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GCA members hail virtual area meetings a success
25/02/2021
GCA members hail virtual area meetings a success
The first regional meetings of 2021 for Garden Centre Association (GCA) members were held online and were hailed a great…
Dire St David’s Day predictions for horticulture in Wales
16/02/2021
Dire St David’s Day predictions for horticulture in Wales
Welsh growers and garden retailers are bracing themselves for the impact of continued restrictions and say they need a miracle, like that said to have…
HTA’s OMC agrees to form group to communicate industry’s future research needs
12/02/2021
HTA’s OMC agrees to form group to communicate industry’s future research needs
The HTA’s Ornamental Management Committee (OMC) has agreed to convene a working group to establish and communicate the industry’s future…
GCA elects new members of the board at AGM
08/02/2021
GCA elects new members of the board at AGM
Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) have elected new members to its board during the organisation’s virtual AGM. The…
GIMA launches the UK garden industry’s first ‘Plastic Packaging Pledge’
30/01/2021
GIMA launches the UK garden industry’s first ‘Plastic Packaging Pledge’
Trade association GIMA has launched the industry’s first ‘Plastic Packaging Pledge’. The pledge is in response to the global impact…
GCA announces virtual regional meetings
20/01/2021
GCA announces virtual regional meetings
Members of the Garden Centre Association (GCA) will still be able to get together for their regional meetings in a…
Brett Avery to join HTA Board as Vice-President
04/08/2020
Brett Avery to join HTA Board as Vice-President
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is delighted to announce that Brett Avery, Managing Director of Farplants, is to join the…
GIMA announces virtual Buyer Connect with British Garden Centres
28/07/2020
GIMA announces virtual Buyer Connect with British Garden Centres
On Tuesday 18th August, GIMA along with buyers from the UK’s second largest garden centre chain, British Garden Centres, will…
GCA and GIMA join forces
27/07/2020
GCA and GIMA join forces
A new joint initiative between the Garden Centre Association (GCA) and The Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association (GIMA) has launched to…
Furniture and barbecue sales soar after garden centres re-open
01/07/2020
Furniture and barbecue sales soar after garden centres re-open
Furniture and barbecues were the biggest sellers when garden centres re-opened in May according to the GCA Barometer of Trade…
Response from The HTA: opening of Garden Centres in Northern Ireland
15/05/2020
Response from The HTA: opening of Garden Centres in Northern Ireland
The HTA Chairman, James Barnes, comments: “We welcome the Northern Ireland Executive’s announcement that garden centres will be able to…
Response from The HTA: opening of garden centres in Northern Ireland
13/05/2020
Response from The HTA: opening of garden centres in Northern Ireland
The HTA Chairman, James Barnes, comments: “While we welcome the Northern Ireland Executive’s announcement that garden centres will be included…
Response from The HTA: Scottish garden centres
12/05/2020
Response from The HTA: Scottish garden centres
The First Minister Scotland announced yesterday that current restrictions on garden centres would not be lifted this week in Scotland,…
Response from The HTA: Opening of Garden Centres in England
12/05/2020
Response from The HTA: Opening of Garden Centres in England
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Chairman, James Barnes, comments: “We welcome the UK Government’s announcement that garden centres will be…
GIMA Day Conference & AGM Postponed
17/03/2020
GIMA Day Conference & AGM Postponed
In light of the current Coronavirus situation GIMA has postponed the AGM & Day Conference. It was due to take…
Traditional and non-traditional categories start 2020 positively
26/02/2020
Traditional and non-traditional categories start 2020 positively
Sales across traditional and non-traditional categories at garden centres across the country were up during January according to the GCA…
Clothing and Houseplants show biggest increases in December
05/02/2020
Clothing and Houseplants show biggest increases in December
Clothing was a big seller at garden centres across the country during December. This is according to the GCA Barometer…
HTA comments on Environment Bill
01/02/2020
HTA comments on Environment Bill
The Government introduced its Environment Bill to Parliament today on 30 January 2020. James Clark, Director of Policy and Communications…
Greenfingers bags £12k raised ‘Orse racin’ at GCA Conference
30/01/2020
Greenfingers bags £12k raised ‘Orse racin’ at GCA Conference
A team of GCA members have been crowned the winners after an afternoon of horse racing. It helped raise £12,000…
Garden centres receive top awards at GCA conference
29/01/2020
Garden centres receive top awards at GCA conference
Garden centres are celebrating after receiving awards at the GCA annual conference on Monday. The awards were presented to the…