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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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Joe Lydon named Garland/Worth Gardening ‘sales agent of the year’

Joe Lydon has been voted the Garland/Worth Gardening ‘Sales Agent of the Year’. Joe is responsible for sales in Scotland. Taking…

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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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Peckish sees sales increase by £2m and launches autumn birdcare collection

Peckish has revealed a new autumn birdcare collection. It promises to help ‘your sales soar’, with a natural seed mix, suet…

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Springwatch bird and bat box kits predict Christmas popularity

Apples to Pears expects its range of licensed Springwatch Bird and Bat Box Kits to grab shoppers’ attention this Christmas. The…

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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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