GCA Barometer of Trades Report
April 25, 2022
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Catering sales at garden centres across the country have performed well in March (2022) according to the Garden Centre Association’s latest Barometer of Trade (BoT)
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Column: GCA Chairman, Tammy Woodhouse
April 14, 2022
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New Garden Centre Association (GCA) Chairman, Tammy Woodhouse, shares the trading update and sets out her plot for the season ahead. What a whirlwind few
Plant Hope at Perrywood
March 29, 2022
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Perrywood Garden Centre have chosen ‘Plant Hope’ as their in store theme this year. They recognise that we are all becoming much more conscious of
The HOTTEST Outdoor Living Trends!
March 22, 2022
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with the Spring Equinox a few days past and warmer weather on the horizon, our thoughts are turning to gardens, terraces and outdoor living in
Wildlife World scoops Award!
March 15, 2022
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The Plastic Free Gardening range of natural rubber seed trays from Wildlife World scooped the Best New Product Award at the Garden Press Event 2022,
BioScapes for UK biodiversity
March 15, 2022
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The UK’s first ever range of self-contained, integrated eco-systems and associated products have launched to help boost biodiversity and conservation across the country. The range
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