Fallen Fruits announce their best ever Glee
Fallen Fruits are delighted to announce our best ever Glee. The new stand concepts and products were well received and attracted customers new and old to the stand. Read more
Fallen Fruits announce their best ever Glee
Fallen Fruits are delighted to announce our best ever Glee. The new stand concepts and products were well received and attracted customers new and old to the stand. Read more
Glee 2019 was a huge success for Ivyline
Glee 2019 was a huge success; it was our best show to date! We received an overwhelmingly positive response to the 350+ new lines in our SS20 collection, featuring trend leading indoor and outdoor planters, fire bowls and accessories. Read more
New report warns of pest threat from inported Christmas trees
A new report published by Grown in Britain is warning that Christmas trees imported from mainland Europe could be providing a pathway for new pests and diseases to enter the UK. Read more
Alton Towers Resort welcomes Treadstone’s Peter Rabbit merchandise
The Peter RabbitTM merchandise range created by Treadstone Products has proved to be a hit with visitors at Alton Towers’ popular CBeebies Land shop. Read more
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Help your Little Gardeners grow
New to Little Gardeners (Johnsons’ range for children) this season, are two flower and two vegetable starter kits – Cheery Nasturtiums, Gigantic Sunflowers, Halloween Pumpkins and Sweet Strawberries. Read more
Growing gifts for every season
G Plants have launched their latest brochure of year-round giftware. Read more
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Smart Garden buys Briers
Smart Garden Products has announced the purchase of Briers, the leading glove supplier, from administrators. Read more
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Elho completes purchase of Ebertsankey
Elho’s Good(s)Factory has completed the purchase of Ebertsankey as Fiskars focuses on its core consumer business. Read more
Christmas and gift sales took off in October
Latest figures from the GCA Barometer of trade show how revenue from gifts and Christmas lines doubled in October. Outdoor plant sales were also good. Read more
Plants now take second place to catering
If August is wet plant sales prosper. If it is dry garden furniture sales do well. Last month was different. It was wet and dry in different areas and both categories flourished according to the latest GCA figures. But long term trend shows the proportional fall of traditional gardening. Read more
GCA names best garden centres for plants and furniture
Sunshine Garden Centre and Van Hage are the best GCA outdoor living retailers. Cowell’s and Bents are the best for plants. Read more
Where to see the best Garden Centre Christmas displays
The GCA has named 13 regional winners in their annual Christmas display competition. To see where to go to see the best displays. Read more
Looking ahead - It's not all doom and gloom
2013 turned out to be another disappointing year in all three key sectors of the garden retail market – garden plants, garden care and garden leisure – with all three sectors showing a steady decline in the five years to 2013 covered by the Analysis. Read more
Fun wellies, gloves for beautiful hands and the ultimate relief for gardeners' knees
From snug winter gloves to light-up children’s wellies, Town & Country has got the British winter covered. Read more
Constant Garden Collection launches - permanent greenery for your home
Part of the Henry Bell family, Constant Garden Collection is a new premium brand of faux plants for home and garden launching at trade show Glee this September. Read more
Take a weekend off watering the plants
Holidays and long weekends away can often cause problems for anyone leaving houseplants behind. Luckily, LECHUZA’s self-watering planters are here to save the day and remove all of the guesswork and worries, allowing plants to take care of themselves for weeks at time. Read more
Houseplant Revolution Keeps Growing!
The Orangery Collection is proud to announce that this week, Barton Grange have launched PTMD collection in their stunning entrance space. ' Read more
Burgon & Ball wins five stars at Chelsea
Burgon & Ball, the UK’s longest-established manufacturer of garden tools and accessories, has won five stars from the Royal Horticultural Society for its stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019. Read more
Burgon & Ball showcases new products at Chelsea
Burgon & Ball showcases Corona Tools and new RHS-endorsed Container Gardening Range at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Read more
Bents and Cowells take the top GCA plant awards
Bents and Cowells top the first day’s awards at the 2018 GCA conference. Also prominent were Fairways of Ashbourne, Stratford and Barton Grange Garden Centres. Read more
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GC Christmas sales have ‘stalled a bit’ after a 7 – 10 year trend of huge increases
The majority of garden centres say Christmas sales were up but competition is increasing and December sales were disappointing for some. Read more
Vivid Arts settles dispute with Tom Chambers
The legal battle between Vivid Arts and Tom Chambers regarding allegations of design right infringement, copyright infringement and passing off has been resolved. Read more
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Vote now to recognise Gardening’s best buyers
Believing that good buyers have not been given the recognition they deserve, Glee is asking you to nominate people or teams that might qualify as the country’s best buyers for awards being introduced at the show. Read more
December was the biggest month of the year for GCA members
The latest figures from the GCA show 2014 was the best year for 4 years with December beating May as the biggest sales month of the year. Read more
Notcutts opens phase 2 of Wheatcroft
Notcutts is to open phase 2 of Wheatcroft garden centre. The centrepiece is “The Street Kitchen” themed restaurant where each van cooks a different type of cuisine. See more… Read more
