GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 31 2016

Woof woof! Yes, it’s me again…GTN Newshound…and I’ve got a right old tail-wag on, I can tell you! Y’see, isstry (as we used to call it) was one of my fave subjects at puppy school, always something to get your fireman’s hose into…and this week, what have I got to work on a bit of an isstry project! Exciting,yeah? Like to know more? Then read on…

New Brochure...New Look Meadow View Stone

With the intent to make products more accessible to stockists, Meadow View Stone have combined their three distinct product collections of aggregates, stoneware and paving all together in one concise but extensive catalogue. Furthermore, this entire product collection is distributed from their central depot, giving stockists complete flexibility to mix and match this comprehensive collection of products to meet order parameters...

Oh dear – April was as bad as 2013 – official!

April was as bad as 2013 in the end and that is official! The GTN Bestsellers All Product Index for April came in at 15% down on April 2015 and just on a par with April 2013, which was previously one of the worst Aprils for a long time...

Cultivation Street to treble readership as Domoney switches to Sunday Mirror

David Domoney’s Cultivation Street community gardening campaign is set to treble its readership following the switch of his week-end newspaper column from the Sunday People to the Sunday Mirror...

Briers drives its North American expansion plans

The Briers team presented the new Briers International Collection at this year's National Hardware Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada...

Royal seal of approval for graduate entrepreneur who invented SeedCell

Dan Robson, founder of Green Digit Gardening and inventor of the innovative seed SeedCell germination system, has won The Duke of York Young Entrepreneur Award...

Thieves steal 8ft stag hedge from Notcutts garden centre

A large privet hedge cut in the shape of a stag was dug up and stolen by thieves from Notcutts garden centre, Nuneham Courtenay, near Oxford, this week...

Briers' Gluvies photobooth boost for Greenfingers

Greenfingers received a welcome boost from the Briers Gluvies photobooth at the GCA conference earlier this year. As well as recognising the great work done by everyone concerned in organising this worthwhile event, GTN Xtra felt it would be a good idea to brighten up the week with a galary of never-seen-before pictures from the Briers Gluvies photobooth...

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Garden centre's green belt row to end up in court

The row over an enforcement notice served on the owners of Hare Hatch Sheeplands garden centre near Reading is to end up in court, following the local council’s rejection of a petition signed by thousands...

#WorldNakedGardeningDay gets all fresh@burcot garden centre

While gardeners were posing naked at RHS Malvern Flower Show for World Naked Gardening Day Neil and Nicci Gow from Fresh@Burcot led the way with garden centres joining in...

All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

Matthew Algie returns to the Caffè Culture Show at Olympia

Coffee roaster Matthew Algie will be at next week's Caffè Culture Show, the UK’s major gathering for the café and coffee community...

Best ever Natural & Organic Products Europe

Natural & Organic Products Europe welcomed a record 10,226 total attendees from 86 countries through its doors last month on 17-18 April at London ExCeL...

Wyevale Garden Centres win gold for Malvern show garden

Wyevale Garden Centres, in partnership with Historic Royal Palaces, were awarded Gold at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival this week for their show garden ‘Gardening Amidst Ruins: a homage to Capability Brown’...

Hanging basket habits revealed by Thompson & Morgan

Thompson & Morgan has surveyed the nation’s gardeners to see how they use them to best effect in their garden, with some interesting findings...

Squire's donate '80-year favourites' to Farnham park

Squire’s Garden Centres have donated plants from their ‘80th Celebration Collection’, a range of their favourite plants over the past 80 years, to make a flowerbed in Gostrey Meadow Park in Farnham...

Left: Kevin Taitt and Councillor Stephen Hill of Farnham Town Council help Squire's deputy chairman Sarah Squire to plant up the bed.

Peter Williamson Travel Award for Pershore student

Nicholas Russell from Pershore College has been presented with Wyevale Nurseries’ Peter Williamson Travel Award...

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Briers' gloves have the golden touch

There were two significant new entries into the GTN Bestsellers Garden Product chart this week – Briers Golden Leather Gloves (Medium and Large sizes)...

Grafted plants are stars of Veg-2-Gro sales

There were five new entries in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart, headed by Quantil Grafted Tomato Supersweet (10cm) Cherry at No 26.

Farmyard manure is a bestseller

Arthur Bowers Blended Farmyard Manure was the biggest mover in the GTN Bestsellers Growing Media chart, as sales of compost were down on the previous week...

Bents hand over £26k to cystic fibrosis charity

Bents Garden & Home have handed over a cheque for £25,907 to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, breaking the centre’s fund-raising record...

Juliana Oasis captures the imagination

The new Juliana Oasis combines the perfect technical attributes for raising plants and vegetables with an appealing space for use as a garden room...

BHETA recruits three more garden market suppliers

Three more garden market suppliers – Paroh, Bonnington Plastics and Globus – have joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)...

Lantra announces new trustee appointments

Lantra has announced the arrival of three new trustees to the Lantra Board – Richard Clarke, Geoff Mackey and Geraldine Newton-Cross...

Landscape Trailblazer Apprenticeship Standards

the new Horticulture and Landscape Apprenticeship Standards have now achieved Government approval...

Stunning iris and peony collections from Hawkesmill

Warrwickshire-based Hawkesmill Nurseries, who encourage continuous seasonal sales with their collections, are offering retailers a stunning selection of Irises and Peonies with which to tempt their customers...

Inside the May issue of Garden Trade News

The May issue of Garden Trade News is packed full of advice and information for garden retailing professionals...

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