In This Issue
Ready, set, grow. New racetrack drives year-round visits
Autumn POS planning should start before the leaves fall
A warm welcome to Chessington Garden Centre from Corby+Fellas
Blue Diamond shines at RHS Badminton Flower Show
Colours collide at Floral Fantasia
Summerfield Homes and Monkton Elm Garden Centre launch exclusive partnership for new homeowners
Glee confirms inspiring 2026 agenda
Meet the Glee 2026 newbies: Marvellous Mulch
How Glee helped LBC Boots find its footing
Clive Humby OBE to speak at GCA Conference
HTA and BALI call for urgent action on water restrictions to protect UK green infrastructure
SOLEX 2026 hailed a sizzling success
Award winners celebrate their success at SOLEX
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Frank P. Matthews celebrates 125 years with open day
Bunnies and berries: new limited-edition gifting from Burgon & Ball
Birdfy brings smarter birdwatching to UK gardens
Why the UK remains Europe's most dynamic retail market
Spring Fair and Theo Paphitis’ #SBS PARTNERSHIP announce record 18 Small Business Winners
HTA extends closing date for entries to Grower of the Year Awards 2026
Robert Dyas announces winner of Nominate Your Community Space Competition
HTA releases Autumn content for Your Garden Year
Finalists announced in Landscaping and Horticulture WorldSkills UK competition
BHETA holding conference on utilising marketplaces for export
Dates confirmed for the HTA National Plant Show 2027
The best of last week's
Greenfingers Charity thanks supporters following spectacular Summer Ball
British Garden Centres' Libby and Phillippa Stubbs conquer Kilimanjaro
Sunnii Lifestyle unveils 2027 outdoor furniture collections
RHS and Bramblecrest extend outdoor furniture collaboration
Why more garden centres are discovering the power of pre-designed canopies
Zest expands outdoor entertaining collection at SOLEX
Sad news to report: Andy Bunker has died
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Sad news to report: Andy Bunker has died

After a short battle with pancreatic cancer, Andy Bunker has sadly died... 

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Ready, set, grow. New racetrack drives year-round visits
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A new canopy installed by all-weather specialists, Fordingbridge, is helping Craft Nurseries in Manningtree, Essex maximise the appeal of a recently launched family attraction by ensuring year-round usability...

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Autumn POS planning should start before the leaves fall
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For garden machinery dealers and retailers, autumn planning should not start when the leaves begin to fall. It should start before then. That is the advice from Mark Moseley, Sales & Marketing Director at Handy,

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A warm welcome to Chessington Garden Centre from Corby+Fellas
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Corby+Fellas are delighted to announce the successful implementation of WinRetail at Chessington Garden Centre, marking the beginning of what they are sure will be a fantastic partnership...

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Blue Diamond shines at RHS Badminton Flower Show

Blue Diamond Garden Centres is celebrating exceptional success at the inaugural RHS Badminton Flower Show 2026, following an outstanding week that saw both its sponsored Show Garden and its own Floral Marquee exhibit recognised with the highest honours by the Royal Horticultural Society...

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Colours collide at Floral Fantasia

This year, antirrhinums are the subject of the seasonal flower trial at Floral Fantasia. Based at RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex, the independent and open trial is, this summer, assessing 135 varieties.

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Summerfield Homes and Monkton Elm Garden Centre launch exclusive partnership for new homeowners

Prospective buyers reserving a new Summerfield home this summer can enjoy a £2,000 garden furniture voucher thanks to a new partnership between two long-established Taunton family businesses...

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Glee confirms inspiring 2026 agenda

Headline keynote speakers, more than 20 expert-led seminars, two dedicated content stages and the return of the Glee New Products Showcase make Glee 2026 one of the industry's most valuable destinations for business insight as well as buying...

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Meet the Glee 2026 newbies: Marvellous Mulch
 

One of this year's newcomers to Glee is Marvellous Mulch – a Norfolk-based business that's taken one of gardening's oldest products and given it a thoroughly modern makeover.

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How Glee helped LBC Boots find its footing

Every year, Glee welcomes a new generation of businesses hoping to make their mark on the garden retail industry. For LBC Boots, then known as Leon Boots, that journey began at Glee in 2021...

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Clive Humby OBE to speak at GCA Conference
 

Data science pioneer Clive Humby OBE, who co-founded the global consumer insights company behind the Tesco Clubcard, will be speaking at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference in January 2027...

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HTA and BALI call for urgent action on water restrictions to protect UK green infrastructure
 

The Horticultural Trades Association and the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) have written a joint letter to Emma Hardy MP, the Flooding and Water Minister, calling on the government to improve the way water restrictions are implemented and communicated. They warn that the current approach is harming businesses responsible for delivering and maintaining the UK’s green infrastructure, which is needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change...

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SOLEX 2026 hailed a sizzling success

The three-day SOLEX 2026 exhibition, which took place at the NEC Birmingham this week, has been hailed as a sizzling success with LOFA Chairman Alwyn Williams happy to agree it had been fantastic show...

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Award winners celebrate their success at SOLEX

The SOLEX Award winners celebrated their success at the show after receiving their honours at the exhibition's Afterparty on Tuesday...

The Tripod Home Love Bench won Best Eco Friendly Product. The company's Myles Podmore is pictured with SOLEX event director Gina Hinde and GTN editor Trevor Pfeiffer.

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Frank P. Matthews celebrates 125 years with open day

Frank P. Matthews Trees marked a major milestone with a special Open Day on 1st July, celebrating 125 years of horticultural expertise, innovation and family stewardship...

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Bunnies and berries: new limited-edition gifting from Burgon & Ball

This year there’s a new gifting mini-range from Burgon & Ball. Production is strictly limited though, so retailers are advised to secure their stock early...

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Birdfy brings smarter birdwatching to UK gardens
 

Birdfy, a leading innovator in smart bird-watching technology is bringing smarter bird-watching to UK Gardens this summer with the Birdfy Birdbath Pro, an innovative smart birdbath range designed to transform garden bird-watching by combining a beautifully designed birdbath with advanced camera technology, AI bird recognition and intelligent smart features...

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Why the UK remains Europe's most dynamic retail market

Jackson Szabo believes the UK has quietly become Europe's most dynamic retail market, with innovation, creativity and resilience creating new opportunities for international brands...

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Spring Fair and Theo Paphitis’ #SBS PARTNERSHIP announce record 18 Small Business Winners

Spring Fair has announced the 18 winners of its 2027 Spring Fair x #SBS Small Business Sunday competition, giving a record number of entrepreneurs the opportunity to exhibit free of charge at the show's dedicated #SBS Village when Spring Fair returns to the NEC Birmingham from 7-10 February 2027...

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