In This Issue
Garden Re-Leaf Day opens the season at 230 garden centres nationwide
The Old Railway Line raises £1,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day
QVC raise over £22,000 on Garden Re-Leaf Day
Adam Wigglesworth is named as HTA Vice President-elect
March sales figures in garden centres reaching April levels
Proposals for Waitrose at Van Hage Great Amwell to go on show in public exhibition
New area chairmen announced for the GCA
First Minister opens Stagecraft’s new factory in Newtown
Deco-Pak’s new Easybuild range designed to make DIY easy for all
GCA inspectors turn up unannounced at garden centres
British horticulture needs to encourage the young
Floralsilk recruiting new Regional Account Managers
Tomato plants fuel grow your own sales recovery
Hillier appoint Chris Francis as new Garden Centre Director
Compost sales double
Forest appoints new marketing manager
Sign up for the International Garden Centre Conference
Napoleon’s TravelQ 285X wins top BBQ Award
TGCG aims to raise over £500,000 for Marie Curie
George Hillier launches canopy area at Monkton Elm
Industry’s Rising Stars start their ascent
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Situations Vacant
Floralsilk recruiting new Regional Account Managers
 
As part of the company’s continuing growth and investment, Floralsilk is looking for two enthusiastic and self-motivated Regional Account Managers...
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Garden Re-Leaf Day opens the season at 230 garden centres nationwide


More than 230 garden centres nationwide attracted thousands of customers to a plethora of special events and fund-raisers on Friday, March 14, and across the weekend, as part of Garden Re-Leaf Day...
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The Old Railway Line raises £1,000 for Garden Re-Leaf Day


Quiz teams who competed at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre during its curry and quiz night last week have helped raised £1,000 in aid of charity. 
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QVC raise over £22,000 on Garden Re-Leaf Day


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Adam Wigglesworth is named as HTA Vice President-elect
 
Garden retailer Adam Wigglesworth from Aylett Nurseries in Hertfordshire has been appointed Vice President-elect of the HTA...
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March sales figures in garden centres reaching April levels


The Mad March Hare is pulling rabbits from the hat and serving up April type sales levels, according to GTN Bestsellers data, with last week matching the busiest week of March and April in 2012 when Easter was early and then it rained, and rained, and rained...
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Proposals for Waitrose at Van Hage Great Amwell to go on show in public exhibition


Further details of plans for a Waitrose supermarket on the site of Van Hage garden centre in Great Amwell have been unveiled and will be displayed to the public next week...
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New area chairmen announced for the GCA



The Garden Centre Association has announced its new area chairmen who will represent member garden centres in each region. They are Mike Lind (Wales and the West), Tim Mason (South Thames), Philippa McKean (Midlands), Paul Wright (North Thames), Alyson Haywood (North West), James Ducker (North East), and Colin Barrie (Scotland)...

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First Minister opens Stagecraft’s new factory in Newtown


The Rt. Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales, signalled the end of a turbulent year for Mid-Wales business Stagecraft when he opened their new factory in Newtown on Thursday – 12 months to the day that Stagecraft’s former factory burnt to the ground...
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Deco-Pak’s new Easybuild range designed to make DIY easy for all


Now the sun is starting to shine, homeowners across the UK will be starting to think about making improvements to their homes and gardens.  Retailers wanting to tap into this sales opportunity without having to become DIY experts will be pleased to learn more about the new Easybuild range from Deco-Pak...
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GCA inspectors turn up unannounced at garden centres
 
Garden Centre Association inspectors have started to turn up unannounced at centres throughout the UK as their annual inspections got underway this week...
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British horticulture needs to encourage the young



Barnsfold Nurseries in West Sussex, which recently won two prestigious awards including being declared Ornamental Grower of The Year, says it owes its success in part to nurturing industry talent...

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