The Board of E P Barrus Ltd has announced that in December 2023 Managing Director, Mr Robert Muir, will retire from his position after 32 years with the company, including more than 11 in the top job...

Fifteen fantastic new garden and pet product innovations have been confirmed as this year’s winners of the highly-coveted Glee New Product Showcase. The winning products were announced at a special award presentation organised and run by Garden Trade News at the leading garden retail event, Glee...

The winners of the Glee Buyers Power List were revealed yesterday. The Glee Buyers Power List was set up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year...

Another year and another highly deserving winner of the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund (GISCF). For 2022 it is the team at Qwickhose that reigns victorious, having impressed the judges with its remarkable solution to the common issues associated with hose pipe connectors. Here we find out more about this year’s winners and those that just missed out on the coveted prize...

Happy Plants won the Great Heart Best Display award at Glee...

Allensmore Nurseries has been awarded Best Stand Display following the end of the National Plant Show 2022 in Stoneleigh Park, Coventry while Ball Colegrave won The Visitor Vote...

The Blue Diamond Group has announced it will be creating a Show Garden at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival (4-9 July inclusive), and in addition will have a display of their own brand Fryer’s Roses and selling area in the Festival of Roses Marquee...

GTN June 2022 - Bumper Glee Preview.

• Westland Glee 6 page preview
• Making peat free work for everyone – the transition to peat-free growing media
• Chelsea Trends for retailers 2022
• Woodmansterne Glee Greetings
• Easy wood splitting with Fandango
• Digestate peat free from Bloomin Amazing
• Get summer ready with Onduline
• GTN’s Summertime Glee Preview
• Glee Exhibitor News
• Primeur will keep the tills ringing in 2023
• Clever ideas from Clever Pots
• Hassle-free greenhouse sales – Vitavia
• Floral Thursday at Glee
• LOFA Column – New booking system for SOLEX
• HTA Column – Make the most of trade shows
• GIMA Column –    No time to take a breath yet

In the run up to Glee, GTN's Trevor Pfeiffer hosted a round table discussion in the Glee Studio with Marcus Eyles, Roger Crookes and Adam Wigglesworth about making peat free gardening work for everyone with a special focus on making the most of the opportunities for the future...

GTN’s Guide to Sustainability Innovations for Garden Centre Retailing.

• Encouraging customers to make the switch to peat free gardening - comment from RHS, Millbrook, Buckingham, The Gardens Group, Hillier, Cherry Lane, Pughs, Alton's, Groves, St Peters, Monkton Elm, Lakeside Plant Centre, Planters, Notcutts, Green Pastures, Summerseat & Bradley Fold Garden Centres.
• Taking Charge – Garden Centre EV Charging.
• LOFA members Improving green credentials.
• Get ready for new EPR regulations.
• Green commitment at Highfield Garden World.
• Small steps, big difference at The Gardens Group.
• Plant Hope at Perrywood.
• New Sustainable Products.
• Sustainability Directory 2022.