The best and worst garden trends of all time have been revealed by leading tool firm Draper Tools – with bird feeders and vegetable patches among the good, and gnomes and fake grass among the bad. The study of 2,000 UK adults with gardens also found that over a third of people say improving their
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Earlier this week, the UK government confirmed that it will step in to prop up the trade credit insurance market, bringing welcome relief to GIMA members and other suppliers within the garden retail sector. Trade credit insurance is a contract bought by suppliers to make sure they get paid even if their customers default and
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Heavy lobbying from the ornamental plants and horticultural industry may see the UK’s 2000 garden centres joining DIY stores and super-markets in opening their doors again to sell plants. The easing of restrictions on selling plants through retail outlets could be life-saving news for Newey Ltd, which has nurseries nationwide and has already sunk 85%
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Belgium has become the latest European nation to lift some of the restrictions designed to stop the spread of Covid 19, with DIY and gardening stores opening their doors for the first time in a month. People were queuing up to enter one big hardware and garden centre in the capital Brussels as shoppers said
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There is no doubt that the continuation of the Covid-19 lockdown is placing significant and never before seen pressures on the garden retail supply chain, but the Garden Industry Manufacturer’s Association (GIMA) is issuing a call to action to retailers to ensure that cash flow continues to reach suppliers. Pre-season deliveries in January and February
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Following on from the HTA campaign last week to highlight the financial plight of ornamental horticulture growers during the coronavirus shutdown, the HTA has been inundated with messages from the public wanting to support the industry. To help connect growers with the public, the HTA has launched the ‘Plants Near Me’ webpage – plantsnearme.hta.org.uk –
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