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Christmas decorations made from natural materials
GTN Xtra Promotion
Hogewoning is a specialised company in Christmas decoration, all made from eco-friendly natural materials, this year with a new extensive range of dried flowers...
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Record entries to popular Illumination Street contest
Illumination Street, sponsored by British Garden Centres Group, has broken all records this festive period with unprecedented media coverage in the Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, Daily Express, Grow Your Own magazine, ITV News and BBC Radio...
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Decision to close Scottish garden centres ‘disappointing’
The decision to remove Scottish garden centres from the list of essential retailers, resulting in them being closed from Boxing Day, has been widely criticised...
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Two charities benefit from Zest's 2020 fundraising
Zest 4 Leisure has delivered on its promise to support both Macmillan Cancer Support and the Greenfingers Charity in 2020, despite the original fundraising plans having to be changed because of the pandemic. £10,000 was raised for Macmillan, as well as £5,000 for Greenfingers...
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Over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
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They’re back, all be it in a virtual form. GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back for 2020 to celebrate all that’s great about garden centres at Christmas through the pages of GTN and the GTN Xtra e-mail newsletter and now we can announce there's over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won:
- The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team – Sponsored by Woodlodge - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team – Sponsored by GTN Bestsellers -subscriptions worth £580 for the winner
- The Greatest Festive Food Hall Team – Sponsored by Garden Radio – 1 years’ service with bespoke messages, worth over £500 for the winner
- The Greatest Christmas Sizzle Team – Sponsored by SOLEX - 2 x Hotel Rooms at SOLEX 2021 for the winner
- The Greatest Christmas Pets Team – Sponsored by Smart Garden Products, Zöon -£500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Christmas Community/Charity Initiative – Sponsored by Kaemingk – A display from their UK showroom for the winner
- The Greatest Social Media Christmas Marketing Idea – Sponsored by Glee – 2 x Hotel Rooms at Glee 2021 for the winner
- The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Video – Sponsored by Premier Decorations - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Winter Garden Care Sales Team – Sponsored by Elho - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Covid Safe Christmas Display Team – Sponsored by Global Journey - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Group Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by DCUK - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Ascalon - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk- A display from their UK showroom for the winner
- The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Festive - £500 stock for the winner
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See entry details here
Get set for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2021!
Mark Friday March 19th 2021 in your diaries now!
2021 marks a very special occasion for the annual Garden Re-Leaf Day event as this special FUNdraising day (March 19th, 2021) celebrates its 10th anniversary! Looking rather different to previous years as we navigate a new normal, there’s still a whole host of different ways to get involved in this ever-popular charity day that not only kick starts the gardening season but also raises much needed funds for the Greenfingers Charity...
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The New Environmentalist - Nature will become ‘second nature’ to future generations
The ‘Sustainability Trend’ really isn’t a trend and those that do should stop referring to it as such. The global pandemic has fast-forwarded this movement by five years...
GTN's Sustainability Directory 2021 is available to read on-line now and will arrive with the December issue of GTN this week.
Read the full article in the 2021 edition of GTN's Sustainability Directory here
Local community saves Thetford Garden Centre from flooding
It was all hands to the pump. literally, at Thetford Garden Centre on the eve of Christmas Eve...
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The Top 100 Most Read Stories of 2020
During 2020 we've sent out 391,634 GTN Xtra e-mails that have been read by 29,777 unique readers. The e-mail newsletter and each issues website has been opened 472,682 times during the year and 847,981 pages viewed...
See the full GTN Xtra Top 100 Most Read Stories of 2020
Garden Centres close their doors "We want to be part of stopping the spread of Coronavirus"
No 1 Most Read Story 2020 - From GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2020
It's been a sanguine day in the GTN Xtra office as notification after notification has come in from garden centres who have taken the huge decision to close their doors either at the start of today or as business closes tonight/tomorrow...
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Trading update from this weekend - UPDATED
No 2 Most Read Story 2020 - From GTN Xtra - Issue 11 2020
As garden centres trade through the first weekend after the move to the Delay Phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, GTN Xtra has been asking garden centre managers and owners how trading has been this weekend and about their thoughts for the coming weeks...
Read comments from Bents, Longacres, Planters, Dobbies, Blue Diamond, British Garden Centres, Stewarts, Bosworths, Fron Goch, Langlands, Poplars and Caulders
Garden centres in England and Scotland can stay open - now is the time to review Covid-19 safety
No 3 Most Read Story 2020 - From GTN Xtra - Issue 43 2020
Following news that garden centres in England and Scotland can remain open, HTA President Boyd Douglas-Davies, has called upon garden centres to work to the highest standards of Covid-19 safe policies and to review everything now before the month long lockdown in England begins or areas in Scotland move into Tier 4...
