In This Issue
Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea competition entries
Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Support Team Nominations
Find out who are The Greatest Food & Drink Teams in garden centres, as voted for by customers, on Wednesday 17th September at Glee
Long-term client scales garden centre with proven strategy
RocketGro new product launch: ‘Organic Approved All Purpose Fertiliser’
Tildenet expands successful Bosmere Tidy Up Range
Capi Europe agrees UK distribution deal with Treadstone
Dobbies unveils fourth new-look store in national refurbishment programme
Peckish and Gardman launch seasonal wild bird gift sets
HTA’s summer of political engagement showcases the value of horticulture
Final call to join Westland's Autumn lawn care promotion
Planters opens new pet and aquatic centre costing £2m
Henry Bell shop-in-shops at Haskins Garden Centres
Layham Garden Centre in Kent sold to Ripleys
Hyve Group reveals exciting details for 2026 co-location of Glee and Autumn Fair
New steps for Haddonstone
Autumn Fair 2025 opens on Sunday with record growth, bigger footprint, and a re-energised visitor experience
Growers showcase best of the crops at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Wildlife World resumes own distribution of products
HTA comment on the appointment of Emma Reynolds as the new Environment Secretary
Branded Garden Products appoints new director to drive growth
Full programme released for HTA’s Horticulture, The Conference
Record breaking sunshine boosts garden category sales
The Horti House launches expanded Christmas 2025 offer and support
David Austin launches the Pocket Handbook
The best of last week's
Earlswood Landscape and Garden Centre acquired by Irish group
Retail guru Mary Portas to speak at 2026 GCA Conference
Shaping the future of garden centres for 30 years
Introducing the Glee App: a smart way to experience Glee
Same Roots! New Name! Exciting Future!
Altico stepping stones bring nature & wildlife into the garden
The Great Summer Sale
Bumper Glee Preview, Alan Roper Interview, Westland Glee Preview Special, AMES back on track, all in GTN's September Glee Preview Issue, read on-line here
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Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea competition entries

 

If your garden centre catering team are famous for their afternoon teas, this is the last chance for them to enter GTN's Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea competition at Glee next week.  It’s free to enter and the winners receive the accolade of The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea – there will be regional as well as overall awards...

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Last call for The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Support Team Nominations

Every good garden centre Food & Drink operation is only as good as the back of house support they get from their Wash-up teams, their Marketing Teams and increasingly their EPOS teams. Nominations close for The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Support Team tomorrow...

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Find out who are The Greatest Food & Drink Teams in garden centres, as voted for by customers, on Wednesday 17th September at Glee

Garden Centre customers are the judges of Greatness.

 

Over the past six weeks, garden centre customers across the country have been voting, both on-line and in-store for their favourite garden centre Food & Drink team.

 

As hundreds of votes pour into the GTN offices after voting closed on Sunday, the votes will be counted and the winners - The Greatest Garden Centre Food & Drink Teams will be announced and awarded on the "Feed Your Business" Stage at Glee on Wednesday 17th September, 5:00pm...

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Long-term client scales garden centre with proven strategy
GTN Xtra Promotion

The Nunhead Gardener joined CSY Retail Systems in 2017, a year after setting up their first site under the railway arches in Nunhead, London. Specialising in small gardens, balconies, indoor plants and gifts, The Nunhead Gardener provides Londoners with a way to make the most out of the smaller spaces available to them...

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RocketGro new product launch: ‘Organic Approved All Purpose Fertiliser’
GTN Xtra Promotion
 

To compliment the growing RocketGro range of growing media products, RocketGro is launching at Glee their new Organic Fertiliser product. The product is in a granule form and is perfect for topping up nutrient levels for flower beds, pots, lawns, and older compost with a generous N:P:K of 5:3:6 and a 75+ day release...

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Tildenet expands successful Bosmere Tidy Up Range
GTN Xtra Promotion

Tildenet Gardenware will be showcasing the latest developments to its hugely popular Bosmere Tidy Up range at Glee 2025 – with an extended product offering and increased merchandising flexibility for retailers...

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Capi Europe agrees UK distribution deal with Treadstone

Capi Europe has announced a UK distribution agreement with Treadstone Products. Retailers will benefit from faster lead times, lower minimum orders, and portfolio synergies...

