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New Year predictions from the "Bunker Booth"
As we went into Lockdown back in March 2020, Derek Bunker at Alton Garden Centre in Essex made a number of predictions for garden centre trading for the rest of the year which proved right, including the foresight that we would have a record Christmas as a result of the pandemic crisis.
With that in mind, on New Year’s Eve, GTN Xtra asked Derek what his predictions for 2021 are...
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The GTN Xtra Top 100 Most Read Stories of 2020
During 2020 we've sent out 391,634 GTN Xtra e-mails that have been read by 29,777 unique readers. The e-mail newsletter and each issues website has been opened 472,682 times during the year and 847,981 pages viewed...
See and read the full GTN Xtra Top 100 Most Read Stories of 2020
No 1 Most Read Story 2020 - Garden Centres close their doors "We want to be part of stopping the spread of Coronavirus"
From GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2020
It's been a sanguine day in the GTN Xtra office as notification after notification has come in from garden centres who have taken the huge decision to close their doors either at the start of today or as business closes tonight/tomorrow...
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No 2 Most Read Story 2020 - Trading update from this weekend - UPDATED
From GTN Xtra - Issue 11 2020
As garden centres trade through the first weekend after the move to the Delay Phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, GTN Xtra has been asking garden centre managers and owners how trading has been this weekend and about their thoughts for the coming weeks...
Read comments from Bents, Longacres, Planters, Dobbies, Blue Diamond, British Garden Centres, Stewarts, Bosworths, Fron Goch, Langlands, Poplars and Caulders
No 3 Most Read Story 2020 - Garden centres in England and Scotland can stay open - now is the time to review Covid-19 safety
From GTN Xtra - Issue 43 2020
Following news that garden centres in England and Scotland can remain open, HTA President Boyd Douglas-Davies, has called upon garden centres to work to the highest standards of Covid-19 safe policies and to review everything now before the month long lockdown in England begins or areas in Scotland move into Tier 4...
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No 4 Most Read Story 2020 - Exeter garden centre stays open but cannot sell plants - Cherry Lane close all centres
From GTN Xtra - Issue 13 2020
After trading through the first week of the emergency lockdown Cherry Lane Garden Centres have now closed. Plants Galore in Exeter, after being served with a prohibition notice, have been allowed to carry on selling hardware and pet products but not plants...
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No 5 Most Read Story 2020 - Dobbies remain open and social media gets heated
From GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2020
After last nights statement from the Prime Minister Dobbies garden centres have decided to stay open, citing that 70% of their turnover represents essential goods...
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No.6 to No.10 Most Read Stories in 2020
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Who will be the winners in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards? There's still time to enter before the New Years Eve closing date
There's still time, just, to get your entries and nominations in for The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Teams of 2020. Entries close at midnight on New Years Eve...
Entry details and a sneak preview of early entries here
GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer reviews 2020 with Peter Seabrook
On Christmas Eve, Peter Seabrook invited GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer to review 2020 with a focus on garden centres as part of his Sun Gardening,This Week in The Garden, Podcast...
Listen here
The New Environmentalist - Nature will become ‘second nature’ to future generations
The ‘Sustainability Trend’ really isn’t a trend and those that do should stop referring to it as such. The global pandemic has fast-forwarded this movement by five years...
GTN's Sustainability Directory 2021 is available to read on-line now and will arrive with the December issue of GTN this week.
Read the full article in the 2021 edition of GTN's Sustainability Directory here
Over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
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They’re back, all be it in a virtual form. GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back for 2020 to celebrate all that’s great about garden centres at Christmas through the pages of GTN and the GTN Xtra e-mail newsletter and now we can announce there's over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won:
- The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team – Sponsored by Woodlodge - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team – Sponsored by GTN Bestsellers -subscriptions worth £580 for the winner
- The Greatest Festive Food Hall Team – Sponsored by Garden Radio – 1 years’ service with bespoke messages, worth over £500 for the winner
- The Greatest Christmas Sizzle Team – Sponsored by SOLEX - 2 x Hotel Rooms at SOLEX 2021 for the winner
- The Greatest Christmas Pets Team – Sponsored by Smart Garden Products, Zöon -£500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Christmas Community/Charity Initiative – Sponsored by Kaemingk – A display from their UK showroom for the winner
- The Greatest Social Media Christmas Marketing Idea – Sponsored by Glee – 2 x Hotel Rooms at Glee 2021 for the winner
- The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Video – Sponsored by Premier Decorations - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Winter Garden Care Sales Team – Sponsored by Elho - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Covid Safe Christmas Display Team – Sponsored by Global Journey - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Group Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by DCUK - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Ascalon - £500 stock for the winner
- The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk- A display from their UK showroom for the winner
- The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Festive - £500 stock for the winner
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See entry details here
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Stax emerges strong from a trying year
Stax Trade Centres’ dedication to helping keep the supply chain open in 2020 has paid dividends, as the company’s annual financial reports revealed a strong and profitable performance despite the year’s challenges...
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Gardenex, PetQuip and the CHA launch new initiative following Brexit trade deal
Following the announcement of the UK-EU Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which has been reached by the UK and the European Union, Gardenex, PetQuip and the Commercial Horticultural Association have launched an initiative to help UK companies navigate their way around the new rules in 2021...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Decision to close Scottish garden centres ‘disappointing’
The decision to remove Scottish garden centres from the list of essential retailers, resulting in them being closed from Boxing Day, has been widely criticised...
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Local community saves Thetford Garden Centre from flooding
It was all hands to the pump. literally, at Thetford Garden Centre on the eve of Christmas Eve...
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Record entries to popular Illumination Street contest
Illumination Street, sponsored by British Garden Centres Group, has broken all records this festive period with unprecedented media coverage in the Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, Daily Express, Grow Your Own magazine, ITV News and BBC Radio...
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Christmas decorations made from natural materials
GTN Xtra Promotion
Hogewoning is a specialised company in Christmas decoration, all made from eco-friendly natural materials, this year with a new extensive range of dried flowers...
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Get set for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2021!
Mark Friday March 19th 2021 in your diaries now!
2021 marks a very special occasion for the annual Garden Re-Leaf Day event as this special FUNdraising day (March 19th, 2021) celebrates its 10th anniversary! Looking rather different to previous years as we navigate a new normal, there’s still a whole host of different ways to get involved in this ever-popular charity day that not only kick starts the gardening season but also raises much needed funds for the Greenfingers Charity...
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Garden Centre Photo Tours
If you've missed one of our popular photo tours of garden centres then click on the links below:
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
In advance of the launch of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2020, GTN's Northern Correspondent, Steve Myatt, paid a visit to Barton Grange to bring you this first GTN Xtra Christmas photo tour.
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Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Sneak preview of Squires Badshot Lea Greatest Christmas Awards entry
See Squires Bashot Lea's Christmas Awards entry photo tour here
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Sneak preview of Perrywoods Greatest Christmas Awards entry
See Perrywoods Christmas Awards Entry Photo Tour here
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Charles Stubbs, Lewis Fox and Nemanja Tintor, along with the rest of the BGC team, were proud as punch yesterday as their 58th centre at Thatcham in Berkshire opened...
See GTN Xtra's exclusive photo tour of the new centre
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill, Crawley, has opened its doors to customers following a 12-month refurbishment costing £15m...
Read more and see GTN Xtras photo tour of the new centre
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