Share | Subscribe | Search the GTN Xtra Archive | Update Profile | Print all Articles | RSS
Contact us with your news.Email trevor@pottingshedpress.co.uk or call the GTN News team on 07973 504214
The top 100 most read stories in GTN Xtra during 2021 were:
1. Large Fire at Longacres Shepperton - UPDATED - GTN Xtra – Issue 15 2021
2. Tributes for Eddie Topping MBE, Founder, Pioneer, Dad - GTN Xtra – Issue 36 2021
3. An Open Letter on the use of peat - GTN Xtra - Issue 51 2021
4. We're Here For You - GTN Xtra - Issue 1 2021
5. Blue Diamond to open the largest Home and Garden Centre in the UK - GTN Xtra - Issue 3 2021
6. Altons BBQ World, Aylett Nurseries, Barton Grange, Baytree, Busy Bee, Groves, Pengelly, Pughs, The Old Railway Line and Squires Badshot Lea are the winners of GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards - GTN Xtra - Issue 3 2021
7. Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour - GTN Xtra – Issue 19 2021
8. £31m loss reported by Dobbies Garden Centre Group - GTN Xtra - Issue 49 2021
9. Garden centre owners share their thoughts on being open during Lockdown 3 - GTN Xtra - Issue 2 2021
10. British Garden Centres announce 58th centre, in Harrogate, will open in April - GTN Xtra - Issue 11 2021
11. Antony Harker to launch Altico at Glee - Read GTN's August issue on-line now - GTN Xtra – Issue 33 2021
12. Nicholas Marshall returns... again - GTN Xtra – Issue 15 2021
13. Four Oaks trade show director Pat Coutts sadly dies - GTN Xtra - Issue 35 2021
14. Garden centres report busiest ever day as gardens are the focus for family re-unions this week - More comments added - GTN Xtra - Issue 13 2021
15. Nicholas Marshalls Country House Group pulls out of Windlesham - GTN Xtra - Issue 49 2021
16. Suez Canal blockage causes further delays for garden furniture - GTN Xtra - Issue 13 2021
17. Joules acquires digitally led retailer Garden Trading - GTN Xtra – Issue 6 2021
18. Easter thank you to growers, manufacturers & distributors from British Garden Centres - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
19. Elho takes top prize as GIMA Award winners announced - GTN Xtra – Issue 46 2021
20. Sustainable decking brand invests in technology to aid its stockist partners - GTN Xtra - Issue 26 2021
21. Bill Bickerdike, one of "the gang", has died - GTN Xtra – Issue 33 2021
22. Westland call for reality to be brought to the peat debate - GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2021
23. Picture Special of the glitzy GIMA Awards evening - GTN Xtra – Issue 46 2021
24. Dobbies buy Johnsons of Boston - GTN Xtra – Issue 15 2021
25. Government publishes plan to ban peat sales by 2024 - GTN Xtra - Issue 20 2021
26. Signs of growth for after lockdown - GTN Xtra - Issue 4 2021
27. Has the sales volume bubble burst? - GTN Xtra – Issue 16 2021
28. Dobbies No 71 opens in Boston, Lincolnshire - GTN Xtra - Issue 18 2021
29. Nicholas Marshall interview and Solex On-Line Preview in GTN July 2021 Issue, live on-line now - GTN Xtra – Issue 27 2021
30. £1.8m reward for Choice Marketing members - GTN Xtra - Issue 26 2021
31. Smart, Kaemingk and Allensmore are Choice Marketing Suppliers of the Year - GTN Xtra – Issue 41 2021
32. Alton's praised for tough stance on facemasks - GTN Xtra - Issue 2 2021
33. Former LOFA secretary Phil Gibbs receives prison sentence for fraud - GTN Xtra – Issue 42 2021
34. Blue Diamond acquires Mere Park Garden Centre - GTN Xtra - Issue 43 2021
35. UK’s largest garden centre should get green light, say planning officers - GTN Xtra - Issue 26 2021
36. GIMA Golf Day Photo Exclusive - GTN Xtra – Issue 24 2021
37. Cherry Lane acquires Langford Garden Centre - GTN Xtra - Issue 13 2021
38. Who have been the best buyers of the past eighteen months? - GTN Xtra – Issue 28 2021
39. Industry prepares for a peat-less future - GTN Xtra - Issue 20 2021
40. Derek Bunker adds his thanks to suppliers for "their efforts throughout this amazing period in garden centre history" - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
41. Shed prices set to soar - GTN Xtra – Issue 23 2021
42. David Isaac says farewell to Johnsons of Boston - GTN Xtra – Issue 16 2021
43. Europlants founder Renato Canale dies, aged 78 - GTN Xtra – Issue 21 2021
44. East Yorkshire garden centre sells for £1.5m - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
45. Petition to get Garden Centres in Scotland and Wales open again as soon as possible gains momentum, but they still need our help - GTN Xtra – Issue 6 2021
46. BGC's Harrogate centre opens - Exclusive photo tour - GTN Xtra - Issue 22 2021
47. Tong gets go-ahead to build £14m garden centre - GTN Xtra – Issue 23 2021
48. 57 garden centres vie for Christmas Greatness in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards - GTN Xtra – Issue 48 2021
49. Garden Re-Leaf Day 2021 FUNdraising goes past £35k and is still growing... - GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2021
