In This Issue
Drive, passion & focus. Ricky Towers on restaurants at British Garden Centres in GTN October-November issue, read on-line here
LOFA Launches New Outdoor Leisure Retail Academy as Part of 60th Anniversary Celebrations
Fakenham, McKenzie & Cruickshank, Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Burleydam, Old Railway Line, Norwich Camping & leisure, Allbrighton and Trioscape get early on-line votes as customers join the quest for The Greatest Christmas Teams
Bird lovers urged to put hygiene at heart of bird feeding
APAC launch Christmas 2027
GCA members get inspired for Christmas on London trip
British Garden Centres sparks festive wonder with new animated Christmas advert 'Where Magic Begins'
Greenfingers celebrates prestigious award for chairman
Durstons steps up to meet late-season surge in compost demand
Cherry Lane company hunts more garden centres
Unwins grows premium grow-your-own offering
Greenfingers gets ready for Most Jumperful Christmas yet!
YPHA Management Development Programme celebrates second block as delegates prepare for final presentations
Exclusive Inteview with Squires MD Sam Dickson and GTN's Glee review in latest issue of GTN magazine, read on-line now
GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest – Autumn 2026
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Crocus and Primrose merge to create one of the UK's largest online gardening businesses
Does a garden centre really need a new electricity supply for EV charging?
Spooky Halloween walk raises record-breaking £1,316 for The Bracken Trust
Spring Fair expands line-up with over 200 new brands
UK’s first Flower Pharmacy launched in London
Wyevale Nurseries launches Awesome Autumn hedge giveaway for worthy causes
Nick Dunn honoured with Jon Jones Memorial Trophy at National Fruit Show
Discover Scotland's hidden talent at Scotland's Trade Fair Spring
EU red tape trumps UK science in continuing water hyacinth ban, says trade body
The best of last week's
The World’s First Truly Pink Agapanthus: The Gardeners' Must-Have for 2027
Haskins appoints its first Head of Hospitality to strengthen destination strategy
The Greenfingers Charity welcomes two new Trustees to its Board
APAC Group tees up support as headline sponsor of Greenfingers Charity’s first-ever Golf Day
Managing Labour Across Multiple Sites Without Losing Control
RocketGro releases second TV advert
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Drive, passion & focus. Ricky Towers on restaurants at British Garden Centres in GTN October-November issue, read on-line here

GTN October – November 2026.

In this issue:

  • Interview with British Garden Centres Restaurant Director Ricky Towers
  • Heavenly Coffee for garden centres
  • Behind Hamstreet Garden Centre’s Greatest Restaurant Team Award
  • Highlights from the 2026 Choice conference
  • Formbar helps with new recycling rules
  • WD-40’s new Bio Lubricant
  • Gardena’s Top of the Plots
  • LOFA invites applications to its new Outdoor Leisure Retail Academy
  • Invitation to Toy Fair 2027
  • New Product Directory from Glee 2026 – Part 1
  • Opportunities with edible plants
  • Cyclamen in the Spotlight – GTN Planteria
  • Gluten-free messaging for café’s & restaurants
  • Pet trade success at PATS 26
  • Your silent salesperson - Adapt or Die
  • Keep things fresh - GCA Viewpoint
  • A glimpse of the future - HTA Viewpoint
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LOFA Launches New Outdoor Leisure Retail Academy as Part of 60th Anniversary Celebrations

60 Years Strong – Building Tomorrow Together

 

As LOFA prepares to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee in 2027, marking 60 years of supporting the UK outdoor living industry, we are delighted to announce the launch of the LOFA Outdoor Leisure Retail Academy, a brand-new training initiative designed to help garden centre and retail staff feel more confident when selling outdoor leisure products.

 

And the best part? The training is completely free of charge...

Read more and link to apply for places
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Fakenham, McKenzie & Cruickshank, Bow Garden & Aquatic Centre, Wolseley Bridge, Burleydam, Old Railway Line, Norwich Camping & leisure, Allbrighton and Trioscape get early on-line votes as customers join the quest for The Greatest Christmas Teams

As a key part of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards, customers are now able to start voting for The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2026.  Voting is live on-line and in store from now until 20th December...

Download "Vote for us" poster artworks, in-store voting forms and on-line voting links here
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Bird lovers urged to put hygiene at heart of bird feeding
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Honeyfields is reminding wild bird fans that good hygiene should be an essential part of any responsible feeding routine, helping to create a safer and healthier environment for garden birds...

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APAC launch Christmas 2027

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APAC launched their Christmas 2027 range last week with a grand opening at the APAC Showroom in Leicester...

See GTN Xtra's photo gallery from the Christmas 2027 launch event here
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GCA members get inspired for Christmas on London trip

It might have been a grey November day, but the 50 members of the GCA who set off on a route around London’s top retailers were filled with Christmas cheer. Their mission was to capture new ideas in merchandising, display, signage and lighting, to take back to their own centres and incorporate into their Christmas offering.

