In This Issue
Garden Re-Leaf Day 2016 Plantathons hailed a great success
Second Garden Re-Leaf Day Sponsored Walk is a stroll through the country
Weight loss target acheived - thank you for all your help and support
Easter deal on the the UK’s bestselling growbag sundry
Stewart invest £400k to boost decorative planters output
Edward Boult makes it 3 for Grovewell Garden Centres
Will Garden Re-Leaf Day spark sales at garden centres?
British Garden Centres acquires its 10th store
Rising Stars Masterclass held at Barton Grange
Over 90% of planned spoga+gafa exhibition space already booked
Cycling, walking, potting, raffling and quizzing - it's all been happening on Garden Re-Leaf Day 2016
Baby Bio signs up to help Air Ambulance gardening project
Crowders renamed Wolds View by Wyevale Garden Centres
Gordale's Mark says cheese for Swiss experience
Show-stopping turn out for Flower Show Forum
Sales of houseplants grow in February
Wyevale Garden Centres wins 'Best One Stop Shop' award
Tribute for Paul Daniels from Greenfingers supporters
Merchandiser/Area Representative
New Business Manager, Glee
Junior Buyer: Garden Care
Garden Centre Supervisor
Assistant Shop Manager
National Sales Manager Amenity and Landscaping Sector
Customer Service Assistant
Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Garden Centre Assistant Manager
Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Grounds Maintenance Team Leader / Supervisor
Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Area Sales Manager / Garden Centre & DIY
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Garden product sales rise from previous week
Rosemary plants make their Veg-2-Gro mark
Growing media sales witnessing slight slow down
Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Shakespeare’s New Place chooses nurseries for heritage landmark plants
100th candidate awarded Certificate in Water Conservation
Garden retailers criticised for wasted opportunities
Roundup launches most effective concentrate yet
Zest 4 Leisure expand online management team
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Natural Food Show previews its exhibitor show highlights for 2016
Situations Vacant
Merchandiser/Area Representative
Salary: £20,000 per year
 
Read more»
New Business Manager, Glee
 
Read more»
Junior Buyer: Garden Care
Competitive salary
 
Read more»
Garden Centre Supervisor
Competitive salary
 
Read more»
Assistant Shop Manager
Competitive salary
 
Read more»
National Sales Manager Amenity and Landscaping Sector
Salary: Excellent
Read more»
Customer Service Assistant
Langlands Garden Centre - Leeds
 
Read more»
Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
West Horsley KT24 6AR
 
Read more»
Garden Centre Assistant Manager
Salary: £18,000 - £21,000
Read more»
Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
West Horsley KT24 6AR
 
Read more»
Grounds Maintenance Team Leader / Supervisor
Salary: £16,000 - £18,000 - dependent on experience
Read more»
Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Twickenham TW2 5PA
 
Read more»
Area Sales Manager / Garden Centre & DIY
Salary: Attractive
Read more»
Send us your news and great ideas
Contact us with your news. 

Email neil.pope@tgcmc.co.uk, or trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk or call the GTN News team on 01733 775700
Garden Re-Leaf Day 2016 Plantathons hailed a great success


The garden industry got behind the Garden Re-Leaf Day 2016 in a big way on Friday with hundreds of innovative and exciting fund-raising events in aid of Greenfingers. 24 hour plantathons took place at Aton's, Byrkley, Fryers, Squires and Studley Garden Centres.

Industry leaders, celebrity gardeners and garden centre staff planted pots for 24 hours on Garden Re-Leaf Day, raising thousands of pounds for their endurance efforts and from the sales of the planted pots over the weekend.

Bob Hewitt at Byrkley Park Garden Centre completed his 24 hour marathon with 700 pots planted, of which 200 had been sold by the time he completed his 24 hour stint.

At Alton Garden Centre, Andy Bunker planted on his own during Thursday night but had the company of Southend United FC's manager Phil Brown and gardening great Peter Seabrook for the final hour on Friday.

Dennis Espley, MD of Squires Garden Centres was joined by Chelsea Gold Medallist Andy MacIndoe and Andrew Gill, President of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture to add to the planting fun.

At Hillviews Studley Garden Store, manager Tom Cook planted alongside CEO Boyd Douglas Davies during the night, sustained by You Tube videos of Kylie playing on a big screen they rigged up in the centre.  By 9pm they had already filled their first trolley of planters to go off to one of the other centres at Billing.



GTN offers full congratulations to all of the Garden Re-Leaf Day Plantathon participators.  This is a great idea that many more centres could adopt to gain local publicity and raise money for Greenfingers in a very gardening way.

If you've not had a chance to donate and help raise funds to enable Greenfingers to build more gardens at Childrens Hospices here are the Plantathon fundraising links:  

Squires:https://www.justgiving.com/squires-24-hour-plant-athon 

Alton's: https://www.justgiving.com/pete-lowis/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=pete-lowis&utm_campaign=pfp-share 

Hillview Studley: https://www.justgiving.com/Boyd-Douglas-Davies/> 

Byrkley: https://www.justgiving.com/Bob-Hewitt1 

Fryers:  https://www.justgiving.com/BlueDiamond
< >
GRLD 2016 Plantathons Altons 1.JPG
GRLD 2016 Plantathons Altons 1.JPG
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Del.icio.us Digg
Email Newsletter Software by Newsweaver