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Helen MacDonald appointed HTA Council representative for Scotland
Helen MacDonald of Merryhatton Garden Centre in East Lothian, near Edinburgh, has been appointed to the role of HTA Council Representative for Scotland. Helen replaces Simon Fraser who stepped down at the last meeting following his appointment to the Board...
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Christmas plants lead November upturn
After four weeks of plant sales being down year on year, the first week of November changed all that with a 14% upturn. ‘Christmas’ plants featured amongst the big movers with Hellebores, Poinsettia and Amaryllis all seeing sizeable increases...
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EU fails to resolve glyphosate issue yet again
but a UK company says thermal technology is the future of weed control
The European Commission and the 27 EU member states failed yet again last week to agree on the proposal for a five-year extension for glyphosate...and a UK company proposes thermal weeding as the ideal solution in a post-glyphosate world...
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Wonderful boost for vertical gardening
There was a wonderful boost for vertical gardening with USP’s Wonderwall product re-entering the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Chart at No 2, only being outsold in volume terms by Fito Orchid Drip Feeders...
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Haskins Garden Centres announces competition to celebrate National Tree Week
Haskins is encouraging gardeners to make the most of National Tree Week with a new competition to win a tree for the garden, school or local community...
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Poppy feeder sales up by 57%
Gardman’s Poppy Feeder has seen another year on year boost in sales with the addition of the Boxed Poppy Feeder to the range...
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Hortipak continues support for HTA National Plant Show
Hortipak has continued its support as headline partner for the HTA National Plant Show for the next two years...
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Angels increase lead at the top of Christmas chart
Personalised Christmas decorations and Christmas chocolates continue to dominate the GTN Bestsellers Christmas Products Chart...
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Turnover up at Wyevale-owned Woodcote Green
Surrey garden centre Woodcote Green Nurseries, acquired by Wyevale Garden Centres in January 2016 but run by its former management on a semi-autonomous basis, increased turnover by 3.5% last year to £16.18m. Pre-tax profits rose to £1.55m...
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Agent for Briers in the South East leaves company
Briers have announced that James Worby, who has been an agent for them in the South East for 7 years, has decided to leave the Company to concentrate on his other agencies...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
"Garden Centre of the Future" planned for new outlet retail centre at Downtown Grantham
Oldrids & Downtown have submitted plans that include the development of a 107 unit Designer Outlet Centre; a purpose-built Downtown@Home store; a reconfigured "Garden Centre of the Future"; an indoor leisure complex; a high-tech hub / managed office space for start-up businesses; a tourist information & visitor centre and a new training academy alongside the existing Downtown and Boundary Mill stores at Gonerby Moor on the A1...
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RHS licensing a stepping stone to success for Kelkay
Kelkay’s highly successful licensing arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society on the company’s range of horticultural grits and gravels has prompted both parties to explore other opportunities. As a result, that Kelkay has announcing the introduction of a range of wildlife themed stepping stones for 2018. We asked Kelkay’s MD, Antony Harker, to tell us more.
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Smart Garden Products expands export team
Smart Garden Products has expanded its Abingdon office export team following strong overseas sales growth...
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The Pied Piper of Melville - GTN's interview with Nicholas Marshall
"Pied piper, plant enthusiast, retail doyen. Whichever label you chose for Nicholas the UK Garden Centre industry is certainly more colourful with Nicholas back on the scene." Read GTN's interview with Nicholas Marshall in the November 2017 issue...
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