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RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival launches two years after last full-scale flower show
Hampton Court 2021 this week has a plant nursery marquee, show and feature gardens and a new community theme. Source: Garden1
Ten ways garden retailers can engage millennials and win their trade
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Plant sales continue strongly in June
Garden centre plant sales were up 40-45% in June and are a similar amount up year to date, both compared to the equivalent period in 2019. Source: Garden1
Plant sales continue strongly in June UPDATED
Garden centre plant sales were up 40-45% in June and are a similar amount up year to date, both compared to the equivalent period in 2019. Source: Garden1
Retail multichannel garden nursery consolidation – what's the future?
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YouGarden buys Gardening Direct
YouGarden, the multi-channel retailer of horticultural products, has acquired Gardening Direct, the UK online and mail order suppliers of live plants. Source: Garden1
Houseplants market – how to keep garden centre sales thriving
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New peat-free shortlisted for rural business award
A new peat-free company is in the running to be named one of the best rural businesses in the UK after being shortlisted for two regional Rural Business Awards, Best Rural Business and The Sustainability and Environmental Impact Award. Source: Garden1
Keter hits 40% recycled plastic content in garden and household product manufacture
Keter, the international manufacturer and marketer of resin-based household and garden consumer products, has set out its future sustainability-led approach towards product design and how they are on track to achieving 2025 targets. Source: Garden1
Water Lane Walled Garden in Hawkhurst, Kent reopens
Nick Selby and Ian James, formerly of Melrose and Morgan are the new custodians of Water Lane Walled Garden which now has a grocery shop with kitchen in London’s Primrose Hill and Hampstead. Source: Garden1
Blue Diamond garden centre Scotch Corner planning approved by planning committee
Blue Diamond’s £16m Scotch Corner garden centre in North Yorkshire is a step nearer being built. Source: Garden1
British Garden Centres appears on BBC Breakfast NHS Covid report
The British Garden Centre Group has donated plants from its Coventry Garden Centre, which were used to decorate the set of BBC Breakfast on 21 June 2021 at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire. Source: Garden1
Garden centre buying group £1.8m rebate
Buying group Choice Marketing’s 42 garden centre members have received a rebate of £1,800,000, for achieving agreed targets with their key suppliers during 2020. Source: Garden1
Blue Diamond garden centres to exhibit show garden at Hampton Court Garden Festival
Blue Diamond has gardens at RHS Chelsea (21-26 September) and Hampton Court (5-11 July) this season. Source: Garden1
Peat-free prices rising
Demand is starting to hit cost prices and availability of peat-free growing media for 2022 in both the retail and grower markets. Source: Garden1
Peat-free prices rising UPDATED
Demand is starting to hit cost prices and availability of peat-free growing media for 2022 in both the retail and grower markets. Source: Garden1