50. With eight weeks to go until Glee 2021, show organisers unveil a new date for next year’s event - GTN Xtra – Issue 28 2021
51. Online petition launched to get Welsh garden centres re-opened – sign it NOW! - GTN Xtra – Issue 5 2021
52. Farewell to the Eddie Topping, the Preston pioneer - UPDATED - GTN Xtra - Issue 37 2021
53. GCA Christmas competition winners announced - GTN Xtra - Issue 49 2021
54. Martin Stewart leads industry tributes at Memorial Service for Eddie Topping - GTN Xtra – Issue 40 2021
55. Joe Swift opens The Plant Room by Camden Garden Centre in Richmond - GTN Xtra – Issue 45 2021
56. GIMA Charity Golf Day welcomes the industry back with a day of sunshine and friendly competition - GTN Xtra – Issue 24 2021
57. Christmas Future Trends and GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards Winners to be announced during Glee's on-line Festive Focus Day - GTN Xtra - Issue 2 2021
58. Alan Roper wins Director of the Year Award - GTN Xtra – Issue 42 2021
59. After a fantastic three days at the NEC, the return to Glee "has been really special" - GTN Xtra – Issue 38 2021
60. Boyd's 100km in a day and AMES Amble add to the Garden Re-Leaf Day FUNdraising for Greenfingers - GTN Xtra - Issue 11 2021
61. Online garden products retailer sold to private equity firm - GTN Xtra – Issue 7 2021
62. little dobbies opens its doors in Bristol - GTN Xtra - Issue 13 2021
63. AMES UK invest more than £1m in infrastructure and people in response to increasing market demand - GTN Xtra – Issue 6 2021
64. Garden Centres re-open in Scotland... and it snows! - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
65. Sue Allen and Tammy Woodhouse to Brave the Shave on Garden Re-Leaf Day - GTN Xtra – Issue 8 2021
66. Little Dobbies brings Garden Centre Christmas and houseplants to Richmond High Street - GTN Xtra – Issue 45 2021
67. Eddie Topping retires - GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2021
68. LOFA reports increased freight rates and container crisis - GTN Xtra - Issue 25 2021
69. Excited to be back at Glee - GTN September, Glee Preview Issue, on-line here - GTN Xtra – Issue 36 2021
70. Private equity group acquires leading garden product firm - GTN Xtra – Issue 23 2021
71. Pearson Memorial medal awarded to Adam Wigglesworth of Aylett Nurseries - GTN Xtra – Issue 6 2021
72. Turbo charged gardening as February breaks all records - GTN Xtra - Issue 10 2021
73. Record end to a record year, up 28% on 2020, up 17% on 2019 - GTN Xtra – Issue 50 2021
74. Industry taskforce to produce roadmap for a peat-free future - GTN Xtra - Issue 4 2021
75. AMES UK reports record revenues in 2020 - GTN Xtra - Issue 4 2021
76. Wildlife Trusts call for immediate end to peat sales - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
77. Hillmount boss warns of disarray for gardeners in Northern Ireland as spring approaches - GTN Xtra - Issue 4 2021
78. Christmas Future Trends at Glee's Festive Focus Day - GTN Xtra - Issue 3 2021
79. Future proofing your garden centre for maximum flexibility and profitability - GTN Xtra - Issue 3 2021
80. No bubble burst yet for garden centre sales volumes - GTN Xtra - Issue 17 2021
81. Garden Kitchen by Pugh's is a unique concept - GTN Xtra – Issue 36 2021
82. Dobbies strengthens leadership team - GTN Xtra – Issue 46 2021
83. Hetland Garden Centre sold to Caulders - GTN Xtra – Issue 38 2021
84. Immediate ban on peat use unrealistic, says HTA - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
85. The COVID year in numbers - GTN Xtra - Issue 1 2021
86. Fordingbridge undertakes major work at Norfolk centre - GTN Xtra - Issue 4 2021
87. Lull in sales before mid-Summer - GTN Xtra - Issue 20 2021
88. New brands confirmed for Glee 2021 - GTN Xtra - Issue 30 2021
89. The new revolutionary smokeless fire pit - GTN Xtra – Issue 42 2021
90. Pershore School Horticultural Unit, Pershore High School, Worcestershire has unwanted visitors. - GTN Xtra - Issue 11 2021
91. Choice Marketing readies ‘Meet the Furniture Buyer’ event - GTN Xtra - Issue 25 2021
92. The BBQ game changer! - GTN Xtra - Issue 12 2021
93. Sales up by 49% compared to previous nine years, despite being closed for Easter Sunday - GTN Xtra - Issue 14 2021
94. Monkton Elm and Old Railway Line scoop top Wales & West honours in GCA Awards - GTN Xtra - Issue 35 2021
95. Expansion for family-owned garden lifestyle business - GTN Xtra - Issue 35 2021
96. Moving on up… slowly - GTN Xtra – Issue 5 2021
97. One good week and gardening sales get going - GTN Xtra – Issue 7 2021
98. Glee to return in September 2021 - GTN Xtra – Issue 16 2021
99. Ho, Ho, Ho! GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back…for real! - GTN Xtra – Issue 44 2021
100. Dobbies reports 51% increase in sales - GTN Xtra - Issue 9 2021
GTN November/December 2021 Issue. To view a digital version click here
GIMA New Product Digest Autumn 2021
GTN Sustainability Directory 2021. To view a digital version click here
