Ade from Agents of Field has a passion for plants and a background in television. Ade is a bit of an avant-gardener, usually found on the allotment, nurturing his fruit, veg and flowers. This year he became the very happy owner of a Vitavia Phoenix greenhouse, so we thought it only appropriate to find out why he chose us and what he thinks of it!

Fifty new videos including ‘How To’ style animated videos and product lifestyle videos have been produced and launched by Zest 4 Leisure to make building timber garden products easier. Used in conjunction with Zest 4 Leisure’s standard instructions, the ‘How To’ videos show every detail of how the product fits together and can be seen here and at SOLEX in July.

Visitors to last week’s HTA National Plant Show at Stoneleigh Park, sponsored by Hortipak, a clematis as their favourite plant...

Three intruders were arrested after an early-hours break-in at Blue Diamond’s Sanders Garden Centre at Brent Knoll last week...

Three daredevil souls from the garden retail industry have just days to overcome their fears before taking to the skies for an adrenaline-fuelled wing walk in aid of the Greenfingers Charity.

A charity ball held by Bents Garden & Home at Warrington has raised £11,480 for Manchester based charity Once Upon a Smile...

The Exclusively 2019 trade show held at London’s Business Design Centre last week beat last year’s attendance record by 5% and attracted more retailers...

Above: one of the Scarlet Opus displays in the Trend Hub.

Sun, snow, rain, wind, tears and laughter were all experienced as staff from the Klondyke group took on…. and smashed…..their 3 Peaks Challenge, raising £12,000 in the process...

An HR professional has relocated from Melbourne to Saltaire to take up a top role at a Tong Garden Centre...

Fundraisers for the Breast Cancer Now charity secured £4,000 in pledges for the Pink Ribbon Lottery in two fund-raising days at Haskins’ Roundstone garden centre last week...

Wyevale Garden Centres has sold 11 more centres to four separate buyers –  British Garden Centres, The Plant Area Limited (t/a Clandon Park Garden Centre), Coolings Garden Centres and Maidenhead Aquatics...

Wyevale GC’s Sherfield Garden Centre at Hook has become the latest acquisition for award-winning Capital Gardens, which now has five plant-centric garden centres...

Squire’s Garden Centres and Buckinghamshire & Surrey Trading Standards joined forces recently to revamp the garden at Burbank Children’s Home in Woking...

Pictured: Ed Ridgeon, Squire's Woking manager, and Michele Manson, Bucks & Surrey Trading Standards Manager.

Retailers seeking products of the future and the latest in-store merchandising ideas need look no further than the Retail Lab at Glee...

The heavy rain of the past two weeks really hit plant sales, according to GTN Bestsellers Epos Data analysis...

The Greatest Awards winning houseplant team at Aylett Nurseries have always been passionate about houseplants, keeping a full houseplant “house” throughout the past 10 years...

Dobbies CEO Graeme Jenkins and Customer Director Louise Niven show GTN Xtra around their flagship Edinburgh centre...

In-Excess, who added four ex-Wyevale garden centres last Autumn are pulling up trees at their existing Ringwood site...

N1 Garden Centre is often talked of as the place to watch for new trends in houseplants and a visit to the small centre, squeezed in between terraced houses on the edge of the Hoxton area of North London explains all...

Houseplants are on trend and sales are on the increase.  GTN Xtra has been on the trail of the garden centre houseplant sales phenomenum to unearth great sales ideas and trends that are driving younger customers into garden centres like never before...

At Perrywood, houseplant sales are booming...

At Plymouth Garden Centre, the only one we've visited that has a drawbridge as part of the entrance structure, they make the most of every plant and pot sales opportunity...

St Johns Ashford leaves customers in no doubt that the centre has different owners...

St Johns original site in Barnstaple continues to grow...

Stewarts Christchurch win the GTN Award for the most in-store trolley parks and the best use of trolley park space...

What a spectacular entrance to the furniture department at Whitehall Lacock, an idyllic spring garden setting created with backdrop and props.  It matches the cover of Whitehall’s Beautiful Gardens magazine too!