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Tong Garden Centre bought by Yorkshire businessmen in multi-million pound deal
New owners promise sale will lead to jobs boost
Two Yorkshire entrepreneurs, whose businesses include a successful farm shop in the county, have bought Tong Garden Centre, near Bradford, in a multi-million pound deal. Tom Megginson and Mark Farnsworth say they have substantial redevelopment plans for the centre, which could result in a jobs boost...
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Only a week left to take advantage of the Early Bird rate for the HTA Catering Conference 2015
The sixth HTA Catering Conference 2015 will take place on June 9-10 at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. The two day conference, complete with conference dinner and exhibition, and sponsored by Vision Commercial Kitchens, will cover hot topics that impact garden centre catering.
Pictured: Anthony Hester, Head of Restaurants at Dobbies Garden Centres, will all join a panel of experts on day one of the conference.
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Monkton Elm opens Elm Tree Restaurant
Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre has opened its new Elm Tree restaurant to the public. The new build, which has a footprint of nearly 1,000 sqm and a brand new kitchen with state-of-art equipment, seats 350 people...
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GTN May 2015
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Garden product sales boosted by lighting lines
The star performers in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart are lighting lines from Gardman...
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Runner bean variety hits the top spot
Young tomato plants continue to dominate the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart with seven varieties in the Top 10. But this week’s No 1 seller is Runner Bean White Emergo, which moves up six places...
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Compost sales down on previous week but still signs of gardening activity
Growing Media Top 50 Bestsellers sales volumes dipped from the previous week’s figures but there were still signs of activity in the garden, boosting sales of multipurpose compost, decorative bark and growbags...
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Dorset garden centre re-opens after revamp
Cranborne Garden Centre in Dorset has re-opened following a major revamp...
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Free Father's Day pints and burgers will launch new garden centre
A Humberside country store is to launch its new-look garden centre on Father's Day (21 June), when local dads will be offered a free pint of beer and a burger...
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Wildlife World forms partnership with school book fair company
Wildlife World UK is now working with Travelling Books, the UK’s leading independent school Book Fair company, to offer its range of wildlife habitats to schools across the UK and Ireland...
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Writtle College appoints new governors
Writtle College has made four more appointments to its Board of Governors...
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New office for G Plants sparks further expansion plans
G Plants – one of the UK’s most innovative suppliers of quality seeds, bulbs, garden ornaments and giftware – has kicked started the 2015 season in style with the move into a 50,000sq ft facility...
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New names join B&Q plant buying team
Georgina Wright has moved from Wyevale Garden Centres to B&Q as assistant plant buyer, while internally, Camilla Chapman has been appointed as a new plant buyer...
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Floralis gears up for May three-day event
‘Early Summer and more’ at Floralis Boskoop B.V. in Holland is a three- day event for landscapers and garden centres, with extra focus this year on grasses and hydrangeas...
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Plantarium organisers announce plans to strengthen show's future
The organisers of Plantarium at Boskoop have unveiled plans to ‘future-proof’ the event, following consultation with stakeholders and former exhibitors...
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British households spend £123 a year and an average of two days a month on their gardens – but then hardly use them, according to a new survey by discount retailer Poundstretcher...
