GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - issue 2 2017

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Cupar GC in Fife makes it centre No.5 for Caulders

Caulders has made the first garden centre purchase of the New Year, buying Cupar Garden Centre, Fife, the group’s fifth outlet and its first in the east of Scotland...

Briers helps young designer's Christmas wish come true

A Leicestershire boy’s Christmas will continue long into the New Year thanks to gardening lifestyle brand Briers...

Left: Aidan Parmar with Briers' designer Lewis Simper.

Award winning designer to speak at Hillier wholesale days

Acclaimed Chelsea garden designer Sarah Eberle will be a guest speaker at Hillier Garden Centre and Nurseries' wholesaler trade days next month...

CBE for RHS's Sue Biggs in New Year honours list

RHS Director General Sue Biggs was appointed a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List, for services to the environment and horticulture...

GTN’s Greatest Christmas Party will be a night of Func on the Rocks
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The last few tickets are on sale for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Party where Func on the Rocks will provide the live music for dancing and celebrating the night away. Come and join us for the party of the year in Harrogate on Sunday 8th January 2017...

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Buy your Christmas Awards Party tickets now

GTN's Greatest Christmas Party takes place at The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate on Sunday 8th January 2017...

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The trophies and certificates are all prepared ready for presenting on Sunday night

On Sunday night we will be presenting Gold, Silver, Bronze or Regional Greatest Christmas Awards plus new for this year a sackful of Santa Special Team Awards to over 40 different garden centres...

See the full list of finalists

TV gardener presents certificates to Birmingham youngsters

Young people on a Thrive gardening course are celebrating after receiving their qualification certificates from Warwickshire-based TV gardener David Domoney...

All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

John Cook is new head chef at busy Stewarts restaurant

Stewarts Garden Centre Restaurant and Coffee shop at Broomhill, near Wimborne has appointed John Cook as their new head chef.

Pink dusters sales raise £10,200 for breast cancer charities

Housewares, DIY and garden products supplier Creative Products has raised more than £10,200 for the Pink Ribbon Foundation charity through sales of its pink dusters...

Neudorff doubles production of new seaweed extract

Neudorff has doubled production of its Super Strength Seaweed Extract after the product beat sales targets following the trade launch last autumn...

New Posh Bird Box has more room for feathered families

The Posh Shed Company has updated the designs of its popular hand-made Bird Boxes for 2017 to create more space for the occupants...

Duke plants cedar to celebrate ‘Capability’ Brown anniversary

The 12^th Duke of Marlborough has planted an iconic Cedar of Lebanon tree beside the lake at Blenheim Palace to mark the 300^th anniversary of ‘Capability’ Brown...

Stihl wants to sell cordless range through garden centres

Stihl aims to start selling cordless gardening products through garden centres and other non-specialist retailers later this year...

Record Christmas trading, reports GTN Bestsellers

The final GTN Bestsellers data for the year revealed that the 12 weeks of Christmas trading in 2016 were a record – 5% up on 2015 and 10% higher than the average for the previous five years...

Happy New Year from all at GTN, Garden Radio and The Greatest Awards

Happy New Year to all our readers, advertisers and garden centre customers.

We've really enjoyed bringing you all the news as it happens and more retail ideas than ever before during 2016 and we look forward to doing more of the same in 2017.

Here's hoping to see many of you at The Greatest Christmas Party in Harrogate on January 8th. It is a great way to start the new year.

See you on the dance floor!

Trevor, Neil, Mike, Mandy, Ben, Alan, Rebbecca, Harry and Karen.

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Phil Burgoyne joins Garland Products/Worth Gardening

Thirty-five years garden centre experience will aid company’s continued expansion...

Groen-Direkt introduces houseplants for 2017

Groen-Direkt will enter its 21st year this month enhancing its international reputation as a supplier of a continuous, complete range of garden plants and Christmas trees...

Students must get DCF scholarship applications in by 31 January

Students with a passion for plants but limited funds to invest are encouraged to apply for a David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) scholarship by 31 January.,,

Stewart to put new planters under media spotlight

Stewart Garden is returning to the Garden Press Event in 2017 in London next month to promote last autumn’s Glee launches to the gardening media...

Sell out will lead to high order levels at Harrogate show

The last GTN Bestsellers Christmas chart of 2016 reflects the state of sell out in many garden centres as the final days of shopping are upon us. Albert Premier Chocolate Gold Coins In Net 75g was the highest new entry...

Growing media sales 7% up for the year

Three lines of houseplant compost feature in the Top 10 of the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media chart as sales dip to their annual low, but end the year 7.1% up year on year...

Buy your Christmas Awards Party tickets now

GTN's Greatest Christmas Party takes place at The Majestic Hotel, Harrogate on Sunday 8th January 2017...

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