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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