In This Issue
GTN October issue - Christmas Awards, Glee Review, Greenfingers garden openings, Christmas Tree advice -read on-line here
Customers are voting for The Greatest at Christmas - First 10 centres to register on-line votes
GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2025 - read on-line here
ecofective® Nourish & Bloom - a New Era of Plant Nutrition
Perrywood opens new £8.5 million garden centre
Downton Abbey star and Greenfingers patron Jim Carter to attend LOFA Charity Christmas Lunch
Henry Bell Anniversary Dinner
Greenfingered gardeners help raise £10,000 from Vitax Q4 sales
September’s GCA BoT figures show ‘strong start to Christmas sales’
Charles Bentley celebrates 165 years in business with new generation at the helm
Garden centre group reaches final of business award
Latest HTA grower workshop boosts learning and knowledge on peat-free
TV gardener visits J. Parker’s Daisy Nook Garden Centre
Tiger marks milestone 20th site with new franchise opening
Leicestershire tree growers crowned champions
Grimsby Garden Centre celebrates 10 years of growth with Navigo
Registration now open for Spring Fair 2026
New Webb pressure washers deliver on performance and practicality
The most powerful backpack blower on the market
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Bents announces new board member
RHS calls for greater provision of gardens
RHS ‘Bringing Nature Home’ will promote plants as foundation for all biodiversity
The Fragrance House Group launches new trade website to simplify multi-brand ordering for retailers
Shoplifting soars 13% as independent retailers bear brunt of retail crime crisis
Bring a beautiful border to life with BBC Gardeners’ World events
MPS continues as Headline Sponsor for the AIPH International Grower of the Year Awards 2026
Snowdrop and spring flower gardens 2026
The best of last week's
The GIMA Awards are SOLD OUT!
HTA Market Update: Steady September for garden centres
The Greenfingers Charity celebrates the opening of ‘The Centred Garden’ at Acorns Children’s Hospice
Another two garden centres make the right ‘choice’
RocketGro release first TV advert!
Who are the Greatest Christmas Garden Centre teams of 2025? GTN's Greatest Christmas awards are launched
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Blue Diamond Blackdown
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Ransoms, Jersey
GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Summerhill Garden Centre
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GTN October issue - Christmas Awards, Glee Review, Greenfingers garden openings, Christmas Tree advice -read on-line here

GTN October 2025, In this issue

  • RocketGro celebrate 5 years
  • GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 are launched
  • Successful Choices – Choice Marketing Conference report
  • Greeting cards and gift packaging in full bloom
  • Glee 2025 Review starts here
  • GTN’s Greatest Food & Drink Awards at Glee 2025
  • Floral Thursday at Glee sets new records for Greenfingers
  • Glee 2025 New Product Award winners
  • T&M – Investing in Retail
  • Greenfingers Garden Openings
  • The Big Christmas Show kicks off Christmas promotions
  • Christmas Tree advice from the British Christmas Tree Growers Association
  • Begonias turning heads and changing minds – GTN Planteria
  • Horticulture highlights from The Conference 2025
  • Your business values and your people – HTA Viewpoint
Read the issue on-line here
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Customers are voting for The Greatest at Christmas - First 10 centres to register on-line votes

As a key part of our Greatest Christmas Awards, customers are already having the final say on just who are The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2025.  Voting is live on-line and in store from now until 22nd December...

 

See who the first 10 centres to get on-line votes and download poster artworks and voting links here
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GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2025 - read on-line here

GIMA Buyers Guide & New Product Digest Autumn 2025 - A valuable source of reference for the UK Garden Trade

 

New Products for the UK Garden Trade for 2025 from GIMA Members: Altico, Auto Pot Global, Avocet Hardware – Greenman Tools, Bees Seeds, Big Cheese (STV), Biohort    , Burgon & Ball, Charles Bentley, Countrywide Bird Food (AE James), Durstons, elho, Evergreen Garden Care, Fandango Fire Tools, Fargro, Feathersnap, Formbar, Gardena, Greenkey, Glee 2026, Handy, Harvest Pet Products, Hex Living, Hortiwool, Hunter Stoves, Johnsons Lawn Seeds, Lava-Lite, Meadow View Stone, Melcourt, Mercia Garden Products, Museums & Galleries, Patio Black Spot Removal Company, Phoenox Textiles, PlantWorks, Primeur, RocketGro, SBM Life Science, SealStop, Sipcam, Smart Garden Products, UK Greetings, Vitavia, Vitax, Westland Horticulture, WHM Pet Foods, Woodmansterne, Zest Outdoor Living, GIMA Member Directory, Garden Press Event.

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ecofective® Nourish & Bloom - a New Era of Plant Nutrition
GTN Xtra Promotion

Sipcam Home & Garden are taking the ecofective® story to the next exciting chapter by launching its latest innovation - Nourish & Bloom, an organic plant feed range powered by natural ingredients...

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Perrywood opens new £8.5 million garden centre

Perrywood Garden Centres has opened its brand new £8.5 million garden centre in Sudbury, Suffolk...

