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WinRetail from Corby & Fellas is the system of choice for Simpsons
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Simpsons choose WinRetail from Corby & Fellas. Colin Harrison of Simpsons Garden Centres explains why...
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Guy Topping says thanks for messages of condolence following the sad passing of his father Eddie
Guy Topping has thanked GCA members for all the messages of condolence following the passing of his father Eddie at the age of 89 on September 6...
Guy and Eddie in 2010, two years after the opening of Barton Grange Garden Centre at Brock
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Millbrook Garden Centre champions local in new Food Hall
Millbrook Garden Centre in Gravesend unveiled its brand new Food Hall & Butchers with an official launch event. The Mayor of Dartford, Councillor Rosanna Currans, was invited to open the new facility, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Capturing the essence of Autumn at Chelsea 2021
The Chelsea Flower Show has certainly delivered in abundance, despite it being the first time it has ever taken place in September. Gill Ormrod reports from the show for GTN Xtra...
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HTA Market Update Report suggests consumers will begin planning for Christmas in September
The Horticultural Trades Association’s latest Market Update suggests it is definitely not too early to start thinking about Christmas...
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Dobbies opens second London little dobbies
Dobbies Garden Centres has opened its second London-based little dobbies, enjoying the strongest opening to date for its new format stores...
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North West to welcome GCA members for 2022 conference
The Garden Centre Association has announced that the location of its 2022 annual conference will be the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa in Lancashire, to be held from January 23 until 26...
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All the winners from the Glee New Product Awards
Ground-breaking new garden and pet products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2021, run in association with GTN. The Overall Best Glee New Product went to Treadstone Products and their Pot Trellis...
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Record number of GCA members awarded Highly Commended certificates
The GCA has revealed that a record number of members have received Highly Commended awards after its annual inspections and these have helped drive standards and profitability.,,
Staff from Perrywood Garden Centre – Tiptree with their awards and (right) GCA Inspector, Andy Campbell.
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Glee Buyers Power List Winners Revealed
The winners of the Glee Buyers Power List were revealed today. The Glee Buyers Power List was set up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year...
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
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Pet suppliers pick up awards
A select group of pet product suppliers have picked up New Product Awards at Paw at Glee, including Scoff Paper who won the Pet Food category with their unique edible rawhide free greetings card for dogs.
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Discover more news and views in Glee Daily News
For more news, information and pictures from three action-packed days at Glee see all ‘live’ editions of Glee Daily News, produced by the GTN team...
Click here for the Glee Daily News links
The shortlisted New Product Awards entries
The Glee New Product Showcase, in association with GTN, has generated huge interest at the exhibition. A panel of expert judges drew up a shortlist of finalists from which the finalists were chosen...
See the shortlisted products
Best Green Heart Display winners confirmed
The Green Heart – Glee’s horticultural hub - crowned Hills Plants as winners of its 2021 Best Glee Green Heart Display award...
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Glee 2021 Show Guide available online
The Glee 2021 Show Guide is still available in digital format. To view the online Show Guide click here.
Read your Glee Show Guide On-line here
New quiet grottos introduced at selected stores
With colder months on the way, Dobbies Garden Centres, has launched its events for the festive season, with booking open now...
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Homebase opens new store in Abingdon
Homebase has opened the doors of its new store in Abingdon. Located on Marcham Road, the new 23,830 sq. ft store is the one-stop-shop for the products, expertise and inspiration customers need to fix, improve or transform their homes and gardens...
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Woodlodge expands indoor offering as houseplant trend continues to take root
Woodlodge is proud to launch the next phase of its Root Indoor range of pots ahead of the 2022 season as more and more consumers start to value sustainability, closeness to nature and plants’ health benefits...
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GTN September, Glee Preview Issue, on-line here
 
In this issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:
- Westland Glee Preview.
- Retailers look forward to Glee, comment from Mike Burks, Gerald Ingram, Matthew Bent, Andy Bunker, Simon Bourne, Kev Turley, British Garden Centres, Julian Winfield, Carol Paris and John Birch.
- A Glee Greeting from Woodmansterne.
- Glee 2021 – GTN’s Preview.
- Glee 2021 Show Plan and Exhibitor List.
- Whats On “The Stage” at Glee 2021.
- Onduline success at Alton Garden Centre.
- New Products at Glee – a sneak preview of Glee New Product Award entries.
- GTN Bestsellers – August garden centre sales analysis and charts in sample issue.
- HTA Column – Boyd Douglas-Davies signs off as HTA President.
Read GTN's September 2021 Issue on-line here
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Pot-mate scoops GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
Pot-mate was unveiled as the winner of the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund during the first morning of Glee. Now in its seventh year, the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund has helped to bring to market a series of brands...
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'No more time to waste’ for improving sustainability
“It is vital that impactful sustainability measures are adopted as the norm across the industry,” says Dr David Bek, “There is no more time to waste."
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Statement on delay to border checks
Responding to the news that checks at the border for plants will now be delayed until 1 July 2022, the Horticultural Trades Association’s Director of Policy and Communications, James Clark, welcomed the move...
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TV gardener David Domoney partners with Garantia
To continue his ongoing campaign to try to make gardening sustainable and enjoyable to as many people as possible, David Domoney has teamed up with Garantia to encourage people to harvest rainwater, make their own compost and grow their own fruit and vegetables...
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Houseplant sales on crest of a wave
Houseplant sales are riding the crest of a wave – and Chichester-based Hills Plants are exhibiting in Glee’s Green Heart area in the Atrium with an aspirational display of mostly UK-grown foliage plants...
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Zest 4 Leisure presents over £8,000 to Greenfingers
Garden furniture, wooden products and decorative garden structure specialist, Zest 4 Leisure (stand number 20A40-C41) has presented a giant cheque for over £8000 to the Greenfingers charity at Glee...
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Blue Diamond donates £10,000 for horticultural scholarships
The David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) announced at Glee today that The Blue Diamond group of garden centres has donated £10,000 to provide a set of horticultural scholarships...
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Vivid Arts’ Rabbit raises over £10,000 for Greenfingers
First launched at Glee 2018, the gorgeous rabbit figurine from leading garden décor manufacturer, Vivid Arts, has now raised over £10,000 for the Greenfingers charity...
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Greenfingers gardens update
With gardens at its heart, it is hardly surprising that the team at the Greenfingers charity is currently in the midst of several garden builds with many more on the horizon, together marking an incredibly busy year for the charity. Here we find out more about the gardens that will join the Greenfingers roster in 2021 and beyond...
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Dobbies set to showcase team expertise at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The most iconic horticultural event of the year, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is back in bloom for the first time since 2019 and the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, Dobbies, is set to celebrate its return in sustainable style from 21 to 26 September...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Farewell to the Eddie Topping, the Preston pioneer
Read Mike Wyatts tribute to Eddie Topping, plus tributes from Guy Topping, Ron Bent, Sue Allen, Warren Haskins, Peter Seabrook and more
GCA announces Ruxley Rose finalists
The GCA has announced the finalists for its annual Ruxley Rose competition. Twenty centres all received top scores in the summer inspections, delayed from the normal spring inspections due to Covid, and have now been put forward for autumn judging...
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Kent & Stowe launches 'market's sharpest secateurs'
Taking centre stage on the Kent & Stowe display at Glee, new patent pending Eversharp secateurs feature blades said to be twice as sharp – and five times longer lasting – than the UK market leader...
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