Hundreds of customer votes for The Greatest Christmas Garden Centre Team have already been made and with 5 more weeks of voting there's plenty of opportunity for more centres to ask for the support of your customers. After only 10 days of on-line voting the front runners are: Bosworths, Cooks, Ferndale, Gates and Planters Tamworth. Votes have also already been submitted for Blue Diamond East Bridgeford, BGC Burford House, Bosworths Elton Hall, Goulds, Gordale, Jackson’s Boutique Garden Centre, Planters Bretby Tong, Wentworth Garden Centre and Woburn Sands Emporium...
This week our team of judges have started the wonderful task of visiting the 100 garden centres who have been nominated for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2023. And our sponsors which include: AMES, Glee 2024, Kaemingk, LeisureGrow, NOMA , PATS 2024, Smart Garden Products, Solex 2024, Stars for Europe, Three Kings and Woodmansterne have been lining up prizes for the category winners...
Record volume sales increases of Zero In Home Flea Killers have followed the warmest early-Autumn weather on record and a surge in domestic infestations of cat and dog fleas.
The newest – and most exciting – name in outdoor heating, Firestorm Heater, has brought to market unlike anything seen before. Here we delve a little deeper into what makes Firestorm Heaters so truly unique.
Five individuals from Garden Centre Association member garden centres have reached the finals of the industry body’s Rising Stars programme sponsored by Westland Horticulture...
It’s time for a new chapter at Hillier Nurseries Ltd. Chairman Robert Hillier has announced that he will be standing down from his position of Chairman and will hand the reins of the family-run business over to George Hillier, who will take the role of Chairman from 1st January 2024. Robert will remain actively involved in the business as a Board Director on a part-time basis...
Sarah Raven ihas announced the acquisition of award-winning nursery, Taylors Clematis, cementing their position as the largest clematis retailer in the UK...
Blue Diamond have been shortlisted as The Best Retailer over £250m in the Retail Week Awards 2024 alongside Boots, Frasers Group, ScS Group, Superdrug, Tesco, The Very Group and Wickes...
British Garden Centres and the leading surplus food app, Too Good To Go, have announced a significant milestone in their partnership. Together, they have successfully prevented more than 10,000 meals from going to waste since the initiative was rolled out across some sites earlier this year...
The team at a Bradford-based garden centre group is celebrating after winning the Sustainability award in a national competition. Yorkshire Garden Centres, owner of Tong, Tingley, Bingley and Otley Garden Centres, won the Sustainability award at the 2023 Garden Centre Catering Awards...
Home fragrance specialists, Elements of Fragrance, has confirmed a new range of home scents will launch later this year and will exclusively raise funds for the children’s hospice garden charity, Greenfingers...
Broadcaster David Domoney joins forces with Needlefresh to inspire and the nation on the benefits and enjoyment of having a real, UK-grown Christmas tree. Together, they’ve created a series of videos that showcase the growing popularity of the Fraser Fir Christmas tree, plus the benefits of bringing living trees into the home through Pot Grown trees.
British Garden Centres, the UK’s largest family-run garden retailer, has unveiled its new Christmas advert, “#AllWrappedUp” for 2023’s festive season...
Garden centres have helped support horticultural industry charity Perennial this year by ordering two special fundraising salvias from Wyevale Nurseries. The new plants – launched at the 2022 HTA National Plant Show and available for retailers to sell in the summer – have helped raise £1,600 for the charity.
After another year as GIMA’s chosen charity, Greenfingers has recently received over £20,000 from the garden manufacturers trade association following another year of fundraising. This figure includes £14,000 raised at the GIMA Golf Day in June...
The Horticultural Trades Association has welcomed the publication of the report from the year-long House of Lords Horticulture Committee special inquiry for recognising the importance of UK horticulture as a key deliverer of environmental targets...
Notcutts Garden Centres have been Highly Commended in the Community Engagement Award category at the annual PlanetMark Awards. This recognition reflects Notcutts' commitment to environmental sustainability and their achievements in the field of employee engagement, particularly in the area of energy reduction...
Notcutts Garden Centres has received a Best Employers Award in the Eastern Region, recognising the positive colleague engagement at its garden centres in Peterborough, Brampton, Norwich and Woodbridge, and its support office...
