In This Issue
Greenfingers Sensory Gardens open at Derian House
HEX Group holds family fun day
GCA’s 2025 conference main theme revealed
Henry Bell wins primary supplier contract
Solar and LED lighting contribute towards carbon footprint reduction at Taylors Bulbs
Aylett Nurseries celebrate GCA East region success
Still time to visit the Ball UK Summer Showcase
Blue Diamond scoops two Gold Medals at RHS Tatton Park
Entry now open – celebrate a decade of the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund
HTA responds to the King’s Speech
New Autumn gardening machinery promotion from Handy
Dobbies celebrates National Allotment Week with free gardening workshops
Apta brand portfolio set to increase by 70% in 2025
Old Railway Line celebrates GCA success
Autumn Fair launches Little Black Book week on Monday
The Summerhouse: The Launchpad for Aspirational Lifestyle Brands at Autumn Fair 2024
Football match in memory of Brian Taylor raises money for charity
Award winners at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024 revealed
Wyevale Nurseries sponsored ‘Long Border’ designs win medals at Tatton
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Mad running challenge!
CHA UK exhibitor pavilion at IPM Essen in 2025 booking up fast
New speaker announced for Horticulture, The Conference
Record-breaking number of SALTEX official media partners
Autumn edition of PLANTARIUM|GROEN-Direkt sold out!
The best of last week's
Perrywood Tiptree, Aylett Nurseries and Parker’s Garden Centre win big in GCA East region
Barton Grange, Fron Goch and Klondyke Burnside win GCA North region awards
Adverse weather conditions hit garden centre sales
Frosts in discussion with Blue Diamond about the prospective sale of their two remaining garden centres
ecofective Organic Superfood – a sustainable value-added feed
Scotts of Southend implements WinRetail
Hannah Cook: bring on the plants, A Bridgerton Chelsea, Glee 50 Year Hero Nominations, plus more in GTN June/July issue. Read on-line here
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Greenfingers Sensory Gardens open at Derian House

July 16 marked another significant milestone for both the Greenfingers Charity and the team at Derian House Children’s Hospice as the all-new Sensory Garden was officially opened...

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HEX Group holds family fun day
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The HEX Group held HEXFEST – a family fun day and music festival at Uttoxeter Racecourse...

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GCA’s 2025 conference main theme revealed

The Garden Centre Association has revealed the overarching theme for its 2025 annual conference ahead of bookings opening for the event later this summer. The conference, which takes place in Reading in January, has ‘The Unique Garden Centre Experience’ as its main topic...

GCA Chairman, Will Blake and Chairman Elect for 2024-25, Ben Harrison.

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Henry Bell wins primary supplier contract

Henry Bell & Co, a market leader in the world of animal feeds, has secured a 12-month primary supplier contract for its Wild Bird Care Collection with the Tillington Group for a fourth year running...

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Solar and LED lighting contribute towards carbon footprint reduction at Taylors Bulbs

Taylors Bulbs have been reaping the rewards of their recent solar panel and LED lighting installations...

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Aylett Nurseries celebrate GCA East region success

Aylett Nurseries were celebrating after winning the Garden Centre category in the GCA East region awards.

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Still time to visit the Ball UK Summer Showcase

There’s still time to visit the Ball UK Summer Showcase in Oxfordshire, to see more than 2000 new and experimental varieties of shrubs, along with seasonal and perennial plants which may be coming to the market in 2025, plus retail concepts to help sell more plants...

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Blue Diamond scoops two Gold Medals at RHS Tatton Park

Blue Diamond Garden Centres and its brand, Fryer’s Roses, were awarded a coveted Gold Medal at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park this week, only two weeks after achieving their first Gold Medal at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival...

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Entry now open – celebrate a decade of the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund

A celebration of grassroot development and the innovators creating new and unique solutions, the GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund (GISCF), created in partnership with Glee, is set to mark its 10th birthday this September, with GIMA issuing a rallying call to those new brands and product designers to submit their entries now!

