GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 27 2017

Rising Star Emma Blackmore from Bents Garden Centre in Warrington has won a David Colegrave Foundation Award for her creative container which was exhibited at RHS Chelsea this week...

Best Artisan Garden for Walkers of Doncaster

Graham Bodle of Walkers of Doncaster Garden Centre scooped the Best Artisan Garden Award at Chelsea last week...

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Hopes rise after disappointing May sales figures

Even a bumper week leading into the Bank Holiday may not be salvation for garden centre sales in May. To date the GTN Bestsellers All Product volume sales index is running at 24% down on May last year, and from our records, only May in 2012 was worse than this...

Kelkay delivers to all corners of the British Isles!
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The business at Kelkay continues to go from strength to strength and the sales team have helped to build this success through their single minded commitment to servicing their garden centre customers. Richard Pyrah and the experienced and dedicated team of sales agents service hundreds of garden centres across the country, from the largest and group centres to the smallest independent centres...

Taylors to supply daffs for Champions League Final

Taylors Bulbs are providing thousands of daffodils for the Champions League Final in Cardiff next weekend...

Week of Chelsea success for Bulldog and Pedigree
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The Pedigree Garden range was used by RHS Chelsea 'People’s Choice award' 2014-15 award winning designer Matt Keightley and the Rosebank Landscaping team in the construction of their BBC Radio 2 Texture Show garden for Jeremy Vine...

Student Josh wins Wyevale Nurseries travel award

Joshua Stacey from Pershore College has received Wyevale Nurseries’ Peter Williamson Travel Award...

Gardman's new Daventry warehouse has top environmental credentials

Gardman has unveiled the detailed plans of its new purpose-built environmentally-focused warehouse at Daventry, announced earlier this year and due for handover this autumn...

Golden Chelsea Triumph for Miracle-Gro's eco-therapy garden

The Miracle-Gro's Ecotherapy Garden was awarded a Gold medal and was voted Best Discovery Exhibit at last week’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

Above (left to right): horticultural therapist Carol Sales and Miracle-Gro's Jane Hartley and Vicky Page with the Eco-Therapy Garden awards at Chelsea.

Four-star award for hutmaker's wildlife-friendly trade stand

Dorset-based Master Hutmaker, Plankbridge, was given with a four-star award for its wildlife friendly tradestand exhibit at RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

Compact mulberry wins Chelsea’s Plant of the Year Award

A compact mulberry cultivar, Morus rotunbiloba ‘Charlotte Russe’ won the prestigious Plant of the Year title at the RHSChelsea Flower Show...

Barnstaple garden centre lodges £10m retail park plans

Three planning applications have been lodged for a £10million retail park and new St John’s Garden Centre at Newport on the outskirts of Barnstaple, the North Devon Gazette has reported...

Hillier continues 72 year Chelsea winning streak

The most successful exhibitor in the history of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has continued its winning streak. Hillier got another Gold!

Alan Titchmarsh writes the first Garden Memories tag to hang on the pocket handerchief tree.

Wolf-Garten cordless mower earns Which? Best Buy rating

Which? Gardening magazine has named the WOLF-Garten 72v Li-ION Power 37 cordless lawnmower as one of its Best Buys...

If you don't know what this is, you're in good company...

If you don't know what this is, you're in good company, because neither do almost half the UK population, according to a recent survey...

RHS and Mr Fothergill’s join forces to launch trusted AGM seed range for 2018

Mr Fothergill’s has become the preferred partner for licensed seed and seed gifting products for the Royal Horticultural Society with a new seed range built on the Award of Garden Merit now available for garden centres...

24th Gold for Johnny Walkers, Guy Hands with Gemma Arterton, Scotts win Best Discovery Exhibit and other show highlights

Johnny Walkers won a 24th consecutive Gold Medal for his display of Taylors daffodils, Guy Hands and Gemma Arterton attracted one of he biggest paparazzi crowds, Scotts Miracle-Gro won Best Discovery exhibit in The Great Pavillion and purple was the dominant planting colour theme for Chelsea 2017...

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Radio 2 Gardens steal the show - and provide great themes for retail displays

The five BBC Radio 2 gardens at RHS Chelsea stole the show on Press day morning with live broadcasts by Chris Evans and the other presenters and the themes used could be easily replicated in garden centre settings...

Great success for HTA 40 Sunbury Road exhibit at Chelsea

The industry exhibit ’40 Sunbury Road’ has achieved a Silver Medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and one of the featured new plants Dwarf Mulberry Charlotte Russe from Suttons has taken the title of RHS Plant of the Year.

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BOPP to mark 21st birthday at HTA National Plant show

The British Ornamental Plant Producers (BOPP) Certification Scheme will be inviting members to attend its stand at the HTA National Plant Show at Stoneleigh Park next month to mark 21 years since the first audit...

Stylish cover-up job for barbecues

Targeting consumers who seek style and functionality in their gardens, the HiberGrill barbecue cover is designed to keep barbeques snug, dry and clean all-year round...

Wanted! People to spend time outside in the garden

Ouch, what a drop year on year for May to date on garden products sales, down 38% according to the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 volume index...

Thank goodness for veg plant sales

With double digit year on year drops in sales all around us, it’s reassuring to know that growing veg from young plants is almost holding its own...

Chelsea's TV coverage set to drive plant sales

There was a big surge in sales of Delphinium and Papaver plants in the week prior to Chelsea as gardeners look for big and bold instant colour...

The heat goes out of growing media sales

The heat has certainly dropped out of growing media sales this month. After record sales in April, the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 volume index is currently running at 15% down on May 2016...

New Director of Sales announced for Exclusively Shows

Brooke House Exhibitions, the organisers of Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical, have appointed Lindsey Hoyle as director of sales...

UK hosts summer party for Christmas tree growers

The earliest Christmas party of the year will be held in Leicestershire this summer as tree growers of the world unite to make plans for the festive season...

RHS Chelsea Garden Product of the Year finalists

The Burgon & Ball Ltd Hip-Trug (pictured) is among 13 finalists in the RHS Chelsea Garden Product of the Year competition, which will be judged tomorrow (Monday). Other finalists include Harrod Horticultural Metal Planters & Raised Beds, Agralan Permafelt and Haxnicks Vigoroot Easy Table Garden...