In This Issue
4 weeks to Garden Re-Leaf Day
Denys E. Head finalises sale to Haskins Garden Centres
HTA comments on the cabinet reshuffle
Plans to build 200 homes on garden centre site rejected
GTN Bestsellers urges garden centres to get ready for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Great week for plant sales
Westland set to launch biggest ever peat-free ad campaign
Klondyke holds furniture and outdoor living showcase
Key retailers to headline GIMA Day Conference
Hillier continues commitment to sustainability
Squire’s launches sustainability programme
Sustainability top the bill for new GCA chairman
David Domoney partners with Yard Force UK
Vivid Arts’ Easter Bunny to raise funds for Greenfingers
LifestyleGarden educate next generation of eco-conscious youngsters
Encouraging everyone to make friends through gardening
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Cleaning up on garden product sales
Peat-free sales make early season headway
Sowing seeds of growth
Nest box sales start to fly
Henry Bell celebrates National Nest Box Week
Deco-Pak encourages customers to include nest boxes in their gardens
elho strengthens UK sales team
Tong Garden Centre to host free Orchid advice day
The best of last week's
Sustainability - Doing nothing is dangerous
100% natural weed prevention product launched in UK
Kelkay win GWP business from rivals
Record start to the year, reveals GTN Bestsellers
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
Over 65 Keynote speakers confirmed for Casual Dining 2020
GTN Bestsellers
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 

Every week GTN receives and analyses epos data from a number of UK garden centres to produce the GTN Bestsellers charts...

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4 weeks to Garden Re-Leaf Day

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What will you be doing on Garden Re-Leaf Day, Friday 13th March?  After the great start to the year, Garden Re-Leaf Day is a great opportunity to generate local PR and generate extra sales as well as raise funds for Greenfingers...

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Denys E. Head finalises sale to Haskins Garden Centres

Haskins Garden Centre has confimred the acquisition of Forest Lodge Garden Centre, Garden Style and Birdworld, in Farnham..

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HTA comments on the cabinet reshuffle

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The Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle has seen a number of changes made within the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The HTA said: “We see the appointment of George Eustice MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a positive move given his knowledge of our industry..."

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Plans to build 200 homes on garden centre site rejected

A bid to build almost 200 homes at a garden centre site in Clacton, Essex, has been unanimously rejected by councillors...

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GTN Bestsellers urges garden centres to get ready for Garden Re-Leaf Day

After the great start to the year, Garden Re-Leaf Day is a great opportunity to generate local PR and generate extra sales as well as raise funds for Greenfingers...

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Great week for plant sales
 

The first week of February 2020 was a great week for plant sales with volumes reaching the highest level for the week over the past four years. All of the top 6 plant genus increased their sales: Primula, Narcissus, Cyclamen, Hyacinth, Galanthus and Tulip...

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Westland set to launch biggest ever peat-free ad campaign

Westland Horticulture will launch the biggest ever advertising campaign for peat-free compost this spring, investing £1.5million in a New Horizon TV campaign...

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Klondyke holds furniture and outdoor living showcase

 

Life is Outside. Take the indoors out by zoning your garden this year. Every room inside you can have out; ensuring your garden really works for your lifestyle. This vision came to life at the Klondyke Group’s recent Garden Furniture and Outdoor Living Showcase event, which took place at Houghton Hall Garden Centre at Carlisle on 5th February.

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Key retailers to headline GIMA Day Conference
19th March, Ettington Chase, Warwickshire
 

GIMA’s forthcoming Day Conference - open to both members and non-members - will be a must-attend for any supplier wanting to hear from two of the UK’s leading garden centres.

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Hillier continues commitment to sustainability

Hillier Nurseries is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded ISO 14001 accreditation, a globally recognised standard providing an agreed framework to follow regarding Environmental Management Systems...

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Squire’s launches sustainability programme
 

Squire’s Garden Centres has signed up to The Planet Mark to help drive its sustainability efforts...

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Sustainability top the bill for new GCA chairman

As he steps into his role as chairman of the GCA, Mike Burks, says: "I'm keen to demonstrate the role that the industry can play in protecting wildlife and the environment, as well as bringing people together through gardening to promote better health and wellbeing...

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Over 65 Keynote speakers confirmed for Casual Dining 2020

Casual Dining – the industry’s favourite restaurant, pub and bar event, has added CEOs, founders and senior directors from YO!, London Union, Loungers, Carluccio’s, Byron, Flat Iron, Imbiba, Pizza Pilgrims, Wahaca, Dishoom, Busaba, Yard & Coop, and Hippo Inns to its ‘biggest ever’ Keynote line-up.  A record 65 speakers (with more yet to announce) will appear in 35 sessions at the show...

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David Domoney partners with Yard Force UK

In partnering with Yard Force, David Domoney hopes to bring comprehensive insight to a range of garden power tools that can offer reliability, durability and high performance, to the everyday gardener; aiming to demystify powered tools for everyone...

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Vivid Arts’ Easter Bunny to raise funds for Greenfingers
 

Leading garden décor manufacturer, Vivid Arts, has confirmed that its popular Gardening Rabbit figurine will be raising even more funds for Greenfingers this Easter season...

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LifestyleGarden educate next generation of eco-conscious youngsters

Leading garden furniture company, LifestyleGarden is hoping to launch a company initiative to educate the next generation of eco-warriors about the impacts of marine plastic pollution...

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Encouraging everyone to make friends through gardening

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced that the theme for this spring’s National Gardening Week will be Sowing the Seeds of Friendship...

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