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Wellingborough Garden Centrre sold to industry newcomers 
Glee owner says Connect programme will not take place in 2024
Book now to visit the AMES Companies showroom
Meadow View Stone unveils 2024 catalogue 
Footfall strong but spend down as Autumn season begins
Budding retail experts secure roles at Dobbies Antrim
Figures show ‘excellent month’ at GCA garden centres
The Gardens Group named as finalists at Planet Mark Awards
Just over three weeks until the GIMA Awards 2023
HTA and RHS collaborate to support growers transition to peat-free
MorePeople wins Large Business of the Year Award
Pet industry exhibition attracts record number of exhibitors
Durstons supports retailers meeting continued peat demand with carefully-curated range
MorePeople launches new initiative to champion Non-Executive Directors
East of England’s green-fingered folk flock to BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair
Anatomy of a Product: AMES Tools’ Carbon Steel Digging Spade
Wyevale Nurseries’ hosts Open Day for ‘Greening Gloucestershire’ stakeholders
New RocketGro launches garner great response from buyers
Colegrave Seabrook Foundation – Smart Garden Development Day
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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The AMES Companies appoints new Operations Director
Squire's announces change to Group Operations role
Care home planned for former garden centre site
HTA welcomes EFRA Select Committee Urban Green Spaces Inquiry
Hort-Talk: a focus on houseplants
Only one stand remaining on the CHA UK Pavilion at IPM 2024
Gardenex recruits UK exhibitors for National Hardware Show, Las Vegas
HTA welcomes the EFRA Select Committee inquiry into education and careers in land-based sectors
The best of last week's
Calls for 'compost revolution' to avert looming waste crisis
Westland: Last call to come on board with G.E.M.S for 2024
Martin Cowell celebrates 50th birthday on charity cycle rid
Otley garden centre invests in renewable energy
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Wellingborough Garden Centrre sold to industry newcomers 

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has completed the sale of Wellingborough Garden Centre in Great Doddington, Northamptonshire to the Howard Family...

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Glee owner says Connect programme will not take place in 2024

Hyve Group, owner of Spring and Autumn Fair and Glee, has announced that its connections programme Connect will not be running in 2024, while the business collaborates with the industry and key partners to create better shows and experiences for the future...

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Book now to visit the AMES Companies showroom

With pre-season underway and thoughts turning firmly to what 2024 may bring, garden retailers will not want to miss a trip to the updated AMES Companies showroom located in Stroud, where all the latest newness and innovation from the likes of La Hacienda, Apta, Kelkay and Easy Fountain can be found...

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Meadow View Stone unveils 2024 catalogue 
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Meadow View Stone, a renowned leader in the landscaping industry, is delighted to introduce its eagerly awaited 2024 brochure, featuring an impressive selection of over 10 new products...

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Footfall strong but spend down as Autumn season begins

The Horticultural Trades Association’s August Market Update highlights the industry's resilience in plant sales, but customers have been reducing their spending on higher-value items...

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Budding retail experts secure roles at Dobbies Antrim

Dobbies is growing its line-up of retail experts in Northern Ireland through a new partnership with Workforce, and Antrim and Newtonabbey Council...

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Figures show ‘excellent month’ at GCA garden centres
 
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The Garden Centre Association’s August Barometer of Trade figures have revealed an ‘excellent month’ with members seeing an uplift in 11 of the 13 categories recorded by the organisation...

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The Gardens Group named as finalists at Planet Mark Awards

The Gardens Group has been announced as one of the finalists at the Planet Mark Awards 2023, which is set to take place at The Royal Institution in London on Thursday 2 November...

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Just over three weeks until the GIMA Awards 2023

The garden retail sector is abuzz as the GIMA Awards are set to return in just over three weeks on 19th October!  Taking place at the Celtic Manor resort in Newport, South Wales, the event will once again be a hotbed of celebration and networking, with 17 coveted awards up for grabs...

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HTA and RHS collaborate to support growers transition to peat-free

The Horticultural Trades Association and the Royal Horticultural Society marked a significant milestone in sustainable horticulture with the launch of the first peat-free workshop, part of the RHS Transition to Peat-Free Fellowship...

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MorePeople wins Large Business of the Year Award

MorePeople has won Large Business of the Year 2023 at the Stamford Mercury Business Awards 2023...

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Pet industry exhibition attracts record number of exhibitors

With just days to go before PATS Telford opens its doors, the final preparations are being made for what will be the biggest show so far in the event’s 15-year history. PATS Telford takes place over Sunday and Monday, 1-2 October, and visitors can expect to find more exhibitors than ever with a record number of 260 companies showcasing hundreds of new products. 

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Durstons supports retailers meeting continued peat demand with carefully-curated range

With the goalposts for a peat-free future in the garden industry perpetually moving and retailers still committed to supplying customers that haven’t yet made the switch, Durston Garden Products offer garden centres a peat-based growing media offer from a responsible supplier...

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MorePeople launches new initiative to champion Non-Executive Directors
Former CEO of Co-op, Steve Murrells contributes at inaugural event

Fresh Produce, Food, Agriculture and Horticulture recruitment specialists, MorePeople are on a mission to highlight the value of Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to the industry. Last Tuesday, the firm held an exclusive event for top-tier executives to launch their new initiative...

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East of England’s green-fingered folk flock to BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair

Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden was the destination for 18,000 visitors earlier this month for the BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair, in association with English Heritage...

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Anatomy of a Product: AMES Tools’ Carbon Steel Digging Spade

Brought to market based on more than 250 years of tool expertise, the all-new portfolio of garden and lawn tools from AMES Tools offers something a little different. We take a closer look at the unique innovations that set the AMES Tools offering apart from what is currently available in the market, whilst building brand loyalty...

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Wyevale Nurseries’ hosts Open Day for ‘Greening Gloucestershire’ stakeholders

Staff from Gloucestershire County Council and 25 other guests from its ‘Greening Gloucestershire’ stakeholders attended a special Open Day and tour at one of the UK’s leading nurseries...

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New RocketGro launches garner great response from buyers
 

With a River Cottage endorsement for its compost range, its new liquid plant food range shortlisted for a Glee New Product Award, and buyers clamouring to start listing the exciting new lines on offer, it’s safe to say that RocketGro had an extremely successful summer...

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Colegrave Seabrook Foundation – Smart Garden Development Day

Smart Garden has initiated a 2023 Horticultural Trainee Sponsorship Fund with Colegrave Seabrook Foundation that has resulted in five Smart Award recipients being hosted at Smart’s Eureka building at Peterborough...

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