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Exeter garden centre stays open but cannot sell plants - Cherry Lane close all centres
No 4 Most Read Story 2020 - From GTN Xtra - Issue 13 2020
After trading through the first week of the emergency lockdown Cherry Lane Garden Centres have now closed. Plants Galore in Exeter, after being served with a prohibition notice, have been allowed to carry on selling hardware and pet products but not plants...
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Dobbies remain open and social media gets heated
No 5 Most Read Story 2020 - From GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2020
After last nights statement from the Prime Minister Dobbies garden centres have decided to stay open, citing that 70% of their turnover represents essential goods...
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Most Read Stories in 2020 – 6-10
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GCA GROW prepared garden centres for re-opening after lockdown
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The Garden Centre Association says its e-learning Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) modules on social distancing helped prepare member centres for re-opening after lockdown...
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Landmann Ltd bought by DS Group
Landmann’s parent company in Germany has been bought from the appointed administrators by DS group. The purchase includes the assets of Landmann Ltd in the UK which will now continue to trade as a going concern for the foreseeable future with the support of DS Group...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Kent garden centre closes early for Christmas to keep staff safe
Brookside Garden Centre in Kent has closed early for Christmas to keep their staff safe in light customers not following guidelines and being abusive. "If I don’t feel safe in my own shop, then I cannot and will not expect my staff to put themselves in harms way," owner Simon Shead told GTN Xtra last night...
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Back to the future...
From 2020 into 2021
As we head towards the start of a new year it is a time for reflection and hope so GTN has gathered the highlights of 2020 and thoughts for 2021 from: Alan Roper - Blue Diamond, Sally Cornelissen - Burleydam Garden Centre, Boyd Douglas-Davies - British Garden Centres and HTA President, Vicky Nuttall - GIMA, Amanda Sizer-Barratt – Gardenex, Mark Portman - Evergreen Garden Care, Brett Avery - Farplants, Kevin Turley - Lakeside Garden Centre and John Ainscow, Summerseat and Bradley Fold Garden Centres, with additional feedback from Mark Osborne - Chairman of LOFA and Sales Director of Outback International (UK)...
Read the full story here
Centre faced with ‘crazy’ order to close mini golf course
Cherry Hill Garden Centre is facing the ‘crazy’ prospect of having to remove a miniature golf course and play area from its site near Middlesbrough after being served with an enforcement notice from the local council...
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Heaven Sends to launch New Christmas 2021 Preview from Jan 4th
GTN Xtra Promotion
In lieu of trade shows in the new year, Heaven Sends are pulling out all the stops to deliver an amazing Showroom preview of New Christmas 2021 early next year...
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Tim Jeffries to leave Mr Fothergills
Tim Jeffries, Commercial Director at Mr Fothergills has decided to leave Mr Fothergill’s after 15 years...
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Biggest garden centre in Denmark almost completed
Completion of the 12,000 sq m garden centre for Plantorama is in sight. Smiemans Projecten started this spring with this project in the city of Tilst...
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Whistler Grills looks to recruit Retail Sales Manager
GTN Xtra Promotion
After a fantastic Summer, Whistler Grills is now expanding its sales team to cover the Garden Centre channel and various other retailers, and as a result is looking to recruit a Retail Sales Manager...
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Garden Centre Photo Tours
If you've missed one of our popular photo tours of garden centres then click on the links below:
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
In advance of the launch of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2020, GTN's Northern Correspondent, Steve Myatt, paid a visit to Barton Grange to bring you this first GTN Xtra Christmas photo tour.
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Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Sneak preview of Squires Badshot Lea Greatest Christmas Awards entry
See Squires Bashot Lea's Christmas Awards entry photo tour here
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Sneak preview of Perrywoods Greatest Christmas Awards entry
See Perrywoods Christmas Awards Entry Photo Tour here
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Charles Stubbs, Lewis Fox and Nemanja Tintor, along with the rest of the BGC team, were proud as punch yesterday as their 58th centre at Thatcham in Berkshire opened...
See GTN Xtra's exclusive photo tour of the new centre
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill, Crawley, has opened its doors to customers following a 12-month refurbishment costing £15m...
Read more and see GTN Xtras photo tour of the new centre
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