In This Issue
Anthony Harker leaves AMES and invests in British Garden Centres
From 145 centres to zero - where the Wyevale Garden Centres went
Rosebourne turns over £6 million in its first year
Tom Chambers new furniture covers score top marks
Success for Glee’s 2019 charity partner
Awards round off successful summer for Vegepod
Happy Compost now available to order after successful unveiling
Celebrating 40 years service at Gordale Garden Centre
Prepare For Christmas Shopping Evening at Squire’s
Opening nights for award-winning Christmas displays
Thank you for going Floral on Thursday at Glee - still some raffle prizes to be claimed
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Plantarium, the number one international trade fair
Travel with the Ball Colegrave Sponsored Scholarship
New resources available to assist with Plant Passport changes
The best of last week's
British Garden Centres jump to No 2 while Caulders and Otter Nurseries become equal 10th biggest garden centre groups
Wyevale Garden Centres add £16.5m to pension fund and buy £44m policy to secure future benefits
Mike Withers sells Trebaron to Newbank
Wyevale Elm Court gets to continue as a garden centre
Glee New Product Awards 2019 - Winners revealed
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Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre
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Anthony Harker leaves AMES and invests in British Garden Centres

AMES has today announced that Antony Harker will step down as Managing Director of its operations in the UK and Ireland...

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From 145 centres to zero - where the Wyevale Garden Centres went

As the dust settles on the completion of the sale and winding down of Wyevale Garden Centres, here's GTN Xtra's complete list of which centres went where...

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Rosebourne turns over £6 million in its first year

 

Rosebourne is celebrating a fantastic first year of trading after turning over more than £6 million...

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Tom Chambers new furniture covers score top marks
 

Trade response to the new furniture covers from Tom Chambers has been outstanding. Launched at Solex in July, the new range has already been listed in a number of major independent garden centres and groups...

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Success for Glee’s 2019 charity partner

 

Glee 2019 was a resounding success for Life at No.27, a gardening-therapy social enterprise set up by Annabelle Padwick...

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Awards round off successful summer for Vegepod
 

Having attended more than 30 shows in the space of six months, it’s safe to say it has been a busy summer for Vegepod. At Glee the company won a Great British Growing Award, as well as being a finalist in the coveted New Product Awards for best growing container with its new Vegebag, which will be available in 2020.

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Happy Compost now available to order after successful unveiling

 

Following a hugely successful launch at Glee, Bord na Móna’s new peat-free Happy Compost is now available for order and will be available in garden centres from January 2020.

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Celebrating 40 years service at Gordale Garden Centre

 

Garden Care Manager David Tomlins is celebrating 40 years of service at Gordale, Wirral’s award-winning garden centre. David joined the Gordale team back in 1979 and has continued to offer fantastic advice to all their customers ever since...

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Prepare For Christmas Shopping Evening at Squire’s
 

For those who want to get organised for Christmas early, Squire’s Garden Centres is holding a “Prepare For Christmas” late night shopping evening on Thursday 17th October from 5pm-8pm...

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Opening nights for award-winning Christmas displays

 

The Gardens Group has announced open evening dates for the award-winning Christmas displays at all three of its garden centres, with the team now making plans to take their festive silverware tally into double figures...

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Thank you for going Floral on Thursday at Glee - still some raffle prizes to be claimed

Glee went Floral Thursday in support of Greenfingers Charity's special 20th anniversary year, The event, supported by Garden Trade News, saw exhibitors and visitors to Glee joining in the fun by wearing an array of floral clothing throughout the day. Over £1,400 was raised for Greenfingers...

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