Bumper sales at the start of December
Busy garden centres got off to a great start for December with high sales volumes across Christmas, catering, gifts, food and plants. According to GTN Bestsellers, total sales were 22% up on last year with Christmas products up by 34%.
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HTA members ratify new board members at AGM
HTA members representing all sectors of the industry attended the association’s Annual General Meeting which took place at the HTA’s Horticulture House in Chilton, Oxfordshire...
The morning concluded with a joint tree planting between the HTA (Carol Paris and Adam Wigglesworth) and GCA (Iain Wylie and Julian Winfield) cementing the relationship between the two organisations.
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GCA announce festive display winners
Barton Grange (above) and Castle Gardens (below) have been announced as the national winners of the 2016 Garden Centre Association's annual Christmas competition...
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Castle Gardens is the shining star in national Christmas competition
Dorset-based Castle Gardens has scooped the top national award at the Garden Centre Association’s annual Christmas Competition, in the Garden Centre category...
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Online sales of garden products in the UK have doubled since 2011
Growth in online sales of gardening products have outpaced the overall garden products market by some distance in recent years, according to new research published by AMA Research...
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Festive cheer as Tong picks up regional award
The team at Tong Garden Centre, Bradford, are celebrating after winning a prestigious industry award for its Christmas displays and product ranges...
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Students dig deep to breathe new life into community
Eight new trees were professionally planted by Brimsmore Gardens on Stilby Road in Yeovil, as part of a new community project led by Westfield Community Association...
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Stewarts bosses meet up with team from new centre
As reported in last week's GTN Xtra, the Abbey Garden Centre at Titchfield in Hampshire has been acquired by Christchurch based Stewarts Garden Centres. Martin Stewart, (first left) and Stewart’s Retail and Marketing Director Terry Head (far right) are pictured meeting up with with the Abbey Centre senior team...
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Marlows unveils new look after first phase of £1m redevelopment
Marlows Home & Garden Centre has completed the first phase of a £1m redevelopment and refurbishment at its 3.5-acre site in Bury St Edmunds...
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Winter Wonderland Grotto is star attraction at revamped garden centre
Frensham Garden Centre has lifted the curtain on its first ever ‘Winter Wonderland Grotto’ as part of a £1 million-plus refurbishment of the independent, family-run Surrey centre...
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HTA seeks support for second industry exhibit at Chelsea
Following the success of this year’s inaugural horticultural industry exhibit, ‘The Sunflower Square’, at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the HTA have announced plans for another exhibit –‘40 Sunbury Road’...
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