In This Issue
Dobbies launches new Spring campaign
Special hotel rates for SOLEX Visitors - limited availability - book now, offer closes today 30th April
Garden Centres of the Year - GTN April 2024 Issue - Read on-line here
Meadow View Stone strengthens Customer Service Team
New pet accessory business has story to tell
Michael Gove joins Evergreen Garden Care in support of standardisation across the growing media category
Boost back on TV this Spring
David Domoney does it again with live garden transformation on ITV’s This Morning
Hillmount owner ceceives honour at Hillsborough Castle
Kate’s 366 running Challenge for Greenfingers Charity - April Blog update
Squire's Garden Centres charts a steady course
Notcutts collaborate with The Cloud Gardener to inspire urban renters at RHS show
GROW e-Learning platform runner-up in Totara Awards
Haskins West End continues support for Friends of PICU
Westland launch The Westland Garden Newspaper
Spear & Jackson return to Glee 2024
HTA welcomes local MP David Johnston to Horticulture House
Biggest RHS Shows innovations for a generation to reach new audiences and inspire more people to get gardening
Webb Supreme Lawnmowers now with 4-swing tip blades for added efficiency & robustness
Alitex sets new standard for employee wellbeing
Join Mr Fothergill's & Darlac in The ‘Chelsea Chop’
Sofas & Stuff creates its third superb RHS fabric collection
Milwaukee Tool is just getting started
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Brand New CIoH GROW Careers Day North Event, Harewood House
Autumn Fair launches 'New Business Pavilion'
Bradford garden centre group wins Yorkshire sustainability award
Haskins Snowhill announces 2024 charity of the year
PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt keeps on growing
The best of last week's
Dobbies appoints Robert Cook as board advisor for its restaurant business  
Gro-ments initiative part of £1 million peat-free campaign
Rising Stars focus on sustainability and regeneration
The Greenfingers Charity Dragon Boat Race – everything you need to know!
Successful launch of Yorkshire Garden Centre Group's Green Card Loyalty App
SOLEX Exhibition to kick off festivities with Awards Ceremony and Afterparty
Whisk out your tongs: SOLEX's Fire Food & Outdoor Living Evening returns for its second sizzling year
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Dobbies launches new Spring campaign

Dobbies has unveiled a new advertising campaign, “Spring’s OUR thing”, developed in partnership with creative agency, elvis...

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Special hotel rates for SOLEX Visitors - limited availability - book now, offer closes today 30th April

In order to ensure that everyone can fully immerse themselves in the Exhibition and exciting SOLEX Evening Events, the SOLEX team have secured Special Hotel Rates For Visitors who wish to attend these events and stay overnight on Tuesday 9th or Wednesday 10th July...

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Garden Centres of the Year - GTN April 2024 Issue - Read on-line here

GTN April 2024 - Garden Centres of the Year.  In this issue:

 

  • AMES – The best tools for the job
  • Making the right choice – GTN Interviews Michelle de Lavis Trafford
  • Bents – GCA Destination Garden Centre of the Year
  • New Journals from Museums & Galleries
  • Fairways – GCA Garden Centre of the Year
  • Jardinopia bring Indian products to your door
  • Newbridge Nurseries – Blue Diamond Oak Garden Centre of the Year
  • Vote for your Glee 50 Year Hero products and people
  • Border Control – New plant import laws
  • Retailing Dutch Style
  • New plants galore - GTN Planteria
  • Ready for Knockers – EHG Column
  • Confidence still high – HTA Column
Read the issue on-line here
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Meadow View Stone strengthens Customer Service Team
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Meadow View Stone has announced  the addition of Molly Shaw, as a Customer Service Administrator to the team. Molly previously worked for Long Rake Spar, Meadow View Stones sister company, and so brings a wealth of product knowledge, customer service skills and familiarity with the companies operating systems...

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New pet accessory business has story to tell
GTN Xtra Promotion

Looking for dog products that are British made, high quality and distinctive, well then look no further than newcomers Storeys and Tails. Debuting for the first time at this year’s PATS and Glee they are the story (pun intended) we have all been waiting for...

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Michael Gove joins Evergreen Garden Care in support of standardisation across the growing media category

Michael Gove, Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath, visited Evergreen Garden Care (EGC) in his constituency on Friday 26th April to discuss the importance of consistent industry standards for peat free product quality...

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Boost back on TV this Spring

Boost, the All-Purpose Liquid Plant Feed from Westland Horticulture, is back on TV from today in the UK and ROI, driving awareness and preference ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend...

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David Domoney does it again with live garden transformation on ITV’s This Morning

Never one to back down from a challenge, David Domoney returned to ITV’s This Morning to face the Front Garden Facelift challenge again. Watched by millions of viewers across the UK, David and his brilliant team of volunteers, including staff from Blue Diamond Cadbury, completed the mammoth task...

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Hillmount owner ceceives honour at Hillsborough Castle

Robin Mercer BEM has received his British Empire Medal from Lord Lieutenant Dame Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle DBE, at a ceremony in Hillsborough Castle...