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Dobbies unveils fourth new-look store in national refurbishment programme

Dobbies Garden Centre in Beaconsfield is the latest store to complete its refurbishment as part of the retailer’s national programme of investment across the store estate...

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Peckish and Gardman launch seasonal wild bird gift sets

Peckish & Gardman, two of the UK’s leading wild bird care brands, are tapping into the growing demand for wildlife-friendly gifting with two specially crafted festive sets...

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HTA’s summer of political engagement showcases the value of horticulture

The Horticultural Trades Association policy and public affairs team has spent the summer engaging with politicians, MPs, and Members of the Senedd (MS) to ensure that horticulture’s challenges and opportunities remain on the political agenda...

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Final call to join Westland's Autumn lawn care promotion
 

Westland Horticulture, home to market leading brands such as Jack’s Magic, Boost, Resolva, and Peckish, is issuing a final call for garden centres across the UK and Ireland to take advantage of the opportunity to join its in-store autumn lawn care promotion, designed to drive seasonal sales and engage customers with the chance to win international rugby match tickets...

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Planters opens new pet and aquatic centre costing £2m

Planters Garden Centre group has opened a new Pet and Aquatic Centre, costing £2m, at its Bretby site near Burton on Trent, Staffordshire...

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Henry Bell shop-in-shops at Haskins Garden Centres

Henry Bell merchandising experts have revamped and refreshed the wild bird care category at Haskins Garden Centres with their innovative shop-in-shop displays, premium bird feeds and high-quality hardware...

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Layham Garden Centre in Kent sold to Ripleys

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the change of ownership of Layham Garden Centre, in the village of Staple near Canterbury, Kent, which has been let on a long term lease to expanding regional operator Ripleys Garden Centres.

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Hyve Group reveals exciting details for 2026 co-location of Glee and Autumn Fair
 

Hyve Group has unveiled more details of the eagerly anticipated 2026 co-location of Glee and Autumn Fair at the NEC Birmingham, a move driven directly by industry demand and underpinned by strategic evolution, designed to create the UK’s most powerful and future-focused September retailer experience...

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Bumper Glee Preview, Alan Roper Interview, Westland Glee Preview Special, AMES back on track, all in GTN's September Glee Preview Issue, read on-line here

GTN September 2025 – Glee Preview in this issue:

  • Westland Glee Preview Special
  • GTN’s Exclusive Interview with Alan Roper
  • AMES are back on track for 2026
  • Art in bone china from Museums & Galleries
  • Zest have awards winning flexibility
  • Vitavia are the smart choice
  • GTN’s 34 page Glee 2025 Show preview
    • Glee floor plan and where to meet Team GTN
    • What’s on at Glee 2025
    • Glee Exhibitor News – Latest products and services
    • Floral Thursday FUNdraising at Glee
    • Hozelock’s Solar Select watering system
    • Fandango Fire Tools light up Glee
  • GTN Planteria – Inspiration from Ball
  • PATS 2025
  • Are you up for change? Paul Pleydell viewpoint
  • HTA Viewpoint – Getting out and about
  • GIMA Viewpoint – The perfect time to reconnect
Read the issue on-line here
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New steps for Haddonstone

Family-owned Haddonstone has come a long way from humble beginnings in the garage of the innovative founder, Bob Barrow, nearly 55 years ago. The company now operates a purpose-built manufactory in Northamptonshire, with stunning Show Gardens and offices in the nearby village of East Haddon...

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Autumn Fair 2025 opens on Sunday with record growth, bigger footprint, and a re-energised visitor experience

Autumn Fair, the UK’s leading retail marketplace for home, gift, fashion and lifestyle, opens its doors on Sunday 7th September at the NEC Birmingham, unveiling a reimagined visitor experience that blends inspiration, sourcing, insight, and interactive learning like never before...

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Growers showcase best of the crops at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

Growers from across the country are preparing the fruits of their labour for the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show this September. Attracting more than 30,000 visitors over three days, the show brings together hundreds of exhibitors, competitors and volunteers, and celebrates the very best in fresh produce and flowers.

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