Events and Show


Top Drawer, the UK's premier design-led trade show

Top Drawer, the UK's premier design-led trade show will be opening its doors this Sunday at Olympia London till the 12th September. Curated with retailers in mind, Top Drawer is THE destination for the best design-led products from an unmissable collection of new and established brands. With over 150 new brands joining the show this season, retailers will be able to explore 9 distinctive sectors offering gifts, homewares, children’s products, candles, Christmas stocking fillers and more! 


GCA Awards Wales and West July 2023 DGC Old Railway Line

STAFF at garden centres across the Wales & West region are celebrating after scooping awards during a Garden Centre Association (GCA) presentation evening at Cadbury Garden Centre, on Thursday, July 6, 2023.

The Old Railway Line Garden Centre was awarded the title of Garden Centre of the Year in the Destination Garden Centre (DGC) category and Pugh’s Garden Village, Wenvoe received the accolade in the Garden Centre (GC) category.


THE FIRE FOOD AND OUTDOOR LIVING EVENING Solex

Tuesday 11July – 5.30pm – 7.30pm 

Are you ready for an evening filled with delicious food, refreshing drinks, and great fun? 

Look no further than the Fire Food and Outdoor Living Evening at SOLEX 2023. On July 11th from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, come join us for the BBQ Hero competition in partnership with BBQ magazine and mingle with industry experts. Plus, enjoy drinks tastings from Powder Monkey Brewing Co, Tidal Rum, and Beefsteak Club wine. 


THE FIRE FOOD AND OUTDOOR LIVING EVENING Solex

Tuesday 11July – 5.30pm – 7.30pm 

Are you ready for an evening filled with delicious food, refreshing drinks, and great fun? 

Look no further than the Fire Food and Outdoor Living Evening at SOLEX 2023. On July 11th from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, come join us for the BBQ Hero competition in partnership with BBQ magazine and mingle with industry experts. Plus, enjoy drinks tastings from Powder Monkey Brewing Co, Tidal Rum, and Beefsteak Club wine. 


GIMA Awards Judging in Action

As we start to consider who might be crowned a GIMA award winner this year, the judging panel with the hard job of choosing the deserving brands has now been confirmed.

Once again, GIMA has secured an impressive line-up of judges, with garden centre and multiple retailer representatives, trend experts, leading buyers, plus trade and consumer editors bringing their experience to the role. Confirmed judges are Gary Carvosso, Coolings Garden Centre; Shelley Bou Chrouch, Scarlet Opus; Mairi Devlin, B&Q; Ian Hodgson, Garden News; Trevor Pfeiffer, Garden Trade News;…


GIMA Awards Judging in Action

As we start to consider who might be crowned a GIMA award winner this year, the judging panel with the hard job of choosing the deserving brands has now been confirmed.

Once again, GIMA has secured an impressive line-up of judges, with garden centre and multiple retailer representatives, trend experts, leading buyers, plus trade and consumer editors bringing their experience to the role. Confirmed judges are Gary Carvosso, Coolings Garden Centre; Shelley Bou Chrouch, Scarlet Opus; Mairi Devlin, B&Q; Ian Hodgson, Garden News; Trevor Pfeiffer, Garden Trade News;…


garden re leaf 2022

With just over a week to go, walkers and cyclists from across the garden retail sector are busy limbering up as they prepare to tackle the 2023 Garden Re-Leaf Sponsored Walk and Cycle Challenge (24th March 2023).

 


Hillier 2023 BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair Garden Design

Hillier has unveiled its garden design for the 2023 BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair. This year’s design is an interactive, walkthrough garden enclosed in high hedges and wildflower turf. Inspired by The Secret Garden, the design will encourage visitors to get up close and personal with the plants displayed.

There are three main areas in the garden for visitors to experience. On the right-hand side and flowing around the garden will be a stunning colour-coordinated display of herbaceous perennials and shrubs, beginning with cool whites and purples through to fiery reds and oranges…


Garden Re-Leaf Walk 2022

Whatever you are planning to do to raise vital funds for the Greenfingers Charity this Garden Re-Leaf Day (March 24th), be sure to register it online at www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk/get-involved/gardenreleaf

Registering your event only takes a few minutes and doing so enables you to request a host of fundraising support tools including branded t-shirts, balloons and collection boxes to ensure that your day (or weekend!) of fundraising goes with a bang,…


Garden Re-Leaf Walk 2022

Whatever you are planning to do to raise vital funds for the Greenfingers Charity this Garden Re-Leaf Day (March 24th), be sure to register it online at www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk/get-involved/gardenreleaf

Registering your event only takes a few minutes and doing so enables you to request a host of fundraising support tools including branded t-shirts, balloons and collection boxes to ensure that your day (or weekend!) of fundraising goes with a bang,…


Andy Johnson, Managing Director at Wyevale Nurseries with the new Hedera Algerian Bellecour®.

ONE OF THE country’s leading commercial nurseries has once again signed-up to exhibit at the Four Oaks Trade Show in Cheshire this September (2023).

Wyevale Nurseries, which has had a stand at the show for more than 10 years, will be showcasing its latest plants at the event on September 5 and 6.

Ian Wright, Commercial Sales Director at Wyevale Nurseries, says: “We’re delighted to be exhibiting once again at the 2023 Four Oaks Trade Show. It has become a significant and vital fixture in our annual events calendar, especially post-Covid, as we find our customers prefer to…


Stand at Glee

Online registration for the International Festival of Garden, Leisure and Pet, Glee 2023 – taking place at the NEC in late June (27th – 29th) - is now live. Join the show to see over 400 established and emerging brands, access unrivalled networking opportunities, discover thousands of new products as well as the latest market intelligence and trend-led insight.    

This year’s registration process – accessed via www.gleebirmingham.com…