In This Issue
Newbridge scoop Blue Diamond Oak Garden Centre of the Year for the third year running
The garden industry prepares for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026 - Friday 20th March
Fewer garden centres operated by large groups than 10 years ago
Fairways Garden Centres signs up for WinRetail
Excitement builds for Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walks
Gardeners face a ‘postcode lottery’ on recycling plant pots
Plant show success for Klondyke
Minister hears from HTA on boosting UK-EU plant trade
New date confirmed: Glee Roadshow heads east on Thursday 30th April
CW Groves & Son celebrates 160 Years
SOLEX countdown starts with special hotel offer
Join the future of Performance Compost – Durstons is expanding
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Battery power becomes number one equipment choice
GARDENA's Top of the Plots competition returns
Nuffield Farming Scholarships open for 2027 applications
Christie & Co appoints Tom Glanvill as Head of Leisure Brokerage
Scottish SPCA on the difference between a nestling and fledgling
Expert reveals you don’t need luck to create an alternative lawn
AIPH International Horticultural Expo Conference brings global expo organisers to Sydney
The best of last week's
Alton Garden Centre becomes the 78th member of the British Garden Centres Family
Leaf Creative Garden Centre joins Blue Diamond to be their 53rd centre
Exclusive interview: Antony Harker’s sadness at the demise of AMES UK
GIMA appoints Martin Ward as new Director
Mark Pitman joins GCA’s inspectors
British Garden Centres launches 'Make it Bloom' campaign
We did it! – GTN Interview with GCA Destination Garden Centre of the Year Ruxley Manor in GTN February Christmas Awards Issue
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Newbridge scoop Blue Diamond Oak Garden Centre of the Year for the third year running

Over 800 people attended the 2026 Blue Diamond Awards where Newbridge won the Oak Garden Centre of the Year for the third year running, Sanders won the Young Oak Garden Centre of the Year, Harlow won the Sapling Garden Centre of the Year and Orchard Park are the Acorn Garden Centre of the Year...

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The garden industry prepares for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026 - Friday 20th March

It's Garden Re-Leaf Day 2026. Excitement has been building across the garden retail sector as businesses, teams and individuals prepare to come together for one of the sector’s most uplifting and impactful fundraising events...

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Fewer garden centres operated by large groups than 10 years ago

Plus ca change... the more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

Over the past 10 years the number of garden centres that are operated by large groups of more than 10 centres has dropped from 305 in July 2016 to 294 as of last week in March 2026...

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Fairways Garden Centres signs up for WinRetail
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Corby + Fellas has welcomed Fairways Garden Centres, with three centres across Derbyshire, to its award-winning and highly acclaimed WinRetail application...

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Excitement builds for Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walks

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With less than a week to go until this year’s Garden Re-Leaf Day on Friday 20th March 2026, excitement is building across the garden industry as preparations ramp up for two of the event’s most anticipated highlights – the annual Garden Re-Leaf sponsored walks. Taking place in both the North and the South, the walks bring together colleagues, friends and supporters from across the sector for a day of fresh air, fundraising and fantastic company, all in aid of the Greenfingers Charity...

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Gardeners face a ‘postcode lottery’ on recycling plant pots

At the end of this month, millions of gardeners across England may encounter a postcode lottery if they try to recycle their plant pots at home, according to the Horticultural Trades Association...

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Plant show success for Klondyke
 

There was a Bridgerton-style elegance to the Klondyke’s annual plant show with visitors invited to step into a world of blooms, beauty and botanical charm. Held within the stunning 18th century Wynyard Hall close to the group’s Strikes Stokesley Garden Centre, over 30 suppliers exhibited at the show.

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Minister hears from HTA on boosting UK-EU plant trade

The Horticultural Trades Association has supported a roundtable discussion with Dame Angela Eagle MP DBE, Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, at Westminster, on the importance of delivering a UK-EU reset to boost international plant trade...

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New date confirmed: Glee Roadshow heads east on Thursday 30th April

Glee, the UK’s leading garden and outdoor living trade show, has confirmed a new date for its much-anticipated Glee Roadshow in the East of England. The one-day industry event will now take place on Thursday 30th April at Gates Garden Centre, Oakham, bringing retailers together for a focused day of discussion, insight and collaboration centred on the issues shaping garden retail right now...

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CW Groves & Son celebrates 160 Years

CW Groves & Son, one of Dorset’s best-loved independent garden centres and nurseries, is celebrating an extraordinary milestone in 2026: 160 years in business...

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SOLEX countdown starts with special hotel offer

You can lock in your hotel stay at this year's SOLEX with the exhibition’s special £100 hotel offer including breakfast, which is exclusively available from 1-31 March only...

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Join the future of Performance Compost – Durstons is expanding
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Following our major rebrand in 2025 and continued investment across the business, Durstons is entering an exciting new phase of growth and we’re expanding our sales team to meet demand...

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We did it! – GTN Interview with GCA Destination Garden Centre of the Year Ruxley Manor in GTN February Christmas Awards Issue

GTN February 2026 – Christmas Awards Winners Issue.

  • We did it! – GTN Interview with GCA Destination Garden Centre of the Year, Ruxley Manor
  • Customers vote for The Greatest at Christmas – The Regional and National winners
  • Festive Awards presented at Glee@Spring Fair
  • Air Drain solution to the wet and cold from Eco-Tiffin
  • Christmas retail inspiration as spotted by GTN’s Greatest Awards judges
  • Thank you to our sponsors
  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards winners in pictures with judges’ comments
  • The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Teams
  • The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Teams
  • The Greatest Gardening as a Christmas Gift Teams
  • The Greatest Gifts at Christmas Teams
  • The Greatest Winter BBQ & Outdoor Leisure Teams – The Solex Sizzle
  • The Greatest Food & Drink Pop-up Teams
  • The Greatest Festive Retail Food Teams
  • The Greatest Wild Bird Care & Pets Teams
  • The Greatest Grotto Teams
  • The Greatest Christmas Promotion Teams
  • Art in the garden centre with Kate Leach
  • GTN Planteria – Conifer comeback
  • Adapt or Die – Will 2027 be THE year of amazing opportunity?
  • HTA Viewpoint – Gardening is comfort food for the outdoors
Read the issue on-line here
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Battery power becomes number one equipment choice
 

New data shows that between 2019 and 2024, the percentage of petrol-powered equipment in use across Europe fell from 36% to 24%. In sharp contrast, electric cordless equipment almost doubled in use, rising from 28% to 48%...

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GARDENA's Top of the Plots competition returns

GARDENA’s Top of the Plots gardening competition is returning for a second year, celebrating the very best of the UK’s grow-your-own community...

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Nuffield Farming Scholarships open for 2027 applications
 

Applications are now open for the next round of Nuffield Farming Scholarships, offering individuals working in agriculture, horticulture and the wider rural industries the opportunity to travel internationally, research a topic of their choice and bring new knowledge back to the UK.

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