In This Issue
Garden Centre Sales double during half term
What Lies Ahead for 2021? - GTN's February Issue On-Line Now
Last chance to view Woodlodge’s new Snowlodge Christmas Décor range
Sue Allen and Tammy Woodhouse to Brave the Shave on Garden Re-Leaf Day
Hozelock adds to popular trigger sprayer range
Beast from the East (2021 edition) hits sales
It's 'love plants' as Valentine's Day boosts sales
Petitions in Wales and Scotland go over 6,700 and 3,100 signatures, but they still need our help to get centres re-opened
Garden centre seeks planning permission for holiday lodges
HTA reacts to Wales, Scotland and North Ireland plans
More walkers welcome! Join the Garden Re-Leaf Lands’ End to John O’Groats virtual walk
Gardening comes to the Sun on Sunday
The Plant Based Podcast returns with new format and new sponsor to celebrate the continued popularity of gardening
New company offers eco-friendly greetings cards
Altons BBQ World, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Baytree, Busy Bee, Groves, Pengelly, Pughs, The Old Railway Line and Squires Badshot Lea are the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Christmas Future Trends at Glee's Festive Focus Day
GTN's Christmas Special Issue - read on-line here
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
James Parr joins Smart Board
Pots and seed trays beat the cold
Spring has begun at GROEN-Direkt in 2021
Growing media sales hit by big freeze
RHS members vote in support of a change to the RHS Bye-Laws for recruiting Council Members
Wild Bird Care up by 21%
The best of last week's
Online garden products retailer sold to private equity firm
One good week and gardening sales get going
Scotsdale warehouse extension gets green light
Floralsilk opens impressive purpose built showroom
Garden centres in Top 10 list for 'popular local retailers'
Record manufacturing output and inventory holding to serve increased customer demand
Get set go – supporters confirm plans for Garden Re-Leaf
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of pet products
Henry Bell secures exclusive contract with Blue Diamond
Nature's Harvest dog food unveils new brand packaging
Skinner’s celebrates 50 years with a range expansion
Wilsons Pet Food extends eco-friendly dog food range
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Garden Centre Sales double during half term

Early analysis of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Centre Epos data for half term week reveals that total sales almost doubled from the previous snow hit week and were 56% up on the same week last year...

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What Lies Ahead for 2021? - GTN's February Issue On-Line Now

In this issue:

 

Patio Black Spot – the Winning Formula

Weathering the Perfect Storm – Brexit and all that

New line up for LOFA Council    

Contemporary style from Firmans

Primeur – the one to watch for 2021

Get Set for Garden Re-Leaf Day 2021

Why Meadow View are Re-fuelling sales  

Cultivation Street’s 9th year

How will the Lockdown Gap be filled? – GTN Bestsellers Analysis

GTN Bestsellers Top 100 Garden Products of 2020           

Last chance to see the Woodlodge Snowlodge 

HTA Column – Perfect Opportunity for Plant Sales

 

 

Read GTN's February 2021 Issue on-line here
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Last chance to view Woodlodge’s new Snowlodge Christmas Décor range
See the virtual portal from your own office right now!

There is still time to indulge in the festive spirit with Woodlodge’s brand new Snowlodge range for Christmas 2021.  This exciting offering, made up of over 1,400 products, is supported by a dedicated virtual portal where the full range is on display for buyers to view from the comfort of their own office...

Tour the Snowlodge showroom here
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Sue Allen and Tammy Woodhouse to Brave the Shave on Garden Re-Leaf Day
 

 

Two brave souls are daring to “brave the shave” this year in support of Garden Re-Leaf Day’s 10thanniversary this March (Friday 19th) and the FUNdraising efforts of the Greenfingers charity...

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Hozelock adds to popular trigger sprayer range

With the nation spending more time at home in the past 12 months due to national lockdowns, consumers have turned their attention to creating their own sanctuary, whether this be inside the home or in their outdoor space. This booming trend has seen brands invest in NPD dedicated to this new audience, including Hozelock with the latest addition to its range of trigger sprayers. 

