In This Issue
Busiest week of the year
Festive frenzy at UK garden centres
Christmas decorations light up sales
Getting in to the Christmas spirit
Get your tickets to The Greatest Christmas Party Ever
Top speakers for catering conference
Westland back Garden Re-Leaf Day with £6,000 prize
Grab some real cutting power with Fiskars
Drip Feeder loses top spot in the chart
Future of garden centre in doubt
Orchid compost generates buyer interest
Dobbies gets go-ahead for Inverness garden centre
2012 has been a big year for Bob Martin
Durstons appoints National Sales Manager
Reindeer escapes from Bayview Garden Centre
Derek Bunker on STV pest control products
Garden centre cordoned off after oil spillage
Bestsellers Update
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Busiest week of the year


The first full week of December was the busiest garden centre trading week of the year, GTN Bestsellers data reveals...
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Boyd Douglas-Davies has seen remarkable amounts of activity at his Hilltop Group
Festive frenzy at UK garden centres
Gardens centres through the country are backing up the encouraging GTN Bestsellers data with reports of huge customer activity.

Boyd Douglas-Davies (right), of the Hilltop Group, is just one of many garden centre bosses reporting big increases in sales...
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Christmas decorations light up sales


Fairy lights, baubles and other Christmas decorations have been selling well in garden centres, according to GTN Bestsellers data...
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Getting in to the Christmas spirit


As garden centres got into the festive spirit and made the most of the increase in consumer spending, The Greatest Christmas Awards judging team settled down to the task of choosing Britain’s best Christmas team...
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Get your tickets to The Greatest Christmas Party Ever


It promises to be one of the best party nights of the year so make sure you get your tickets for the Greatest Christmas Awards Party at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, on Sunday, January 13...
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Top speakers for catering conference


Next February’s one-day catering conference – now a popular established fixture in the HTA’s events calendar – promises unique insights into the fast-moving world of garden centre catering...
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Westland back Garden Re-Leaf Day with £6,000 prize
 
Westland Horticulture has confirmed its backing for the second annual Garden Re-Leaf Day by announcing a major competition for participating garden centres worth £6,000.
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Grab some real cutting power with Fiskars


Market leading garden hand tool manufacturer Fiskars has come up with a plan to help retailers maximise the spring cutting season in 2013...
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Drip Feeder loses top spot in the chart
 
Fito Drip Feeder For Orchids has been knocked off the top spot in the Garden Products chart by the Scheurich Cover Pot Dark Red...
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