In This Issue
GIMA announces departure of Vicky Nuttall
Customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Teams continue to pour in
There's still time to get your customers voting
New 300-seater restaurant opens at Caulders Kirkintilloch
Pleydell Smithyman appoint Kathryn Farden and Andrew Burton as directors
Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Trek smashes £40,000
Bents, Garson Titchfield and Brimsmore Grderns named GCA Christmas display competition winners
TV climate scientist to speak at GCA conference
Dobbies continues national refurbishment programme with Moreton Park upgrade
'Greatest' romantic moment at Brimsmore Garden
‘Most Jumperful’ wearers announced as sponsor list fills
Garden centre group reaches final of business award
Roots to Retail returns for 2026
Gift company grows keepsake business in garden centres
Downing Street swift-on heralds British growers
The Greenfingers Charity welcomes six new Garden Ambassadors to support hospice gardens across the UK
Spring Fair's Little Black Book returns
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
R&D grant secured for new herbicide testing on container-grown stock
GIMA announces Walmart as first Buyer Connect retail partner
Join AIPH in celebrating the International Grower of the Year Awards 2026
The best of last week's
LOFA raises £12,500 at Charity Christmas Lunch for Greenfingers
Garden Centre Christmas retailing gets a big thumbs up on BBC Radio 4
Squire's appoints new Group Health, Safety and Facilities Manager
Recognising outstanding talent in landscaping and horticulture at the WorldSkills UK National Finals
Gravel garden in Kent crowned Garden of the Year
Winners of the Garden Media Guild Awards 2025 revealed
Sipcam Home & Garden Launch Expanded Block Blitz® Range
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Chessington
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Garsons Esher
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Garsons Titchfield
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Haskins West End
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Henry Street
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Longacres Bagshot
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Notcutts Oxford
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Stewarts Christchurch
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - The Garden Society
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Blue Diamond Blackdown
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Ransoms, Jersey
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Summerhill Garden Centre
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GIMA announces departure of Vicky Nuttall

GIMA has today announced that its long-standing Director, Vicky Nuttall, will step down from her role in May 2026, marking the end of a remarkable 12-year tenure at the helm of the trade association...

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Customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Teams continue to pour in

Over 5,000 Garden centre customers across the UK have already voted for their Greatest Garden Centre Team at Christmas, with thousands more expected to vote in the run up to the closing date of 22nd December 2025.  They are voting on-line, in-store and by post, all exuding high praise on the teams they believe are The Greatest at spreading joy this Christmas. And GTN’s team of intrepid Christmas Award judges are still out and about visiting the record number of teams that have been nominated...

See the list of centres being visited for judging and the current Top 50 in the customer vote
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There's still time to get your customers voting

As a key part of our Greatest Christmas Awards, customers are already having the final say on just who are The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2025.  Voting is live on-line and in store from now until 22nd December...

 

See who the first 10 centres to get on-line votes and download poster artworks and voting links here
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New 300-seater restaurant opens at Caulders Kirkintilloch

Caulders Garden Centre has officially opened its impressive new 300-seater restaurant at Kirkintilloch, Glasgow – a major investment in the site where Caulders hospitality journey first began...

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Pleydell Smithyman appoint Kathryn Farden and Andrew Burton as directors

Pleydell Smithyman, the specialist garden centre and farm shop consultancy known for its strategic insight and design making it a sector-leading expert, has announced that Kathryn Farden and Andrew Burton have been appointed as directors. 

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Greenfingers Kilimanjaro Trek smashes £40,000

The Greenfingers Charity’s ambitious Kilimanjaro Trek has stormed past the £40,000 fundraising mark with more than six months still to go before the 23-strong team sets foot on Africa’s highest peak...

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Bents, Garson Titchfield and Brimsmore Grderns named GCA Christmas display competition winners

The Garden Centre Association’s Gisela Graham-sponsored annual Christmas competition national winners have been announced – Bents (Destination Garden Centre – pictured above), Garson’s Titchfield (Garden Centre) and Brimsmore Gardens (Local Garden Centre).

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TV climate scientist to speak at GCA conference
 

Climate scientist Professor Tamsin Edwards will be speaking at the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) 2026 Annual Conference at Carden Park Chester on the Tuesday (January 27, 2026).

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Dobbies continues national refurbishment programme with Moreton Park upgrade

Dobbies Garden Centre at Moreton Park in Shropshire is the seventh store to be upgraded as part of the retailer’s national refurbishment programme...

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'Greatest' romantic moment at Brimsmore Garden

The Gardens Group at Brimsmore Gardens, Yeovil, was the setting for a romantic moment when a regular customer made a proposal of marriage to his loved one...

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‘Most Jumperful’ wearers announced as sponsor list fills

With festive spirit rising and December barely underway, the newest duo to take on the ‘Most Jumperful Time of the Year’ challenge have been confirmed: Glee Event Director, Matthew Mein, and Sarah Want from MorePeople...

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Garden centre group reaches final of business award

The team at Yorkshire Garden Centres is celebrating after reaching the final of TheBusinessDesk.com Yorkshire Business of the Year Awards 2026...

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Roots to Retail returns for 2026

Garden centres will get the chance to connect with three different nurseries – Frank Matthews Trees, New Leaf Plants and The Bransford Webbs Plant Company – on the same day at the popular Roots to Retail event in 2026...

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Gift company grows keepsake business in garden centres

Family keepsake company The Lovely Gift Group, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, has witnessed signbificant growth in garden centres... 

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Downing Street swift-on heralds British growers

A 19-foot Norway Spruce from Britain’s champion Christmas tree grower has been lit up outside No 10 Downing Street as a gift for the nation...

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The Greenfingers Charity welcomes six new Garden Ambassadors to support hospice gardens across the UK

The Greenfingers Charity - dedicated to creating therapeutic gardens for life-limited children and their families in children’s hospices across the country - is delighted to announce the appointment of six new Garden Ambassadors, marking an exciting milestone for its expanding national programme.

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Spring Fair's Little Black Book returns
 

Spring Fair returns to the NEC Birmingham from 1–4 February 2026 with an enhanced, experience-led event designed to support, inspire and empower the retail community. Alongside its bold new creative direction – Retail Alchemists: Masters of the Mix – Spring Fair is unveiling a suite of exclusive buyer benefits, immersive feature spaces, and the launch of the 2026 Little Black Book, the ultimate pre-show planning guide...

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