In This Issue
Who are the latest businesses to take on former Wyevale centres?
Can Hansa Animatronic Reindeers save Christmas?
Four weeks to make or break the year
More new products from Wildlife World
Houseplants provide seasonal sales increases
Nursery Supply Show finds new home at Stoneleigh Park
RHS and Half Moon Bay announce new Shruti collection
Highfield Garden World take part in Purple Tuesday
Thetford centre in fake banknotes scam
Too much plastic say gardeners - and pots top the list
Commercial nursery Johnsons named as 'top business'
Mr Fothergill’s staff ‘smarten up’ for Children in Need
Santa’s grand arrival at Squire’s Garden Centres
Outdoor plant sales are the highlight in October
Gardening and wildlife go together says HTA report
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Garden decorations are a hit, says GTN Bestsellers
Manure leads the way for growing media sales
Are you ready for the Christmas rush?
New communications agency launches with gardening industry background
SBM Life Science and E. P. Barrus join forces to offer new merchandising service
Ferry Breugem joins Smiemans Projecten team
Darlac appoints new agents
Dutch exports to UK fell in hot summer of 2018
Young Horticulturist of the Year contest launched
Keep the centre safe during winter weather
The best of last week's
Five more garden centres sold by Wyevale
Notcutts and Thurrock GC cancel reindeer over welfare worries
Winter is in the air. Will it spark a rush for Christmas?
Personalisation now a key retail strategy says expert at HTA-GIMA event
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Supervisor reaches final of Catering Rising Stars initiative
Casual Dining show announces more Keynotes – including Pizza Hut UK’s CEO Jens Hofma & Mowgli founder Nisha Katona
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Who are the latest businesses to take on former Wyevale centres?

The latest Wyevale garden centres to change hands have been acquired by businesses new to the garden industry but with related interests...

 

Above: West Parley Garden Centre, one of four former Wyevales acquired by In-Excess Ltd.

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Can Hansa Animatronic Reindeers save Christmas?
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In response to multiple news reports concerning the welfare of live reindeers being used in Christmas experiences. Hamac would like to offer businesses an alternative...

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Four weeks to make or break the year

 

With only four weeks left until Christmas the industry is waiting with bated breath to see when the expected Christmas footfall and sales rush will begin...

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More new products from Wildlife World
 

Europe’s leading wildlife product designer and manufacturer, Wildlife World is expanding its current range in the US with many exciting new products...

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Houseplants provide seasonal sales increases

 

Plants for winter decoration saw the main increases last week.  Poinsettia and Helleborus sales climbed by 50% and many houseplant genus doubled their sales or more...

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Nursery Supply Show finds new home at Stoneleigh Park

 

The HTA Nursery Supply Show, sponsored by ICL, is moving to a bigger and more easily accessible home at Stoneleigh Park in Hall 1, directly connected to the HTA National Plant Show...

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RHS and Half Moon Bay announce new Shruti collection
 

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced that Shruti Designs, which creates gift products and fashion accessories, is to create a new collection of RHS gift and fashion items....

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Highfield Garden World take part in Purple Tuesday

 

The 132-strong team at family-owned Highfield Garden World in Gloucestershire joined more than 500 retailers across the nation to proudly mark Purple Tuesday – the UK’s first accessible shopping day...

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Thetford centre in fake banknotes scam

Thetford Garden Centre is hoping to track down a customer who may unwittingly have got caught up in a banknote scam that has cost the business £130...

 

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Too much plastic say gardeners - and pots top the list

A survey by BBC Gardeners' World magazine has revealed the overwhelming majority of gardeners think the amount of plastic used in gardening is a problem and believe it is the responsibility of manufacturers and retailers to address the issue...

 

Above: Paul Lamb of Johnsons of Whixley, who is the latest grower to announce a switch from black plastic pots (not widely recycled) to taupe coloured plastic, which is easily identified for recycling by scanners.

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Supervisor reaches final of Catering Rising Stars initiative

 

A Castleford catering supervisor who was awarded a place on a new training programme for garden centre catering staff earlier in the year has reached the final stage...

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Casual Dining show announces more Keynotes – including Pizza Hut UK’s CEO Jens Hofma & Mowgli founder Nisha Katona

Big speaker announcements are coming in fast for next February’s Casual Dining show, as it adds industry leaders and influencers from Mowgli Street Food, Pizza Hut Restaurants UK, The Alchemist Bars & Restaurants, Bill’s Restaurant, and the Soil Association to its high-profile Keynote line-up...

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Commercial nursery Johnsons named as 'top business'

 

North Yorkshire nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, has been crowned as one of the region’s best businesses for the second year running...

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Mr Fothergill’s staff ‘smarten up’ for Children in Need
 

Staff at Mr Fothergill’s Seeds dressed up for the occasion last week to help raise money for BBC Children in Need. Tim Jeffries, Mr Fothergill’s Commercial Director donated £1 for each person who came to work wearing a tie, an idea which came about as he is normally the only person to wear one in the office!

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Santa’s grand arrival at Squire’s Garden Centres

 

Hundreds of people came to Squire’s Garden Centres to see Santa arrive in style. Instead of coming on his traditional sleigh he arrived at Squire’s in Milford and Woking on a Horse Drawn Carriage, and at Squire’s in Twickenham he came on a Routemaster Bus...

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Outdoor plant sales are the highlight in October
 

Sales in outdoor plant areas at garden centres across the country performed better than other categories in October according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report...

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Gardening and wildlife go together says HTA report

 

The assumption that gardeners and wildlife lovers go hand in hand looks to be a safe one, according to the latest HTA Market Information special report...

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