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Coolings' young talent wins Rising Stars title
Coolings have added another award to their cabinet. This month they are celebrating the crowning of their young employee Sophie Liebthal, as being voted the UK’s Best Young Garden Centre Employee in this year’s GCA’s Rising Stars competition...
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Rising Stars make the most of bestselling lines
On Monday at the GCA Conference in Brighton, all six Rising Stars finalists gave delegates a great lesson in how to make the most of bestselling lines, and how not such high volume products can be brought to life and turned into valuable bestsellers too...
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Barton Grange team celebrate fifth GCA title in a row
Barton Grange Garden Centre near Preston notched up their fifth consecutive Destination Garden Centre of the Year award in the Garden Centre Association’s annual inspection audits, and the whole team were able to celebrate this week...
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Sad news of the death of Brigitte Canale (Europlants UK)
Renato Canale, of Europlants UK, has notified industry colleagues of the passing of his wife Brigitte on 11th January.
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On your marks for the Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk on March 18
The organisers of the Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk are hoping to beat the £9,000-plus raised last year when the walk takes place on March 18. The walk covers approximately 20 miles, starting and finishing at the HTA’s offices in Theale, West Berkshire...
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Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
  
Here's a great way to raise £'s for Greenfingers and get your self into shape for the rest of the year by loosing weight between now and Garden Re-Leaf Day. Join GTN Xtra's Trevor Pfeiffer and Greenfingers Linda Petrons and Debs Skillicorn in Pounds 4 Greenfingers...
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Nurseries to support Turn Old into Gold fundraiser
Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford is continue its support for Greenfingers by backing its ‘Turn Old into Gold’ fundraiser. Last year the Nurseries raised £286 from the initiative, which sees discontinued or unwanted stock auctioned off in aid of the charity, and sales and marketing direct Adam Dunnett says: "This year our aim is to really get behind the campaign and raise at least £1,000."
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Golf course planned for Cadbury Garden Centre…well, a crazy golf version actually!
A 15-hole pirate adventure golf course could be built at Cadbury, a Wyevale Garden Centre in Somerset, if an application for outline planning permission is approved...
Crazy golf with a pirate theme is popular in Florida.
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GIMA Awards return to Celtic Manor Resort
Organisers of the prestigious GIMA Awards have confirmed that this year’s event will take place on Thursday, July 14, and will once again return to the luxurious surroundings of the Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales.
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Lawn Academy graduates get ready to help consumers
Graduates of the latest Westland Lawn Academy are now ready to help address consumer concerns about how to improve their lawns...
The latest of a series of five Lawn Academy sessions took place this week at Barton Grange Garden Centre.
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RHS licensees out in force for Spring Fair
Royal Horticultural Society licensees will be out in force at this year’s Spring Fair from 7-11 February at Birmingham’s NEC. Nine companies, including Burgon & Ball, will be displaying RHS products...
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Kelkay exclusive RHS Gardeners Collection is a royal success
Kelkay’s exclusive RHS Gardeners Collection of horticultural grits and sands has been delighting customers and consumers alike. The range, endorsed by the world-renowned Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), is quickly becoming the jewel in Kelkay’s crown...
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Wyevale Garden Centres announce winners of first ever garden makeover competition
Three Wyevale Garden Centres – Pennine, Birchencliffe and Raglan – have announced the winners of their inaugural Garden Centre Makeover competitions, as voted by thousands of members from local communities...
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How to manage in an uncertain world...by former BBC
Lucy Adams, the BBC’s former HR director, introduced GCA delegates to the so-called “VUCA World” - in which everything is Volatile, Uncertain Complex and Ambiguous...
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I'm optimistic despite the challenges, says business pundit
Business commentator Martin Vander Weyer told GCA conference delegates he would came down on the side of cautious optimism despite the economic and political challenges the UK faces...
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The future of gardening: How do we spark a growing revolution?
GardenTags presents the revolutionary blogging platform and a live streamed debate series to tackle the big question posed above...
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Recent weather anomalies an opportunity not a setback, says Johnsons Lawn Seed
The wet winter could still provide retailers with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate lawn care product knowledge and engender increased customer loyalty, which in turn will lead to excellemnt sales. That's the advice of Guy Jenkins, Consumer Manager for DLF/Johnsons Lawn Seed...
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Hydrangea macrophylla hybride (Hochzeits-Hortensie®) wins Show Your Colours Award IPM 2016
 Hydrangea macrophylla hybride was presented with the Show Your Colours Award at IPM 2016 because of the beautiful white flowers and the association with a green wedding...
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
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The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
After the resounding success of The Greatest Awards ON TOUR in 2015, we are pleased to announce that in 2016 The Greatest Awards ON TOUR will be bigger and better than ever...
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Signposts to the future - by Swedish futurologist
Magnus Lindkvist, who describes himself as a trendspotter and futurologist, offered GCA delegates signposts to a future of verrtical creative thinking...
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The thrill of the chase...by Olympian Roger Black
Olympic medallist Roger Black thrilled his GCA audience with tales of his track career - and loaned out his medals for photos...
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Taylors Bulbs voted GCA Associate of the Year
GCA members have voted Taylors Bulbs as their Associate of the Year...
Results of Associate of the Year and the Worrall Cup
Seventeen past chairman on parade at 50th anniversary dinner
Seventeen past chairmen of the GCA turned out for the association’s 50th anniversary dinner at the Grand Hotel, Brighton last night...
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Garden Centres of Excellence
Current GCA Chairman Julian Winfield and comedian Hal Cruttenden started the GCA Awards presentations with the GCA Garden Centres of Excellence...
See results and pictures
Planters are the GCA champions for Environment and Community
Planters of Tamworth were one of 16 GCA Award winners announced during conference on Monday...
