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Rosebourne makes its first acquisition near Andover
The Rosebourne company, which aims to develop freehold garden and food centres in affluent locations in the south of England, has completed the acquisition of its first greenfield site near Andover in Hampshire, on the site of the former Weyhill Nurseries...
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A passion for catering, plants and Christmas are the cornerstones of a garden centre business
A passion for plants, Christmas and catering. These are the three cornerstones of garden centre businesses, according to speakers at The HTA Catering Conference this week and the judging visits for The Greatest Catering Awards...
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Ferndale’s Neil Grant wins Guardian Leader of the Year Award
Managing director of Ferndale Garden Centre in Coal Aston, Sheffield’s Neil Grant was glad he had broken into a family holiday in Wales to join hundreds of business people from around the UK at a glittering awards ceremony in London for the Guardian Small Business Awards, when he was named Leader of the Year...
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Perfect plant retailing will be rewarded at The National Plant Show - last call for nominations
 
Worlds End and Cleeve Nursery have been The Greatest Planteria Sales Team winners in previous years. For 2015 we have more planteria sales categories. Will your teams be one of The Greatest announced at The National Plant Show? Nominations close at 4:30pm on Sunday 14th June...
Nominate your plant teams here
Haskins appoints new board members
With further expansion in its sights, Haskins Garden Centres Ltd has added two more board members to the existing team...
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Has your inspector called yet?
Garden centres who have not yet had their Garden Centre Association (GCA) annual inspections will receive a visit soon (up to and including June 19, 2015) says the leading industry organisation...
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Fiskars and James Wong wow at Wyevale
Fiskars and James Wong have a mission to revolutionise gardening to show just how enjoyable, easy and fun gardening and growing can be. As part of this mission, Fiskars and James Wong recently visited Bicester Avenue, a Wyevale Garden Centre...
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lunch! 2015: Visitor registration opens for biggest ever show
Greggs’ CEO Roger Whiteside confirmed for exclusive Keynote Q&A
 Top buyers from EAT, Tesco, Waitrose, Superdrug, British Airways, IKEA, Brakes, Elior, Baxterstorey, Sodexo, and Gate Retail Onboard, are among those who have already pre-registered to attend lunch! 2015, which returns to the Business Design Centre in London on 24-25 September...
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Poplar Tree Garden Centre appoints new General Manager
Paul Barker has been appointed as General Manager of the Poplar Tree Garden Centre, located in Shincliffe Village on the outskirts of Durham.
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Garden activity lights up sales
There are plenty of signs in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart that outdoor activity on our plots is in full swing but sales of solar lighting products are still dominating the Top 50...
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Broad beans and peas join bestsellers
Broad beans and peas are popular young plant varieties being sold in garden centres at the moment, according to this week’s GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart...
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Irish Moss Peat is a top seller
Shamrock Irish Moss Peat (75 litres) is the star performer in the Growing Media chart, claiming the highest new entry accolade and jumping straight into No 23...
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It's been a great year for outdoor living sales, but which garden centre teams are The Greatest?
Shackletons have been regular winners of The Greatest Outdoor Living Sales Team award since 2007. Will they retain their crown in 2015?
Nominate your outdoor living sales teams here
HTA National Plant show is the home for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Rose launch
This year’s HTA National Plant Show, held at Stoneleigh Park on 23 and 24 June, will be the host of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Rose launch. RHS Chelsea Flower Show host Nicki Chapman will launch the rose and talk about why this project is important to the garden industry and consumers.
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Squire's Garden Centre select winning flowerbed design
Squire’s Garden Centres joined forces with the Environment Agency to invite local school children to design a planting scheme for a flowerbed at Teddington lock.
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Squire’s charity bike ride raises £310 for Momentum
Staff at Squire’s Garden Centre took on a static bike challenge to raise money for the charity “Momentum”. They cycled 88 miles between them on static bikes at the centre, which is the total distance between all of Squire’s 15 garden centres in the South East...
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Hylands House to bloom with new floral show
Hylands House in Essex will be awash with vibrant colours next month when it is filled with inspirational floral displays for the first National Flower Show...
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And the winner of the #GardenSecrets competition is...
The winner of a national competition designed to get gardeners sharing their hints and tips is Jacquii Nolan from Somerset...
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GIMA partner launches Travel Booking Service
BSA Buying Group, partner of GIMA for overhead cost reduction, is delighted to announce the launch of its 20th overhead cost category, Travel Booking. It has negotiated discounts which now make travel booking economically viable for even the smallest of companies...
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Johnsons new Micro Snips a cut above for Microgreens
Following the successful launch of its range of Microgreens - baby leaves for all-year-round windowsill cropping - last year, Johnsons Seeds now makes harvesting even easier with the introduction of its Micro Snips for the 2016 retail season...
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The LOFA office is moving to Waterlooville in Hampshire
After nearly four years in a temporary serviced office, LOFA has found a larger, more convenient and cost-effective office space in Waterlooville Hampshire. It will also be the new base for SOLEX...
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