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Beast from the East (2021 edition) hits sales
Exclusive GTN Bestsellers analysis

After all the gains of the first week of February, the Beast from the East (2021 edition) caused garden centre sales to plummet, but not to the depths of the Beast from the East (2018)...

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It's 'love plants' as Valentine's Day boosts sales

While footfall was low due to the cold weather garden centre plant sales still benefitted from Valentine-inspired sales.

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Petitions in Wales and Scotland go over 6,700 and 3,100 signatures, but they still need our help to get centres re-opened

Garden Centres in Scotland and Wales, where garden centres are currently not allowed to open, need our support with their petitions to devolved governments to allow them to re-open as soon as possible. Please keep sharing this with friends, family, colleagues - indeed anyone you can think of...

Links to the petitions are here
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Garden centre seeks planning permission for holiday lodges

Skylark Garden Centre has applied for planning permission to build holiday lodges on its Wimblington site in Cambridgeshire...

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HTA reacts to Wales, Scotland and North Ireland plans
 

 

The HTA has reacted to news that the Welsh government will consider non-essential retail in a review on 11 March, and also to the fact that lockdown in Northern Ireland is to be extended until 1 April...

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More walkers welcome! Join the Garden Re-Leaf Lands’ End to John O’Groats virtual walk

If you are struggling to think of something to do for the forthcoming Garden Re-Leaf Day, then why not join the teams from Hornby Whitefoot PR, Deco-Pak and Garden Trade News on their ambitious virtual Land’s End to John O’Groats walk – that’s 603 miles as the crow flies...

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Gardening comes to the Sun on Sunday

 

The Sun on Sunday now has a Gardening page that reflects news, including what happened the day before...

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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Henry Bell secures exclusive contract with Blue Diamond

Leading quality pet, wild bird food and accessories manufacturer, Henry Bell Wild Bird Care announces it has acquired an exclusive contract with one of the largest garden centre retail groups in the UK and Channel Islands, Blue Diamond Group.

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Nature's Harvest dog food unveils new brand packaging


Nature’s Harvest, one of the pet food brands of Judge’s Choice Petfood Ltd, holder of the Royal Warrant, has unveiled a new brand design, based on dog portraits of some of the most loved dog breeds in the United Kingdom...

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Skinner’s celebrates 50 years with a range expansion

A brand steeped in heritage, Skinner’s, one of the oldest working dog food brands in the UK, have a lot to be excited about for 2021. As it celebrates 50 years of fuelling working dogs, the brand is delighted to launch a new look and expansion into Wet Food and Treats in its hugely popular Field & Trial range...

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Wilsons Pet Food extends eco-friendly dog food range

Following the successful launch of their eco-friendly raw frozen dog food last year, Wilsons Pet Food is thrilled to now extend their eco range to their cold pressed dog food in a bid to reduce their use of plastic...

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The Plant Based Podcast returns with new format and new sponsor to celebrate the continued popularity of gardening

The Plant Based Podcast has returned for its fourth series, with a brand-new sponsor and a guestlist that reads like a who’s who of the world of all things plant-based...

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New company offers eco-friendly greetings cards

Imagine greetings cards, social and wedding stationery that do not harm trees and actually help the environment! This is what spurred a team of print industry professionals (and friends) on to create The Seed Card Company during lockdown...

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Altons BBQ World, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Baytree, Busy Bee, Groves, Pengelly, Pughs, The Old Railway Line and Squires Badshot Lea are the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards

 

The winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2020 have been announced LIVE! on-line during Glee's Festive Focus Day today. 

 

And the winners are...  

Watch the LIVE announcement and see all the results here
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Christmas Future Trends at Glee's Festive Focus Day

 

Take a look at Christmas future with forecasters, Trend Bible as they dive into the emerging trends that will define Christmas 2021...

Watch the Christmas Trends session here
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GTN's Christmas Special Issue - read on-line here

 

 

GTN's Christmas Special January 2021 Issue includes full results and comment from GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards, GTN's Christmas Directory for 2021 and the Top 100 Christmas Products Chart 2020 from GTN Bestsellers...

Read GTN's Christmas Special January 2021 Issue on-line here
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