In This Issue
French company to buy Bayer Garden
Garden Wise celebrate their first UK Garden Centre of the Year award
Loose lbs and gain £'s for Garden Re-Leaf Day
Barton Grange team celebrate fifth GCA title in a row
On your marks for the Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day walk on March 18
Rising Stars make the most of bestselling lines
GIMA Awards return to Celtic Manor Resort
Sad news of the death of Brigitte Canale (Europlants UK)
Are You Still Loving Your Plot?
Join GTN Xtra on the HTA Netherlands Retail Study Tour 17-19 February 2016
The Greatest Awards go back on tour in 2016
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Garden Sundries Retail Manager \ Berkshire
Bedding Department Head (Full time, including alternate weekends)
Garden Centre General Manager / Dorset
Horticulture Manager / Somerset
Plant Area Sales Assistant (Full time, including alternate weekends)
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The Greatest Christmas Display winners
Pictures from The Greatest Christmas Gold-winning Teams
Brookside Garden Centre
Haskins West End
Hillmount Garden Centre
Mains of Drum
Premier Decorations
Bents and Le Friquet
Silverbirch (Small Garden Centre Gold)
Old Railway Line (Mid-sized Garden Centre Gold)
Barton Grange (Large Garden Centre Gold)
Le Friquet (Group Garden Centre Gold)
Seed varieties figure strongly in Veg-2-Gro sales
Growing media sales are still strong
Garden product sales continue to be disappointing
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Plant Area Manager (Full time, including alternate weekends)
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Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
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The Greatest Christmas Display winners





The Greatest Christmas Display award was strongly contested again this year with four garden centres picking up main awards – Silverbirch (small garden centre), The Old Railway Line (mid-sized), Barton Grange (large) and Le Friquet Plant Centre (group).



The Greatest Christmas Display Team 2015 – Small and Mid Sized Garden Centres

Small Centre Finalists:

  • Blackbrooks Garden Centre
  • Caerphilly Garden Centre
  • Keelham Farm Shop Thornton
  • Pughs Radyr

Mid-sized Centre Finalists:

  • Almondsbury Garden Centre
  • Birkacre Garden Centre
  • Busy Bee Garden Centre
  • Cherry Hill Garden and Landscape Centre
  • Frosts Brampton
  • Mere Park Garden Centre
  • Millbrook Gravesend
  • Newbank Halifax
  • Sunshine Garden Centre

Bronze Small Centre: Munro's Nurseries

Silver Small Centre: Jacksons Boutique Garden Centre

Gold Small Centre: Silverbirch Garden Centre

Bronze Mid-sized Centre: Perrywood Garden Centre

Silver Mid-sized Centre: Burleydam Garden Centre

Silver Mid-sized Centre: Castle Gardens

Gold Mid-sized Centre: The Old Railway Line Garden Centre

The Greatest Christmas Display Team 2015 – Large and Group Garden Centres

Large Garden Centre Finalists:

  • Aylett Nurseries
  • Burford Garden Company
  • Burston Garden Centre
  • Frosts Woburn Sands                                                           
  • Gordale Garden & Home Centre
  • Hillside Garden Centre
  • Newbank Radcliffe
  • Pennells Lincoln
  • Planters Tamworth
  • Scotsdales Cambridge
  • St Peters Worcester
  • Van Hage Gt Amwell
  • Whitehall Lacock
  • Woodbank Garden Centre

Group Garden Centre Finalists:

  • Brigg - British Garden Centres
  • Grosvenor - Blue Diamond
  • Houghton Hall - Klondyke
  • Squires Badshot Lea
  • Wyevale Swansea

Bronze Large Centre: Raemoir Garden Centre

Silver Large Centre: Bents Garden & Home     

Gold Large Centre: Barton Grange Garden Centre

Bronze Group Garden Centre: Littleheath Garden Store - Hillview

Silver Group Garden Centre: Haskins Snowhill

Silver Group Garden Centre: Spring - British Garden Centres

Gold Group Garden Centre: Le Friquet - Blue Diamond




To see a gallery of pictures, sponsored by Kaemingk, click on the following links

Silverbirch

Old Railway Line

Barton Grange

Le Friquet
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