Garden Wise Plant & Garden Centre (right) was awarded Best Garden Centre and Raemoir Garden Centre (left) won Best Destination Garden Centre in Scotland at the GCA Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional Awards presentations last Friday...
Two garden centres have joined the Great Western Buying Group, bringing the membership total to nine. The group says it is looking to expand further...
Above: Phil Taylor, MD at new members Caerphilly Garden Centre and Sunnydale Garden Centre with Jason Samuel, part owner at Sunnydale.
Are our customers running out of energy for gardening and garden centre shopping or just resting before the Christmas bonanza? It’s mid-September and usually by now general product sales are rising as Autumn gardening gets going but that does not appear to be happening this year – at least not according to volume sales data supplied for GTN Bestsellers...
After the success of the Love The Plot You’ve Got Masterclasses that led to inspirational merchandising displays like this one at St Peters in the summer, more sessions have been arranged for this Autumn...
PATS Telford opens its doors at 9am today (Sunday) with a record number of 200-plus exhibitors from the UK and overseas showcasing hundreds of new pet products and services.
Warren Road Primary School is the winner of the Stewart Garden Schools programme 2015. The school, based in Orpington, Greater London, will receive £1,000 to spend at its local garden centre...
Yesterday a handful of dare-devil supporters of Greenfingers took part in a parachute jump to raise money for the charity. A team of intrepid jumpers hurled themselves out of a plane to raise funds for Greenfingers next planned garden at Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in Sheffield...
The key players from the garden industry will be attending HTA Garden Futures next week in Oxfordshire, where the theme is "Embracing Change." There's still time to book your place...
Buyers at Glee responded with enthusiasm to Gardman’s new-look 2016 offer, with special acclaim for its commitment to continuous product innovation across many categories...
Poplars, Groves and Barton Grange have all won Gold in The Greatest Awards. Which garden centres will be leaving the HTA Futures Conference with Gold this year?
Dom Harrison, Director of Global Trends at Future Foundation, will take a look at some trends that could shape our opportunities and threats in the coming years...
Overall garden product sales are down on last week and last year, which must be as a result of gardens still looking great. The only growth sector of garden product sales are pots and planters...
Autumn planting onion sets and garlic bulbs from Taylors dominate the Veg-2-Gro chart again this week with the Top 8 positions being held by Taylors Bulbs...
As top soil and farm manure products move up the charts it’s a sure fire indicator that preparation of beds, borders and veg plots for next year is getting underway...
Dom Harrison, Director of Global Trends at Future Foundation, will take a look at some trends that could shape our opportunities and threats in the coming years...
