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Wyevale Garden Centre story updated
GTN Xtra has now published an update about the sale process which can be found using this link:
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June sales off to a bright start, according to Bestsellers
Sales volumes dropped off as we moved into June but it was a much better start to the month than last year. Compared to 2017, week 23 saw volumes up by 32%, driven mainly by plant sales and growing media...
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Roses star in great start to June
Plant sales were up 51% compared to last year for the first week of June pushing overall plant sales volumes in the GTN Bestsellers data to a position of up by over 5% year to date...
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Wyevale Nurseries report the best May sales ever
Wyevale Nurseries are celebrating this week after announcing they had the best May ever in their recorded trading history with sales up by 14%.
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Deco-Pak sand raises money for Greenfingers
A cheque for £2,550 was presented to children’s hospice garden charity Greenfingers, as a donation from decorative aggregate specialist Deco-Pak at the GIMA Charity Golf and Activity Day...
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Woodlodge gives sustainability the green light
One company that is taking steps to improve its impact upon the environment is Woodlodge - the UK’s leading supplier of garden pots. Here, the company’s Director, Michael Wooldridge, explains how sustainability is increasingly important for implementation within the business...
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West Somerset Garden Centre launches its own gin
West Somerset Garden Centre launched its own gin called Solstice yesterday (Saturday). It has been distilled by a local company based on Exmoor who produce the award winning gin "Wicked Wolf" that is the top seller in the centre's farm shop.
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Smart Garden Products are one in a thousand
Smart Garden Products Ltd have been included in London Stock Exchange Group’s “1000 Companies to Inspire Britain” report...
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Garvinea Pyramid is big hit at BBC Gardeners' World Live
The Garvinea Pyramid, from Florist Holland made a big impact when Peter Seabrook presented a spectacular display at BBC Gardeners' World Live.
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Own an iconic piece of Chelsea Flower Show artwork
The auction for a limited-edition piece of artwork from the RHS 2018 Chelsea Flower Show, painted by a world-famous 15-year-old artist in Hillier Nurseries' “Stihl Inspiration” garden, is now live....
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Global interest in Orchid Inspiration Days
The second edition of Orchid Inspiration Days, the orchid event for the specialist to the customer and end customer, proved to be a big success with more visitors than in 2017...
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Leeds nonagenarian treated like a queen at Tong GC
A passionate Leeds gardener celebrated her 90th birthday at Tong Garden Centre in Bradford with ITV's Love your Garden presenter Katie Rushworth after winning a personal shopping experience with the celebrity plantswoman.
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Platinum award win for Wyevale Garden Centres
Wyevale Garden Centres win a Platinum award, the highest award available, for their ‘Solutions Garden’ at Gardeners’ World Live 2018, the gardening consumer show held annually at the Birmingham NEC, which launches today and ends on Sunday 17th June.
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Nursery gets behind York’s green community challenge
Employees from a local horticultural nursey, including its 80-year-old Chairman, leant their support to this year’s York Cares initiative that aims to improve outdoor spaces at various local community organisations...
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Stephen Mangan to host 2018 GIMA Awards
TV, film and stage actor Stephen Mangan has been announced as the host of the 2018 GIMA Awards. Best known for his role as Sean in the hit transatlantic comedy series Episodes and Guy in surreal comedy-drama Green Wing, his most recent work includes highly acclaimed TV dramas Bliss and The Split...
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Osteospermum Purple Sun wins FleuroStar Award
Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, has announced that the FleuroStar Award 2018/19 goes to Osteospermum ecklonis Purple Sun from Selecta one...
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Roses drive garden product uplift
The first week of June delivered a massive uplift in Garden Product sales compared to the same week last year but not up to the levels of early June in 2016, 2015 or 2014...
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Top soil and bark lead to bumper start to June
A bumper week of growing media sales at the start of June has reduced the year on year deficit to less than 4% now as top soil and bark products increased sales week on week while compost sales dropped...
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Springwatch gives summer uplift to Wild Bird Care
BBC’s Springwatch has had a positive effect on Wild Bird Care sales at the start of June 2018...
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Veg plant sales continue to struggle
Veg plant sales continue to be the most hit plant sales area as a result of the late start this year...
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Hydrangea paniculata 'Breg14' (POLESTAR) voted Best Novelty
Hydrangea paniculata 'Breg14' (POLESTAR) has been voted Best Novelty at Garden Trials and Trade 2018. The plant was submitted by Breedersplants VOF, Gouda...
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All set for busy National Plant Show and Nursery Supply Show next week
In a season that has been challenging it appears that plant sales are holding up which is great news for the HTA National Plant Show and Nursery Supply Show which take place next week (19 and 20 June) at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire...
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New recruits strengthen HTA’s Horticultural team
HTA has announced the appointment of two new recruits to strengthen the policy and horticulture teams, including Alistair Yeomans as Horticulture Manager.
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Trans-Continental Group Ltd opens its showroom doors for 2019.
After another excellent season for SunTime, their Outdoor Living showroom opens its door to preview their exciting new range for 2019...
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RHS targets £200m market with first-ever fully licensed range of bird feed
The Royal Horticultural Society has announced the award of a licence to Agros Trading GmbH, a leader for many years in the manufacturing and marketing of wild bird feed, for a comprehensive range of high-quality wild bird food – the first-ever range of bird feed fully licensed by the RHS...
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Garden centre owner avoids legal action
Legal action against the owner of a garden centre near Wargrave who lost a long-running planning dispute has been dropped after a judge ruled that it was unfair...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
“Business as usual” at up-for-sale Wyevale Garden Centres, admits CEO
Wyevale Garden Centre CEO Roger Mclaughlan has revealed to GTN Xtra that it’s “business as usual” while the company considers offers on its 145 centres."We are well set up for peak trading, and all colleagues are focused on ensuring we continue to deliver best-in-class retail experiences for our customers," he said...
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Cowells saved from becoming a housing estate
Cowell's Garden Centre has been saved after the family business bought its site from the landlord...
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GIMA Golf & Activity Day a resounding success
Suppliers and retailers from the garden retail industry came together for a day of fun, team building and networking at the GIMA Charity Golf & Activity Day in Telford, raising funds for Greenfingers and Acorns Hospice...
Click here for all the winners and a gallery of pictures
Morrisons store reveals plans for garden centre
Supermarket giant Morrisons has applied for permission to build a garden centre on land near its store in Falkirk...
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John Athwal celebrates in true Premier style
Garden centre owners were among the 500 guests invited to the Dorchester Hotel last night to join John Athwal as he celebrated his 65th birthday, 30 years of trading for Premier Decorations and his OBE...
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