GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 7 2019

Woof woof! GTN Newshound here, with insights gleaned from the latest Wyevale Garden Centres accounts. Looks like they're relying on more cash from the sell-offs to keep them afloat...

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Treadstone Products enjoys success at GCA conference
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2018 was a successful year for Wrexham-based Treadstone products, with double digit sales growth in its Good Life garden sundries range, high demand for its Peter Rabbit children's garden range (no doubt boosted by the motion picture release) and the launch of its new garden glove range, ClipGlove, at Glee...

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Make hay while the sun shines, says GTN Bestsellers

A period of sunny, warmer weather that will spark daffodils into flowering could be great news for garden centres. After the first snow a few weeks ago the GTN Bestsellers All Products index is holding just above last year. A few good weeks to end February will set us all in good stead for March...

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Vitavia greenhouses bring life to the garden
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Vitavia Garden Products Ltd is the British partner of the Vitavia Group, which is the leading name throughout Europe for quality hobby greenhouses and greenhouse accessories...

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Horticultural Rising Stars have until Friday 22nd February to enter

The deadline to find the 2019 Westland Rising Stars is looming...

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Saddle up for Garden Re-Leaf Cycle Ride

Greenfingers Charity is inviting its supporters and others to put their pedal power to the test this spring by taking on the inspiring Cycle Challenge for Garden Re-Leaf Day...

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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

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Going for gold – Casual Dining’s Innovation Challenge Awards boasts record entries

Buyers looking for the latest must-have innovations will have plenty to keep them busy at Casual Dining this month, at London ExCeL on 27-28 February, with more new products to see, sample and demo than ever...

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Klondyke brings outdoor living to life at showcase event

A vision for luxurious outdoor living came to life at the Klondyke Group’s recent Garden Furniture and Outdoor Living Showcase event, which took place at Houghton Hall Garden Centre at Carlisle.

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The Pot Company offers unique range of Chinese Water Jars with exclusive discount

The Pot Company is offering its customers a range of striking Chinese vases for those seeking an entirely one-off feature for an outdoor space...

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RHS celebrates half a million members

This week the Royal Horticultural Society celebrated reaching a record half a million members, suggesting the UK’s leading gardening charity is now more accessible and relevant to people than it has ever been in its 215-year history...

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Tong raises £10,000 for children's cancer charity

The team at Tong Garden Centre in Bradford has announced that it raised £10,000 for Leeds based children's cancer charity, Candlelighters...

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Brian's lifetime in horticulture is just what doctor ordered

As Mr Fothergill's trials manager Brian Talman celebrates 60 years working in horticulture, he muses how his working life could have been quite different if he had not heeded the advice of a family-friend doctor...

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Choice appoints Terry Maywood as non-executive chairman

Terry Maywood, a Director with 30 years’ experience, across a wide variety of retail companies has recently been appointed to the Board of Choice Marketing Ltd as Non-Executive Chairman...

Warmer weather set to ignite garden product sales

Hopefully last week’s sales dip proves to be the low point for garden products during this lead up to Spring. A warmer weekend after Valentines Day should re-ignite our love for being outdoors with garden product sales responding accordingly...

Veg-2-Grow sales start to pick up

Veg-2-Gro sales grew by a quarter week on week as gardeners prepared themselves for better weather, according to GTN Bestsellers...

Just the spark for growing media sales growth

This coming weekend should be a bumper February week for growing media sales. After a great start in early January sales volumes of the GTN Growing Media Top 50 Index have been below last year’s levels while the weather has been cold...

Good recovery for plants after snow

Plant sales recovered well after the weekend of snow to get within 10% of last year’s mid-February volumes..

HTA announces important diary dates for 2019

There are plenty of opportunities to catch up with latest insight, information, case studies, industry experts and peers at an HTA event in 2019...

New Spring Fair Portfolio Director to take up role in re-edit year

Charlie Cracknell has been appointed Portfolio Director for Spring Fair, and will be in post from April 2019, assisting in shaping the strategic direction of the show...

Year of the Nasturtium and Carrot

It's the '2019, Year of the Nasturtium and Carrot'. Many of you have prepared for and embraced the campaign and hobby gardeners will start their sowing soon...

The best of last week's

If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...

Caulders buy two centres from Dobbies

Dobbies Garden Centres have just announced the sale of two of its smallest centres, Kinross and Cumbernauld, to Caulders, as the Dobbies team look at a number of options for growth towards building "the best garden centre business in the UK"...

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New Marketing Manager for LOFA

The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association has announced that Gina Hinde is the new LOFA Marketing Manager and is now in post...

And the winners are….Glee at Spring Fair New Product Showcase winners confirmed

Creative Products scooped this year’s top prize with Fly Away. The judges remarked upon Fly Away’s ability to tap into the al fresco dining trend, and how it will also appeal to the millennial market with its insect friendly credentials...

See the full results and pictures of the Glee at Spring Fair New Product Showcase

E.P. Barrus continues expansion with new warehouse

Leading gardening tools and equipment supplier E.P. Barrus has expanded its warehouse capacity in 2019 to meet continued demand following a successful 2018...