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Hozelock unveils new sprayers range for 2021
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Hozelock has launched a brand new range of sprayers for 2021, which includes small handheld triggers sprayers, pressure sprayers and knapsack and syringe sprayers, as well as a 15L electric sprayer to offer constant spray at the touch of a button - meaning there is a product for every gardener and gardening need...
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Plymouth Garden Centre installs WinRetail system
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Plymouth Garden Centre, a traditional family run centre in Devon, has just installed Corby + Fellas’ WinRetail system...
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Hamac Trading offers complete display solution to make Christmas special
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Hamac Displays have significantly expanded their display business and are now offering customers a full range of products to create new complete scenes, as well and individual props to enhance their own displays and interact with customers...
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Garden Centres re-open in Scotland... and it snows!
After waiting patiently to be given permission to re-open, garden centres in Scotland have welcomed customers back in store this morning for the first time... and sods law has been invoked with it snowing...
Read more and watch video from Colin Barrie at Caulders
Wildlife Trusts call for immediate end to peat sales
A new survey shows that only one of 20 leading garden retailers contacted by The Wildlife Trusts reported that it would eliminate peat from its shelves this year – and the survey reveals an overall lack of ambition by retailers to set targets to end peat sales. Last year, the voluntary target set by the Government to end sales of peat composts to amateur gardeners was missed...
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Immediate ban on peat use unrealistic, says HTA
James Barnes, Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association, said: “The horticulture industry fully supports alternatives to peat. Manufacturers now produce more peat-free and peat-reduced growing media than ever, which are stocked and sold by retailers, but an immediate ban on peat use is unrealistic..."
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March sales break all records
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers analysis
Last week saw many centres reporting their busiest days and weeks ever, and with high volumes of furniture and BBQ sales being seen in the GTN Bestsellers Epos data, turnover will most certainly have set new records for the month, as did sales volumes...
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East Yorkshire garden centre sells for £1.5m
California Gardens in East Yorkshire has been sold for £1.5m to two local businessmen who plan to invest more than £1m in the garden centre and create 15 new jobs...
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Dobbies unveils Spring advertising campaign
Dobbies has unveiled its Spring advertising campaign for 2021. As people across the country begin to prep their outdoor spaces for the warmer months ahead, Springtime with Dobbies brings to life the positive feeling you get at home and in your outdoor space with your new gardening products...
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Wyevale Nurseries sees record sales in all sectors
One of the UK’s leading commercial nurseries has revealed that it has seen record breaking plant sales since June last year and has just completed its best March ever. Managing director Andy Johnson (right) said: “We’ve seen strong demand in all sectors..."
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Plant sales soar to record high
Plant sales soared to a record high for March, 127% up on last year when centres were closed for one week of the month but 57% up on March 2019...
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National Plant Show 2021 postponed
The HTA has announced that this year's National Plant Show will not happen but will instead come back next year, bigger and better than ever...
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Blue Diamond Group announces exclusive partnership with The Soil Association
Blue Diamond and The Soil Association aims to break down any perceived barriers to gardening in an organic and more nature friendly way, to raise awareness of the benefits of using organic approved products and natural alternatives and to point customers on a journey towards changing to organic approved products and natural alternatives when gardening, all of which will hopefully encouraging customers to become more eco-aware...
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Flymo and Gardena partner with Evergreen
Global gardening brands Flymo and GARDENA, both under the Husqvarna Group, announce a new collaboration with Evergreen Garden Care. The three gardening power brands have joined forces for upcoming influencer campaigns, which are set to activate this Spring...
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Ball Colegrave introduces 2021 Autumn Portfolio
Ball Colegrave has introduced its all new digital 2021 Autumn Portfolio. This year’s edition sees more new introductions than ever before, including many super novelties to provide additional retail sales opportunities...
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Bradstone launches first low carbon paving range
Domestic hard landscaping brand Bradstone, part of the Aggregate Industries group, has this month launched a complete range of low carbon products for patios and driveways that offers a 20% reduction in carbon footprint compared to the previous versions of the products...
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Scatter seeds for a brighter year ahead, says Seedball
Wildflower specialist, Seedball, has developed a unique way in which to protect scattered seeds until they are ready to look after themselves, creating a mini-ecosystem and giving them nutrition as they germinate and grow...
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Garden centre invests in leadership skills training
Tong Garden Centre in Bradford has invested to equip its team with leadership and management skills in preparation of an ambitious growth phase...
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Inside Outside... A New Beginning for the garden market - Read GTN's March Issue on-line now
Inside Outside... a New Beginning. How the 5th room is changing the garden centre retailing market in the March 2021 issue of GTN. Read on-line here.
- Next Generation to lead the way at GCA, interview with Tammy Woodhouse and Will Blake.
