Amazing British compost from an amazing British company
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When it comes to supplying compost, there’s no better company you can rely on than UK based Durston Garden Products Ltd. Located in Somerset, the company supplies a wide selection of top quality growing media products to independent garden centres and retailers. Its range includes everything from Multi Purpose to Seed and Cutting Compost, Farmyard Manure and so much more...
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"The government needs to sit up and take notice of this sector." Alan Titchmarsh tells MP's and peers
"The government needs to sit up and take notice of this sector. If it continues to be undervalued and overlooked and we carry on building houses without gardens it will have a devastating effect not only on our national economy but also on the environment and our living conditions as a whole."
Listen to Alan's speech at the Houses of Parliament in full
Plant sales lead the way, according to GTN Bestsellers
In this year of extremes, we are now heading towards it being a record year for plant sales volumes. The GTN Bestsellers plants chart now shows 19 out of the last 25 weeks as being up for sales, with year to date volumes running at 8.3% up.
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James Ducker takes the reins as the MD of Langlands
Langlands Garden Centre, which trades from three sites in York, Leeds and Sheffield with 180 staff, is looking to the future as its ownership passes to the third generation of the same family...
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Greenfingers Charity says thank you to its FUNdraising Friends
A whopping £22,000 was raised at Greenfingers Charity’s annual Fundraising Dinner thanks to the generosity of guests and the charity’s Patron Jim Carter who really put the FUN into FUNdraising as he persuaded the charity’s friends to part with their cash...
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HTA awards Pearson medal to Baroness Fookes
The HTA has awarded this year’s Pearson Memorial Medal to Baroness Fookes, co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (APPGHG) in recognition of her outstanding services to horticulture...
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Cross-party MPs and peers urge government to boost backing for UK horticulture
Cross-party MPs and peers are calling for greater government support to secure the future of the UK's £24.2bn horticulture sector post-Brexit, in a new report published last week...
Pictured: Baroness Fookes and Ian Liddell-Grainger MP, co-chairs of the All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group at last week's reception at the house of Commons.
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Remember, remember 13th November! Final call for Cultivating Retail
This is the final call to join friends and colleagues attending Cultivating Retail – the new one-day Conference and Dinner – for growers, retailers and suppliers, supported by Evergreen Garden Care UK...
The action-packed programme is hosted by journalist and Channel 4 news presenter Cathy Newman (pictured).
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