Gardening

Garden centre faces “carnage” due to roadworks

A Gloucestershire garden centre is facing turmoil due to resurfacing road works closing off the business to the public. Tewkesbury Garden…

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Glee New Product award winners announced

Ten new innovative products have been selected as the winners of the Glee New Product Awards 2016. A full list…

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Three workshops for sales personnel selling to retail buyers

This autumn, the Knowledge Exchange Programme features three one-day workshops under the banner of ‘Enhancing Sales Skills’ – open to…

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GCA Plant Area Workshop success at Ball Colegrave

  The Garden Centre Association (GCA) held a successful Plant Area Workshop at Ball Colegrave this summer. The event was attended…

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Weber returns to Glee 2016

Weber is set to make a return to Glee 2016, as the garden retail industry gears up for the must-visit trade event. Weber…

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Garden centre donates sunflower proceeds to charity

A Worcester garden centre is donating all the proceeds from the sale of sunflower blooms to charity. Laylocks Garden Centre…

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Hillier donates £13,000 to The Silver Line charity

A chance conversation between Robert Hillier and Dame Esther Rantzen at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2015 led to Hillier donating…

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New chairman appointed by Dobbies

Andrew Bracey has been appointed chairman of Dobbies, the UK’s second largest garden centre retailer, headquartered in Scotland. Andrew is…

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Small businesses lose billions due to unfair contract terms

Over half of small firms have been subject to unfair contract terms with suppliers, costing almost £4 billion in the…

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Garden centre wants to expand with a horticultural holiday site

A Welsh garden centre is aiming to expand with horticultural themed holidays after supermakets have affected sales. Tal Goed Nurseries,…

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