In This Issue
Glyphosate licence approved for 5 years
Durston's BUY BRITISH Campaign hailed a success
We cleared out Homebase management too quickly, confesses parent company's new CEO
November plant sales up 23% so far
Houseplants see a resurgence with younger generation
Santa Paws delivers memorable experiences for Pet Owners
Christmas product sales power ahead
Free Christmas tree collection service created to help future gardening projects
Over 60 new varieties in T&M new seed range for 2019
HTA briefs Westminster on industry's post-Brexit hopes and fears
Brookfields becomes a winter wonderland
Postive response to Glee at Spring Fair 2018
Party time for Newbank founder at 90
Tong lights up Christmas once again with award-winning displays
Dogs can meet Santa Paws at Squire’s
Maxicrop arrives in SBM Warehouse
Yorkshire nursery plays key role in boosting UK tree population
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Houghton Hall, Wilmslow and Livingston are Klondyke winners for 2017
Houseplants, lights and cuttings drive sales
Reindeer falls sick at Polhill grotto launch
Bird feeding gets all decorative
Former UK Ambassador to speak at 2018 GCA conference
Christmas records almost broken already
Stylish new Plantpak range launched in time for Christmas
The best of last week's
So what went on behind closed doors at the Wyevale suppliers meeting.?
Garden centres defend use of reindeer after animal rights protests
Is Christmas peaking too soon?
Bents and Castle Gardens are GCA Christmas Winners for 2017
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Glyphosate licence approved for 5 years

Germany swung the vote in Brussels today so that a new five year licence could be granted for glyphosate just 19 days before the existing one was due to expire...

 

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Durston's BUY BRITISH Campaign hailed a success
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UK based supplier of compost and growing media, Durston Garden Products Ltd reflects on what has been another momentous year...

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We cleared out Homebase management too quickly, confesses parent company's new CEO
Analysts say sales have gone backwards by 20% since Bunnings acquisition

 

The new CEO of Bunnings and Homebase parent company Wesfarmers has confessed to shareholders that the company had made a mistake by changing the Homebase management team and product ranges too quickly when it took over the UK chain last year...

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November plant sales up 23% so far
 

November is more than making up for a disappointing October. After three weeks the GTN Bestsellers Plant Sales volume index is up 23% for the month year on year...

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Houseplants see a resurgence with younger generation

 

Houseplants have seen a resurgence within the younger generation according to the Garden Centre Association’s  Barometer of Trade report for October. Compared to the same month last year (2016), sales were up 14.27%...

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Santa Paws delivers memorable experiences for Pet Owners

This year sees more garden centres opening their Grottos for Santa Paws events, particularly on weekdays early in the season and GTN Xtra's Trevor and Karen Pfeiffer took their Doodles to see Santa at Frosts Woburn Sands to test the experience...

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Christmas product sales power ahead

 

Garden centre sales during November are tracking well in-line with last year with Christmas continuing to power ahead...

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Free Christmas tree collection service created to help future gardening projects

 

The Gardens Group is offering customers who buy their Christmas trees from Brimsmore Gardens in Yeovil, Castle Gardens in Sherborne and Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester a free Christmas tree collection service throughout January...

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Over 60 new varieties in T&M new seed range for 2019
 

Over 60 varieties will be introduced in Thompson & Morgan’s 2019 seed range – a significant number are from the company's own renowned breeding programme headed by Charles Valin...

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HTA briefs Westminster on industry's post-Brexit hopes and fears

 

 

MPs have been briefed by the HTA on the garden industry’s hopes and concerns post-Brexit...

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Brookfields becomes a winter wonderland

 

No, your eyes are not deceiving you – the first snow of the winter hasn’t fallen on low ground yet. But this eye-catching display at Brookfields Garden Centre, north of Nottingham, is certainly making people stand up and take notice...

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Postive response to Glee at Spring Fair 2018
 

The response to Glee at Spring Fair 2018 has been incredibly positive, says event director Matthew Mein. "Garden centre retailers have been telling the Glee team that with shorter ordering patterns the introduction of Glee in February will be a welcome addition to the buying cycle," he said...

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Party time for Newbank founder at 90

 

 

 

The founder of Newbank garden centre marked his 90th birthday with family and friends at a surprise party at the company's Radcliffe branch...

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Energy-saving Grab & Go cabinet wins top award

 

 

Adande Refrigeration has won a prestigious award for its energy-efficient Aircell open front, integral refrigerated Grab & Go cabinet...

 

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Tong lights up Christmas once again with award-winning displays

 

Festive displays at Tong Garden Centre in Bradford have been named the best in the North East of England by a trade association for the second year running...

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Dogs can meet Santa Paws at Squire’s
 

Dog owners can take their pets to meet Santa for free at Squire's Garden Centres on December 5...

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Maxicrop arrives in SBM Warehouse
 

Following the announcement in September of the partnership agreement between SBM Company and Valagro, the first delivery of the Maxicrop brand of organic seaweed based fertilisers has arrived at SBM Life Science’s Shrewsbury warehouse...

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Yorkshire nursery plays key role in boosting UK tree population

 

Johnsons of Whixley, a family-run plant nursery based in North Yorkshire, has grown and supplied more than 2.5 million trees during the last 12 months, placing it as one of the UK’s biggest net contributors to the nation’s tree population...

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