium.

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Re-branding gets under way at Podington

The former Wyevale on the High Street in Podington officially started trading as Podington Garden Centre by Cherry Lane last week as the retained team of 40 staff geared up to make big changes...

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Heathlands at Wokingham makes it sweet 16 for Squire's

Squire’s  has bought Heathlands Garden Centre in Wokingham from Wyevale Garden Centres, taking the group total to 16.

Left to right:: Graham Carter (centre manager), Martin Breddy (MD) and Sarah Squire (Chairman).

 

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From railway arch to houseplant paradise...

 

 

A West London garden centre based under a railway arch is to open one of the capital's biggest houseplant departments...

 

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GCA sees record numbers of new members join

The Garden Centre Association has seen a record number of new members join in 2019 –  with 10 signing up so far...

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Evergreen Garden Care readies Glee launches

 

Evergreen Garden Care will unveil marketing campaigns, new POS and new products at Glee next month.

 

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Nursery's violet gin goes on sale

 

 

As previewed in GTN Xtra, Groves Nurseries at Bridport launched its own brand of violet gin – aptly named ‘Mr Groves’ Violet Gin’ – at its Summer Fair last weekend...

 

Pictured: Clive Groves with the first bottle.

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DCF funded student makes headway in agapanthus pest project

 

 

 

 

A student funded by the David Colegrave Foundation has made key progress in a research project studying a major pest of agapanthus...

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STAX acquires its long-standing hardware supplier

 

 

Stax Trade Centres has acquired hardware and ironmongery manufacturer M.P. Smith and Co. Ltd, a long-standing supplier to the company...

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More novelties to view at Netherlands plant fair

 

 

The organisers of Netherlands plant fair Plantarium 2019 (Boskoop, 21-23 August) have released more details of novelties to be judged at the event...

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Water company offers gardeners tips on how to save water

To coincide with National Allotments Week this week (12 August), South East Water has dug out some top tips for water savvy gardeners to keep their allotments and gardens thriving...

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