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Fiskars launches autumn garden tools free gift offer
Fiskars autumn offer, running between September 1 and November 15 2020, is designed to incentivise garden-loving consumers and increase basket spend. Source: Garden1
Top 10 emerging gardening trends in 2021 identified
To work out the hottest gardening activities right now, experts at Love the Garden analysed over 100 different garden-related hashtags on Instagram to uncover those growing in popularity and set to be big in 2021. Source: Garden1
ITV Titchmarsh/Domoney Love Your Garden new series announced
A new compliation series of ITV’s Love Your Garden will be starting on Tuesday 1 September from 8pm. Source: Garden1
Glee garden centre trade show new launches rounded up
The virtual Glee Gathering trade show will feature new growing media, fertilisers and socks. Source: Garden1
Corby & Fellas delivers lockdown ecommerce to garden centres
Ayletts, Klondyke and Haskins have had their websites made ecommerce-friendly by Corby & Fellas during the coronavirus lockdown. Source: Garden1
B&Q "not on track" to meet peat-free target
B&Q is at 43% of its target to sell 100% peat-free bagged growing media by 2020. Source: Garden1
Greenman introduces new range after Eliza Tinsley buy-out
Greenman Garden Tools have launched a range of garden gift and accessory sets in gift boxes. Source: Garden1
Online garden retail sales shift identified
Garden centres are continuing wuth transactional online offers post-lockdown. Source: Garden1
Joy of Plants launches webshop integrations for Shopify, Bluepark & WooCommerce
Plant information company Joy of Plants launched an update to its services to enable plant webshops to be created based on its plant library. Source: Garden1
'Rude' garden centre customer raises questions about implementing Covid-19 restrictions
Moray-based Mackenzie & Cruickshank Garden Centre owner Peter Wilson has had 500 Facebook likes and more than 100 supportive comments as well as almost 100 Linkedin reactions to a post about a customer’s treatment of a staff member. Source: Garden1
B&Q distribution centre sees 16 staff members test positive for coronavirus
There have been 16 members of staff at a B&Q distribution centre in Swindon testing positive for Covid-19. Source: Garden1
Covid-19 linked to Dobbies Garden Centre in Ayr – but risk is low say NHS
Contact tracing is being carried out says NHS Ayrshire and Arran with anyone who visited on Friday 21 August urged to remain “extra vigilant” and to book a test if they develop any symptoms. Source: Garden1
Alan Titchmarsh hope that gardening's "spiritual uplift" will continue post-coronavirus lockdown
TV gardener Titchmarsh t of his new role — called for the momentum to be maintained. Source: Garden1
Alan Titchmarsh hopes that gardening's "spiritual uplift" will continue post-coronavirus lockdown
TV gardener Titchmarsh t of his new role — called for the momentum to be maintained. Source: Garden1
Former Wyevale Garden Centres integrates operations
The former Hay Lane centre in Swindon has been transformed. Source: Garden1
Countdown: GB Importers/those responsible for load – Switch to IPAFFS for POAO/CHED-P import notifications on 7 Sept 2020
Defra has announced changes after consulting on the system it will use for import notifications. Source: Garden1
Garden centre suppliers make plastic packaging pledge
Consultant Jane Lawler has presented a seminar on behalf of GIMA (Garden Industry Manufacturers’? Association) about plastic packaging in the garden sector. Source: Garden1
Online plant marketplace launches to support small business
HeyPlants.co.uk is a new online website, enabling Londoner’s to buy plants online, directly from independent plant sellers. Source: Garden1
Fosters Garden Centre to close
Fosters, of Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, will close in October. Source: Garden1
Evergreen Garden Care launch 13 peat-free products for 2020/21
Evergreen Garden Care has launched “the biggest peat-free range in Europe”. Source: Garden1