|
|
Interview with Evergreen Garden Care's new MD Colin Stephens in the latest edition of GTN, read on-line here
 GTN March 2023. In this issue:
- Blue Diamond’s Greatest Show – Full results and exclusive pictures from the Blue Diamond Awards 2023
- Press to Impress – 6 pages of product and supplier news from the Garden Press Event
- Bathgate for Peat Free NOW
- Fountasia bring magic to garden centres
- Evergreen Garden Care’s increased Peat Free capacity – Interview with MD Colin Stephens
- Nurturing future display talent – Glee’s new Talent Store
- LOFA – The voice of the outdoor living industry
- Stepping stones to success – Interview with Antony Harker
- Keeping plants in the headlines – GTN’s new Planteria column
- Spotlight on Horticulture – HTA Column
Read the issue on-line here
|
|
|
|
Ligneolus UK Ltd signs up to exhibit for first time at Four Oaks Trade Show 2023
GTN Xtra Promotion
Ligneolus UK Ltd has signed up to exhibit at the Four Oaks Trade Show to be held in Cheshire, 5 & 6 September 2023...
Read more»
Treadstone’s sustainable Rope Trellis is proving popular
GTN Xtra Promotion
Rope Trellis by The Good Life brand is the latest product from Treadstone Garden to be creating a buzz, with positive responses from garden centres and the gardening media. This month has seen a successful first round of deliveries to customers, where a solid stockist base has already been established...
Read more»
Entry to the 2023 GIMA Awards now open
The 2023 GIMA Gala Awards dinner (19th October, Celtic Manor) may yet be seven months away but suppliers who want to be in the running to win one of the highly coveted awards need to start thinking about their 2023 entries...
Read more»
Defra blog's about media reporting on peat-ban for the professional Horticulture sector
Following media stories, some of which are included in this issue of GTN Xtra, about further developments on the peat-ban, the Defra Press Office issued the following Blog on Friday 24th March...
Read more»
GCA comment on Government peat announcement
Peter Burks, GCA CEO, says: “Following the Government’s announcement on March 23, that all retail sales of peat would cease at the end of 2024, and that nurseries are to no longer use peat after 2026, we have been discussing with our members and have two concerns..."
Read more»
Notcutts celebrates great colleague successes
Notcutts Garden Centres has been celebrating the success, performance and customer service excellence of its colleagues across 19 garden centres at this year’s annual awards event...
Read more»
HTA joins government’s red diesel advisory group
Following the change in regulations governing the use of ‘red diesel’ last April, the Horticultural Trades Association has been invited to be a signatory of the HMRC’s Memorandum of Agreement on rebated fuel...
Read more»
Ivyline relocates to new warehouse
Ivyline, one of the sector’s leading garden, home and giftware suppliers, has relocated its warehousing in a move that is designed to support the brand’s ongoing growth plans...
Read more»
Blue Diamond Group supports BBC’s Let it Grow initiative
Blue Diamond is supporting BBC Radio 2's Let it Grow initiative by donating 45,000 packets of Forget me Not seeds...
Read more»
Dobbies partners with BBC Radio 2 to help UK blossom
Dobbies is partnering with BBC Radio 2 by handing out 75,000 free packets of seeds to encourage the nation to brighten up the country this spring...
Read more»
Garden centre staff take part in Glee Talent Store training day
Twenty-four staff members from garden centres across the country took part in a training day at Millbrook Garden Centre Gravesend recently with expert mentors as part of this year’s Glee Talent Store...
Read more»
Bransford Webbs strengthens board with new appointments
The Bransford Webbs Plant Company has announced that David Chilvers and Karl O’Neill have joined the board of directors as Sales and Marketing Director and Technical Production Director respectively.
Read more»
Zest Design.shed a winner in its first year
Zest is celebrating the success of its in house product development, design, and marketing facility – the Zest Design.shed – on the first anniversary of its opening...
Read more»
Old Railway Line raises £1,250 for Greenfingers
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, located in Three Cocks between Brecon and Hay-on-Wye, raised an impressive £1,250 for Greenfingers during their Garden Re-Leaf Fundraising Day and Quiz and Curry Night...
Read more»
|
 |
|
|
|
| Bradford garden centre wins national people award
Tong Garden Centre won the Retail Company of the Year category of the British HR Awards that celebrate organisations and individuals that are driven by delivering a world-class people experience...
Read more»
RECOUP launches its Plastics Recycling Annual Awards
Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP launches its Plastics Recycling Annual Awards 2023 to recognise and celebrate excellence in plastics resource efficiency and recycling, to champion leading a more circular plastics value chain...
Read more»
RHS endorses three premium fencing products
The Royal Horticultural Society has announced its endorsement of three fencing products designed and manufactured by Jacksons Fencing, a family-owned British company that has been crafting premium fencing, gates, and garden accessories for over 75 years...
Read more»
New-look Hallstone is dedicated to trade
Renowned for its premium landscaping products and competitive pricing, Hallstone, part of the Rolawn group, is taking steps to more effectively support landscaping professionals with its newly-launched trade-only offering...
