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03/06/2020

Stanton Nurseries thanks customers for sticking to social distancing rules

Stanton Nurseries has thanked customers for the respectful way they had reacted to new safety measures it has introduced due…

02/06/2020

Dobbies Garden Centres are in the pink

The UK’s leading garden centre retailer, Dobbies Garden Centres, announces a positive start to the first weekend open in Scotland,…

01/06/2020

Designer Outlet Cotswolds unveils Dobbies flagship garden centre

A new garden centre next to the planned Designer Outlet Cotswolds development will be a flagship Dobbies Garden Centre –…

29/05/2020

‘Summer in the garden’ focus for new Onduline MD

Ten months in and Paul Duffy is Onduline Managing Director who is looking up. And that’s not just because the…

29/05/2020

Dobbies to reopen 12 Scottish stores

Following updated guidance from the Scottish Government that garden centres may open, Dobbies Garden Centres will reopen 12 stores across…

Business

24/09/2019
Can you use data to improve mental health at work?

Mental health organisation, Mente, has said that businesses can improve mental health…
24/02/2019
Expanding your garden centre? Here are the funding options

Business finance expert Emily Relph talks through the business funding available to…
21/02/2019
Driving footfall to your garden centre in the Amazon era

Liz Rosling, Small Business Marketing Specialist explains what you can do to…
14/02/2019
11 reasons you should enter awards

Entering industry awards can often seem like a bit of a faff.…
11/02/2019
Does your team cross sell?

Asking your team to cross sell is a fantastic tool to increase…
07/02/2019
How you can encourage upselling from your staff

Upselling. It?s a key task in retail to generate extra revenue, and…

Independents

Featured Slider
Joe Wilkinson 23/03/2020
Botany Bay Nurseries offering free delivery for those self-isolating
Botany Bay Nurseries, a garden centre in Worcestershire, is offering free delivery to customers who are self-isolating. Kind-hearted staff at…
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23/03/2020
Wellington Home and Gardens coronavirus isolation collection points
09/03/2020
Groves Nurseries teams up with local tree planting group
09/03/2020
Woodworks Garden Centre Café wins award from cycling group

Chains

Chains
Joe Wilkinson 01/06/2020
Designer Outlet Cotswolds unveils Dobbies flagship garden centre
A new garden centre next to the planned Designer Outlet Cotswolds development will be a flagship Dobbies Garden Centre –…
Read More »
29/05/2020
Dobbies to reopen 12 Scottish stores
20/05/2020
Dobbies supports Virtual Chelsea Flower Show
22/04/2020
COMBATTING CORONAVIRUS: Blue Diamond Garden Centres

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News

Photo of Stanton Nurseries thanks customers for sticking to social distancing rules

03/06/2020

Stanton Nurseries thanks customers for sticking to social distancing rules

Photo of Dobbies Garden Centres are in the pink

02/06/2020

Dobbies Garden Centres are in the pink

Photo of Dobbies to reopen 12 Scottish stores

29/05/2020

Dobbies to reopen 12 Scottish stores

Photo of Four Oaks trade show 2020 cancelled

27/05/2020

Four Oaks trade show 2020 cancelled

Photo of Tong Garden Centre steps in to help create lockdown TV garden

26/05/2020

Tong Garden Centre steps in to help create lockdown TV garden

Photo of Spring Gardening: Tips, trends and research from Karcher

22/05/2020

Spring Gardening: Tips, trends and research from Karcher

Photo of Lesser and Pavey launches new plant pot hangers

22/05/2020

Lesser and Pavey launches new plant pot hangers

Photo of Monitoring occupancy within your garden centre

20/05/2020

Monitoring occupancy within your garden centre

Photo of SOLEX exhibition cancelled

20/05/2020

SOLEX exhibition cancelled

Video

Featured Slider
Joe Wilkinson 03/05/2019
Video: Fordingbridge statement building at Rosebank Garden Centre
One of the newest additions to the Fordingbridge Statement Building portfolio is open and taking the area by storm. Rosebank…
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Business
Joe Wilkinson 11/09/2018
VIDEO: Strategy from Down Under almost sent Homebase under
Garden Centre Retail speaks with Andy Brian, partner and head of retail, law firm Gordons about the Homebase situation. …
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Features
Joe Wilkinson 28/08/2018
VIDEO: How garden centres can use TripAdvisor to benefit business
GCR catches up with Hayley Coleman, UK media relations manager at review site TripAdvisor. We spoke about how businesses can…
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Blogs
Tina Savelle 09/08/2018
VIDEO: Why the Wyevale situation is a positive for the garden retail industry
GCR investigates what the Wyevale situation means for the garden retail industry. ? Terra Firma, the owners of the Wyevale…
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