In This Issue
Gateacre Garden Centre in Liverpool closing down as owners concentrate on award-winning Burleydam
Act now to avoid missing out on the Green Heart of Glee
Boyd Douglas-Davies on board for Greenfingers
New Point of Sale puts crown on plants for 2015
LazyLawn helps Hull school children chill out
Kent Fire and Rescue Museum finds a new home at Woodlands GC
Gardman urges retailers to ‘make sure they have it covered’
Ten UK firms to exhibit at spoga+gafa in Cologne for the first time
North Thames awards for Podington and Burston
Squires Hersham and Haskins Roundstone are GCA South Thames regional winners
GCA Midlands regional triumphs for Fairways and Webbs
If catering and food are your growth areas our new Food Xtra will help you
Fleuroselect Convention meets at Floranova
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Gateacre Garden Centre in Liverpool closing down as owners concentrate on award-winning Burleydam
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The owners of Gateacre Garden Centre in Liverpool are closing down the store to concentrate on expanding their successful Burleydam centre in Ellesmere Port, voted Best Garden Centre in the GCA North West regional awards (pictured above)...
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Act now to avoid missing out on the Green Heart of Glee
 
With just a few weeks to go until the doors open on a refreshed and revitalised Glee (September 14-16, NEC Birmingham), the show organisers i2i Events are urging interested parties to book their space now within the show's newest feature – The Green Heart – as available exhibition space is filling up fast...
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Boyd Douglas-Davies on board for Greenfingers


Greenfingers, the charity dedicated to creating garden’s in children’s hospices across the UK, has announced that Boyd Douglas-Davies has become a trustee for the charity...
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New Point of Sale puts crown on plants for 2015


The customers of one of the country’s top commercial nurseries have helped shape the future of its Point of Sale. Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford says it has listened to the feedback from garden centre plant buyers and has re-branded and re-worked its POS so that plants are now ‘king’...
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LazyLawn helps Hull school children chill out


A school in Hull has transformed a gravel courtyard into a ‘chill zone’ in which children can relax, thanks to the installation of artificial grass from LazyLawn...
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Kent Fire and Rescue Museum finds a new home at Woodlands GC
Woodlands Garden Centre near Sevenoaks is to be the new home of Kent Fire and Rescue Museum and will be having a grand opening of the attraction on August 30...
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Gardman urges retailers to ‘make sure they have it covered’



Whatever the weather, glorious sunshine or torrential thunderstorms, consumers need to protect their garden furniture. Gardman is advising retailers to ‘make sure they have it covered’ and stock up now with their Premium Garden Covers range – the most comprehensive on the market.

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Ten UK firms to exhibit at spoga+gafa in Cologne for the first time
Ten of the 40-strong group of UK garden and leisure product suppliers that will be exhibiting as part of the British exhibitor group at spoga+gafa in Cologne in 2014 will be exhibiting in Germany for the first time...
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North Thames awards for Podington and Burston

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Podington Garden Centre scooped the title of Best Garden Centre (GC) and Burston Rose & Garden Centre took home the award for Best Destination Garden Centre (DGC) in the GCA North Thames region...

 

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Squires Hersham and Haskins Roundstone are GCA South Thames regional winners

The Garden Centre Association has revealed its winners for the South Thames region during a presentation at Chessington Garden Centre. Squires Garden Centre – Hersham took home the title of Best Garden Centre (GC) and Haskins Roundstone Garden Centre was presented with the award for Best Destination Garden Centre (DGC).

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GCA Midlands regional triumphs for Fairways and Webbs
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Fairways Garden Centre – Ashbourne was named Best Garden Centre and Webbs of Wychbold scooped Best Destination Garden Centre in the GCA Midlands region...
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Fleuroselect Convention meets at Floranova


Fleuroselect members from around the world met in Norwich last week for their annual convention...
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