Joe Wilkinson
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Seasonal assortment: we manage the assortment of a garden centre in the summer, using the LECHUZA planter as an example
In spring and summer, the demand for garden plants and planters for them is traditionally changing. And we are talking…
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Dobbies’ restaurants to reopen in the UK
Following updated guidance from Government that restaurants may reopen in July, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, Dobbies Garden Centres,…
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Glee falls victim to coronavirus
The industry’s biggest and best trade exhibition, Glee, has become the latest business to business event to get cancelled due…
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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…
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Malcolm Scott welcomes planning permission extension period
The Government has announced that planning permissions that lapsed, or are due to lapse, during the Coronavirus lockdown period between…
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Why Savvy Garden Centres are branching out into Home Textiles
Many forward-thinking Garden Centres have already started incorporating products for the home into their portfolio. It’s not uncommon to see…
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Glebe Garden Centre plans restaurant extension and new jungle gym
Glebe Garden Centre, in Countesthorpe, has drawn up proposals which would see new play facilities built as well as an expanded…
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Perrywood Garden Centre opens with ‘drive-thru’ to beat coronavirus
Perrywood Garden Centre has gone ‘drive-thru’ to get back in business and help deal with the challenges of the coronavirus…
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Garden centres offered supply lifeline in face of fragile overseas sources
A new manufacturing facility has opened in the UK promising the garden centre and wider retail industry high volumes of…
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Britain’s most (and least) popular garden trends revealed
The best and worst garden trends of all time have been revealed by leading tool firm Draper Tools – with…
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Southend’s newest garden centre feeling positive for the future
Scott’s of Southend is working with retail and operations specialists at Malcolm Scott Consultants to develop the centre’s offering following…
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Instadecor announces new partnership with LECHUZA
Instadecor is pleased to announce a new long-term partnership with the global manufacturer of self-watering planters LECHUZA. Artur Iliev is…
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Screen with Envy launches COVID-19 screens
In response to the ongoing COVID–19 crisis, garden screen and accessories brand Screen With Envy will be launching its first…
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Four marketing ideas for your garden business
With the easing of the lockdown, now could be a great time to start thinking of ways to improve your…
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Tong Garden Centre’s expansion on track for September completion
Building work has continued throughout the Coronavirus pandemic closure to make further improvements to Tong Garden Centre. The workforce of…
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Fire at Cook’s Garden Centre nursery ‘accidental’
A fire at a Stourport garden nursery was started accidentally. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service say the fire,…
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Tuffgrass and Quick Lawn top Johnsons Lawn Seed’s best-sellers as strong demand drives growth
Johnsons Lawn Seed, the UK’s oldest lawn seed brand, is today reporting healthy sales of two of its most iconic…
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Marlows Garden Centre forced to close due to poor trading conditions
Marlows Home and Garden Centre in Bury St Edmunds has been forced to close because of “poor trading conditions” caused…
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PATS Telford 2020 – bringing the pet industry back together
PATS is on track to deliver the most important show in its 11-year history at the Telford International Centre on…
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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…
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