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Autum Lawncare gets into gear
Garden product sales have had a great start to September, the GTN Garden products Top 50 is currently 13% up on last year after three weeks of the month. Lawncare is selling particularly well at the moment as gardeners get into autumn gardening...
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Autum gardening gets growing
Growing activity has zoomed back up to pre-summer levels as customers get going with their autumn gardening. So far September growing media sales volumes are running at 9% up on last year...
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Sunflower seeds are a hit
Wild Bird Care is still to get into acceleration for autumn and winter with volumes static during September. This week, sunflower seed feeds have seen big increases...
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Knowing your onions
Onion sets and garlic bulbs have taken over at the top of the GTN Veg 2 Gro chart, occupying nine of the Top 10 most popular veg spots...
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Playscheme calls for public playground investment as research shows shift from outdoor play to indoor screentime
The playground creators at Playscheme are getting behind the Association of Play Industries (API) “Play Must Stay” campaign, which highlights alarming trends in playground closures and increases in children’s screentime...
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The best of last week's
If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...
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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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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Garden Centre Photo Tours
If you've missed one of our popular photo tours of garden centres then click on the links below:
Garden Centre Photo Tour - RHS Wisley New Plant Centre
Read the full interview with Damien Powell in the August issue of GTN out this week
RHS Retail Director, Damian Powell, took GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer on a guided tour of the new plant centre and retail areas at RHS Wisley last month...
See our photo tour here
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