In This Issue
Blue Diamond completes the acquisition of Harlow Garden Centre
Meanwhile, Blue Diamond reports record profits for 2015
Pleydell Smithyman Secure Major New Garden Centre in Green Belt
Terry Head appointed Director at Stewarts Garden Centres
Al Fresco Fortnight aims to get everyone entertaining, eating and enjoying being outside
New marketing department spearheads progress and development for Grange
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Phew, what a scorcher!
Gardenex secures Government grants for UK firms exhibiting at spoga+gafa
Activists threaten to slap dummy labels on Roundup stocks
Another group in Wyevale' sights...and it's not Dobbies?
Calling the best growers of finished plants and trees
Fireworks go up in Southampton garden centre fire
Millbrook plan housing on old nursery site
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Garden landscape sales up 8% last year says Glee
Great weather is a boost for garden product sales
Grafted cucumbers are star perfomers
Yorkshire stone launch from Creative Landscape Products
Compost sales back on target
Sunshine and crowds for Westland at Balmoral Show
Containerised trees ready for despatch
Aussies press on with Homebase team building
Neudorff repeat garden centre sunflower seed competition
Squire's survey finds customers love wildlfe
EFIA announces expansion of its development committee
Napoleon Grills announces Red Tractor BBQ Promotion
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Malcolm Scott merger 'has put a spring in our step'
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New owners for Space Catering
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Compost sales back on target
 
The GTN Bestsellers Growing Media chart saw big increases in sales this week. Volumes were up by over 70% on the previous week, and considerably higher than the same time in 2015 (+57.8%) and 2014 (+65.2%).

This week’s Growing Media star performers were:
  • Arthur Bowers Multipurpose Compost (50 litres) was the highest climber, moving up 22 places to No 16.
  • GroWise Organic Garden Compost (50 litres) was the highest re-entry at No 20.
  • The only new entry in the Top 50 was Westland Gro-Sure Easy Containers Compost (50 litres) at No 49.
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