- Inside Outside… A New Beginning for the garden market.
- Empowering Change for a brighter future, LOFA team up with Planet Mark.
- HTA Column, Tales of the unexpected.
- GIMA Column, Somewhere over the rainbow, a ‘New Normal’ exists.
Read GTN's March 2021 Issue on-line here
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GIMA Charity Golf Day returns this summer
June 9th at Belton Woods Hotel & Golf Course
As lockdown restrictions ease and golf clubs reopen, there was no better time to confirm that the annual GIMA Golf Charity Day will be making its return on Wednesday June 9th at the Belton Woods Hotel & Golf Course in Grantham...
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Garden centre chef fakes invoices totalling more than £14,000, court hears
A court has been told that a chef working at Seasons Garden Centre in Burton Latimer, Northants, swindled his employers out of more than £14,000 after faking dozens of invoices...
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Garden reunions set the pace for product sales
As the nation started to use their gardens for family reunions, garden product sales in garden centres grew to more normal summer bank holiday levels. The totals of the GTN Bestellers Top 50 Garden Products for March were 98% up on last year and even higher than the previous record set in 2014...
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Mad March sales for growing media
March growing media sales hit a new record high, up 43% on the previous March high set in 2017...
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Wild Bird Care up by 11%
Wild Bird Care sales grew by 11% in March 2021, but still lag behind previous high levels set in 2017...
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PlantSavers deliver more than just plants
PlantSavers champion British grown plants, convenient service and delivery, community support and environmental sustainability. But from their humble roots, planted at the start of ‘Lockdown One’, they have grown bigger and better, and are once again ready to help revitalise UK households and their gardens this spring.
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D-Grade Fibre trays extended
In addition to its recycled plastic range, Desch Plantpak has even more eco-friendly alternatives, such as D-GradeFibre. D-Grade Fibre products are made from recycled cardboard waste and recycled paper, so they are perfect for composting and recycling...
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Haddonstone recognised in leading industry awards
Northamptonshire cast stone manufacturer Haddonstone has been recognised in a leading industry 'excellence' awards...
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The GIMA Awards are back!
Make a note of November 11th in your diaries now!
Following an imposed year off in 2020, the leading trade association, GIMA, is pleased to confirm that its annual awards evening will be making its highly-anticipated return on November 11th, 2021...
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George brings the first-ever RHS kids’ clothing line to Asda stores
In association with the RHS, the award-winning George brand has produced a fabulous collection of children’s clothing and accessories...
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Royal Horticultural Society calls on public to help map sweet chestnut trees
The Royal Horticultural Society and Coventry University are calling on the public to spot sweet chestnuts on their daily stroll as they launch a new citizen science project to help protect the at-risk tree for the future...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Garden centres report busiest ever day as gardens are the focus for family re-unions this week - More comments added
Gardens are the main stage for family re-unions as England moves to the next stage of the Roadmap today, and garden centres have been reporting their busiest ever day on Saturday this weekend...
Comment from BGC, Blue Diamond, Altons, Baytree, Planters, Bosworths, Groves, Summerseat, Fron Goch, Klondyke, Newbank, Perrywood, Raglan, Bents & Longacres Garden Centres
Suez Canal blockage causes further delays for garden furniture
Many LOFA members have products on the container ship that is blocking the Suez canal, Ever Given, or held up in one of the container ships behind the vessel, which means yet another setback for the outdoor leisure industry which is already dealing with issues caused by port congestion, lack of empty containers and rising shipping costs...
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Cherry Lane acquires Langford Garden Centre
Value garden centre group, Cherry Lane, has acquired Langford Nurseries & Garden Centre in Bedfordshire, taking their group of garden centres to 15...
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little dobbies opens its doors in Bristol
Dobbies has opened a brand new format store in Bristol – little dobbies...
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DJ Turfcare responds to Monty Don’s call to stop mowing our lawns
Gardening guru, Monty Don, recently issued a rallying call to gardeners to stop mowing their lawns, claiming the process ‘burns lots of fossil fuel’, ‘makes a filthy noise’ and is ‘about the most injurious thing you can do to wildlife’. This statement has sent ripples across the gardening industry with suppliers such as DJ Turfcare wanting to actively respond as they believe such comments have potentially damaging consequences...
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Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
In advance of the launch of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2020, GTN's Northern Correspondent, Steve Myatt, paid a visit to Barton Grange to bring you this first GTN Xtra Christmas photo tour.
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Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Sneak preview of Squires Badshot Lea Greatest Christmas Awards entry
See Squires Bashot Lea's Christmas Awards entry photo tour here
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Sneak preview of Perrywoods Greatest Christmas Awards entry
See Perrywoods Christmas Awards Entry Photo Tour here
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