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...
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...
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...
Young people on a Thrive gardening course are celebrating after receiving their qualification certificates from Warwickshire-based TV gardener David Domoney...
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...
The 12th Duke of Marlborough has planted an iconic Cedar of Lebanon tree beside the lake at Blenheim Palace to mark the 300th anniversary of ‘Capability’ Brown...
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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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 with a passion for plants but limited funds to invest are encouraged to apply for a David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) scholarship by 31 January.,,
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...
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...