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BGC's Harrogate centre opens - Exclusive photo tour
Plantable children’s book wins Dragons’ Den offer
Something exciting is on its way...
Corby + Fellas develop Customer Loyalty Reward App for leading pet retailer PetPlace
Your customers love weed-free patios, driveways and paths, so they’ll love Dansand NO GROW
Klass opens in Bourne Valley Garden Centre
Garden Centre sales slow as we wait for Summer to start
Glee 2021: celebrating newness within garden retail
Zest 4 Leisure shortlisted in GYO Awards
Homebase opens its first store in over six years
Garden centres increase footfall via Local SEO Marketing
Create a stylish plant paradise with elho’s vibia collection
B&Q launches Gardener of the Year competition
Dobbies celebrates National Children’s Gardening Week with refreshed Little Seedlings and Ambassador launch
Tong partners with TV gardener for fifth year
Smiemans wins top award with tropical glasshouse
Unprecedented Demand - Record Easter garden centre sales lead to stock shortages - Read GTN's April issue on-line now
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
New appointment at Dansand NO GROW
SDEA President and Vice President re-elected for second term
Henry Bell shares expertise on helping fledgling birds
New Microgreens from Johnsons Seeds
GROEN-Direkt: a unique formula for 25 years
The best of last week's
Europlants founder Renato Canale dies, aged 78
One year on from Lockdown #1
BGC join in the "fun" at Harrogate Flower Show
RocketGro see massive rise in sales of their 100% Peat Free, Vegan, Organic Soil Improver and Chemical Free liquid plant feed
Garden centre customers keen to sample horticultural hospitality as restaurants welcome guests back indoors
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
New Wildlife Barley Straw Bugs offer alternative to unsightly bales
Fish4Pets launches ‘Re-start’ programme with dogs home
Skinner’s dog food brand celebrates 50 years
New important information about Royal Canin Neutered Young Male and Female diets
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BGC's Harrogate centre opens - Exclusive photo tour

British Garden Centres 58th centre at Harrogate opened yesterday where Charles Stubbs and Anthony Harker enjoyed the welcome sunshine...

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Plantable children’s book wins Dragons’ Den offer

A Leicester-based company which makes children’s books with a difference has secured investment to grow the business after appearing on the BBC One hit series Dragons’ Den...

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We have all experienced the ups and downs of a very turbulent year, but for Hartman the year has offered a plethora of exciting opportunities. We are moving to a brand-new Headquarters in Telford, doubling the warehouse space and office capacity and have expanded our team with the appointment of 8 new members to service the growing number of customers and a booming year for consumer demand...

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Corby + Fellas develop Customer Loyalty Reward App for leading pet retailer PetPlace
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The new Corby + Fellas Customer APP is available across a multitude of platforms and features...

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Your customers love weed-free patios, driveways and paths, so they’ll love Dansand NO GROW
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Dansand NO GROW is a joint filling sand infused with minerals to create desert like conditions by raising the pH value to naturally inhibit weeds. Its simple to use and effective at preventing weed growth for up to 10 years, allowing paved areas to stay attractive for longer...

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Klass opens in Bourne Valley Garden Centre
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Klass ladies wear has opened a new clothing department within Bourne Valley Garden Centre in Surrey...

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Garden Centre sales slow as we wait for Summer to start

Nobody ever expected sales for last week to be near to last week last year as that was the first full week after the Lockdown #1 closures, however the GTN Bestsellers data is also showing signs of the continued "Autumn in Late Spring" weather causing a slow down in sales...

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Glee 2021: celebrating newness within garden retail

As the first dedicated garden retail exhibition to make its in-person return post-lockdown, Glee (14th – 16th September, NEC Birmingham) has an important role to play. From networking and educating, to inspiring retailers and suppliers alike, this year’s event will be a highly anticipated showcase of the newest and most exciting innovations that the garden sector has to offer ahead of the 2022 season.

