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Record sales on record breaking Bank Holiday - updated with figures from Dobbies
Phew, what a scorcher! After four glorious days GTN Xtra reports on Bank Holiday trading across the country with comment from: Alton's, Aylett Nurseries, Baytree, Bents, Bosworths, British Garden Centres, Brechin Castle, Brookside, Cherry Lane, Dobbies, Fron Goch, Green Pastures, Haskins, Klondyke, Langlands, Newbank, Notcutts, Perrywood, Planters, Ruxley Manor, Scotsdales, Stewarts and Torwood...
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Bids start coming in for Bunnings/Homebase
Sky News has reported this morning that Opcapita has tabled an offer for Homebase...
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Smart gardening with Lechuza
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Stressful gardening is now a thing of the past thanks to self-watering planter manufacturer, Lechuza. Suitable for both beginners and professionals, these clever planters take the guesswork out of watering...
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Cherry Lane acquires David's Nurseries in Worcester, as revealed by GTN Xtra
Value garden centre group, Cherry Lane, has completed the purchase of David’s Nurseries in Martin Hussingtree, Worcester, as exclusively revealed by GTN Xtra earlier in the week. The acquisition of David’s Nurseries on Ash Lane takes place with immediate effect, and makes it the 12th garden centre in the group owned by QD.
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Blue Diamond staff get naked for pictures on social media
Blue Diamond joined in the spirit of World Naked Gardening Day on Saturday as some of their brave staff undressed for the occasion in many of the group's plant areas. Pictures of those taking part were then posted on the company's social media platforms...
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Carol Paris launches new garden centre group Somerton
Carol Paris, the former CEO of the HTA, has announced the launch of a new garden centre group called Somerton Ltd. Developing garden centres in Southern England, the business will focus on high growth sectors, including fresh local food and table service restaurants...
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Can we make up 11% in May?
Phew, despite the colder weather last weekend, the GTN Bestsellers Plant Sales analysis shows a welcome second week of sales ahead of last year...
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Introducing new HTA Board members
The Horticultural Trades Association has announced the appointment of Matthew Bent, the Managing Director from Bents Garden & Home near Warrington, to the HTA Board as a non-executive director...
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Phoenix Natural Gas supports Hillmount kids club
Phoenix Natural Gas has announced its support of the Kids Gardening Club at Hillmount. The free to attend club is hosted at Hillmount gardenlifestyle cent res in Ards, Bang or and Belfast on the first Saturday of each month.
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Garden centres add support to The National Rose Festival
Garden centres are throwing their weight behind The National Rose Festival, which takes places from June 23 to July 1...
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Strikes Stokesley partially reopens after devastating fire
Strikes in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, has opened a temporary shop as the business attempts to recover from a devastating blaze last month...
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10 years of leading greenhouse manufacture from Vitavia
We spoke to Tony Hutchinson, Managing Director of Vitavia Garden Products Ltd, to find out how he feels about celebrating Vitavia’s 10th Anniversary in 2018...
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Wyevale provides plants for BALI’s stand at Malvern
Wyevale Nurseries will be providing a selection of plants to The British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) for its first ever garden trade stand at The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Malvern Spring Flower Show...
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Durstons’ Dan takes up a position on GIMA Council
Director and National Sales Manager, Dan Durston of Durston Garden Products is one of three new GIMA council members appointed at last month's AGM...
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RHS licensing partners help bring new project to life
A new, state-of-the art gardening education and community outreach resource has been opened by the Royal Horticultural Society at RHS Garden Wisley in Woking in Surrey – and RHS licensees have played a major part in making it happen...
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Zest 4 Leisure trio celebrate marathon success
Three intrepid runners from Zest 4 Leisure are celebrating after completing the London Marathon in the hottest conditions on record. Managing Director, Steve Morgan, Finance Manager, Andrew Baker and Manager John Vaughan ran the iconic marathon to raise money for Action for Children...
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Places available at GCA Plant Area Forum at Ball Colegrave
The Garden Centre Association is hosting its third annual GCA Plant Area Forum for plant area managers and plant buyers at Ball Colegrave on Wednesday, July 25. The event will once again be facilitated by GCA inspector, Roger Crookes, who believes that plants are still the core business for garden centres.
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Decco appoints Andrew Ballantine as new Chief Operating Officer
Leading home improvement and garden wholesaler, Decco has appointed Andrew Ballantine as its Chief Operating Officer, following the departure of Charlie Lacey...
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Garden product sales down for 11th consecutive week
Garden Product Top 50 sales volumes were down year on year for the 11th week running as April came to a close. One product that did do well was Gardman Hanging Basket Coco Liners...
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Plenty of potential for veg plant sales
Just when you expected Veg-2-Gro sales to steadily climb week on week through into May that damn cold weather returned and put a lot of people off buying their veg plants and seeds, just yet. So there is plenty of potential to be won over the May Bank Holiday weekend...
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Roller coaster ride for growing media
Growing media sales are going up and down like a roller coaster with all this changeable weather. Biggest sales increase of the week goes to Westland Composted Bark...
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Cold weather is a boost for Wild Bird Care sales
The flip back to cold wet weather prompted a small uplift in Wild Bird Care sales, but overall sales volumes continue to be below last year...
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Date confirmed for GIMA Buyer Connect
GIMA has announced Thursday 31st May as the date of the next Buyer Connect session - featuring buyers from Choice Marketing, Klondyke Garden Centres & Perrywood Garden Centre...
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Book your place at the table at the HTA Catering Conference – 5-6 June 2018
With a month to go until the HTA Catering Conference now is the time to book your place to ensure you don’t miss out on this unique event for the garden industry...
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Beth Chatto Symposium honours 95th birthday
The Beth Chatto Symposium in honour of Beth’s 95th birthday and the 40th anniversary of her first book, The Dry Garden, is being held at the University of Essex on 30-31 August 2018...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Home & Garden group of centres to be split up
GTN Xtra has learned that the Home & Garden group of garden centres is to be split up as a buyer for the whole business hasn’t been forthcoming. It’s understood that at least a couple of the centres will be taken back by former operators...
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Average April means May Bank Holiday weather is crucial
After the Beast from the East, parts 1 and 2 that decimated trading in March, all that April could deliver was an average month for garden centre sales volumes. So the weather forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend is awaited with baited breath...
Read more and see the latest Met Office 10 day weather video forecast
QD Group buys David’s Nurseries to make Cherry Lane No 12
The Norwich-based QD Group, which currently owns 11 Cherry Lane garden centres, has bought David’s Nurseries in Worcester from the beleaguered Home & Garden Group, which went into administration in March...
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Wesfarmers seeks fast-track exit from the UK
Wesfarmers, the Australian owner of Homebase, has asked prospective buyers of the ailing business to submit initial offers today as it sought a fast-track exit from its disastrous foray into the UK retail sector, according to Sky News reports...
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