In This Issue
Busy Bee on the Isle of Wight to become a Blue Diamond centre
Supremo Leisure announces leadership transition to drive continued growth and innovation
Dobbies Dunfermline store to host National Vegetable Society Championships
Hot July leads to sales heating up at UK Garden Centres
Glee 2025: Even more value for visitors with new perks programme
Hillier Garden Centres Appoints Carl Milton as New Retail Director
Sinclair set to showcase innovation and sustainability at Four Oaks trade show
Fargro sets its sights on growth at Glee 2025 with new look and location PLUS 200+ inspiring product launches
The Greenfingers Charity looking stylish thanks to Durstons and JJ Embroidery
Autumn Fair 2025 shines a light on ‘Best of British’ brands
The future of houseplant care - why LECHUZA self-watering planters are a game-changer
Tiger Launches New Garden Building Show Site at Tong Garden Centre
Intrepid team set to conquer Kilimanjaro for the Greenfingers Charity
British Garden Centres thank the industry for an amazing year in GTN's August Issue, read on-line here
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Spectacular celebration of the season at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Celebrating the Best in Plastics Circularity – RECOUP Awards 2025 Shortlist Revealed
The best of last week's
Dobbies report profits of £121m for FY 2025 after loss of £367m in FY 2024
Blue Diamond's Bridgemere Show Gardens is a strong contender in this year’s RHS Partner Garden of the Year Competition 2025
Buzz Box Brings Beekeeping to Garden Centres – Abercorn Leads the Way
Durstons teases major launch for Glee 2025
Sell to gardeners at BBC Gardeners' World Autumn Fair
The Great Summer Sale
Do you serve The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea?
Who has The Greatest Catering Support Team?
Your restaurant and coffee shop customers will be the judges of Greatness
Who are The Greatest Food & Drink Teams in garden centres?
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Busy Bee on the Isle of Wight to become a Blue Diamond centre

Busy Bee Garden Centre at Ryde on the Isle of WIght is to become Blue Diamond's 52nd garden centre at the start of September.
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Supremo Leisure announces leadership transition to drive continued growth and innovation

Supremo Leisure has announced a significant milestone in its journey. Following remarkable success and sustained growth over the past five years, the company is entering an exciting new phase of development – underpinned by a planned leadership succession that ensures stability, innovation, and the continued preservation of its core family values.
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Dobbies Dunfermline store to host National Vegetable Society Championships

Dobbies Garden Centre in Dunfermline is opening its doors to the National Vegetable Society, having been unveiled as the host of the Scottish Branch Championships for 2025...
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Hot July leads to sales heating up at UK Garden Centres

Latest data from the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) August Market Update reveals steady growth, with overall revenue up +4% compared to July 2024 and July 2023...
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Glee 2025: Even more value for visitors with new perks programme

   

As Glee returns to the NEC Birmingham from 16th – 18th September 2025, the show is doubling down on its commitment to deliver exceptional value, not just through industry insight and product discovery, but through a brand-new package of exclusive visitor perks...
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Hillier Garden Centres Appoints Carl Milton as New Retail Director

Hillier Garden Centres is pleased to announce the appointment of Carl Milton as Retail Director, joining the company this September...
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Sinclair set to showcase innovation and sustainability at Four Oaks trade show

Sinclair, a leading provider of professional growing media solutions and part of Westland Horticulture, will be showcasing its latest innovations and sustainable solutions at this year’s Four Oaks Trade Show... 
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Fargro sets its sights on growth at Glee 2025 with new look and location PLUS 200+ inspiring product launches

Fargro – the UK’s leading wholesaler of decorative pots and containers – is set to make a major statement at Glee 2025, where they’ll unveil an ambitious growth strategy, a striking new stand design in a fresh, new location, plus the launch of its National Product Catalogue 2025–26...
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The Greenfingers Charity looking stylish thanks to Durstons and JJ Embroidery

The Greenfingers Charity is delighted to extend heartfelt thanks to Somerset-based companies Durston Garden Products and JJ Embroidery for generously supporting branded t-shirts and shirts for the Greenfingers team...
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Autumn Fair 2025 shines a light on ‘Best of British’ brands

A celebration of UK-made creativity and craftsmanship, Autumn Fair will once again champion the ‘Best of British’ with a diverse array of brands showcasing locally manufactured, sustainable and design-led products...
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Do you serve The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea?

One of the most eagerly sought after catering awards that GTN ran in the past was for The Greatest Afternoon Tea Team.  The judges really had a tough job going out and tasing them all!

 

This year, if you believe your team currently serve The Greatest Garden Centre Afternoon Tea, you have the opportunity of bringing your Afternoon Tea to Glee to be displayed on the “Feed Your Business Stage” and judged by a panel of experts who will decide an overall Afternoon Tea Team winner plus regional awards too...
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Who has The Greatest Catering Support Team?

Every good garden centre Food & Drink operation is only as good as the back of house support they get from their Wash-up teams, their Marketing Teams and increasingly their EPOS teams...
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Your restaurant and coffee shop customers will be the judges of Greatness

As customer service and customer satisfaction are the keys to the ongoing success of garden centre catering, the winners of The Greatest Food & Drink Team awards will be decided by the number and quality of customer votes your teams receive before the closing date of September 7th 2025...
Download the voting posters, voting postcards and voting QR code here
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Who are The Greatest Food & Drink Teams in garden centres?

Back by popular demand are GTN’s Greatest Awards for garden centre catering teams. Recognising the excellence of Garden Centre Food & Drink Teams across the country, the awards will be announced and presented at Glee on the “Feed Your Business Stage” at 5:00pm on Wednesday 17th September.  Will your teams be among the winners?
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The future of houseplant care - why LECHUZA self-watering planters are a game-changer

In a world where time is scarce and sustainability matters more than ever, LECHUZA planters are rewriting the rules of plant care...
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Tiger Launches New Garden Building Show Site at Tong Garden Centre

Woodlands Home & Garden Group is delighted to announce the launch of its latest Tiger garden building show site at the award-winning Tong Garden Centre, near Bradford...
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Intrepid team set to conquer Kilimanjaro for the Greenfingers Charity
 

An intrepid team of fundraisers is gearing up to scale Africa’s tallest peak in a bold and inspiring effort to raise vital funds and awareness for the Greenfingers Charity, which creates therapeutic gardens for children’s hospices across the UK...
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British Garden Centres thank the industry for an amazing year in GTN's August Issue, read on-line here

GTN August 2025. In this issue:

  • BGC thanks the industry - GTN exclusive
  • Hat’s off to our growers – industry views on excellent plant supplies this year
  • The heritage behind Durston Garden Products
  • GTN’s Greatest Food & Drink Awards – Enter NOW!
  • Power Up – a new lease of life for Pelsis Doff
  • Greenfingers Summer FUNdraising update
  • 200 years of Henry Bell
  • SOLEX 2025 review – winners and new products
  • Invest in the experience with Fordingbridge
  • Latest innovations from Spoga+gafa 2025
  • All the regional winners of the 2025 GCA inspections
  • Get ready for PATS25 in Birmingham
  • Show Stopping Plants – GTN Planteria
  • Never a dull moment - HTA Viewpoint
Read the issue on-line here
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