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Kate’s 366 running Challenge for Greenfingers Charity - April Blog update

April Showers!!  It's been a wet month to run in but also some beautiful crisp early morning sunrises. The km's are acclimating and so is the total, your continued support helps us to raise money for Greenfingers to create magical gardens for Children’s Hospices...

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Squire's Garden Centres charts a steady course

‘Charting a steady course in marginally calmer waters’ probably best describes Squire’s performance in their financial year ending 31 July 2023, after the somewhat rolling seas of the Covid and immediate post Covid era...

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Notcutts collaborate with The Cloud Gardener to inspire urban renters at RHS show

Notcutts Garden Centres joined forces with Jason Williams, The Cloud Gardener, to create a wildlife-friendly shade garden for renters, showcased at the RHS Urban Show in Manchester...

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GROW e-Learning platform runner-up in Totara Awards

The Garden Centre Association’s Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) e-Learning platform was presented with a ‘Highly Commended’ at the recent Totara Awards...

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Haskins West End continues support for Friends of PICU

Haskins West End Garden Centre in Southampton will continue to support Friends of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Southampton Children’s Hospital as its charity partner for 2024. During 2023, Haskins donated over £7,500 to the charity thanks to a variety of charitable events...

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Westland launch The Westland Garden Newspaper
 

Westland Horticulture has launched The Westland Garden, a newspaper for garden centres to give away free to their customers...

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Spear & Jackson return to Glee 2024

Following a short hiatus, the leaders in hand, garden, contractors, agricultural, landscaping and professional tools, Spear & Jackson, is confirmed to return to the 2024 edition of Glee...

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HTA welcomes local MP David Johnston to Horticulture House

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) welcomed local MP David Johnston to Horticulture House, Chilton, its Oxfordshire office. The visit mainly focused on the imminent Border changes, which pose a significant challenge for the horticulture sector. This sector imports plants and plant products worth £753 million every year...

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Biggest RHS Shows innovations for a generation to reach new audiences and inspire more people to get gardening

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival will become a biennial event with a new Show taking place in 2026 in the historic grounds of Badminton Estate, in Gloucestershire, returning to Hampton Court Palace in 2027. After 2024RHS Flower Show Tatton Park will return to the site every three years, with a 2025 RHS Show happening at Wentworth Woodhouse, and 2026 RHS Show taking place on the Sandringham Estate, the private country retreat of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla....

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SOLEX Exhibition to kick off festivities with Awards Ceremony and Afterparty
SOLEX Afterparty | Tuesday 9 July | 1830 -2230 | Hilton Metropole | NEC, Birmingham

SOLEX Exhibition, the premier event that gathers the best and brightest of the outdoor leisure industry, has announced an Awards Ceremony & Afterparty to kick off the excitement of the summer event on the Tuesday 9 July. Marking its 16th year, SOLEX Exhibition has curated a night of celebration, networking, and a thrilling football-themed evening to coincide with the highly anticipated UEFA Euro 2024 semi-finals...

Read more and add your name to the guest list here
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Whisk out your tongs: SOLEX's Fire Food & Outdoor Living Evening returns for its second sizzling year
Fire Food & Outdoor Living Event | Wednesday 10 July | 1800 -2000 | Hall 5 | NEC, Birmingham

Ready your grills, sharpen your knives, and stoke the fires! SOLEX Exhibition 2024 is about to welcome back the crowd-pleasing, taste-bud-teasing Fire Food and Outdoor Living Evening incorporating our BBQ Competition, which is set to light up the evening with charm and flavour...

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Webb Supreme Lawnmowers now with 4-swing tip blades for added efficiency & robustness

British garden equipment manufacturer Handy has announced that its best-selling Webb Supreme range of self-propelled petrol lawnmowers is now available with an innovative swing tip blade on its 46cm and 53cm models. ..

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Alitex sets new standard for employee wellbeing

Alitex, a leading manufacturer of premium glasshouses, is setting a new standard for employee wellbeing and supportive workplace culture in the horticultural industry...

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Join Mr Fothergill's & Darlac in The ‘Chelsea Chop’
 

Mr Fothergill's and Darlac understand that, sometimes, terms are used that sound great but aren't always explained well enough. One of these terms is the "Chelsea Chop". So, we have decided it is time to demystify the chop and help you get the most out of your garden.

 

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Sofas & Stuff creates its third superb RHS fabric collection

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced its third collection in partnership with Sofas & Stuff Ltd, a creator of beautiful British bespoke sofas, chairs, beds, footstools and more. A superb new Sofas & Stuff range, called the RHS Botanicals collection, will draw inspiration from the rich history of botanical exploration...

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Milwaukee Tool is just getting started

Global manufacturer of heavy-duty power tools, accessories and hand tools for professional users worldwide, Milwaukee Tool, has expanded its range of outdoor power equipment (OPE) to help provide industry professionals with a one-stop shop of the tools they need to complete the job at hand...

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