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Thousands of votes pour in for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Teams
More than 5,000 customer votes have already been made by customers for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team and as of Sunday morning these are the Top 20 out of 177 centres that have been voted for so far.
This weeks Top 20 Christmas Teams:
- Bosworth Burton Latimer

- Cooks Garden Centre
- Jacksons Boutique Garden Centre
- Busy Bee Garden Centre
- Birkacre Garden Centre
- Keydell Nurseries
- Summerhill
- Pughs Radyr
- Gates Garden Centre
- Albrighton BGC
- Munro’s Garden Centre
- Brigg BGC
- Azure Garden Centre
- Roxton BGC
- Perrywood Sudbury
- Perrywoods Tiptree
- Planters Tamworth
- Garden King
- Tarporley BGC
- Ongar BGC
See the list of all 177 garden centre Christmas teams that have been voted for so far
GTN November 2023 - GIMA Awards Roll of Honour Issue
In this issue:
- Customers join in GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards
- Sponsors line up prizes for Christmas Awards winners
- Colourful moments of joy – Peckish new Ad campaign
- Choice Marketing Awards
- GIMA Awards 2023 Roll of Honour
- Cans with Class – GTN visits Haws
- Welcoming new talent – On Tour with Colegrave Seabrook Students
- Greenfingers gardens and Christmas jumpers
- The Power of environmental horticulture - HTA Conference
- Little Santa sure to be a winner - GTN Planteria
- Gift cards and hot coals - HTA Column
- Protect yourself against the unknown - GIMA Column
Read the issue on-line here
Stormy October sees modest growth in garden centre sales

The Horticultural Trades Association’s newly released November Market Update shows, despite Storm Babet and the wettest October since 1998, that UK garden centre retail saw positive trends in the last month...
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Garden centre for sale after 40 years of family ownership

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co and joint agent, Clark Weightman have been instructed to market Millstone Garden Centre in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. This well-established garden centre was originally established in 1989 by current owners, Tom and Joanna Rutherford and benefits from a loyal, local retail and trade customer base...
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MP gets look at high-tech facilities at Hadlow College

Local MP, Tom Tugendhat, got a first-hand look at the work Hadlow College is doing to inspire the next generation of students when he visited the College’s state-of-the-art glasshouse...
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HTA reaction to Autumn Budget
Fran Barnes, Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Autumn Budget has acknowledged the need to support businesses to invest for the future. We welcome the response to our asks on Business Rates to ease the Spring cliff edge by extending small business and retail reliefs, full-expensing and measures to support the self-employed..."
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British Garden Centres unveil its Christmas themes

It’s that time of year once again and British Garden Centres, the largest UK family-run garden centre group has revealed its festive decorating inspiration to help customers deck the halls for the season. From classic and natural styles to bright and bold glamour, there are ideas to suit every taste and every home.
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Top economist to share thoughts on inflation with garden centre industry
HSBC’s former Head of Economics will be helping delegates at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference (January 28 until 31, 2024) understand the resurgence of inflation and the challenges that it continues to bring...
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Spring Fair and Autumn Fair strengthens leadership team

Hyve Group has announced the appointment of two new leaders to the team, Jackson Szabo as Portfolio Director for Spring Fair and Autumn Fair and Soraya Gadelrab as the new Event Director for Spring Fair and Autumn Fair...
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Voting has started for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre teams

Hundreds of customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team have already been made and with 5 more weeks of voting there's plenty of opportunity for more centres to ask for the support of your customers. After only 10 days of on-line voting the front runners are: Bosworths, Cooks, Ferndale, Gates and Planters Tamworth. Votes have also already been submitted for Blue Diamond East Bridgeford, BGC Burford House, Bosworths Elton Hall, Goulds, Gordale, Jackson’s Boutique Garden Centre, Planters Bretby Tong, Wentworth Garden Centre and Woburn Sands Emporium...
Download poster artwork and voting links here
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Sponsors line up prizes for the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards

Our team of judges have started the wonderful task of visiting the 100 garden centres who have been nominated for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2023. And our sponsors which include: AMES, Glee 2024, Kaemingk, LeisureGrow, NOMA , PATS 2024, Smart Garden Products, Solex 2024, Stars for Europe, Three Kings and Woodmansterne have been lining up prizes for the category winners...
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Gardening expert Monty Don awarded Honorary Degree from University of Stirling