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Downton Abbey star and Greenfingers patron Jim Carter to attend LOFA Charity Christmas Lunch
 

The Leisure and Outdoor Furniture Association has announced that Jim Carter, acclaimed actor and beloved star of stage and screen, will be attending the LOFA Charity Christmas Lunch in aid of Greenfingers Charity, which takes place on take place on 28 November at The Dorchester Hotel, London...

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Henry Bell Anniversary Dinner

Henry Bell & Co celebrated its 200th anniversary in style with guests from across the animal and bird feeds industry gathering at the Belton Woods Hotel in Grantham, Lincolnshire, for a special drinks reception and dinner to mark this extraordinary milestone...

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Greenfingered gardeners help raise £10,000 from Vitax Q4 sales

Greenfingered gardeners from across the UK have helped to raise £10,000 for national children’s charity Greenfingers, thanks to a popular fundraising initiative driven by Vitax Limited...

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September’s GCA BoT figures show ‘strong start to Christmas sales’
 

September's Garden Centre Association Barometer of Trade shows a ‘strong start to Christmas sales’ and some ‘encouraging’ figures. From the 13 categories logged by member garden centres, 10 were positive, when compared to 2024, with clothing in the top spot at +12.89%.

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Charles Bentley celebrates 165 years in business with new generation at the helm

One of Leicestershire’s oldest family-run businesses, Charles Bentley & Son Ltd, is celebrating a remarkable milestone in 2025 as it marks 165 years of trading...

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Garden centre group reaches final of business award

Yorkshire Garden Centres – owner of Tong, Tingley, Bingley, Otley and Pennine Garden Centres, plus Dean’s York and Scarborough – is celebrating after reaching the final of the Yorkshire Post Business Awards.

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Latest HTA grower workshop boosts learning and knowledge on peat-free

The Horticultural Trades Association continues to lead work to support and share member knowledge on the transition to a peat-free horticulture. A grower workshop, ‘Optimising nutrition and nutrient delivery in peat-free crops’, was the latest in the HTA’s technical workshop programme, aimed at helping growers with their peat-free journey, sharing both their challenges and successes...

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TV gardener visits J. Parker’s Daisy Nook Garden Centre

Manchester-based garden retailer J. Parker’s welcomed renowned garden presenter Frances Tophill to its recently acquired Daisy Nook Garden Centre in Failsworth to hold a community fundraising event in support of local homelessness charity Petrus, while also inspiring the next generation of gardeners with a free workshop for local school children...

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Tiger marks milestone 20th site with new franchise opening

Woodlands Home & Garden Group’s consumer retail brand Tiger has launched its 20th UK show site, located at Dobbies Garden Centre, Andover...

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Leicestershire tree growers crowned champions

Cadeby Tree Trust from Leicestershire has won the accolade of providing the Christmas tree for display outside 10 Downing Street after being crowned Champion Christmas Tree Grower of the Year 2025...

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Grimsby Garden Centre celebrates 10 years of growth with Navigo

Grimsby Garden Centre is celebrating 10 years of growth, community, and wellbeing under Navigo’s ownership, a decade of nurturing minds and gardens alike through plants, training, and therapeutic activities...

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Who are the Greatest Christmas Garden Centre teams of 2025? GTN's Greatest Christmas awards are launched

Our team of judges are prepping their sleighs ready to start the judging process for GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards 2025.  Now is the time to get your nominations in...

See the categories and make your nominations for a judges visit here
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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Blue Diamond Blackdown

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Blue Diamond Blackdown - GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 judges visit, 22nd October 2025...

See our judges visit photo tour of the centre
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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Ransoms, Jersey

Ransoms Jersey - GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 judges visit, 20th October 2025...

See our judges visit photo tour of the centre
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GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 - Judges visit to Summerhill Garden Centre

Summerhill Garden Centre- GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards 2025 judges visit, 22nd October 2025...

See our judges visit photo tour of the centre
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Customers are voting for The Greatest at Christmas - First 10 centres to register on-line votes

As a key part of our Greatest Christmas Awards, customers are already having the final say on just who are The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas teams in 2025.  Voting is live on-line and in store from now until 22nd December...

 

See who the first 10 centres to get on-line votes and download poster artworks and voting links here
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Registration now open for Spring Fair 2026

The UK’s definitive showcase for Home, Gift, and Fashion, Spring Fair 2026 returns to the NEC Birmingham from 1-4 February, and registration is now officially open for buyers. https://www.springfair.com/visitor-registration

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New Webb pressure washers deliver on performance and practicality

New for 2026 from British garden equipment manufacturer Handy, the Webb Pressure Washer Range is designed to offer customers a versatile home and garden cleaning experience at an excellent price point...

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The most powerful backpack blower on the market

EGO Power+, a leading specialist of battery-powered outdoor power equipment, has introduced a new Backpack Blower to its PRO X series of durable tools for heavy-duty professional users...

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