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As the sun starts shining and the days stretch longer the nation is starting to think about their gardens again, but one organisation that has
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GCA Chairman, Peter Burks, writes: “I have just returned from our Garden Centre Association conference buzzing with all the amazing things going on in our
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Colin Wetherley-Mein, GIMA Membership Ambassador, has decided to officially call it a day and retire from GIMA, the leading garden retail supplier organisation. Colin has
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The winners of the Garden Centre Association’s most prestigious awards, including the Garden Centres of Excellence selection, were announced at the GCA’s annual conference, held
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