Broadcaster, writer and celebrity gardener Monty Don OBE has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Stirling in recognition of his outstanding contribution to horticulture, broadcasting, and charity...
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Stars for Europe’s top 5 special care tips for retailers to maximise poinsettia sales in-store
Everyone wants a reputation as a seller of quality plants, because if plants prove difficult for consumers to keep alive, they might avoid buying them again. Poinsettias have an undeserved reputation as a fussy plant, but in fact, caring for them is easy if you remember a few special tips...
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Adventure play attraction reaches final of tourism award

Mission Out, based at Tingley Garden Centre, has reached the final of the Newcomer award in the Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards...
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Popcorn Kitchen – grasping the gifting nettle

Popcorn Kitchen has enjoyed significant growth over the last three years, the fruits of a root & branch review of its brand 18 months earlier, which sought not simply to underpin the brand’s distinct DNA but to explore additional gifting pathways that played into brand’s snowballing popcorn prowess...
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Spring Fair's Community Team is your path to meeting new buyers

Spring Fair, the UK's most popular, diverse, and trend led marketplace for home, gift, fashion and everyday, and retail’s definitive wholesale shopping destination, has created a Community Team to serve as a valuable resource for exhibitors and buyers.
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Home at Spring Fair creates the wow-factor

Inspiring retail’s creators and curators, Spring Fair puts thousands of new products across home, gift and fashion at the forefront of UK retail. Only available to see at the next show on 4th – 7th February at NEC Birmingham, a host of exclusive Home brands have been revealed including Coach House, Hill Interiors, Pacific Lifestyle, Garden Trading as well as the exciting new partnership between Libra and Laura Ashley...
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The complete Glee New Product Showcase Directory - GTN Magazine latest issue on-line now
In this issue:
- A passion for pots – GTN Interview at Woodlodge
- Norwegian Style outdoors with Fandango
- Captain of garden machinery – Mark Moseley Interview
- GCA Regional Awards – Full 2023 results
- GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards – Enter now!
- Water-wise Planteria retailing from Timber Displays
- Home comforts - GTN visits Yarnton Home & Garden
- Glee New Product Showcase – The complete directory
- Pets show success – PATS Telford 2023
- GTN Planteria Special
- Challenging success - LOFA Column
- Reaching our full Potential – Environmental Horticulture Group Column
- Notes from an Indian Summer - HTA Column
- They think it’s all over… – GIMA Column
Read the issue on-line here
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Last chance to reserve space on the British pavilion at Fruit Logistica
The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) will be hosting a group of UK exhibitors at Fruit Logistica, 7-9 February 2024 in Berlin...
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Free HR webinar for GCA members
Garden Centre Association members will hear from Human Resources professionals as well as peers on the topic of recruitment and retention during a free webinar next month...
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Finalists revealed for APL Awards 2024
The finalists for the APL Awards 2024 have been announced at the APL Annual Meeting which took place at Futurescape on 21 November...
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IPM Essen joins as Host Sponsor for the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards
IPM Essen, the industry’s largest international trade fair, has joined as Host Sponsor for the AIPH International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards – a partnership that will include the 2024-26 editions of the celebration...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
New Finance Director joins the AMES Companies
As the AMES Companies continues on its upward projection, firmly on its mission to being the garden retail industry’s ‘partner of choice’, it has recently appointed a new Finance Director to support this growth...
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Suppliers get influential at The Garden Media Guild Awards
Johnsons Lawn Seeds, Gardena, Miracle-Gro and Westland were among the garden centre suppliers who sponsored categories in The Garden Media Guild Awards 2023, which took place at The Savoy Hotel last week...
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Vitax appoints new North West area sales manager
Vitax Limited has appointed a new area sales manager to cover the North West region as it continues with its drive to expand its presence in the area following investment in new products and additions to key brands...
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Southern Trident continues to lead the way in environmental responsibility
Southern Trident announces its remarkable achievements in 2023 and sets the stage for further success in 2024. As a company dedicated to environmental responsibility, Southern Trident has solidified its position as one of the most eco-conscious manufacturers in the industry...
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