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MEP slams misleading report on pesticides
Anthea McIntyre MEP, Conservative agriculture spokesman, has spoken out against a report on pesticides which she says misrepresents the findings of the European Parliament's own researchers and seeks to undermine public trust in much-needed plant protection products...
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Getting lawns back into shape helps to drive sales
Garden product sales held their own week on week as lawn repairs and renovations got underway following the hot summer. Fourteen of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Top 50 lines were lawncare products...
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Garlic, onions and shallots storm back
Garlic bulbs, onion sets, and shallots stormed the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart at the start of September with Garlic Marco coming straight back into the chart at No 2...
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Indian summer for gardening activity
Growing media sales showed signs of an Indian summer gardening uplift in activity last week as volumes of the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 were 36% up on the same week last year...
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Cyclamen still the bestselling plant
Cyclamen sales just managed to hold off a big increase in pansy sales to retain the No 1 Bestselling plant spot in the GTN Plants Sales chart at the start of September...
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Winner of the Stewart Garden Schools Programme 2018 announced
Stewart Garden, part of the Global Keter Group, is pleased to announce that St Mark’s Church of England Junior School, Gloucestershire, has won its Schools Programme 2018 competition...
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Glee New Product Award Winners
Ten ground-breaking new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2018, run in association with GTN...
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Best Green Heart Display winners
The Green Heart – Glee’s horticultural hub - awarded Golden Grove Nursery with the inaugural Best Green Heart Display award...
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West Country Soil Improvement’s Bloomin Amazing feel just that as they scoop the 2018 GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund
A proven vehicle for celebrating grass roots development and true innovation, the GIMA Innovators’ Seed Corn Fund (GISCF) has already contributed to helping four brands find their place within the garden retail market both here and across the globe. This year, another company is set to benefit from the GISCF excellent prize package. Introducing the 2018 winners – Bloomin Amazing from West Country Soil Improvement...
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Dansand No Grow wins Visitors Choice Award
Active Products UK Ltd picked up the Visitors Choice Award, sponsored by the HTA, on the final day of Glee for their innovative Dansand No Grow product...
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Aylett Nurseries win RSPB Conservation Garden Centre of the Year Award
Aylett Nurseries was announced as the winners of the RSPB’s Conservation Garden Centre of the Year Award at Glee...
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Glee confirm new 2019 opening days
Glee has a proven track record of evolving and changing to meet the needs of the industry it represents. The latest update is a continuation of this theme, as it is confirmed that the 2019 event will take place on Tuesday 10th – Thursday 12th 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...
Inspiration and trends at spoga+gafa 2018
There were pots of ideas, inspirations and hints of new trends for those who ventured to spoga+gafa last week in advance of Glee...
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Hilliers appoint two more family members to board
Two members of the Hillier family were appointed to the Hillier Nurseries board of directors last week...
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Crossley to target more garden centres after £375,000 in new funding
Crossley Garden Buildings, the Stafford-based family-owned manufacturer of garden buildings, plans to extend its reach into new garden centres across the North West and Midlands after receiving £375,000 in new funding...
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Back to school breaks August Blues
August 2018 was on a par with August 2014 and 6% lower in total volume sales than 2017. We have to go back to 2011 and 2012 to see August sales levels that we were significantly lower than this year...
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