In This Issue
Planning permission granted for £10m Dobbies store
Garden Re-Leaf Day gets the season off to a sunny start
Horticulture industry responds to Defra consultation on ending retail sale of peat
All FIVE Haskins centres become Meadow View Stone stockists
Garden centre cafe brings nature indoors with Mosswall made from living lichen
Applications now open for GCA Rising Stars programme
elho recycling bins launch across Dobbies’ stores
Update on Greenfingers garden builds
Megan Webb wins Aberconway Award
GIMA Digest Spring 2022 Edition On-Line now
Poundbury Gardens supports Kingston Maurward’s Sanctuary Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Tong Garden Centre hosts team awards evening
New journeys towards sustainability encouraged through latest HTA roadmap initiative
Nemaslug harnesses nature to reduce plastic packaging
36 pages of Garden Centre Christmas Greatness - GTN Jan-Feb Issue On-line now
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Anthony Gould joins JBM Sales
Altico appoints Richard Pyrah as Commercial Director
Glee scoop two Silver awards at Exhibition Awards night
Greensleeves awarded 5-star franchisee satisfaction
Get popping or nibbling with new sweetcorn range
The best of last week's
New owners at Coolings
East Bridgford, Grosvenor, Nailsworth & Matlock scoop the big awards at Blue Diamonds cathedral night of celebration
Hare Hatch Sheeplands finally gets go ahead for ‘green’ garden centre
Plant Show Success for Klondyke
HTA Director of Policy and Communications to leave
GTN’s Greatest Christmas Award winners revealed
ACW Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Allbrighton - British Garden Centres - Christmas 2021
Alton Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Aylett Nurseries - Christmas 202
Barton Grange Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Baytree Garden Centre - Christmas 2021
Bents Garden & Home - Christmas 2021
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Planning permission granted for £10m Dobbies store

Planning permission has been granted for a 110,000 sq ft Dobbies Garden Centre in Northern Ireland – one of the largest retail lettings in the UK and Ireland in recent years...

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Garden Re-Leaf Day gets the season off to a sunny start

Garden Re-Leaf Day got the season off to a bright and sunny start with a variety of FUNdrasing events for Greenfingers Charity across the country...

See pictures from the Garden Re-Leaf Day sponosred walk and cycle ride, plus pics from Woodmasterne, British Garden Centres, Millbrook, Perrywood and Garsons
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Horticulture industry responds to Defra consultation on ending retail sale of peat

The Growing Media Taskforce, an industry group consisting of the Garden Centre Association (GCA), Growing Media Association (GMA), National Farmers Union (NFU), and Responsible Sourcing Scheme (RSS) and chaired by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), has submitted its response to the government’s consultation on the use of peat in horticulture, putting forward evidence that argues against legislation and calls for government to commit to taking action that will enable access to alternatives...

See the Headline Summary and download the full submission here
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All FIVE Haskins centres become Meadow View Stone stockists
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When Haskins acquired Forest Lodge Garden Centre, it was in the process of transitioning its hard landscaping product range over to Meadow View Stone. This presented an opportunity for Haskins to witness firsthand the benefits that Meadow View could offer, both in the uplift in sales and customer service levels...

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Garden centre cafe brings nature indoors with Mosswall made from living lichen

Cardwell Garden Centre in Scotland has covered a large wall of their cafe in GREEN LICHEN in a bid to bring the natural world indoors...

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Applications now open for GCA Rising Stars programme

Members of the Garden Centre Association are being encouraged to put forward their employees for the organisation’s Rising Stars programme, sponsored by Westland Horticulture, taking place throughout the year...

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elho recycling bins launch across Dobbies’ stores

Sustainable plant pot designer elho has joined forces with garden centre retailer Dobbies to grant gardeners a new way of minimising their plastic waste and impact on the planet...

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Update on Greenfingers garden builds
 

With over 60 stunning garden builds under its belt, the Greenfingers Charity is looking to add even more therapeutic spaces to its portfolio as a number of ongoing projects draw to a close and a selection of new garden builds break ground...

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Megan Webb wins Aberconway Award
 

The Chartered Institute of Horticulture has announced the winner of the 2022 Aberconway Award. Megan Webb has won this year's prize for the best dissertation submitted by a student or horticulturist under the age of 30...

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GIMA Digest Spring 2022 Edition On-Line now

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Poundbury Gardens supports Kingston Maurward’s Sanctuary Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Poundbury Gardens near Dorchester is supplying a selection of shrubs and herbaceous perennials for Kingston Maurward’s The Space Within Garden, which will appear in the Sanctuary Garden category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

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Tong Garden Centre hosts team awards evening

Staff at Tong Garden Centre attended a dinner and disco at The Hilton Hotel in Leeds where a number of the team were given awards...

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New journeys towards sustainability encouraged through latest HTA roadmap initiative

As part of its sustainability roadmap, the Horticultural Trades Association has launched a new scheme to enable its members to share best practice and experience with each other and build a supportive community...

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Nemaslug harnesses nature to reduce plastic packaging

Leading pest control solutions manufacturer, BASF, has reduced the plastic packaging of its popular Nemaslug product by one third, thanks to the introduction of a new slug control nematode species...

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36 pages of Garden Centre Christmas Greatness - GTN Jan-Feb Issue On-line now

GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Special Issue - 36 pages of Garden Centre Christmas Greatness.

 

In this issue:

  • Peter Seabrook “Mr Gardening”.
  • A record year for Choice Marketing.
  • Thinking outside of the box 4 – Pughs Garden Kitchen.
  • GCA Awards for 2021. Cultivation Street 2022.
  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards. 
    Christmas at: Altons, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Bents, Blue Diamond, British Garden Centres, Cherry Lane Podington, Downtown, Fron Goch, Garsons Esher, Gates Garden Centre, Hillmount Cheshire, Little Dobbies Richmond, Millbrook Gravesend, Newquay Garden Centre, Pengelly, Planters, Pughs, Rosebourne, Sapcote Garden Centre, Silverbirch, Squires Badshot Lea, The Old Railway Line, Webbs of Wychbold, Woodlands, Kent.
  • The Greatest Christmas Awards judges and sponsors.
  • BBQ Gourmet – LOFA Member Profile.
  • HTA Column – Christmas is here to stay.
  • Garden Re-Leaf Day 2022-What are your plans for the Big Day?
Read the issue on-line here
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