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Dobbies launches new Spring campaign
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Meadow View Stone strengthens Customer Service Team
New pet accessory business has story to tell
Michael Gove joins Evergreen Garden Care in support of standardisation across the growing media category
Boost back on TV this Spring
David Domoney does it again with live garden transformation on ITV’s This Morning
Hillmount owner ceceives honour at Hillsborough Castle
Kate’s 366 running Challenge for Greenfingers Charity - April Blog update
Squire's Garden Centres charts a steady course
Notcutts collaborate with The Cloud Gardener to inspire urban renters at RHS show
GROW e-Learning platform runner-up in Totara Awards
Haskins West End continues support for Friends of PICU
Westland launch The Westland Garden Newspaper
Spear & Jackson return to Glee 2024
HTA welcomes local MP David Johnston to Horticulture House
Biggest RHS Shows innovations for a generation to reach new audiences and inspire more people to get gardening
Webb Supreme Lawnmowers now with 4-swing tip blades for added efficiency & robustness
Alitex sets new standard for employee wellbeing
Join Mr Fothergill's & Darlac in The ‘Chelsea Chop’
Sofas & Stuff creates its third superb RHS fabric collection
Milwaukee Tool is just getting started
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Brand New CIoH GROW Careers Day North Event, Harewood House
Autumn Fair launches 'New Business Pavilion'
Bradford garden centre group wins Yorkshire sustainability award
Haskins Snowhill announces 2024 charity of the year
PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt keeps on growing
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Dobbies appoints Robert Cook as board advisor for its restaurant business  
Gro-ments initiative part of £1 million peat-free campaign
Rising Stars focus on sustainability and regeneration
The Greenfingers Charity Dragon Boat Race – everything you need to know!
Successful launch of Yorkshire Garden Centre Group's Green Card Loyalty App
SOLEX Exhibition to kick off festivities with Awards Ceremony and Afterparty
Whisk out your tongs: SOLEX's Fire Food & Outdoor Living Evening returns for its second sizzling year
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Rising Stars focus on sustainability and regeneration

 

From bats to worms right through to weed control and tree planting, the 11 GCA and Westland Rising Stars for 2024 are already making headway into their retail projects. All have a focus on sustainability and regeneration and, for the first time, they unveiled their ideas to the group at a meeting held at NIAB, in Cambridgeshire.

 

After an update on Westland Horticulture’s range from Stuart Staples, the company’s Head of Technical, it was time for each candidate to stand in front of the group to present their ideas so far. The Rising Stars programme not only gives opportunities for candidates to carry out projects in their own garden centres and monitor success, but also builds on valuable public speaking experience.

 

Coordinated by mentor Gordon Emslie, the event was the second time the group has got together. He suggested the group trust their projects but be prepared to be flexible. “The more you do, the more you will know and your journey may change, so go with it,” he said.

 

A behind-the-scenes visit to NIABs research and growing facilities gave the Rising Stars a better understanding of plant and product trialling plus a peep into the world of testing grass seed.

 

The Rising Stars are now back in their garden centres working on their projects which mostly run from May to August.  Next time they meet will be in June at Ellesmere Port to see Westland’s growing media manufacturing plant, followed by visits to Allensmore Nurseries and Glee. In the autumn the ‘Dragon’s Den’ will whittle the 11 down to five who will go on to pitch their ideas at the GCA conference in 2025. 

 

This year’s Westland Rising Stars are:

  • Ben Clarke, Knights Garden Centre, Naggs Hall
  • Jasmin Rogers, Haskins Garden Centre, Ferndown
  • Dian Philips, Pugh’s Garden Village, Radyr
  • Dan Furley, Millbrook Garden Centre, Gravesend
  • Will Harris, Klondyke Garden Centre, Garforth
  • Erin Tuchscherer, Charlebury Garden Centre
  • Gayna Barnard, Bents Garden and Home
  • Josh Rigg – Klondyke Garden Centre, Wilmslow
  • John Enright - Bournville Garden Centre, BGC
  • Nat James – Harrow Garden Centre, BGC
  • Sarah Lyons – Tring Garden Centre, BGC
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