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Fiskars launches autumn garden tools free gift offer

Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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

Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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

Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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

Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The virtual Glee Gathering trade show will feature new growing media, fertilisers and socks. Source: Garden1

Corby & Fellas delivers lockdown ecommerce to garden centres

Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

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

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

Greenman Garden Tools have launched a range of garden gift and accessory sets in gift boxes. Source: Garden1

Online garden retail sales shift identified

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

Garden centres are continuing wuth transactional online offers post-lockdown. Source: Garden1

Joy of Plants launches webshop integrations for Shopify, Bluepark & WooCommerce

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

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

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

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

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

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

Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020

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

Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2020

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

Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2020

TV gardener Titchmarsh t of his new role — called for the momentum to be maintained. Source: Garden1

Former Wyevale Garden Centres integrates operations

Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020

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

Posted: Thursday, August 20, 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

Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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

Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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

Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Fosters, of Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, will close in October. Source: Garden1

Evergreen Garden Care launch 13 peat-free products for 2020/21

Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Evergreen Garden Care has launched “the biggest peat-free range in Europe”. Source: Garden1

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