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An unusual double daffodil bulb is on sale at Haskins Garden Centres to coincide with the centre’s Bulb Festival.

The sweet-smelling ‘Narcissus telamonius plenus Van Sion’ originally dates back to 1623 and is on sale for £4.99 at Haskins during its very own Bulb Festival.

The Van Sion lost daffodil variety is the same double bulb that Capability Brown once planted at Stowe. These bulbs were re-discovered several years ago during a National Trust restoration in Durham. Hidden beneath decades of heavy undergrowth, the double daffodils that were dormant began to bloom. The…

- and company makes further inroads into overseas markets at Cologne garden trade show 

 

Andy Burton has been voted the Garland/Worth Gardening ‘Sales Agent of the Year’.  Andy is responsible for the company’s sales in the West Country, and featured in the awards in both 2013 and 2015.  He was chosen for the award in 2017 for his impressive 24 per cent growth in sales.

 

Scooping second place in the awards were Mervyn and John Ducker who cover East Anglia, and third place went to the Stevenson Agency which is responsible for sales in both Northern and…

ONE of the UK’s leading nurseries was recently (September, 2017) selected to provide plants to help restore a community park in South Gloucestershire.

 

The first planting party at Page Park in Staple Hill took place last Wednesday, September 6 and Gareth Withers, Amenity Sales Executive at Wyevale Nurseries in Hereford, attended.  

 

Gareth explained: “We were delighted to have been picked to supply a large selection of our plants to this wonderful community park. We had a great time at the planting party and it was great to meet some of the members of the…

Staff working at Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown presented £100 worth of trumpet daffodil bulbs to Marie Curie Poole Fundraising Group on Wednesday September 6.

Haskins donated the daffodil bulbs in support of the charity’s ‘Field of Hope’ remembrance area. The bulbs will be planted by the charity on Saturday October 14 in Baiter Park from 10am.

The ‘Field of Hope’ site was established by Marie Curie in 2016 and can be found in Poole’s Baiter Park.

Having experienced its first flowering of daffodils in March, the council has now granted permission to expand the…

MEMBERS of The Garden Centre Association (GCA) in Scotland and Northern Ireland are celebrating after picking up awards during a presentation evening yesterday (Thursday, September 7, 2017) at Klondyke Mayfield.

 

In Scotland The Mains of Drum Garden Centre was awarded Garden Centre of the Year in the Garden Centre (GC) category and Simpsons Garden Centre in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category. In Northern Ireland the award for Garden Centre of the Year (GC) went to Creative Gardens Donaghadee.

 

Iain Wylie, Chief Executive of the GCA, said: “The…

Crest Garden are set to grab the headlines at Glee with a stunning range of in-store display equipment across their full range of brands – Kent & Stowe, Flopro and Plantpak. 

Designed to create impact, interest and information, the new units are purpose built for each product group ensuring maximum attention and space efficiency.

Kent & Stowe gave the garden tools market dramatic boost in 2017 with the introduction of their ‘right tool for the right job’ campaign, supported by specific POS. This successful approach is being extended for 2018 with the introduction of…

Gardens have been used for many reasons over the years; from growing food to being a space to relax in, people have found many uses for their gardens. However, did you know that the average sized garden has been shrinking over the years?

The British home has decreased in size by 50%, and gardens have also depleted from 168 metres squared to 163.2 metres squared between the years 1983 and 2013. Arbor Deck, retailers of composite decking, take a look at what has really happened to our gardens, and how they have changed alongside our modern lives.

Less and less people who own…

RETAILERS, garden designers and landscapers are this month (September, 2017) invited to a free event at one of the UK’s leading nurseries to explore the use of lighting in outdoor spaces.  

 

Wyevale Nurseries, which is located in Hereford, has teamed up with Landscapeplus, a leading supplier of garden lighting, to host the event on Thursday, September 21 from 6pm.

