In This Issue
Woodlodge win Choice Marketing Sundries Supplier of the Year Award
Wyevale Chairman backs a strong future for independent garden centres
Neudorff signs exclusive distribution agreement with DLF Seeds
September ends tamely but still the best since 2014
Stanmore and Woking win Squire's group's garden design 'friendly'
Chelsea Gold Medal garden finds new home at Eden Project
Glee 2019: sustainability and retail theatre drive optimism
'Audience with Milly Johnson’ event raises £850 for Tong GC's charity of the year
Santa's on his way...on a bus, carriage, classic car... and a fire engine
Promote the wellbeing benefits of autumn gardening
Spare a thought for the bats this Hallowe'en
Glee’s owners rebrand as Hyve
GIMA confirms two Knowledge Exchange Workshops for its autumn schedule
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Garden products see September growth for first time in six years
Squire's stage 'plantathon' for World Mental Health Day this week
Wet weather hits plant sales
Chief plant officer to update nurserymen on plant health programme
Growing media sales suffer in the rain
Pooh tells the story of Christmas
Foundation with £100k scholarship heritage urges colleges to get on board
The best of last week's
September heading for a record high
Dobbies now offer a free plastic pot and tray return service
Perrywood celebrates its first birthday at Sudbury
Blue Diamond donate £6,000 to the Rose Society
New Horticulture Manager for HTA
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Garden Centre Photo Tours
Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre
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Woodlodge win Choice Marketing Sundries Supplier of the Year Award

Woodlodge won the Choice Marketing Sundries Supplier of the Year Award, presented at the Choice Annual Trade Show and Dinner, held last night, with awards also won by History & Heraldry and Allensmore Nurseries...

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Wyevale Chairman backs a strong future for independent garden centres

"I see a vibrant future for the independents. I think this is a sector in 20 years time that will still have a strong independent core within it."  Justin King, Chairman Wyevale Garden Centres...

 

Anthony Jones, CEO Wyevale Garden Centres: “We'd like to record our thanks to all of our amazing colleagues who have helped deliver everything and we're immensely proud of everything they've done in what are quite challenging circumstances...

 

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Neudorff signs exclusive distribution agreement with DLF Seeds

It is the start of a new era for Neudorff as natural gardening leader signs exclusive distribution agreement with DLF Seeds...

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September ends tamely but still the best since 2014
GTN Bestsellers analysis

 

Just when we were heading for a record September volume sales level in the GTN Bestsellers All Products Index the heavens opened and it well and truly rained on our parade...

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Stanmore and Woking win Squire's group's garden design 'friendly'

Squire’s garden centres at Stanmore and Woking have emerged victorious in a friendly competition between the group’s 16 sites to design a garden that showcases why they love gardening...

 

 

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Chelsea Gold Medal garden finds new home at Eden Project

The Campaign for Female Education African Garden, which won a prestigious gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May, is being installed at the Eden Project in Cornwall...

 

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Glee 2019: sustainability and retail theatre drive optimism

An atmosphere of optimism resonated throughout the halls of Glee during September’s show and raised the bar in terms of innovation and creativity – drawing praise for both the quality of visitors and an increasing international contingent, too. To gain a deeper insight into how this year’s show unfolded against a backdrop of seismic industry change, Glee Event Director, Matthew Mein, reveals key trends that shaped this year’s successful show.

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'Audience with Milly Johnson’ event raises £850 for Tong GC's charity of the year

Tong Garden Centre's ‘Audience with' award-winning author Milly Johnson raised more than £850 for its charity of the year, Bradford Stories, which works with the National Literacy Trust to promote reading, writing, speaking and listening. 

 

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Santa's on his way...on a bus, carriage, classic car... and a fire engine

Leaving his sleigh behind until Christmas Eve, Santa plans to arrive at Squire’s centres next month on a vintage bus, a horse-drawn carriage, an American classic car – and even a fire engine...

 

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Promote the wellbeing benefits of autumn gardening

 

 

While the gardening year reaches its spectacular finale, there is still plenty to entice customers into the garden through autumn...

 

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Spare a thought for the bats this Hallowe'en

 

As a corporate supporter of the Bat Conservation Trust, online supplier CJ Wildlife is working with the charity to raise awareness of these beautiful nocturnal mammals that are so well documented at this time of year...

 

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Glee’s owners rebrand as Hyve
 

Owners of Glee, the UK’s leading garden retail exhibition, ITE Group plc has announced a name change and new brand identity which will mark a new chapter of business growth and development for the UK’s leading annual garden trade event, as well as the newly launched Pawexpo exhibition, which will present a fresh look at pet retailing...

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GIMA confirms two Knowledge Exchange Workshops for its autumn schedule
6th & 21st November, Horticulture House, Didcot, OX11 0RN

This autumn, GIMA’s Knowledge Exchange programme will be bolstered with two new one-day workshops, this time focusing on optimising key social media channels such as LinkedIn and Instagram to grow your business, as well as looking at ways to advance existing Microsoft PowerPoint skills. Places are filling up fast, so interested parties – both GIMA members and non-members – are invited to secure their place now to avoid disappointment...

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