With teams from over 80 garden centres already nominated for GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2022, there are only a handful of judging visit places left to be filled, so if you want your Christmas teams to be considered as The Greatest you have until lunchtime on Wednesday 9th November to get your nomination in...

Broadcaster and Dobbies’ ambassador, Jo Whiley, officially opened Dobbies’ 70,000 sq foot store at Tewkesbury last week...

People are at the heart of primeur – whether it be our buyers, staff or customers. We strive to do our best by everyone and are always ready to help should a situation arise...

Broadcaster & Chartered Horticulturist David Domoney, presenter of numerous television shows for ITV, including their flagship prime time show Love Your Garden, joins forces with Needlefresh to inspire and educate the nation on the benefits and enjoyment of having a real, UK grown Christmas tree...

Consultant, public speaker and author Linbert Spencer OBE will be presenting at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in Blackburn in January next year...

British horticulture will be the focus of the 2023 edition of IPM Essen, the world's leading horticulture trade fair, the Commercial Horticultural Association is delighted to announce...

Everyone wants a reputation as a seller of quality plants, because if plants prove difficult for consumers to keep alive, they might avoid buying them again. Poinsettias have an undeserved reputation as a fussy plant, but in fact, caring for them is easy if you remember a few special tips. The poinsettia experts at SfE are here to give five top tips to help you, your staff, and your customers care for poinsettias correctly, so they can be enjoyed throughout the autumn and winter months...

The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association is made up of the best brands within the outdoor leisure industry and the products they supply are not only of the highest quality but also safe. 

LOFA wanted to ensure that all the cushions sold by their furniture members complied with the most up to date safety standards so with this in mind they set up LOFA Assured, an initiative in partnership with Hertfordshire Trading Standards, that audits each LOFA member that sells cushioned furniture.

The audit requires the members to have full traceability on all cushions that they supply into the UK marketplace. Through extensive research LOFA have proven that 8 out of 10 samples on the shop floor or out in the marketplace are non-compliant with current UK regulations making the products unsafe.

Proof of unsafe and non-compliant products is often hard to come but this story proves that nonregulated cushions are still being brought into the country and sold to an unsuspecting public...

Perennial, the charity helping people in horticulture, is introducing a new service called ‘nudge’ to support the financial wellbeing of people in the industry...

Kevin Burgess of Leon Boots and his wife Kendra have donated £250 to Greenfingers after walking to the summit of Snowdon in their Leon Boots wellies...

This season’s BBQ must-have helps protect outdoor flooring and makes grilling a pleasure..

Inside this issue:

• An understanding of stone – GTN Interviews the Meadow View Stone team
• Crystal ball gazing for 2030 – HTA Conference 2022
• Camden Garden Centre Photo Tour
• Tales from the shop floor – Mark Portman at Camden Garden Centre
• Rosey future at Mr Fothergills
• Celtic Spa’s – LOFA Member profile
• GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2022 – Nominate your teams now
• Serious about selling plants at Four Oaks
• Glee New Product Directory, Part 2
• Solex New Product Directory
• Change brings opportunity – GIMA Column
• Horticulture and government – ORHG Column