Meadow View Stone brings over 25 years’ experience of supplying the widest range of imported and exclusive decorative aggregates, with market leading POS and merchandised displays...

Registration is now open for SOLEX, the biggest three-day event in the outdoor living trade calendar being held in Hall 5, NEC Birmingham, on 10-12 July. Visit https://bit.ly/registerforsolex

Garden Centre Association members are being reminded to enter any staff members with a keen interest in horticultural visual merchandising into the Glee Talent Store competition by Wednesday of this week...

Gates Garden Centre has won the award for Rutland & Melton’s Favourite Independent Shop, as well as picking up the Best Garden Centre accolade...

Jack Gates receives the awards from local MP Alicia Kearns.

Fran Barnes, CEO of the Horticultural Trades Association, has responded to the Scottish Government’s launch of its consultation on ending the sale of peat in Scotland...

The Bransford Webbs Plant Company welcomed over 100 customers to their Worcestershire site this week, for their ‘Plant Retailing: A Sustainable Future’ day, in conjunction with New Leaf Plants...

Online registration for the International Festival of Garden, Leisure and Pet, Glee 2023 – taking place at the NEC in late June (27th – 29th) - is now live via www.gleebirmingham.com/visitor-registration. Join the show to see over 400 established and emerging brands, access unrivalled networking opportunities, discover thousands of new products as well as the latest market intelligence and trend-led insight.  

The Greenfingers Charity has expanded its internal team with the appointment of Craig Fields as Events & Digital Fundraiser...

Retail, hospitality and horticultural managers are being invited to apply for three senior vacancies at the new Dobbies Garden Centre in Antrim, which is due to open later this year...

Johnsons Lawn Seed is urging garden centres to top up with stocks of Tuffgrass, which has been scientifically proven to create dog patch-resistant lawns and is tough enough to stand up to the wear and tear of daily footfall and the UK weather. 

With designs to suit outdoor spaces of all styles and sizes, Bramblecrest has launched its latest range of premium garden furniture, just in time for the new season...

Galway-based Hygeia extends organic ‘Nature Safe’ brand with the launch of an indoor plant feed range and new outdoor products to tackle all gardening needs...

GTN January 2023 GTNs pictorial review of 2022. In this issue:

• Peter Burks back at the GCA – Interview with the new CEO
• 2022 in pictures – A look back at a challenging year
• Gone but not forgotten – people we lost in 2022
• A great year for Greenfingers
• Christmas Sparkle – Inspiration from The Greatest Christmas Awards judging visits
• Introducing Clever Pots
• One to Watch – GTN visits a new centre in Southend
• Opportunity in 2023 - HTA Column
• A healthy relationship with government – ORHG Column