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Guessing games continue over sale of Wyevale Garden Centres

The guessing games over who will buy 145 Wyevale Garden Centres continued this week with Edinburgh Woollen Mills being the latest company linked to the UK’s largest garden centre retailer. Sky News reported on Wednesday that EWM had made a bid before news leaked out shortly after that it had since been withdrawn...
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Up-for-auction garden centre site attracts lots of interest

Auctioneers handling the sale of Garsides Garden Centre in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, say there has been lots of interest in the property, which has a guide price of £345,000 plus.
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Garden centre closed for four hours after fire breaks out
Staff and visitors at Fletcher's Garden Centre in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, had to be evacuated when an outbuilding with a thatched roof caught alight on Thursday...
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Impressive plans for garden centre expansion

Springwell Nursery in Devon has submitted plans for the erection of a new garden sales area building, including cafe/restaurant, storage/warehouse, new public car parking area and turning area...
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Zest 4 Leisure hoping for a win at the GIMA Awards
Multi GIMA Award winner, Zest 4 Leisure, is hoping for another win this year. Having GIMA award-winning products has allowed Zest 4 Leisure to raise its profile and acquire new customers...
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Plant sales up by impressive 43% in June

June was a super month for garden centre plant sales, up by 43% on June 2017, and the key driver to overall sales being 14% up for the month...
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Summer sun bonanza for bedding plants

Summer bedding had a bonanza in June, with the last week seeing an 84% year on year increase in overall volume plant sales...
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UK to host International Garden Centre Association congress
The GCA is hosting the International Garden Centre Association congress in Windsor next year. Chairman of the GCA, Mike Lind said: "The last time we hosted the event was 10 years ago, back in 2009, so we're delighted to be hosts once again and to be able to showcase some of the wonderful garden centres we have here in the UK."
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Glee introduces new Discovery Tour

A journey of discovery is coming to Glee this September as the key industry event introduces new guided tours to ensure retailers make the most out of the revitalised show...
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Hozelock return to the 2018 Retail Lab at Glee
Here we catch up with Carol Wright, UK Marketing Manager at Hozelock, one of the 2017 Retail Lab sponsors, to find out more about Hozelock’s experience and why the company has confirmed its place within the 2018 Retail Lab feature...
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Garden centre catering managers prepare for lunch! 2018
GTN Xtra Promotion

A record 370 exhibitors – from the biggest to the newest names in food-to-go, are preparing to showcase 1000s of innovations at lunch! 2018 when it returns. Everything that catering managers need to run their garden centre’s café or restaurant will be all under one roof on on 20-21 September at to ExCeL, London...
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Big change in Garden Product sales
There were big changes in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart last week with 21 re-entries or new lines...
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Growing media catches up during June
Following on from all the planting going on, growing media sales caught up during June...
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Heatwave dents Wild Bird Care sales
Wild Bird Care sales suffered last week as the heatwave deterred people from thinking about looking after the wildlife in their gardens...
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Flopro takes water conservation seriously
The Flopro range is designed to deal with sustained periods of hot dry weather and helps gardeners to conserve more water at this time...
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PlantGrow shortlisted for national award
PlantGrow, a new type of plant food and fertiliser made from 100% plants, has been shortlisted for a national award...
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Farplants add designer house plants to extensive range
Farplants, the West Sussex nursery co-operative, have for the first time added house plants to their product portfolio...
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Woburn Safari Park opens evocative Tusk garden to highlight elephant ivory crisis
Bedfordshire's Woburn Safari Park has created a new home for conservation charity Tusk's striking 'NOT FOR SALE' garden. This unique exhibit was designed to educate the public about the devastating slaughter of endangered African elephant populations, caused by the brutal ivory trade...
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Cool tips from Squire's on helping a garden survive the heatwave
With the hot weather predicted to continue for another two weeks Sarah Squire, deputy chairman of Squire’s Garden Centres, gives some top tips to help a garden survive the heatwave...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Businessman rescues two garden centres facing closure
A Milton Keynes businessman has rescued a second garden centre facing closure, saving a total of 40 jobs and vowing to invest in the new ventures to make them “a supplier of quality products to gardening enthusiasts.”
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The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd announces new company name...Evergreen Garden Care UK Ltd
Following its sale to Exponent in 2017, The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd today launches its new company name - Evergreen Garden Care UK Ltd. Evergreen Garden Care has been announced as the new company name for the business created through the acquisition of the former international business of the Scott’s Miracle-Gro Company.
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Wyevale Marlow closed after field fire
Wyevale's Marlow Garden Centre closed after a fire in nearby fields engulfed the centre and surrounding roads in smoke...
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Homebase to cut over 300 head office jobs and reports emerge of 40 store closures
Homebase is to cut over 300 jobs at its Milton Keynes head office, the company has confirmed...
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