 

Adrian Hoare, Garden Design & Domestic Landscape Sales Manager at Wyevale Nurseries, said: “During the evening we’ll be exploring the use of lighting in garden design. The event will…

Liberon, the leading woodcare brand, is bringing a splash of colour to the garden with its new Garden ColourCare range. Featuring four products, all benefiting from the same advanced formulations as Liberon’s standard exterior woodcare range, the new collection has been developed to introduce a choice of colours to any exterior wood, from decking to garden furniture.

 

Garden ColourCare Decorative Furniture Oil

Ideal for teak, exotic wood or pine, the Garden ColourCare Decorative Furniture Oil can revamp all exterior woodworks and garden furniture. The durable oil…

The team from the Gardenex and PetQuip associations will be promoting and supporting Glee in 2017 with a wide range of activities to help boost business for Glee’s UK exhibitors. 

 

The Gardenex and PetQuip team will be based on the International Buyers’ Centre which is located in Hall 18 (StandM60/N61).  The facility provides a hub for visiting buyers who attend the show from around the world.  As well as meeting with international buyers and addressing their UK product sourcing enquiries, the team will be available throughout the show to meet with existing member…

Style and Practicality for the Patio

Plantpak bring style, modernity, practicality and colour to a functional product with the introduction of the Patio Grow House. This brand-new design recognises that the patio is now seen as an extension of the living room. Not only does the Growhouse look superb, its performance will satisfy the most demanding gardener due to the professional build quality.

The Growhouse is constructed in solid wood, finished in the on-trend colour of dove grey making it the perfect accessory to the patio. It is glazed with 5mm thick UV-treated…

Get set for even more bestselling garden décor

 

Smart Garden Products is well known as a company that drives innovation and offers retailers unrivalled bestselling ranges. The 2018 season will be no different as the company confirms its biggest ever product launch at Glee 2017, including extensive new garden décor collections under a new brand called Flamboya.

 

Sales of garden décor products have increased dramatically in recent years, as consumers look for low-cost yet effective ways to personalise their garden spaces. Smart…

Garland / Worth Gardening will be making a major statement with the launch of over 70 new products on its Stand Hall 18H10-K11 at Glee in 2017.

 

New products to be launched include:

A self-watering grow pot tower that has an 11ltr planting capacity.It stands 1.5m high and has an aluminium tube top frame with four plastic rings that fit securely into the main base pot.The towers are ideal for growing tomatoes, peppers sweet peas etc. Hanging basket liners, consisting of capillary matting and universal liners. A leaf and garden rake with a polypropylene head and…

RHS and licensees out in force at major UK garden and outdoor living trade event

 

This year’s GLEE — the UK’s most valuable garden and outdoor living trade show for the retail industry, taking place at the Birmingham NEC from 11-13 September — will see a major RHS undertaking to raise awareness of its home and gifting offering to the gardening products retail trade.

 

The RHS stand (17p01) will be featuring licensed merchandise from no fewer than 15 RHS licensees and endorsed partners in the home and gifting sectors as well as the gardening category. Buyer…

The growth of the Garden Lighting category shows no sign of abating. This continued increase is, in part, due to the enduring trend to invest in outside spaces, treating them as an extension of the home. More recently however, it has been fuelled by the dynamic expansion of lighting options made available to consumers, in particular solar lighting where there are no cables or connectivity issues.

 

Smart Solar – the market leading brand from Smart Garden Products - has a rich heritage in the design and manufacture of high quality solar powered lighting, and at Glee 2017 …

Joining Glee’s keynote roster in 2017 will be well-known naturalist, film maker, author and co-designer of several award-winning garden wildlife products, Simon King OBE.

 

Simon will be presenting a special off-one session on Tuesday 12th September (2:10 – 2:30pm within Glee’s seminar theatre, Retail Lab) entitled ‘The Secrets to a Successful Wildlife Garden’. 

 

Never before has there been such a wide choice of products to help attract and support wildlife in your garden. Whether you have a square metre in the heart of the city or a rambling spread in…