The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, a family run, independent garden centre in Three Cocks, is thrilled to announce donations of £1002 from their recent ‘Spooky Halloween Walk’, to be donated to Wales Air Ambulance...
Leading UK sourcing show, Source Home & Gift, has announced a partnership with Retail Economics to deliver retail trends and insights at the show, across its digital and social platforms, and via webinars.
Are you an experienced or first-time garden designer, a horticulture or garden design student, or a gardening club or charity? BBC Gardeners’ World Events is offering the opportunity to inspire tens of thousands of keen gardeners, experts, media, and influencers by entering its 2024 Beautiful Borders competition...
Following the success of this year’s open day event “Plant Retailing: A Sustainable Future”, Frank P Matthews have joined forces with The Bransford Webbs Plant Company and New Leaf Plants to host another retail focused event in February 2024...
A new mix-and-match option from LifestyleGarden is set to create a wealth of opportunities for retailers, enabling stockists to build a bespoke offerings and to try lines they might not have considered before, all whilst helping their customers find the perfect set up for their outdoor space...
As the AMES Companies continues to bring to market more and more gardening expertise through its market leading product portfolios, whilst also future proofing its heritage brands, it will come as no surprise that the company has also improved its facilities for customers. The new trade portals – dedicated to each brand – are now live and offer 24/7 access to multi-layered asset libraries to support sales...
Global Consultancy Director Josh McBain will be offering Garden Centre Association (GCA) members an insight into ‘The Future of Garden Retailing’ at its 2024 Conference in January (January 28 until 31, 2024).
Specialist consultants Pleydell Smithyman have announced the promotion of Kathryn Farden and the new appointment of Andrew Burton as Associate Directors...
Leading pet and wild bird food producer Henry Bell & Co has appointed Andrew Mellowes as National Sales Manager to support the company’s growth in the garden centre sector. He will work alongside an extensive network of sales agents to consolidate and develop customer relationships...
BHETA has appointed Lee Martin as its new DIY Sector Manager for Home Improvement and Garden. His role will be to support existing members with added value initiatives in the home and garden markets, as well as building the membership base through recruitment.
Breeder MNP/Suntory has seen a significant increase in demand since receiving the 2023 - 2024 FleuroStar Award for Mandevilla Sundaville Double Blush Pink...
The Horticultural Trades Association, jointly with the British Retail Consortium and other leading businesses and groups, have set out a united call for a freeze in business rates in Scotland.
The Royal Horticultural Society has announced that Hidden Valley Gardens, an intimate three-acre cottage style garden in Treesmill, Cornwall, has been voted overall winner in the RHS Partner Garden of the Year Competition 2023...
The Garden Centre Association’s GROW (Garden Retail Online Workshops) e-Learning platform In-Store Security course has now been launched just in time for the busy Christmas sales period...
With Christmas on the horizon, festive jumper lovers are set to enjoy 24-days of the best jumpers the garden retail sector has to offer with the return of the ‘most jumperful time of the year’, a special fundraising event held annually to support the Greenfingers Charity...
The latest GRIDSERVE Electric Retail Hub has opened at Dobbies Leicester, as part of a long term partnership between the charging company and garden centre to increase the number of High Power charging locations across the UK...
A frosty Christmas walk, a gingerbread house, an enchanted forest and a peaceful Christmas are just some of the heartwarming themes featured in The Gardens Group’s new Christmas displays, which are all now open to the public seven days a week until Christmas Eve...
Dobbies has unveiled its new Christmas campaign, “Dobbies: Find Your Christmust”. The multichannel push was developed in partnership with creative agency elvis...
Family business Wheelie Klips Limited has won a National Award at the Clean and Tidy Home Show held at ExCel London where nearly 12,000 people visited the show. The company walked away with the Home Organisation Product of the Year accolade. They were also finalist in a second category Home Scent of the Year...
It was a night to remember at the GIMA awards for Sipcam Home and Garden as ecofective® Organic Superfood Ideal for Peat-Free Compost took the headlines, winning two awards. This included the prestigious Sword of Excellence for best overall product...
