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The Happy Gardening theme – what is it, and how easy is it for garden retailers to incorporate this into store? And is it influenced by any wider trends? Happy Gardening is about showing everybody, ev ... -
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New Product Showcase The New Product Showcase is one of Glee's most inspirational features and is the place for buyers to source the most unique and sought-after products at the show. The showcase fea ... -
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We all know that kids learn most effectively through play. That's why Robbie Toys Ltd (RTL) are so excited to introduce the incredible new Skillmatics Educational Games… but they don't want to leave a ... -
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Glee Buyers Power List 2018 The Buyers Power List is Glee's own way of celebrating the outstanding talent of buyers in the garden retail industry and their influence on the market. The awards ceremony ... -
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Glee Discovery Tour The brand-new Discovery Tours are open to all visitors on a first come first serve basis and offer attendees an exclusive guided walk around Glee, highlighting ‘must visit' areas a ... -
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Take a look at some of the very best exhibitors from Glee 2018 as well as their most exciting products. Inspiration, innovation and essential contact details await inside. Read the buyer's show review -
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Earlier this year, the organisers of Glee undertook a tender process to source a new stand contractor to help the show's leading feature – the Retail Lab – come to life. One company stood out, and tha ... -
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Hanging Basket Masterclass at Squire's Squire's Garden Centres are running their very popular “Large Summer Hanging Basket” planting masterclass on Friday 18th May at 10am and 2pm. Hanging baskets ca ... -
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Garden Connect webinars: Google Analytics and Conversion Optimisation Garden Connect is hosting two webinars this month: one webinar regarding Google Analytics and another concerning the optimisation ... -
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Garden centres up and down the UK are celebrating the fact that summer, does indeed, seem to be here. So as we look forward to the great British public spending weekends in the garden, be that gardeni ... -
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Vegepod stands and wheeled trolleys are a recent invention from the Vegepod team (see their blog 2017: Vegepod In Review for the other inventions they cooked up in 2017). But what exactly are the stan ... -
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Award Winning App SmartPlant is now live on Amazon Alexa to help anyone, anywhere keep plants alive Over the past few years the gardening industry has embraced a glistening array of innovative gadget ... -
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Stewart Garden set up the Schools Programme to get more children interested in gardening, providing participating schools with a special kit that they can use to set up a gardening project of their ch ... -
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In the town of Roskilde, about 35 kilometres west of Copenhagen, Smiemans Projecten will build a new garden centre for Hobbyland next to their existing building. The owner of Hobbyland wants to divide ... -
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Why Grow Your Own Know what you're eating Modern agriculture today produces more than enough food everyday for affordable prices. The majority of us take this service for granted, but have you ever th ... -
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Standing out from the crowd, know your products and customer engagement were the key themes at the Glee Exhibitor Workshop, which took place on 4th July at Poplars Garden Centre in Toddington. Over 80 ... -
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Getting children into gardening – where to start? Children love getting their hands mucky and a garden is a brilliant playground for children of all ages. Gardening can be the perfect activity to help ... -
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Local disability employer selected for regional finals at National Learning Disabilities and Autism Awards Norfolk Industries for Disabled People has been selected as a regional finalist at the Nation ... -
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RDA was recently appointed by Whitegates Nursery in North Yorkshire to transform its existing tea room into a contemporary country kitchen style cafe. A family business, Whitegates was established ove ... -
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A Special Report in the Financial Times in April 2018 has highlighted Smart Garden Products as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe. Smart Garden Products are very proud to announce that t ... -
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Aussie start-up, Vegepod, are to be special guests at the world's most prestigious garden and flower show this year, the Royal Horticulture Society's Chelsea Flower Show. The edible raised garden bed ... -
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BY GTN Xtra The Horticultural Trades Association has announced the appointment of Matthew Bent, the Managing Director from Bents Garden & Home near Warrington, to the HTA Board as a non-executive dir ... -
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12 months on from launching the UK's first fridge-free nematode range, Neudorff returned to Glee 2018 with bold changes to some of its best-selling products. The company's glyphosate-free, systemic we ... -
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As the leading garden retail event in the industry calendar with unrivalled new product sourcing opportunities, it is vital that businesses get the most out of visiting Glee. Plus, with Glee's ever-e ... -
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Kate Bradbury – award-winning author, journalist and wildlife gardener – will be making a guest appearance at the Hozelock stand at GLEE on Tuesday 11th September, 2018 to present an additional expert ... -
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BY GTN Xtra Plant trends bloom across the industry Plants, seeds and bulbs are the bread and butter of any garden retail offering. Appealing to consumers across all demographics, they are the lifeblo ... -
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The UK garden retail sector is in a positive place in 2017 with prospects for further growth ahead across most sectors says Matthew Appleby, Deputy Editor of Horticulture Week. UK retailers have had t ... -
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Garden Connect is the newest member of EFSA, the European association of innovative suppliers to the garden industry. Other EFSA members include Bolsius, Capi/Cadix, Edelman and Briers which are mostl ... -
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To celebrate the fourth year of National Children's Gardening week and it's ‘adoption' by the HTA, a new look website for National Children's Gardening Week has been unveiled, along with a suite of fr ... -
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5 tips on how a local webshop can easily be found A lot of garden centres are using their webshop as a showroom for their physical store. The customer journey starts online but ends offline in a brick ...