GIMA sets a date for 2021 Awards
March 1, 2021
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Following an imposed year off in 2020, the Garden Industry Manufacturers Association, GIMA, is pleased to confirm that its annual awards evening will be making
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Tong Garden Centre appoints new Food Hall Manager
February 24, 2021
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Bradford Garden Centre, Tong, has appointed a new Food Hall Manager as it prepares to launch an extended offering with a new look and new
Perrywood Tiptree helps communities to get growing
February 23, 2021
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Perrywood Tiptree aims to get more people growing in 2021 and will be supporting two charities and a community interest company who use gardening to
Bruce’s Doggy Day Care opens at Dobbies flagship garden centre
February 22, 2021
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Doggy day care provider, Bruce’s, has opened its newest centre at the Woodcote Green Garden Centre in Surrey, owned by Dobbies. This is the second
Blue Diamond to open new garden centre on Elveden Estate
February 22, 2021
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Shortly after announcing an exciting new garden centre development at Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire, Blue Diamond Group has announced that another new centre will
HTA reacts to extended lockdowns in NI and Wales
February 19, 2021
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Reacting to news that lockdown in Northern Ireland is to be extended until 1 April, James Barnes, Chairman of the Horticultural Trades Association, said: “This
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