Read more»
Grow-Your-Own in style with lifestyle garden collection
The new lifestyle garden collection from British company, Ivyline, is in stock and ready to fly out to garden centres, home and outdoor living stores around the country, as gardeners lie in wait for temperate weather with a packet of hard-won seeds!
Read more»
Yorkshire Garden Centres selected to sell coronation biscuits
A Yorkshire garden centre group has been chosen to stock a limited edition coronation tin of biscuits featuring artwork by celebrated artist Eleanor Tomlinson...
Read more»
Awards Special Issue of GTN - GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards - Garden Centre Association Awards - Read on-line now
|
 In this issue:
- Hillier grows – Interview with Chris Francis,
- GCA Conference 2023 – Big, bold, sustainable and £100k raised for Greenfingers,
- GCA Winners – All the winners from the GCA Conference,
- PATS Sandown Show preview,
- BeefEater – LOFA Member profile,
- Beautiful stonework from The Patio Black Spot Company,
- GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards Presentations at Spring Fair,
- Pictures from all The Greatest Christmas Award winning centres: Barton Grange, Rosebourne, The Old Railway Line, Pughs, Gates, Longacres, Gouldings, Alton, Groves, Meadowcroft, Brimsmore and Poundbury, British Garden Centres, Pengelly, Blue Diamond, Klondyke, Gordale, Silverbirch, Woodlands, Little Dobbies, Azure, Stratford , Chessington, Chacewater, Coolings, Sapcote, Wentworth, Perrywood, Garsons Titchfield, Keydell, The Grange, Tingley, St Peters, Garden King, Fron Goch, Ellerker Lodge, Chepstow, Birkacre, Bennybeg,
- Thank you to the judges and sponsors of The Greatest Christmas Awards 2022,
- Encouraging signs for Spring – HTA Column,
- Cash is king – GIMA Column.
|
Read the issue on-line here
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
with all the news direct to your e-mail inbox...
Read more»
HTA hosts forum with over 100 members to discuss Defra’s peat ban
The HTA hosted a town hall meeting with more than 100 sector professionals to discuss last week's decision by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) regarding the ban on peat...
Read more»
spoga+gafa 365: all-year-round, worldwide and digital
In addition to the annual trade fair in Cologne, spoga+gafa also provides an all-year-round, digital offer: The innovative B2B matchmaking platform, spoga+gafa 365...
Read more»
Stock up for Hedgehog Awareness Week
Brambles Pet and Wildlife are advising retailers to stock up on Brambles Hedgehog Food ahead of the forthcoming Hedgehog Awareness Week (HAW), which takes place on 30 April-6 May...
Read more»
HTA hosts international CITES meeting
The HTA hosted a CITES – the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - webinar jointly with Defra, key UK government agencies and bodies...
Read more»
Preparations for the autumn edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt underway
Preparations for the second autumn edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt are already underway and the registration of exhibitors has opened...
Read more»
The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Amazing people, doing amazing things, to make magical gardens grow... Garden Re-Leaf Day 2023
Garden Re-Leaf Day 2023, on Friday 24th March was a huge success with hundreds of people from across the industry and across the country taking part to gain publicity for the start of the gardening season and to FUNdraise for the Greenfingers Charity. Over £50,000 has been raised so far with the total growing hour by hour...
Read more»
Garden Re-Leaf Day goes ooop north!
Thanks to the efforts of Greenfingers Ambassadors Jane Lawler, William Armitage and Jenny Douthwaite, the first ever Garden Re-Leaf Day Sponsored Walk in the north of England took place on Friday 24th March 2023...
See photos from the Garden Re-Leaf Day 2023 Sponsored walk here
Record numbers assemble for the Garden Re-Leaf Day walk and cycle ride at Tring Garden Centre
100 walkers, 20 cyclists and a flashmob from the Rock Choir meant this year's Garden Re-Leaf Day event in the south of England was the biggest yet, raising even more money for Greenfingers...
See photos from the Garden Re-Leaf Day 2023 Sponsored walk and cycle ride here
Garden centre sales see February boost
According to the March Market Update report from the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), garden centre sales received an early boost in February 2023, showing the value consumers place on their gardens despite challenging financial times...
Read more»
Hartman elevates customer in-store experience
GTN Xtra Promotion: Hartman launches in-store branding solutions
With e-commerce providing a quick and easy shopping experience for consumers, it is important for retailers to maximise the customer experience in store. Hartman wanted to support customers in this journey and as a result have created some in-store spatial branding that defines the centres garden furniture offering without compromising on shop floor space.
Read more»
Get ready for Easter with Meadow View Stone
GTN Xtra Promotion
With Easter approaching, which is considered to be the start of the season for hard landscaping, Meadow View Stones stock inventory across their multiple production sites is at its peak, ready and able to react quickly to the anticipated increases in demand...
Read more»
|
|
|
|
