In This Issue
Solus would be sorely missed, says Westland boss
GTN Bestsellers says hard work is needed to keep sales high
GCA centres report mixed results for end of May
Wet weather puts dampener on Bank Holiday sales
Garden centres pledge support for Cultivation Street campaign
TGCG appoints CrowdControlHQ to manage its social media
Glee welcomes a strong American presence at 2014 show
Jobs boom as up to 150 jobs created by Bents expansion
Gardman have bright ideas with Cole & Bright range
Send us pictures of your World War One anniversary displays
The rose is the HTA Flower of the Month for June
Trelawney@Wadebridge creates its own eco system
Awards showcase for new plants at HTA National Plant Show
If catering and food are your growth areas our new Food Xtra will help you
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Buyer - Gifts, Living & Home
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Veg-2-Gro sales hit by the rain
Nippon Pest Smoke is one of Vitax’s most innovative products
Chipped bark proving popular
GIMA Awards: You’ve Got To Be In It to Win It!
Blackbirds take up residence at Kershaws
Deco-Pak's Craig Hall gets ready for 'banger rally' challenge
Sarah Raven's Kitchen Garden range complements successful flower collections
BOPP seminar to highlight latest British ornamental grower issues
Plantsman and author Rice now writes fro Mr Fothergill's
Police launch investigation after Exeter garden centre theft
New appointment at Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre
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Solus would be sorely missed, says Westland boss


Westland Horticulture boss Edward Conroy has admitted that troubled company Solus Garden and Leisure would be sorely missed if a buyer for the company couldn't be found, and has suggested the industry should learn from the whole experience...
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GTN Bestsellers says hard work is needed to keep sales high


Sales volumes in the GTN Bestsellers charts for the first part of the late May Bank Holiday weekend indicate that we may have to work very hard to keep the year-on-year increase momentum going...
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GCA centres report mixed results for end of May
 
The Garden Centre Association’s members say May has ended with mixed results with weather affecting sales during the second Bank  Holiday of the month...
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Wet weather puts dampener on Bank Holiday sales
 
Fito orchid drip feeder
There has been a drop in garden product buying activity as cooler and wetter weather has put a dampener on sales, according to GTN Bestsellers data. Gardeners seem to have been driven indoors by the showers, as Fito Drip Feeder for Orchids is the highest climber in the Garden Products chart this week.
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Garden centres pledge support for Cultivation Street campaign


Garden centres across the country are joining forces with TV gardener David Domoney and the Horticultural Trade Association to encourage communities to team up with their neighbours and spruce up their front gardens...
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TGCG appoints CrowdControlHQ to manage its social media
 
The Garden Centre Group has appointed CrowdControlHQ, the leading social media risk management and compliance business, to manage its social media...
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Glee welcomes a strong American presence at 2014 show
 
Glee is set to welcome one of the strongest influxes of American and North American companies for several years, making for an exciting showcase of garden products from ‘across the pond’...
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Jobs boom as up to 150 jobs created by Bents expansion



Bents Garden and Home is dramatically increasing its workforce with the creation of up to 150 jobs ahead of the opening of its new business extension in October.

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Gardman have bright ideas with Cole & Bright range
 
Gardman have launched some fantastic new products this year but they say their shining star has to be the Cole & Bright Solar Majestic Light...
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Send us pictures of your World War One anniversary displays

Thurrock Garden Centre in Essex is just one of the many centres across the UK setting up special displays to commemorate the start of the First World War. Send us pictures of yours...
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The rose is the HTA Flower of the Month for June
 
With the evenings getting longer and brighter, extra light and warmth encourages the garden put on a burst of growth. One plant that takes centre stage this month is the rose, which is why it has been selected as HTA’s Plant of the Month for June...
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Trelawney@Wadebridge creates its own eco system



Cornish garden centre Trelawney@Wadebridge has installed a biomass boiler fuelled by wood chips from sawmills in the county to help with its carbon welly-print...

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Awards showcase for new plants at HTA National Plant Show


The New Plant Awards, sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society, will once again be at the heart of the HTA National Plant Show 2014 and will showcase the best in new plant introductions from UK plant suppliers...
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