In This Issue
Best April ever - 25% more gardening going on!
Glee Safe & Secure Webinar - Thursday 6th May at 11:00am - register here
spoga+gafa cancelled for 2021
RocketGro introduces a new range of 100% peat free, organic soil improver and chemical free fertilisers
Ergrownomics - The future of raised planters and beds
Decorating with plants drives up sales
Hozelock survey reveals UK is now a nation of healthy hobbyists
Lava-Lite – Naturally The Best
Webbs wins UK Best Workplace™ 2021 award
Tong’s new garden centre plans deferred
Plant sales rocket
Hartley Botanic recognised with Queen's Award
Perrywood get growing for Hampton Court Garden Festival
Notcutts Woodbridge to start Phase 2 of redevelopment
Dobbies No 71 opens in Boston, Lincolnshire
Unprecedented Demand - Record Easter garden centre sales lead to stock shortages - Read GTN's April issue on-line now
Car wash concession to open first Yorkshire site at Tong
#sustainabledobbies supports National Gardening Week
Advice for retailers - how to increase sales of pelargoniums
RHS-endorsed partner The Garden Trellis Co announces additions to range
Creating summer vibes in the city with elho’s loft urban range
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Pansies on trial at Hyde Hall
More plant feed, please!
Cultivate your Career
2% up with another week to grow
Slug mayday: RHS predicts perfect storm as number one garden pest and seedlings appear
Vitax support High Ground
Hedgehogs are back on the wildlife care agenda
Wild Wales Seeds launches vegetable garden seed kits
Visit Orchid Inspiration Days by appointment
The best of last week's
Iglu 360 is the perfect outdoor dining experience for garden centres
Swedish success story for Highfield Garden World protégé
Bents receives Covid-secure recognitions as it opens up alfresco dining
Woodlodge win GCA Supplier of the Year Award
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Squires Badshot Lea - Christmas 2020
Perrywood at Christmas 2020 - with correct photo gallery now...
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
Dog food firm secures multi-million pound investment
Specialist hedgehog food brand adds to range
GTN Bestsellers
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Best April ever - 25% more gardening going on!

GTN Bestsellers Epos data has confirmed that April 2021 garden centre trading was an all time record for volume sales.  It's now fair to say there's about a quarter more gardening going on in the UK as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Glee Safe & Secure Webinar - Thursday 6th May at 11:00am - register here

Join the Glee, Autumn Fair and NEC teams as they talk through the steps they are taking to ensure Autumn Fair and Glee are run in a safe and secure way, and also learn a little more about what they have in store for you, and how you can make the most of the shows, which return as in-person events this Autumn...

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spoga+gafa cancelled for 2021

spoga+gafa, due to take place on 8-10 August, is not going to be staged this year due to the ongoing insecure COVID-19 situation and the related restrictions. The next trade fair will take place at the Cologne fair grounds from 19 to 21 June 2022...

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RocketGro introduces a new range of 100% peat free, organic soil improver and chemical free fertilisers
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Launched in March 2021 from their farm in Somerset, RocketGro are excited to be able to introduce their two lead products ‘Magic Mulch’ and ‘Plant Fuel’...

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Ergrownomics - The future of raised planters and beds
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Ergrownomics was begun by a father-and son team in rural Herefordshire, with one goal in mind: to break the mould, and manufacture a sustainable, high-quality raised planter, in the UK.

 

"We’re on a mission to do things differently, and to offer consumers a real opportunity to reduce their carbon footprint and plastic waste..."

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Decorating with plants drives up sales

Plant sales jumped by almost 50% last week as people continued to brave the cold weather and just wanted to get on with decorating their gardens for the summer ahead...

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Hozelock survey reveals UK is now a nation of healthy hobbyists
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A recent survey by Hozelock found that more than eight in 10 adults have taken up a new hobby during lockdown to boost their mental or physical health, with walking, reading and gardening the most popular pastimes...

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Lava-Lite – Naturally The Best
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LAVA-LITE – Naturally The Best – Effortlessly nourish and protect your plants with a collection of totally non-toxic, environmentally friendly, sustainable, pH neutral, lightweight and 100% natural products...

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Webbs wins UK Best Workplace™ 2021 award

Webbs has been recognised as one of the Top 25 Best Workplaces™ in the UK for 2021 as part of the Great Place To Work™ programme...

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Tong’s new garden centre plans deferred
 

A decision on whether to allow Tong Garden Centre to build a new £14m store on a former golf course has been postponed...

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Plant sales rocket
GTN Bestsellers Epos data analysis

Plant sales rocketed last week with the Top 10 most popular plant types outselling the rest of the GTN Top 50 plants by over 100%...

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Hartley Botanic recognised with Queen's Award
 

Heritage glasshouse and greenhouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic has been recognised in this year’s prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for its work growing sales of its English, handmade structures abroad...

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Perrywood get growing for Hampton Court Garden Festival

Perrywood Garden Centre is supporting Suffolk based designer and author Lucy Hutchings with her edible allotment garden. It’s an exciting design that will be brought to life at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival in July...

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Notcutts Woodbridge to start Phase 2 of redevelopment
 

Notcutts Woodbridge Garden Centre has announced that work on Phase two of its major modernisation and improvement programme is set to begin...

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Dobbies No 71 opens in Boston, Lincolnshire

Dobbies opened its 71st store, located in Boston Lincolnshire, on Friday 30th April 2021...

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Unprecedented Demand - Record Easter garden centre sales lead to stock shortages - Read GTN's April issue on-line now

In GTN's April issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:

  • Back to the NEC for Glee!
  • Life – Norfolk Leisure Style
  • 1000 years and growing at Coolings
  • Investment is back on the agenda for garden centres
  • Pictures of a Record Easter from Aylett Nurseries, Burston Garden Centre and Scotsdales
  • Unprecedented demand leads to stock shortages
  • Enhancing our understanding of New Gardeners
  • GIMA Charity Golf Day returns this summer
  • B-bag takes Extreme Lounging to new places
    LOFA Update – Are we over the worst of the shortages?
  • HTA Column – Success Brings Stress

 

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Dog food firm secures multi-million pound investment

Award-winning Pure Pet Food has raised a multi-million pound investment to accelerate the company’s growth with the company aiming to quadruple in size over the next four years...

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Specialist hedgehog food brand adds to range

Specialist hedgehog food brand, Spike’s, has launched a new food for wild hedgehogs that is packed with nutrition...

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Car wash concession to open first Yorkshire site at Tong

An established family car wash business is the latest concession to open at Tong Garden Centre. Handy Andy Car Wash Limited will open its 17th car wash site, the first in Yorkshire, on May 7...

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#sustainabledobbies supports National Gardening Week

Dobbies Garden Centres has demonstrated its support for the Royal Horticultural Society’sNational Gardening Week (26 April – 2 May) with the launch of new sustainable products and the start of its #sustainabledobbies campaign...

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Advice for retailers - how to increase sales of pelargoniums
 

Experts at Pelargoniums for Europe share some top tips on how retailers can increase sales of pelargoniums this season and beyond...

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RHS-endorsed partner The Garden Trellis Co announces additions to range

The Royal Horticultural Society has announced three new additions to the popular Prestige range of RHS-endorsed hand-crafted trellis, fencing and gates from its partnership with The Garden Trellis Co, a designer and manufacturer of bespoke garden joinery...

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Creating summer vibes in the city with elho’s loft urban range

The loft urban collection from elho has been designed with urban balconies and roof terraces in mind and the products style and applications reflect this inspiration – resulting in the perfect selection of pots for city dwellers...

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