In This Issue
Greenfingers Charity Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Spectacular Floral Ball at Coombe Abbey Hotel
26 page SOLEX Preview in GTN June/July issue, read on-line here
Zest adds to its modular outdoor entertaining collection
Attract wild birds with plenty of water sources, says Honeyfield’s
Sipcam Home & Garden expand sales team
Meadow View Stone’s Glee launches deliver results
GCA opens up sponsorship for 2026 annual conference
Loyal Dobbies staff member celebrates 49 years’ service
Pleydell Smithyman unveils new website
GCA announces regional award meetings with additional coach option from Midlands & West
Goulding’s supports BBC DIY SOS show
HTA response to the publication of the UK’s Trade Strategy
Get set for Autumn with Kent & Stowe's exclusive offers
Poole’s Chestnut Nursery celebrates record success
Crocus welcomes MP to its nursery and head office
Autumn Fair welcomes wave of first-time exhibitors
elho hosts Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group at its industry-leading sustainable facility
Handy returns to Glee 2025, showcasing its own brand Webb
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Horticultural experts put trade, skills, and sustainability on the agenda in Europe
spoga+gafa 2025 shows what direction the market is moving in
Seedball offers eco-conscious retailers a smart solution for sustainable gardening
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Blue Diamond in exclusive talks to buy Barton Grange Garden Centre
Dobbies relaunches third store as part of national refurbishment programme
Simpsons Garden Centre expands with Christies acquisition
Henry Bell celebrates landmark anniversary
RocketGro delivers where other suppliers can’t
Altico’s Virtue Collection continues to lead the market
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Greenfingers Charity Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Spectacular Floral Ball at Coombe Abbey Hotel

The Greenfingers Charity marked a major milestone with a magnificent celebration at Coombe Abbey Hotel on 26th June, as 300 guests gathered to honour the charity’s 25th Anniversary at its inaugural Floral Ball: an unforgettable evening of celebration, recognition, and FUNdraising...

See GTN Xtra's photo gallery from the Floral Ball here
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26 page SOLEX Preview in GTN June/July issue, read on-line here

GTN June/July 2025 - SOLEX Preview Issue. In this issue:

  • New online garden centre – GTN exclusive
  • Kaemingk showroom visit - Spring Summer 2026
  • Industry-wide help for peat-free growing advice
  • RHS Chelsea Flower Show inspiration and winners
  • GTN’s SOLEX 2025 Preview
  • Exhibitor plan and listing
  • Welcome to SOLEX 2025
  • Afterparty, awards and events
  • Bramblecrest at 25
  • Pages of SOLEX exhibitor news
  • HEX Living luxury
  • GIMA golf day 2025
  • GARDENA makes watering easy
  • Westland’s Rising Stars
  • Introducing the Greatest Food & Drink Awards at Glee
  • Food @ Glee
  • Catering investments at Monkton Elm
  • Planteria - Roses of Success
  • EHG Viewpoint - It's good to talk
  • HTA Viewpoint - Spring achievements
  • GIMA Viewpoint - Breaking records
Read the issue on-line here
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Zest adds to its modular outdoor entertaining collection
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Following the outstanding success of Zest’s outdoor entertaining collection during the 2024/25 season, the timber garden furniture and outdoor leisure specialist is returning to Solex to unveil a host of additional ‘al fresco’ products (stand number #650) to extend the range...

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Attract wild birds with plenty of water sources, says Honeyfield’s
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As the hot summer continues Honeyfield’s resident wild bird expert Simon Smethurst, who is head of sales at Honeyfield’s, is sharing tips for your wild bird-loving customers on how the provision of plenty of water sources, as well as food, should attract even more birds to the garden...

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Sipcam Home & Garden expand sales team
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Sipcam Home & Garden are welcoming Andy Harding, Araminta Baylis, and Mike Mills to its growing sales team, bolstering coverage across the south of England...

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Meadow View Stone’s Glee launches deliver results
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Meadow View Stone is seeing exceptional momentum in the garden centre sector, with their standout Glee 2024 product launches rapidly turning into bestsellers. Less than a year on, the response from the trade has been decisive- with strong reorder rates proving that demand isn’t just hype...

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GCA opens up sponsorship for 2026 annual conference
 

The Garden Centre Association is seeking potential sponsors both big and small for its annual conference taking place from January 25-28 next year...

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Loyal Dobbies staff member celebrates 49 years’ service

Alex Dickson of Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, will next month celebrate an incredible 49 years’ service at Dobbies...

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Pleydell Smithyman unveils new website

With a growing team and fresh energy, Pleydell Smithyman – specialists in design and business consultancy for garden centres, farm shops, and rural enterprises –have unveiled a brand-new website to reflect their evolving vision...

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GCA announces regional award meetings with additional coach option from Midlands & West
 

The Garden Centre Association has revealed the dates for its summer regional award meetings when members find out who has come top in its 2025 annual inspections....

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Goulding’s supports BBC DIY SOS show

Goulding’s Garden Centre has supported a ‘Big Build’ project in Glasgow for the BBC DIY SOS team, with the show scheduled to be aired later this year or early 2026...

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HTA response to the publication of the UK’s Trade Strategy
 

Following the publiciation of  the UK’s Trade Strategy this week, Jennifer Pheasey, Director of Public Affairs, from the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), commented: “The sooner the UK can progress this trade strategy, the sooner businesses can benefit..."

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Get set for Autumn with Kent & Stowe's exclusive offers

Kent & Stowe, renowned for its high-quality gardening tools that help gardeners achieve extraordinary results, is excited to launch a range of enticing autumn promotions designed to support garden centre retailers in driving footfall and increasing basket spend...

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Poole’s Chestnut Nursery celebrates record success

Chestnut Nursery, Poole’s ‘plant paradise’ for shoppers, is celebrating a phenomenal 150% rise in salessince the site was transformed by a state-of-the-art redevelopment in 2019...

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Crocus welcomes MP to its nursery and head office

Crocus welcomed Dr Al Pinkerton, MP for Surrey Heath, to its nursery and head office to discuss three main sections of the horticultural industry –  retail and online retail, wholesale nurseries and the landscaping industry...

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Autumn Fair welcomes wave of first-time exhibitors
 

Autumn Fair, the UK’s largest B2B retail trade show for Home, Gift & Fashion of the season taking place at the NEC Birmingham from 7–10 September 2025, has unveiled a stellar line-up of first-time exhibitors, each bringing fresh energy, creativity, and innovation to the UK’s leading marketplace for home, gift, fashion, and lifestyle...

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elho hosts Prosper Garden Centre Buying Group at its industry-leading sustainable facility

The UK sales team from sustainable plant pot innovator elho welcomed members of the Prosper Buying Group to its cutting-edge headquarters in Tilburg, the Netherlands, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of one of Europe’s most sustainable and circular distribution centres, production facilities and offices...

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Handy returns to Glee 2025, showcasing its own brand Webb

Among the headline returns to Glee 2025 is Handy, the force behind the beloved garden machinery Webb and Webb Eco brands. With a clear strategy and fresh energy, Handy is making a confident comeback to Glee after taking a break from the event — and they’re doing so with purpo..

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