In This Issue
Like-for-like sales and profit increases at Notcutts
Greenfingers Charity celebrates Floral Thursday at Glee with record-breaking £4,200 raised and new record set for number of people in Floral attire in the Floral Thursday at Glee photo
New Product Award winners revealed at Glee
What it means to win a Glee New Product Award
Glee New Product Awards shortlisted products
Afternoon Tea delights at Glee – GTN's Greatest Food & Drink Awards Announced
The Garden Room opens with Corby + Fellas support
Corby & Fellas celebrate GTN Greatest Food & Drink Award
Garden industry mourns sad passing of Ron Harker, founder of Tong Garden Centre
August GCA BoT figures show ‘wide appeal of the modern garden centre’
SealStop crowned GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund winner
Bucktons launches smaller pack sizes for indoor pet bird food range
HTA Market Update: Strong spring sustains steady summer
David Domoney and Blue Diamond join forces for new TV programme
Miracle-Gro provides helping hand to all gardeners with brand refresh and Quality Guarantee
Blue Diamond Garden Centres commits to a week of fundraising fun in support of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026
EGO introduces top-handled chainsaw
Award-winning Herefordshire vineyard collaborates with other vineyards in area to promote English wines
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HTA hosts webinar on proposed changes to CITES legislation
HTA welcomes EFRA Committee report on UK-EU trade borders
The best of last week's
Dobbies’ national refurbishment programme continues
Garden centre groups at The Big Christmas Press Show
Patrick Kielty to host the 2025 GIMA Awards
Exotic plant collector raises £10,000 to help Poole’s  Chestnut Nursery invest for the future
Natural solutions that deliver sales
FELCO’s commitment to quality and thoughtful design
Zest adds to modular outdoor entertaining collection
The Great Summer Sale
Alan Roper in GTN's September Issue, read on-line here
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Like-for-like sales and profit increases at Notcutts

Notcutts has seen growth in like-for-like sales and profit during 2024/25. Annual turnover at £80.5m was up £1.9m (+2.4%) on the previous year. Comparable operating profit, taking into account exceptional items, saw an increase from £0.2m in 2023/24 to £1.1m in 2024/25. Carbon emissions reduced in the year to bring Notcutts annual intensity ratio down to 29.69tCO2e per £m of revenue. NPS (Net Promoter Score) improved to 71 in the year...

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Greenfingers Charity celebrates Floral Thursday at Glee with record-breaking £4,200 raised and new record set for number of people in Floral attire in the Floral Thursday at Glee photo

Floral Thursday once again lit up Glee this year as exhibitors, visitors and supporters embraced the day in a sea of colour to raise funds for Greenfingers Charity. The annual fundraiser sees the horticultural industry come together to don their brightest floral attire, all in support of children and families who spend time in hospices...

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New Product Award winners revealed at Glee

Ground-breaking new garden and pet products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2025, run in association with GTN. The Overall Best Glee New Product went to Treadstone Products for their Orchard Sculpture Trellis...

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What it means to win a Glee New Product Award

The Glee New Product Award winners have been celebrating their success during the show. GTN got their reaction to their award success...

The Overall Best New Product went to Treadstone's Orchard Sculpture Trellis.

 

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Glee New Product Awards shortlisted products

The Glee New Product Award judges worked long into the night to pick out their shortlisted products from the 340 entered at this year's Glee New Product Showcase in Hall 12...

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Afternoon Tea delights at Glee – GTN's Greatest Food & Drink Awards Announced

Afternoon Teas were the centre of attention in Food @ Glee as six garden centre teams competed for GTN's Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea Award before the presentation of The Greatest Food and Drink Support Team Award and The Greatest Garden Centre Food & Drink Teams overall as voted for by their customers...

See the full list of winners here
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The Garden Room opens with Corby + Fellas support
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The Plant Place Garden Centre has opened a new restaurant called The Garden Room to great success and thanked Corby + Fellas for its ‘invaluable support...

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Corby & Fellas celebrate GTN Greatest Food & Drink Award
 

Since Corby & Fellas announced their successful implementation of the restaurant system at The Plant Place's new café, The Garden Room, last week, the team's winning streak continued. At the Glee trade show, Alan and Kim were delighted to receive an award on behalf of Corby + Fellas for GTN Greatest Food and Drink Support Team 2025...

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Garden industry mourns sad passing of Ron Harker, founder of Tong Garden Centre

The Harker family are sad to announce the passing of Ron Harker on Wednesday 10th September 2025. Ron was widely respected in the gardening industry, most notably as founder and former owner of Tong Garden Centre near Bradford.

Ron pictured with late wife Nita and sons Antony and Stuart.

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August GCA BoT figures show ‘wide appeal of the modern garden centre’
 

August's Garden Centre Association  Barometer of Trade (BoT) is out this week and it reveals nearly all categories performed well. Eleven of the 13 categories recorded by member garden centres were reported as being positive, when compared to 2024, with gifts leading the way at +10.1%...

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SealStop crowned GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund winner

SealStop – the clever automatic shut-off valve for hosepipes  – has been announced as the winner of this year’s prestigious GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund. The team behind SealStop were officially handed the award during the opening day of Glee 2025...

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Bucktons launches smaller pack sizes for indoor pet bird food range

Bucktons, a leading indoor pet bird and wild bird food brand, and part of Westland Horticulture, has launched new, smaller bag sizes across a selection of its most popular indoor pet bird blends, making it even easier for customers to pick up and take home their favourite products...

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HTA Market Update: Strong spring sustains steady summer

Garden centres maintained steady sales in August 2025, with overall turnover up 3% on August 2024 and 12% on August 2023, according to the Horticultural Trades Association September Market Update...

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David Domoney and Blue Diamond join forces for new TV programme

Broadcaster David Domoney and Blue Diamond managing director Alan Roper have joined together to produce a new television programme to be exclusively available on YouTube. 

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Miracle-Gro provides helping hand to all gardeners with brand refresh and Quality Guarantee

As one growing season comes to an end and we start looking ahead to the next, Miracle-Gro is showcasing its new product range for 2026...

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Blue Diamond Garden Centres commits to a week of fundraising fun in support of Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026
 

The Greenfingers Charity has announced that Blue Diamond Garden Centres has pledged its support for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026, the charity’s annual national fundraising event designed to kickstart the gardening season and bring supporters together in countless creative ways...

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Alan Roper in GTN's September Issue, read on-line here

Read the full exclusive interview with Blue Diamond's Alan Roper in the September issue of GTN...

Read the issue on-line here
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EGO introduces top-handled chainsaw
 

EGO Power+, a leading battery-powered outdoor power equipment specialist, has expanded its range for arborists and forestry professionals with the addition of a top-handled, high-performance professional chainsaw...

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Award-winning Herefordshire vineyard collaborates with other vineyards in area to promote English wines

An award-winning Bromsberrow vineyard has joined five other independent vineyards in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire to pool their experience, expertise and reputation for growing great grapes and making excellent wines...

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