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Zest 4 Leisure shortlisted in GYO Awards

Outdoor garden furniture, wooden products and decorative garden structure specialist, Zest 4 Leisure has been shortlisted in the Best Container Growing Product category in The Great British Growing Awards 2021 for its Raised Herb Planter and Marford Hexagonal Planter Set...

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Homebase opens its first store in over six years

Homebase has opened its first brand-new store in Cheltenham. The opening marks a milestone moment for the home and garden experts being the first new store to open in six years...

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Garden centres increase footfall via Local SEO Marketing

It’s not surprising Local SEO is getting more and more popular to drive traffic to garden centres since almost half of the searches on Google are targeting something local. While big brands used to have a monopoly on the top search results on Google, the last updates to Google’s algorithm have been significantly beneficial to smaller businesses...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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New Wildlife Barley Straw Bugs offer alternative to unsightly bales

 

A leading UK pond specialist has created a new barley straw formula for treating ponds with green water, algae and blanketweed problems, that provides an alternative to unsightly bales...

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Fish4Pets launches ‘Re-start’ programme with dogs home

Fish4Pets, home of the Fish4Dogs brand based in Worcestershire, has launched its ‘Re-Start’ programme with fellow West Midlands based organisation Birmingham Dogs Home...

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Skinner’s dog food brand celebrates 50 years

 

Skinner’ is celebrating 50 years of keeping dogs well fed and happy. To celebrate the milestone and taking inspiration from the great outdoors, the brand has unveiled a new logo, look and expansion of its popular Field & Trial range to include Wet Food and Treats...

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New important information about Royal Canin Neutered Young Male and Female diets

Royal Canin has announced that it will be delisting its Feline Veterinary Care Nutrition Neutered Young Male and Neutered Young Female diets from June 2021. Royal Canin’s new nutritional recommendation for neutered cats is Neutered Satiety Balance...

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Create a stylish plant paradise with elho’s vibia collection

Sustainable plant pot producer, elho, has created the new ‘vibia’ range of plant pots to help inject some individual character to outdoor spaces...no matter the size...

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B&Q launches Gardener of the Year competition

B&Q has launched the first B&Q Gardener of the Year competition, which will come as a relief to gardening enthusiasts up and down the nation who are missing out on Chelsea Flower Show this Spring...

Comedian Jim Moir joins the judging panel, alongside gardening experts Matt Childs, Humaira Ikram and Steve Guy.

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Dobbies celebrates National Children’s Gardening Week with refreshed Little Seedlings and Ambassador launch
 

Dobbies has announced the online relaunch of its much-loved Little Seedlings Club, to support and celebrate National Children’s Gardening Week (29 May – 6 June)...

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Tong partners with TV gardener for fifth year

Tong Garden Centre has partnered with Leeds based garden designer and ITV's Love Your Garden presenter, Katie Rushworth for a fifth consecutive year...

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Smiemans wins top award with tropical glasshouse
 

The technically advanced project for the botanical garden "Flora" in Cologne has won the Benelux Trophy Hot Dip Galvanizing (BTTV) 2021 in the category 'Functional galvanizing'...

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Unprecedented Demand - Record Easter garden centre sales lead to stock shortages - Read GTN's April issue on-line now

In GTN's April issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:

  • Back to the NEC for Glee!
  • Life – Norfolk Leisure Style
  • 1000 years and growing at Coolings
  • Investment is back on the agenda for garden centres
  • Pictures of a Record Easter from Aylett Nurseries, Burston Garden Centre and Scotsdales
  • Unprecedented demand leads to stock shortages
  • Enhancing our understanding of New Gardeners
  • GIMA Charity Golf Day returns this summer
  • B-bag takes Extreme Lounging to new places
    LOFA Update – Are we over the worst of the shortages?
  • HTA Column – Success Brings Stress

 

Read GTN's April 2021 Issue on-line here
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