See full list of Mondays winners and pictures
Conference goes poptastic on Monday night
Bents go all Bee Gees for the night...
See GTN Xtra's exclusive picture gallery
“You guys should own summer and your plant areas have to deliver an experience.”
 Consumer and shopper behviouralist Ken Hughes warned the garden industry yesterday not to ignore the digital revolution...
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Greenfingers Photo Booth from Briers keeps the fun and fundrasing going
Briers are keeping the fun and fundraising going throughout the GCA Conference with their #gluvie photo booth...
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Cultivation Street Ambassadors can win new business for Garden Centres
Writer and broadcaster David Domoney made a passionate appeal to garden centres to appoint ambassadors to promote community gardening through his Cultivation Street initiative, now in its fourth year...
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John Herbert returns to present at GCA Conference - 30 years on
Experienced international retail executive John Herbert, who now runs a global DIY trade association, addressed delegates yesterday...
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50th Anniversary GCA Conference kicks off with £11k fundraiser for Greenfingers
The GCA Pansies (retailers) beat the GCA Cabbages (suppliers) with a golden Zubaball goal during extra time played in Brighton for the 6th Annual Greenfingers Challenge Cup...
See Zubaball picture gallery
£1,000 raised from auction of ten After Eight Mints during Greenfingers Team Challenge
Only Guy Topping could succesfully raise over £1,000 for Greenfingersjust by auctioning half a box of After Eight Mints! Why.... read on
See picture gallery from the Greenfingers Team Challenge
It's Garden Centre of the Year for Garden Wise
Garden Wise of Dumfries took their first Garden Centre of the Year title as the top-scoring centre in the lower turnover band in the GCA's inspection audits...
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Barton Grange win top destination centre title for fifth year in a row
Barton Grange Garden Centre near Preston have notched up their fifth consecutive Destination Garden Centre of the Year award in the Garden Centre Association’s annual inspection audits...
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Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
Limited availability, book now...
Following our visit to the Tuinzaken Garden Retail Experience event last year the Horticultural Trades Association has arranged an inspirational Study Tour to the Netherlands in February 2016 to take in the 2016 event and there is still some limited availability for for you to join us on the trip...
Book you place on the trip here
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GTN Feb 2016
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HTA Technology Conference – Using technology to grow
The exciting line-up continues to grow for the HTA Technology Conference on 24 February at Cranmore Park, Solihull...
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Seed varieties figure strongly in Veg-2-Gro sales
Veg seed growing looks to be high on gardeners’ minds, according to sales in the GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro Top 50, although onion sets continue to dominate the top of the chart...
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Gardman appoint James Brindle as Business Development Director
Experienced sales executive James Brindle has re-joined Gardman as the company’s Business Development Director...
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Growing media sales are still strong
Growing Media sales are continuing their good start to the year, and there’s no sign of things slowing down...
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New Area Sales Manager for Town & Country
Town & Country, has appointed a new area sales manager for the South East region. Vicky Shine has traded in a career in the city with some of the UK’s biggest investment banks, to pursue her life-long passion for gardening and a role with one of the industry’s best known brands...
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Chris Ramsden moves to Hozelock
Chris Ramsden is moving from Suttons to be National Accounts Manager at Hozelock...
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Garden product sales continue to be disappointing
The GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Top 50 chart continues to reveal slow sales of items in garden centres although gardeners appear to be stocking up on pots and saucers...
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Bolsius adding experienced leader to its UK team
Bolsius International has appointed Richard Wood, as Sales Director UK & Ireland, Bolsius UK Ltd. He will head the sales activity from March 1...
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Lolly Lee leaves Gardman to join Petface
Due to huge interest in their new range of Wild Bird Care, Petface are expanding their sales team and have appointed Lolly Lee as their Business Development Director looking after their Garden Centre channel. Lolly joins the company after working for Gardman.
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On course for sweet taste of bee-keeping
Budding bee-keepers can learn more about the hobby in taster courses at Webbs garden centre in Wychbold, home to a buzzing honey business...
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Poundbury Gardens to give back at 10 year celebrations
Poundbury Gardens, which is part of The Gardens Group, is searching for a local charity or not-for-profit organisation to donate 10% of its takings to during its 10th anniversary celebrations...
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Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Garden centre teams excelled with their Christmas displays in 2015. Below we reveal galleries from the gold-winning teams. The galleries are sponsored by Kaemingk...
Brookside Garden Centre
Winners of both The Greatest Christmas Garden Team and The Greatest Grotto Team...
See full result and gallery
Haskins West End
Haskins West End picked up the gold award in The Greatest Festive Plants Team category...
See full result and gallery
Hillmount Garden Centre
The Greatest Christmas Sizzle was won by Hillmount Garden Centre...
See full result and gallery
Mains of Drum
Mains of Drum were winners of The Greatest Festive Catering Team...
See full result and gallery
Premier Decorations
The Greatest Christmas Supplier gold went to Premier Decorations...
See full result
Bents and Le Friquet
Golds in The Greatest Pet Christmas Team category have been won by Bents Garden & Home and Le Friquet Garden Centre...
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The Greatest Christmas Display winners
The Greatest Christmas Display award was strongly contested again this year with four garden centres picking up main awards – Silverbirch (small garden centre), The Old Railway Line (mid-sized), Barton Grange (large) and Le Friquet Plant Centre (group)...
See full result
Silverbirch (Small Garden Centre Gold)
Silverbirch won gold in small garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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Old Railway Line (Mid-sized Garden Centre Gold)
Old Railway Line Garden Centre won gold in mid-sized garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Barton Grange Garden Centre won gold in large garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet won gold in group garden centre category of The Greatest Christmas Display Team...
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