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British Garden Centres sparks festive wonder with new animated Christmas advert 'Where Magic Begins'

British Garden Centres, where the Magic Begins - Christmas Advert 2026

British Garden Centres is lighting up screens across the UK this Christmas with the launch of its enchanting new animated advert, 'Where Magic Begins'...

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Greenfingers celebrates prestigious award for chairman

Greenfingers chairman Boyd Douglas-Davies was presented with the Prince Edward Award for Excellence in Horticultural Career Development by the Worshipful Company of Gardeners...

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Durstons steps up to meet late-season surge in compost demand

The family-run producer has seen an unexpected surge in demand for growing media throughout September and October, as the UK’s unusually mild autumn encouraged gardeners back outside following one of the driest, hottest summers on record...

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Cherry Lane company hunts more garden centres

QD Commercial Group, the owner of the Cherry Lane outlets, has announced it is actively looking to acquire more garden centres after a positive set of financial results...

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Unwins grows premium grow-your-own offering

Unwins Seeds is expanding its premium seed offering with the launch of the Seed Society collection, an exciting new range developed to inspire ambitious growers, support the booming grow-your-own movement and give retailers a compelling proposition for today's increasingly knowledgeable gardeners...

 

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Greenfingers gets ready for Most Jumperful Christmas yet!

The Greenfingers Charity is getting into the spirit of the season as it prepares for its biggest and most jumperful Christmas fundraising campaign yet...

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YPHA Management Development Programme celebrates second block as delegates prepare for final presentations

The Young People in Horticulture Association (YPHA) has completed a successful second block of its 2026/27 Management Development Programme, with delegates continuing to develop their leadership skills, confidence and professional networks ahead of the final residential session in January...

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Exclusive Inteview with Squires MD Sam Dickson and GTN's Glee review in latest issue of GTN magazine, read on-line now
  • Exclusive Interview with Sam Dickson, Squires MD
  • Fantastic at Food - GTN’s Greatest Restaurant & Food Hall Team Award winners
  • Wall art additions at Woodmansterne
  • Launch of the 2026 Greatest Christmas Awards
  • Report from the annual HTA Conference
  • Glee 2026 review starts here
  • All the New Product Award winners at Glee
  • GTN In conversation with Dobbies CEO at Glee
  • Glee exhibitor news
  • Floral Thursday for Greenfingers at Glee
  • Zig Zag retailers - Adapt or Die
  • Retailing with values - GCA Viewpoint
  • Unforgettable messages - HTA Viewpoint
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GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest – Autumn 2026

Altico, Angro, Auto Pot Global, Backdoor Shoes, Bees Seeds, Burgon & Ball, Cerland, Charles Bentley, Claber SPA, Durstons, Ecoo BV, elho, Emerald Eternal Green BV, Evergreen Garden Care, Floramadia, GreenKey, Glee, GRDN Living, Greenman Garden Tools, Handy, Hortiwool, Husqvarna, Jeyes, Johnsons Lawn Seeds, Lava-Lite, Lodi UK, Lohas Fertilliser, LV Bespoke, Meadow View Stone, Melcourt, Mims Pottery, Museums & Galleries Ltd, Norfolk Leisure, PlantWork, Sipcam, Super Ninja, The MAD Company, Toro, Vitavia, Vita, Woodmansterne, Zero - STV, Zest and the GIMA Member Directory.

 

 

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Crocus and Primrose merge to create one of the UK's largest online gardening businesses

Crocus and Primrose have announced a merger to create one of the UK’s largest online horticultural businesses, bringing together two complementary brands to offer an unrivalled range of plants and gardening products to British gardeners...

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Does a garden centre really need a new electricity supply for EV charging?

Concerns about power capacity can stop conversations about EV charging before they have properly started. But according to destination charging specialist ElectRoad, the assumption that rapid charging automatically requires an expensive new electricity supply is increasingly outdated.

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Spooky Halloween walk raises record-breaking £1,316 for The Bracken Trust
 

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre has announced that its annual Spooky Halloween Walk raised a record-breaking£1,316 for its 2026 Charity of the Year, The Bracken Trust...

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Spring Fair expands line-up with over 200 new brands

Spring Fair, the UK’s leading retail buying event taking place 7-10 February 2027 at NEC Birmingham, is putting the spotlight on the next generation of retail favourites, with more than 200 brand-new exhibitors already booked – up 16% on the same point last year...

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UK’s first Flower Pharmacy launched in London

Plants & Flowers Foundation Holland brought a welcome burst of colour to London with the launch of the UK’s first ‘Flower Pharmacy’, encouraging consumers to think differently about when and why they buy fresh flowers...

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Wyevale Nurseries launches Awesome Autumn hedge giveaway for worthy causes
 

Worthy causes are invited to apply for free native bareroot hedging next month as part of the launch of Wyevale Nurseries’ Awesome Autumn campaign – promoting the benefits of autumn planting...

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