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Alan Down appointed as HTA Vice-President
The Horticultural Trades Association has announced the appointment of Alan Down as vice-president. Alan, who is hugely experienced in commercial horticulture, has worked in the industry for over 50 years and will support the current HTA president Boyd Douglas-Davies.
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Blue Diamond reports £39.5m profits as turnover grows to £255m
Blue Diamond Garden Centres have released their Report and Accounts for 2021. The financial headlines are that profit before tax was up 68% to £39.5m on sales up 27% to £255m.
"There is no question in my mind that this inflated average spend will deflate in 2022 as people return to their unencumbered routines, such as holidays," says Managing Director Alan Roper...
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Thank goodness for gardening
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers garden centre Epos data analysis
Total volume sales slowed slightly last week in garden centres providing Epos data for GTN Bestsellers, down 1.3% week on week to be 7% down on last year but 14% up on 2019.
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A closer look at Meadow View Stone – The award-winning supplier for 2021
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 Having been awarded the prestigious title of “GCA Supplier of the Year” back in November 2021 we caught up with the Meadow View team to find out what the winning formula was that led customers to vote for them...
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Hozelock's Watering Wisdom campaign
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To help gardeners understand the simple steps they can take when watering, Hozelock is launching its Watering Wisdom campaign. The campaign, which is in its second year, will be supported with digital and traditional PR activity, providing gardeners with various touch points to find the information...
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Garden accessories with that clever clip!
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Following the success of their award-winning ClipGlove brand, Treadstone Products have experienced a fantastic response to the ClipGlove Accessories range...
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May your garden grow with greenhouse-raised plants
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Vitavia Greenhouses is urging gardeners to share pictures of what they’ve grown in their greenhouses this year...
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Zonal Geraniums back at top of plant sales
The first week of May 2022 in the GTN Bestsellers Epos database saw volume sales of plants down 3% on the same week in 2021 but 10% higher than 2019...
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Dobbies granted planning permission for new Reading store
Dobbies has been granted planning permission to build a new 60,000 sq ft store in Reading. The retailer currently has a store at Hyde End Road, Shinfield, and the new store will be built on the land behind the existing store...
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The horticultural industry’s tribute to Peter Seabrook – ‘In haste’
The whole horticultural industry owes gratitude to Peter Seabrook MBE, for the influence he had on our industry in over 70 years of his dedicated input. That industry which Peter supported with his whole heart is coming together at Gardeners World Live 2022 this June. The horticultural industry’s ‘thank you’ to Peter will be one of the main attractions in the Floral Marquee at the show at the NEC between the 16th and 19th June.
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British Garden Centres helping Greenfingers at Chelsea
Greenfingers and the British Garden Centres Group have announced that they will be attending the RHS Chelsea Flower Show as Exhibitors. The show will be running from May 24th-28th and is always set to attract thousands of visitors including the Royal Family...
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Elho opens second distribution facility
Sustainable plant pot manufacturer, elho, has opened the doors of its second distribution centre in Tilburg, Holland...
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We Need More Flowers - 2022 TV Campaign launch
The successful ‘We Need More Flowers’ campaign from Flower Council Holland will launch in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. In France, the campaign will start on 30 May. The campaign encourages everyone to live life to the fullest, with flowers.
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Giving at Glee 2022 – new 'protect the planet' initiatives
This year’s edition of Glee – taking place on June 28-30 June at NEC Birmingham – will welcome a number of new initiatives, all designed to help the show’s exhibitors and visitors to 'give back' and protect the planet, reduce waste and raise vital funds for the industry’s charity, Greenfingers...
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Hillier becomes Government accredited training provider
Hillier has become a Government accredited training provider, helping to further its mission to inspire the future of horticulture...
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Increase customers’ engagement with pelargoniums
The key sales period for pelargoniums may be in full flow but that doesn’t mean retailers should sit back and relax! The experts at Pelargonium for Europe (PfE) – Europe’s leading marketing initiative for these classic summer plants – share five top tips on how retailers can still maximise the sales potential...
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Durstons Garden Products committed to sustainable future
As demand for greener products, less waste and the protection of important natural resources increases, Durstons Garden Products reaffirm their commitment to a more sustainable tomorrow and a peat-free future...
