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Hozelock’s Micro Reel gets a makeover
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Hozelock’s Micro Reel has been given a makeover, with a new design making it easier than ever to water a small garden...
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Grow your card sales the easy way ...
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Award-winning Fron Goch and Haskins garden centres choose Woodmansterne as their greeting card category management partners...
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Woodlodge’s Root Indoor portfolio to grow for 2021 as consumers transform their homes into design-led sanctuaries
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With the pandemic prompting consumers to transform their properties into stylish sanctuaries as they spend increasing amounts of time living and working from home, Woodlodge is announcing a perfectly timed expansion of its Root Indoor range of pots, pot covers and design-led accessories ahead of the 2021 season...
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2020 - a year of impact, overcoming challenges, delivering recovery and growth
The resilience and agility of the horticulture sector have seen businesses from across the industry survive the extraordinary circumstances of 2020. This remarkable achievement was recognised at the AGM of the Horticultural Trades Association...
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A moment in time for Durston Garden Products
Durston Garden Products has been working flat-out since lockdown to ensure it meets the needs of all its customers, but whilst its sales has grown significantly over recent months the company is only too aware that this is not the ‘new normal’ which everyone is referring to, but simply – a moment in time...
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Baytree celebrates 50 years
Quietly on the 2nd September Baytree Garden Centre celebrated 50 years of business...
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Glee New Product Award winners, hosted by GTN
The winners of the Glee New Product Awards 2020 were announced by Matthew Mein, Event Director of Glee and Trevor Pfeiffer of GTN during Glee Gathering, held last week...
See all the winners and watch the video of the Awards announcemet
Begonia ‘Sweet SpiceTM Bounty’ royalties donated for horticultural scholarships
Plant sales of Begonia ‘Sweet SpiceTM Bounty’ have been donated to the David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) to support students studying horticulture in the UK...
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Zest 4 Leisure wins Best New Product 2020 at Glee Gathering
Outdoor garden furniture, garden products and Decorative structures specialists, Zest 4 Leisure has won the award for the best overall new product at Glee 2020 as well as winning three best in category prizes for growing containers, landscaping and leisure and entertaining..
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Festive florals – how retailers can maximise sales of poinsettia this Christmas season
As the 2020 Christmas season sneaks ever closer, the leading European poinsettia marketing initiative, Stars for Europe, is reaching out to UK garden retailers to remind them of just how expansive its 2020 poinsettia offering is and to help them drive sales of this festive bloom more than ever before...
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Introducing Dobbies’ brand new range of sustainable houseplants
Dobbies Garden Centres have announced the launch of their coir pot houseplant range, launching in stores across the UK this month...
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
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Raw food brand introduces new way of shopping for pets
Premium raw pet food brand, Natural Instinct, has launched its Natural and Working Dog raw food bundles. As many return to busy schedules post-lockdown, the new cost-effective pet food bundles will provide the ultimate nutrition and variety pets need, while helping to save pet owners some much-needed time!
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The Greener Gardening Company to support Perennial
The Greener Gardening Company has pledged to help raise the profile of gardening charity Perennial – with sales of its leading range of Richmoor garden professional growing media set to generate vital funds...
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Resilience and positivity in the face of adversity
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) brought together an impressive line-up of expert international industry speakers to share experiences of the impact of COVID-19 on the horticultural industry and the prospective outlook for the future...
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New merchandiser offer from Primus
Competing for shelf space in a competitive marketplace is no longer an issue for Primus with the launch of its new merchandisers to support retailers. From counter top spinners to FSDU’s and bespoke display stands, there is a merchandiser and display unit available for all products from the Primus range.
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Vegetable & Seed Growing Kit is a winning idea for 2021
The Vegetable & Seed Growing Kit from Taylors Bulbs has won the Garden Plants, Seeds and Bulbs category at the Glee New Product Awards...
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Zest 4 Leisure win three new product showcase awards and best overall product at Glee 2020
Zest 4 Leisure are delighted to announce its success in the Glee New Product showcase awards wining in 3 categories and Best New Product...
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Primeur win Glee New Product Award
Primeur – the leading supplier of the multi-award-winning Eco Garden collection of Tierra Verde self-watering planters, as well as Recycled Rubber Stepping-Stones, Deck Tiles and flexible Recycled Rubber Borders - have again been successful!
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Ivyline creates custom showroom PLUS launches over 300 new products
With exhibitions off the agenda this year, Ivyline, supplier of inspired collections for the garden and home, including indoor and outdoor pots, terrariums, firepits and water features, has created a centrally located custom showroom to help retailers view the 300 plus new products from this brand at the forefront of trend-led interior and garden décor...
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Gardening a lifesaver in lockdown
93% of people in Squire’s survey said that gardening was a lifesaver in lockdown
Squire’s Garden Centres has released the results of their “Gardening during Lockdown” survey. The recent survey of over 3,000 people looked at how much gardening people did during lockdown in Spring 2020, what people planted then and what they will plant now, and how gardening makes people feel...
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One million families fell in love with gardening during lockdown thanks to Flymo
Flymo saw record sales at the end of July 2020, beating 2019’s total sales just seven months into the year...
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Smart Garden Products keeps on growing!
Despite a challenging few months managing the impact of Covid-19, it’s full steam ahead at Smart Garden Products with two new appointments at their head office in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Sulie Turner and Leigh Martin have joined as Marketing Executive and Category Manager respectively...
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Dobbies reopen soft plays with safety measures in place
Following updated guidance from the UK Government that soft plays may reopen in England, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, Dobbies Garden Centre, is reopening 31 soft plays across the estate throughout September...
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Sustainability Wins the Day - Four Oaks Retail Product of the Year Award 2020
Newcomers to the gardening industry, Southern Trident was announced the winner of Best New Retail Product of the Year Award on September 8th at The Spirit of Four Oaks Virtual new products showcase...
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Squire’s appoint new Health, Safety & Facilities Manager
Squire’s Garden Centres has appointed Caroline McFarlane as their Group Health, Safety & Facilities Manager...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Perrywood plan for major re-development at Sudbury
Award winning Perrywood Garden Centres are planning a major re-development of their Sudbury site which they purchased from Wyevale two years ago...
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Garden centre wins national family business award
Enderby-based Palmers Garden Centre have been named as winners at the annual celebration of the Family Business Awards hosted by Family Business United...
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Smart Garden donates £50,000 to Greenfingers Charity
Leading garden product supplier Smart Garden has presented the Greenfingers Charity with a cheque for £50,000...
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Yorkshire nursery invests £1m in new gardencentre
Ravensworth Nurseries at Richmond, North Yorkshire, is to develop an upmarket garden centre on its 36-acre site at an initial cost of £1 million...
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Steve Harper leaves the Greener Gardening Company
As part of a company re-organisation, Steve Harper's role as Sales and Marketing Director has been made redundant and he has left The Greener Gardening Company...
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Garden Centre Photo Tours
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Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill, Crawley, has opened its doors to customers following a 12-month refurbishment costing £15m...
Read more and see GTN Xtras photo tour of the new centre
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