Winner in 2023 – GERMIE.

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HTA responds to the King’s Speech
 

Fran Barnes, Chief Executive of the HTA, commented: “The King’s Speech is the first clear indicator of the immediate legislative priorities of this new Government and we await the full details of the ambitions announced..."

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New Autumn gardening machinery promotion from Handy

British garden manufacturer Handy has announced a selection of promotional offers across a wide range of garden machinery to support retailers this Autumn. Retailers can benefit from increased margins on leaf blowers, log splitters, chainsaws, accessories, and more – order now in time for the Autumn garden season! 

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Dobbies celebrates National Allotment Week with free gardening workshops

Dobbies is celebrating National Allotment Week (12-18 August) by inviting gardening enthusiasts across the country to a series of free Grow How workshops throughout the month, focusing on allotment gardening...

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Apta brand portfolio set to increase by 70% in 2025

Apta is poised to revolutionise this product category once again with a substantial expansion of its product line for the 2025 season. This eagerly awaited reveal will take place at the forthcoming Glee trade exhibition (10th - 12th September, NEC Birmingham) and promises to captivate garden centre buyers...

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Old Railway Line celebrates GCA success

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, located between Brecon and Hay-on-Wye, has won the ‘Garden Centre of the Year’ award in the Midlands, Wales & West at the regional annual Garden Centre Association (GCA) Awards.

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Hannah Cook: bring on the plants, A Bridgerton Chelsea, Glee 50 Year Hero Nominations, plus more in GTN June/July issue. Read on-line here

GTN June/July 2024 – SOLEX Preview. this issue:

  • Bring on the plants – GTN talks to Hannah Cook
  • Welcome to NOVA’s new Experience Centre
  • A Bridgerton Chelsea Flower Show
  • More showrooms to visit
  • Outdoor adventures with Fandango Fire Tools
  • SOLEX 2024 – GTN’s 26-page show preview
        • SOLEX show floor plan
        • Welcome to the SOLEX Afterparty and Awards
        • Celebrating BBQ Hero’s at SOLEX
        • Bramblecrest on a mission
        • News and latest products from SOLEX exhibitors
        • SOLEX green initiatives
  • Greenfingers opens new garden
  • NOVA brand and business model revamp
  • GIMA golf day
  • Glee’s 50 Year Hero’s
  • Chelsea’s plant winners- GTN’s Planteria
  • Promoting the industry - HTA Viewpoint
  • Innovation driving retail – GIMA Viewpoint
Read the issue on-line here
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Autumn Fair launches Little Black Book week on Monday
 

The UK’s largest seasonal showcase for Home, Gift & Fashion, Autumn Fair, has launched this season’s The Little Black Book – the buyer’s go-to guide for the show taking place from 1-4 September 2024 at NEC Birmingham.

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The Summerhouse: The Launchpad for Aspirational Lifestyle Brands at Autumn Fair 2024

The UK’s largest seasonal showcase for Home, Gift & Fashion, Autumn Fair 2024 has announced the exclusive return of My Gifts Trade and many more inspirational brands to The Summerhouse at the next show taking place on 1-4 September at NEC Birmingham...

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Football match in memory of Brian Taylor raises money for charity

Two leading commercial UK nurseries based in Herefordshire have held a charity football match to raise funds for Dementia UK. Wyevale Nurseries played Allensmore Nurseries at Whitecross High School in Hereford, and so far, the event has raised more than £300 for the charity.

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Award winners at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024 revealed

A former police officer who harnessed the power of horticulture to help support victims of crime has been named the first RHS Career Changer of the Year at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2024...

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Wyevale Nurseries sponsored ‘Long Border’ designs win medals at Tatton

The four Wyevale Nurseries sponsored ‘Long Border’ designs featured at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park this week have won three Silvers and one Bronze Medal...

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