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We SUPPLY what you DEMAND
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When it comes to buying compost, where better to shop than here in the UK, and that’s why Somerset based Durston Garden Products Ltd is keen to remind retailers what exactly it is that they have to offer...
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Owner sought for Home & Garden Group
The administrators acting on behalf of the ailing Home & Garden Group, which owns nine garden centres in the UK, have told GTN Xtra that they are trying to sell the business as a going concern...
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Will April and May make up for a mad March?
With only one week left, this month is lookinig set to be the worst March for garden centre trading for eight years...
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Bulldog Premier Range – skillfully crafted tools with the strength you can trust
GTN Xtra Promotion
Strength, British Heritage and reliability reflect the traditions upon which the Bulldog name has been built. Skill and craftsmanship have been key to the companies success for over 237 years...
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Peter Rabbit on TV, in cinemas...and in garden centres!
GTN Xtra Promotion
Inspired by the Cbeebies CGI incarnation of Peter Rabbit, the licenced range has been designed to target a new generation of Beatrix Potter fans and features garden accessories and outdoor clothing for children up to six years old. Available in two colourways – mint green or khaki – all products feature a montage of well-known Peter Rabbit characters...
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Gardening glove from Towa makes RHS Product of The Year 2018 finals
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New to the UK gardening market for 2018, the Luminus gardening glove from Japanese brand Towa has made the final of the prestigious RHS Chelsea Garden Product of the Year 2018...
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Christmas department at Haskins Garden Centres now open due to high demand
Haskins Garden Centre group has opened its Christmas department across all centres, due to high demand from customers...
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Seduce your customers with the Allure of Elho
The exclusive Allure range from Elho is aptly named. Your customers will be drawn in by the natural beauty of these stunning pots and planters...
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Gardman up to 1,000 SKU's for distribution next week
Gardman are making good progress with re-setting up their Kings Lynn distribution facility following the Daventry fire...
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Planting products lead the way
Garden Product sales showed signs of recovery last week with 38 out of the Top 50 lines increasing sales week on week...
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Tumbling Tom sales spring back into life
Tomato and other young veg plants got the Veg-2-Gro season back into life last week but the cold weather is holding back overall sales which are now almost one-third down on last year.
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Wild Bird Care sales recover
Wild Bird Care grew week on week but is still running down year on year...
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Seeds of recovery for growing media sales
Growing media sales last week climbed by 77%, showing signs of recovery after the Beast from the East 1 and 2...
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Plants recover...but only slowly
With one decent day last week, on the Sunday, plant sales moved back up again but were still 27% down on the same week last year. Primula remain the No 1 Bestselling Spring plant...
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FlowerTrials gathers 60 breeders in June
Block week 24 in your calendar now! From 12 to 15 June, no less than 60 breeding companies in the Westland (NL), Aalsmeer (NL) and Rheinland Westfalen (DE) areas will open their doors to show their latest assortment in pot and bedding plants to growers, exporters and buyers from across the world...
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UK companies at National Hardware Show in Las Vegas
The UK export federation Gardenex is organising the British pavilion at the 2018 National Hardware Show (NHS) in Las Vegas from 8 to 10 May 2018...
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Renewable energy by-product set to enrich gardens
Bloomin Amazing, a new 100% peat-free and plant-based soil enricher, is now available for gardeners to buy at all three of The Gardens Group’s award-winning garden centres, following managing director, Mike Burks, helping to get this pet and animal friendly product to launch...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
Home & Garden Group of nine garden centres goes into administration
GTN Xtra has learned today that the Home & Garden Group, which own nine garden centres, has gone into administration. The news came from several sources...
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'Redfields Plus' wows customers in Nottingham
Blue Diamond opened their 20th garden centre on Thursday 22nd March at East Bridgford, Nottingham. The design, described by MD Alan Roper as "Redfields Plus" was an instant hit with customers resulting in packed car parks, busy cafe, thousands of Diamond Club sign ups and plenty of full trolleys going through the tills...
See GTN Xtras full picture tour of the new centre
Gardman reactivates King's Lynn site and re-employs ex-staff in the aftermath of Daventry fire
Gardman is reactivating its site at King's Lynn and 25 former staff are being re-employed as the company recovers from the devastating fire at its new distribution centre in Daventry on March 12...
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Two more Bunnings Warehouse stores open despite ongoing fears that owners Wesfarmers will quit UK
Home improvement and garden retailer Bunnings Warehouse has opened two more stores – Walton-on-Thames and Norwich Sprowston – amid ongoing fears that its Australian owners Wesfarmers will pull the plug on the UK operation...
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