GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 49 2016

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July 26% better… than 2012

Better weather at the end of July provided a happy boost to footfall and volume sales in garden centres according to EPoS data supplied for the GTN Bestsellers charts but that couldn’t save the month in terms of year-on-year performance...

Refurbishment strategy paying off for Notcutts

Re-investment in its garden centres is paying off for the family-owned Notcutts group, says chairman Nicky Dulieu (pictured), but pre-tax profits halved...

Fire crews rescue man after fall at Wyevale Surrey centre

A 34-year-old man was rescued by fire crews at Wyevale’s Windlesham Garden Centre in Surrey after falling and getting stuck between two shipping containers...

Ten go through to final Rising Stars masterclass

The ten candidates who have who have made it through to the final masterclass of the Rising Stars training programme were announced this week...

Above: last year's finalists at the GCA's 50th anniversary conference.

Burgon & Ball supports young garden designer

Burgon & Ball, the UK’s longest-established manufacturer of garden tools and accessories, has been encouraging young garden design talent with support for Lilly Gomm, a finalist in the RHS Young Designer competition at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park...

Tools from Burgon & Ball were used by RHS Young Designer finalist Lilly Gomm to create her Silver Gilt-winning garden at RHS Tatton Park.

All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

Matthew Algie to showcase new Espresso Warehouse products at Lunch!

Independent coffee roaster Matthew Algie will once again be exhibiting at Lunch! – the September food-to-go industry trade show...

Top grass: perennials with character

Versatile ornamental grasses are the HTA’s ‘Plants of the Moment’ for August...

Ornamental grasses with selected planting partners [image: Adam Pasco Media]

Forest Garden lay on shed-loads of fun at CarFest North

For garden shed fanatics, the ShedFest feature at last weekend’s CarFest North in Cheshire, the annual festival curated by Radio 2 star Chris Evans, was one of the highlights of the show...

Woodlodge debuts at spoga-gafa with new product ranges

Woodlodge will this year be exhibiting at spoga+gafa, showcasing a range of fire pits and furniture as part of the outdoor living collection, alongside a selection of signature pots and planters.

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Bestsellers Garden Products chart boosted by lighting sales

Lighting lines are still the prominant movers in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart, continuing the trend from the previous week...

Sales of Veg-2-Gro plants see massive growth in volumes

This week’s GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart has witnessed a big upturn in sales volumes compared to the previous week. The Top 50 bestselling items has seen 21 re-entries and six new entries...

Autumn plants start selling during July

Whilst overall plant sales dropped week-on-week, as we would expect for the last week of July, over half of the plant genus groupings in the GTN Bestsellers Plants Top 50 Chart increased their sale...

Zest 4 Leisure taking on Ironman Poland

Zest 4 Leisure, part of the P&A Group of companies will be taking on the Poland Ironman challenge this Sunday, all in aid of their chosen charity, Meningitis Now...

‘People's Choice' award winning Chelsea garden designer to talk at Tong

TV and radio gardening expert and award winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer, Matthew Wilson will be revisiting Tong Garden Centre on 14th September for a ‘Cream Tea and Talk' event to share his experience of designing the show's biggest garden...

Edinburgh hosts prestigious Art of the Garden exhibition

Above: The magnificent 18th century Sunflower Clock from the Vincennes porcelain factory.

From drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and a gardening manual owned by Henry VIII, to a metre-high clock in the form of a vase of flowers, a new exhibition exploring the garden in art opened in Edinburgh on Friday...

Scotts press on with hydroponics drive

Scotts Miracle-Gro has spent €136 million on a 75% stake in Nertherlands-based hydroponics equipment supplier Gavita...

Maryanne Stokes acquires online trading company

Marketing consultancy Maryanne Stokes Limited has acquired online trader Luca Designs..

Inside the August issue of Garden Trade News

The August issue of Garden Trade News is packed full of advice and information for garden retailing professionals...

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