In This Issue
Tributes for Ernest Wertheim, the original Garden Centre Guru
One million new gardeners = increased sales
Fair Trade Face Coverings from Earth Squared – the new ‘must have’ accessory!
Hyve launches virtual events, including Glee Gathering
Eat Out to Help Out With CSY
Fund created for Westland accident victims family reaches £5,000 target
GCA members discuss challenges of re-opening restaurants and cafés
Haskins Snowhill’s new look centre bounces back
Garden centre evacuated after massive fire breaks out at nearby scrapyard
John Lewis looks to expand into horticulture
Greenfingers Charity begins work at Rainbows Hospice
Afternoon Tea is back at Dobbies 
New era for British Christmas Tree Growers Association
Premium Christmas Trees’ Nordmann Slimline trees are its fastest selling festive tree range ever
DJ Turfcare invests in new video content to help drive sales of its new Autumn Lawn Treatment
LifestyleGarden launches second generation of DuraOcean
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Char-Broil appoints new team to fire up UK business
It’s a Herbidacious summer for veg sales
Pot sales stay high
Autumn colour comes early
Legal seeds offer new opportunities for horticulturists
Double growing media sales fuelled by new gardeners
APHA launches first plant health apprenticeship scheme
The best of last week's
Online garden centre retailer apologises to dissatisfied customers
New benchmark for summer sales
We've all gone Potty!
Surge in home and garden businesses trading online
Dobbies and Sainsbury’s grocery partnership launches
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
PetQuip reveals finalists for prestigious Industry Awards 2020
Dog food brand signs 'Better Chicken Commitment'
New Product Awards go ahead
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Tributes for Ernest Wertheim, the original Garden Centre Guru

Tributes have been pouring in for the original Garden Centre Guru, Ernest Werthiem, who died last week in California aged 100...

Tributes to a remarkable man from Warren Haskins, Guy Topping, Derek Bunker, Matthew and Ron Bent, Reinhard Biehler, John Ashley, Sue Allen, Carol Paris, Iain Wylie, Boyd Douglas-Davies & John Herbert
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One million new gardeners = increased sales
GTN Bestsellers Epos data anyalsis

New gardeners are keeping garden centre sales volumes significantly ahead of normal for the summer. GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis shows the first weekend of August was over 20% up on any of the previous four years with no sign of the sales increase abating...

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Fair Trade Face Coverings from Earth Squared – the new ‘must have’ accessory!
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As face coverings become a part of every day life, fair trade brand Earth Squared who are well known for their range of fantastic fashion accessories, are reporting tremendous sales (and feedback) for their 100% cotton face coverings...

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Hyve launches virtual events, including Glee Gathering
 

Exhibition organiser Hyve Group is set to run three virtual forums next month – Autumn Fair @ Home, Glee Gathering and Fashion Together...

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Eat Out to Help Out With CSY
GTN Promotion

Throughout these difficult times we have been helping our customers every step of the way toward the new normal. Following recent news for the hospitality industry we want to help our Garden Centre customers who have restaurants or cafes with the new Eat Out to Help Out promotion. At CSY we have built a specific promotion that will calculate the discount for our customers...

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Fund created for Westland accident victims family reaches £5,000 target

Ayrshire garden centre owner, Michael Hayes of Hayes Garden Land in Symington who set up a JustGiving page to raise money for the family of Philip Moore who died after a tragic accident at Westlands Dungannon factory has reported that while the fund has reached the target of £5,000 further donations to help the family would be welcome...

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GCA members discuss challenges of re-opening restaurants and cafés
 

Members of the Garden Centre Association have taken part in a virtual forum to discuss the challenges they faced with the re-opening of restaurants and cafés. The forum was facilitated by Chris Brown (pictured) of Turpin Smale Catering Consultants.

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Haskins Snowhill’s new look centre bounces back

The high-spec new look garden centre at Haskins Snowhill, which had to close its doors shortly after opening because of lockdown, is now being fully appreciated by customers, staff and the building’s developers. Newspan managed the construction of the new building...

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Garden centre evacuated after massive fire breaks out at nearby scrapyard

The owners of Dennetts Garden Centre in Daventry had to evacuate their home on Monday evening (August 3) after a massive blaze broke out at a car scrapyard adjacent to the centre...

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John Lewis looks to expand into horticulture
 

Retail giant John Lewis says future development of the company could include a horticultural side of the business...

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Greenfingers Charity begins work at Rainbows Hospice

Work officially started on the new Remembrance Garden at Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People in the East Midlands – the first Greenfingers garden to be created following the easing of the nationwide lockdown....

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PetQuip reveals finalists for prestigious Industry Awards 2020

The PetQuip association has announced an impressive list of finalists for this year’s Industry Awards. Such is the popularity of the awards that several hundred entries have been received, and these have now been whittled down to a list of 45 finalists...

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Dog food brand signs 'Better Chicken Commitment'

 

Sustainable dog-food brand Beco has won the praise of a leading UK animal welfare charity for becoming the first British pet company to sign the ‘Better Chicken Commitment’...

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New Product Awards go ahead

The organisers of PATS Telford are pleased to announce that the highly-prized New Product Awards will go ahead despite September’s show being cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions...

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Afternoon Tea is back at Dobbies 

Dobbies’ Afternoon Tea is now back on the menu with a range of dishes and options to suit all diners...

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New era for British Christmas Tree Growers Association

The British Christmas Tree Growers Association has this week launched a strong new look as it embarks on an exciting era under new expert management. Hans Alexandersen (pictured), Chairman of the BCTGA, said: “We're delighted that the Yorkshire Agricultural Society will be taking over as Managing Agents for the association."

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Premium Christmas Trees’ Nordmann Slimline trees are its fastest selling festive tree range ever
 

As part of its ongoing commitment to help garden centres maximise festive sales, Premium Christmas Tree is reinforcing the success of its Nordmann Slimline tree range and is urging retailers to get in touch to find out more about this fast-moving profit opportunity...

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DJ Turfcare invests in new video content to help drive sales of its new Autumn Lawn Treatment

DJ Turfcare – UK supplier of the organic-based Viano ranges – is set to make sales of its new Autumn Lawn Treatment even easier for retailers following the company’s investment in a dedicated video which highlights the many benefits of this exciting new lawncare innovation...

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LifestyleGarden launches second generation of DuraOcean

The current DuraOcean chair – made from recycled ocean plastic waste such as recycled nets, ropes and trawls from the maritime industry – is about to embark on its next chapter with the introduction of a unique crossover design...

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