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Children's hospice is garden centre's chosen charity
Tong Garden Centre in Bradford has announced that ‘Forget Me Not Children's Hospice' will be its Charity of the Year for 2022, following a suggestion from a team member who has first-hand experience of the charity...
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Deco-Pak proud to support British and local industry
As a Yorkshire-based, family-run business, Deco-Pak values the importance of supporting local industry within the UK and ensuring that retailers have quality products, delivered on time, that also satisfy their own customers’ appetite for more sustainable alternatives...
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Shaping a New Future at Coolings, New Products, Easter GTN Bestsellers and more in GTN's March/April issue on-line here
In the March/April 2022 issue of GTN:
 Shaping a new future at Coolings- Blue Diamond Awards
- Garden Centres Aid for Ukraine
- Primeur – Ready for 2022
- Latest trends and products from the Garden Press Event
- LOFA’s Plant a Tree Campaign
- Greetings from Woodmansterne – GTN meets the suppliers
- Easter Trading records broken – GTN Bestsellers Exclusive
- GTN Bestsellers – Subscribe Now!
- YPHA member opens Dor’s Garden in Ross On Wye
- Glee 2022 Update
- Garden Re-Leaf Day 2022
- LOFA Column – Working Together
- HTA Column – Reasons to be Cheerful
- GIMA Column – Sourcing New Products
Read the issue on-line here
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Tomato feed leads the way
The volume sales of the Top 50 Garden Products, that’s excluding Growing Media, in the GTN Bestsellers garden centre Epos data grew by 6% week on week during the first week of May but remained below 2019 levels for the second consecutive week...
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Phenomenal veg sales gives Gardeners Delight
Veg-2-Gro plant sales are at phenomenal levels, setting new highs for the first week of May and increasing week on week by 5%...
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Still a quarter more home growing going on
Top 50 Growing Media sales volumes are now 2% up on 2021 and 24% up on 2019. It would appear there is still a quarter core growing going on than before the pandemic and that isn’t dropping away yet.
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Springwatch boost ahead
Wild Bird Care sales for the first week of May 2022 matched the levels recorded in 2019 but remained down on 2019’s pre-pandemic levels...
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Horticulture students grow plants for primary schools
Level Three Horticulture students at Writtle University College in Essex are taking part in a county-wide campaign...
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Ann Jennen takes on Secretary General role at Fleuroselect
Sally van der Horst, who recently celebrated 30 years at Fleuroselect, has handed over her function as Secretary General to Ann Jennen...
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Tubex marks 35 years of production at flagship tree shelter facility
Tubex, the UK’s leading manufacturer of tree shelters, is celebrating 35 years of production at its site in Aberdare, Wales...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Award-winning Harmony Gardens brand goes from strength to strength
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Southern Trident’s Harmony Gardens brand of growing media products was launched at Glee last year to glowing acclaim – Harmony Gardens Multipurpose Compost won the Best New Growing Media Product and the Glee Sustainability Award. Since then, it has been much loved by stockists and consumers alike...
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Jubilee plant sales success and Peat Free clarity at Ayletts
Jubilee plant sales were flying through the tills last weekend at Aylett Nurseries as GTN Xtra visited the centre to see how they have developed their peat vs peat free communications to customers...
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Longacres on a Bank Holiday Sunday
Longacres in Bagshot may not have had a record May Bank Holiday this year, but it was certainly busy with trolley loads of plants and products keeping all of the tills busy on Bank Holiday Sunday when GTN Xtra called in...
See GTN Xtra's photo tour of Longacres Bagshot
Bridgemere Show Gardens – restored and reinvigorated by Blue Diamond Group
Bridgemere Show Gardens, now owned by the Blue Diamond Group, are once again restored to their former glory following an extensive restoration and rejuvenation and are to be re-launched on May 20 at 1pm...
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Evergreen Garden Care gives update on slug pellets
Recently the story of slug pellets being banned in the UK has been doing the rounds. While there certainly is a story around slug pellets, it’s not quite so simple. In fact, there is only one specific ingredient that used to be quite common in slug pellets, known as metaldehyde, an active ingredient Evergreen Garden Care stopped using in 2015 which has been made illegal...
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