In This Issue
Blue Diamond report sales up by 19% for 2025
Finalists announced for GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards - Winners to be announced and presented at Glee@Spring Fair
Glee @ Spring Fair returns on 1-4 February
Votes have been counted. See the Top 50 Christmas Garden Centre Teams in regional splits
Klondyke Group announces CEO transition as David Yardley retires
Level Up Your Menu: Free From Cookery Masterclass with expert Master chefs!
Garden centre market shows strong buyer demand
Charles Bentley announces major site consolidation to strengthen sustainability and operational efficiency
Your support could make GCA Sunday Funday epic!
RHS reports surge in houseplant sales in 2025
Matthew Mein appointed Event Director of both Glee and Autumn Fair
Great opportunity to give your career a kick start
Grass Gains secures £300k funding to accelerate growth
HTA launches Spring content for ‘Your Garden Year’
Dobbies partners with Waves to offer car wash service
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GIMA Awards Roll of Honour, Glee New Products Directory and The Greatest Christmas Teams in GTN's November-December issue , read on-line here
We’re Growing! Join Norfolk Leisure as our new Area Sales Manager
Henry Bell becomes main sponsor of Grantham RotarySwimarathon
Bulrush sponsor 2026 BOA Technical Conference
Seven nominations for Show Your Colours Award IPM 2026
Coppice Sirane becomes latest Patron member of Gardenex
PCA calls for comment on invasive weed competency framework
RHS announces new Curator at RHS Garden Bridgewater 
Garden PR agency kicks off 2026 with appointment of plant pest specialist
NP Structures to launch Constant Tension Retractable (CTR) roof system at IPM Essen
The best of last week's
Woburn Sands Garden Centre announces closure
Engineering for peat-free production
RHS announces new licensed range of wild bird food
Norfolk Leisure looks to appoint Area Sales Manager
NOMA brings Harry Potter to Harrogate this year
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Chessington
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Garsons Esher
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Garsons Titchfield
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Haskins West End
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Henry Street
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Longacres Bagshot
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Notcutts Oxford
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Stewarts Christchurch
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - The Garden Society
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Blue Diamond Blackdown
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Ransoms, Jersey
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Summerhill Garden Centre
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Blue Diamond report sales up by 19% for 2025

Blue Diamond have just published their Trading Statement for the Year Ended 31 December 2025. Total sales for the year grew by just under 19%. Like for like sales for the full year were up 6.1% (8.4% in the first half and 4.2% in the second half) with Garden Centres at 6.3% and Restaurants at 5.8%...

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Finalists announced for GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards - Winners to be announced and presented at Glee@Spring Fair

As the team of judges near the end of their deliberations as to the winners of the judged categories in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards we are now able to announce the finalists in each category.

 

GTN's team of Greatest Christmas Awards judges visited over 130 garden centres during November and December 2025 seeking out examples of wonderful teamwork and Christmas Greatness across 16 categories.  With standards so high across the board, all of the teams listed as finalists can take a pat on the back.  Well done!

 

The winners of each of the categories below will be announced on Monday 2nd February at 1:00pm in the Glee@Spring Fair area of Spring Fair at the NEC.  We look forward to seeing you there...

 

See the complete list of Finalists in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
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Glee @ Spring Fair returns on 1-4 February

With just a few weeks to go, anticipation is building as Glee prepares to return to Spring Fair this February, marking its first appearance at the event in six years...

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Votes have been counted. See the Top 50 Christmas Garden Centre Teams in regional splits

The counting of customer votes for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards has been completed and a massive 9,512 votes have been verified across on-line, in-store and in-post votes.

 

As a result, we can now reveal the Top 50 most voted for Christmas Garden Centre teams in regional splits.  They are, in A-Z order...

 

See the Top 50 Christmas Garden Centre Teams as voted for by customers
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Klondyke Group announces CEO transition as David Yardley retires

Klondyke Group Ltd today announces that David Yardley, Chief Executive Officer, will retire from his role at the end of March 2026, concluding a remarkable 44-year career with the company. David Abbott will succeed David Yardley as Chief Executive Officer from April 2026...

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Level Up Your Menu: Free From Cookery Masterclass with expert Master chefs!
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Elevate your Garden Centre Catering with the two-day FreeFrom Masterclass from Food Allergy Aware, designed to help your kitchen team master allergen-safe, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan dishes that delight every customer...

 

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Garden centre market shows strong buyer demand
 

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has launched its annual Business Outlook report, which highlights a surge in transactional activity in the garden centre sector in 2025. Tom Glanvill, Director – Garden Centres, commented, “2025 was a record year for garden centre transactions at Christie & Co..."

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Charles Bentley announces major site consolidation to strengthen sustainability and operational efficiency

British heritage brand, Charles Bentley, has announced a significant consolidation of its operational sites as part of an ongoing strategy to enhance sustainability, improve inter-departmental collaboration, and streamline day-to-day working practices...

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Your support could make GCA Sunday Funday epic!
 

The countdown is officially on for the legendary GCA Sunday Funday! Taking place on Sunday 26th January, just ahead of the GCA Conference, this much-loved event promises even more excitement, friendly rivalry and laughter, all in support of Greenfingers Charity....

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RHS reports surge in houseplant sales in 2025

The Royal Horticultural Society reports a 15% increase in houseplant sales over the last year, outperforming bedding plants and herbs. 

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Matthew Mein appointed Event Director of both Glee and Autumn Fair
 

Matthew Mein has been appointed Event Director of both Glee and Autumn Fair, ensuring each event continues to deliver clearly defined value for its core audiences while benefiting from closer strategic coordination...

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Great opportunity to give your career a kick start

Don’t delay – it’s time to get your application in for a Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Scholarship as the season is only open until 31st January...

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Grass Gains secures £300k funding to accelerate growth
 

Grass Gains, the fast-growing UK lawn care and plant nutrition brand, has more than doubled its business during 2025 significantly exceeding expectations and is now poised for substantial further growth after raising £300,000 from private investors...

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HTA launches Spring content for ‘Your Garden Year’

The Horticultural Trades Association has launched the Spring phase of its ‘Your Garden Year’ campaign, a simple yet ambitious industry-wide framework designed to help gardeners feel confident, informed and inspired every week of the year...

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Dobbies partners with Waves to offer car wash service

Dobbies Garden Centres has announced a new partnership with Waves, the country’s largest hand car wash and valeting provider. Five premium car wash facilities are now open at Dobbies stores: Woodcote Green, Ashford, Peterborough, Ponteland and Brighton...

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GIMA Awards Roll of Honour, Glee New Products Directory and The Greatest Christmas Teams in GTN's November-December issue , read on-line here

GTN November - December 2025 - GIMA Awards Roll of Honour & GLEE New Products Directory

In this issue:

  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 – meet the teams
  • Powering Retailer success in 2026 with Handy
  • Fordingbridge turn plants into heroes
  • GIMA Awards 2025 Roll of Honour
  • Sticky solutions for growth at Pelsis
  • Jagram from blueprint to bloom
  • GCA-Westland Rising Stars 2025
  • Glee New Product Showcase 2025 Directory
  • PATS 2025 Review
  • Growing together – Environmental Horticulture Group Viewpoint
  • Award winning plants – GTN Planteria
  • Caring and sharing – HTA Viewpoint
  • A year of growth, grit and joy – GIMA Viewpoint

 

Read the issue on-line here
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