In This Issue
Radio 2 Gardens steal the show - and provide great themes for retail displays
Great success for HTA 40 Sunbury Road exhibit at Chelsea following a busy press day
Crocus buys its first bricks and mortar garden centre - and it won't be the last - Chelsea update
24th Gold for Johnny Walkers, Guy Hands with Gemma Arterton, Scotts win Best Discovery Exhibit and other show highlights
Sales explosion of local wine at Green Pastures GC
Exclusively Shows focus on future trends and kitchen needs
Terra Firma props up Wyevale Garden Centres
Woodstock Chimes – excellent quality at a reasonable price
Hopes for footfall to rise in the warmer weather
Evergreen Enterprises lights up homes with Night Garden
BBQs are for life, not just for Summer
Notcutts Garden Centres and Shrek’s Adventure! London strike up ‘green’ partnership
Wyevale Nurseries unveils 5 new plants in Chelsea garden
RHS Chelsea Garden Product of the Year finalists
Kelling Estate acquires North Norfolk garden centre
Rising Stars ready for world famous flower show
Growth Technology Orchid Days are true crowd pleasers
Pets at Glee: an unrivalled profit opportunity
Durstons work hand-in-hand with local schools
GIMA wins silver at the inaugural Awards Awards
Sales Executive - South of England
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
New Senior Executive Director for HTA
Spring ‘hibernation’ hits product sales
Briers invests in new systems for improved customer service
Multifunctional city comfort - these are the outdoor trends of 2017/2018
Cucumbers and courgettes up year on year
There’s still lots of growing potential in May
Businesses urged to get behind community farms & gardens
New route planner on FlowerTrials® website
Bedding Geraniums are 10% of all plants sold
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Celebrity chef Vivek Singh confirmed for Commercial Kitchen Keynote Q&A
Cotswold Fayre’s Christmas Roadshows are coming to Town
Situations Vacant
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New route planner on FlowerTrials® website


The increasing success of the FlowerTrials® brings new challenges. The number of exhibiters and locations grows each year so careful planning becomes key! A successful FlowerTrials® experience doesn’t have to wait until 13th June, it can start right now.

Planning the journey - Route Planner FlowerTrials
To help visitors make the very most out of the event, FlowerTrials® has designed a brand-new route planner that defines the shortest itinerary and calculates the travel time between locations.

Norman Cools, ICT and PR Manager VWS FlowerBulbs and FlowerTrials® Board Member, is responsible for the website: “The new route planner can either be used upfront when deciding which exhibitors to visit, or in week 24 itself to facilitate the journey. Simply tick the locations, define a start and finish point and the planner does the rest.”

The route planner can be found on the FlowerTrials® website: https://www.flowertrials.com/en/route-planner

New Locations
Two locations have been added this year to the route. New exhibitors Hendriks and Green Works can be visited at the Hendriks location in 's-Gravenzande, while in the Aalsmeer region, De Zonnebloem Jonge Planten can be found at their own location in De Kwakel. Dümmen Orange has meanwhile moved within Westland and can now be found in Naaldwijk on the Bosweg. Details on all locations and addresses can be found on the FlowerTrials® website https://www.flowertrials.com/en/addresses.

Planning the assortment
Not only the journey, but also the assortment can be viewed upfront, making the selection of locations to visit easier and more effective. For each exhibitor, the FlowerTrials® website provides a product video, photos and an overview of the main 2017 introductions. In addition, an improved search field on the home page helps identify more accurately which crop matches which company. A new pot or bedding plant is presented daily on FlowerTrials® Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages and regular newsletters reveal the highlights of this year’s assortments.

About the FlowerTrials®
From 13th to 16th June, 59 pot and bedding plant breeders show their latest innovations in the Westland and Aalsmeer regions in The Netherlands and Rheinland Westfalen in Germany. Opening times are Tuesday to Thursday from 08.00 hours to 18.00 hours. On Friday doors close at 16.00 hours. Further information can be found at www.flowertrials.com.

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