In This Issue
Happy Christmas to all our readers
Open letter about peat stirs up a twitter storm
Open letter correction from Beadamoss
It’s the most jumperful time of year - raises over £8k for Greenfingers
Mark your diaries – Glee is back bigger & better than ever
Dobbies announces winners of ‘Not Your Average Community’ campaign
Inclusion and diversity consultant at GCA conference
A taste of Yorkshire spirits for Bradford Garden Centre
12 page GIMA Awards Special in GTN November/December 2021 Issue available on-line
Dobbies fundraises £100k for National Charity Partner Teenage Cancer Trust
Sustainability on the menu for Johnston & Jeff
57 garden centres vie for Christmas Greatness in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
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An Open Letter on the use of peat
Plans to phase out the use of peat in the amateur horticulture sector
Garden centre expands following nursery acquisition
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Happy Christmas to all our readers

Happy Christmas to all our readers!  Thanks for all the great feedback we've had about GTN Xtra and GTN magazine throughout the year, we really appreciate it and we've thoroughly enjoyed bringing you all the news during 2021.

 

What a year it has been, with the GTN Bestsellers All Products Sold Index reporting the year as being 27% up on last year...

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Open letter about peat stirs up a twitter storm

Last weeks lead story in GTN Xtra was shared on twitter by one of our readers, Doug Stewart, and that stirred up something of a twitter storm with 100's of replies and re-tweets, including responses from the RHS and Monty Don...

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Open letter correction from Beadamoss
 

Following the publication of the open letter on peat last weekend, GTN has received the following information from BeadaMoss, a company that grows sphagnum moss for use in peat bog restoration...

Read more and see reply from Peter Seabrook plus revised open letter on peat
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It’s the most jumperful time of year - raises over £8k for Greenfingers
Two days left to support Boyd Douglas-Davies in his Christmas jumper challenge

We all love a Christmas jumper but perhaps none more than British Garden Centre’s very own Boyd Douglas-Davies. Boyd is currently undertaking the challenge of wearing 25 Christmas jumpers over the course of 25 days to raise funds for the Greenfingers charity...

See the shortlist of potential Jumperful Challenge nominees for 2022
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Mark your diaries – Glee is back bigger & better than ever
June 2022 floorplan 75% booked

Glee 2022 is now just over six months away and is set to be the biggest edition of the UK’s leading garden retail exhibition for several years...

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Dobbies announces winners of ‘Not Your Average Community’ campaign

This Christmas, three local communities will enjoy a very special festive season as Dobbies reveals the winners of its Not Your Average Community campaign...

 

One of the winners: St Leonard’s Daycare in Huntingdon is a charity-run day care, holiday and after school club for children aged 2 to 11. 

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Inclusion and diversity consultant at GCA conference
 

Consultant, public speaker and author Linbert Spencer OBE will be presenting at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in Blackburn, taking place on January 23-26...

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A taste of Yorkshire spirits for Bradford Garden Centre

The team at a Tong Garden Centre has sourced spirits for its Hearty's Food Hall brand from artisan producers in East and North Yorkshire...

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12 page GIMA Awards Special in GTN November/December 2021 Issue available on-line

In this New Product and GIMA Awards Special issue of GTN:

  • New lines and bestsellers from G Plants.
  • Thinking outside of the box 1 – Little Dobbies.
  • Blue Diamond ambitions for 2023.
  • Thinking outside of the box 2 – The Plant Room.
  • A Boost for peat free growing.
  • Thinking outside of the box 3 – Hillmount come to Cheshire.
  • Poinsettias on social media.
  • Illumination Street celebrates the magic of Christmas.
  • 2021 GIMA Awards Roll of Honour - 12 Page Special.
  • New Product Directory for 2022 - All 283 products entered in the Glee 2021 New Product Showcase.
  • HTA Column – A fresh beginning for 2022.    
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Dobbies fundraises £100k for National Charity Partner Teenage Cancer Trust

Christmas is a magical time of year for many, but not everyone has the pleasure of enjoying the festivities. Seven young people aged 13 to 24 are diagnosed with cancer every day, and thanks to the wonderful work Teenage Cancer Trust does, the quality of life and chances of survival are increased through specialised nursing care and support for young people during diagnosis, treatment and recovery...

 

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Sustainability on the menu for Johnston & Jeff

Leading bird feed manufacturer Johnston & Jeff is stripping more plastic from its packaging to help make its products among the most sustainable on the market...

Johnston & Jeff’s new sustainable eco-boxes.

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57 garden centres vie for Christmas Greatness in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards

GTN's Greatest Awards team of experts are out in force this week and the following two weeks visiting the teams at the 57 Garden Centres nominated in this year's Greatest Christmas Awards...

 

GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards are sponsored by:

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