The Community

Welcome to The Community. This is where we shine a light on all the positive messages and news about the garden industry, as well as the latest updates about our members and Glee.

Help us spread the message by sharing your #InspiredByKindness stories with us. Use the hashtag on social media or get in touch by email at [email protected]

Webinars & Support

Introducing our new, free webinars and interactive workshops, starting with the #StayingSocial that will guide retailers through various elements of social media from engaging to building a positive relationship online.

Inspired By Kindness News and Views

News and Views

Useful information, trends and a spotlight on acts of kindness from across our community

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Growing produce and mental wellbeing

27 May 2020 Annabelle Padwick

Believe it or not, humans and plants are very similar, so establishing that connection and experiencing the most natural remedy given to us is super important. Some might say that we have more complic ...

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Glee’s May/June growing guide

20 May 2020

As our team continue to work from home, we’ve naturally been taking extra care of our gardens and plants and have put together a handy guide to what we’re growing and sowing right now.

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Gardening 101 with Grow Your Own

19 May 2020 Laura Hillier, Grow Your Own

As we're focussing on growing this month here at Glee, we've sat down with our partners Grow Your Own to get their top tips for lockdown gardening. First off, can you tell us a little more about Grow ...

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Mental wellbeing and gardening

12 May 2020

The reasons gardening is so important for our mental health.

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Staying connected with your customers using social media

04 May 2020

We share some of our top tips for staying connected on social media during the lockdown period.

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Essential business resources for the lockdown period

29 Apr 2020

We've pulled together a list of essential resources to help you navigate your business through this difficult period.

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Celebrating National Gardening Week

28 Apr 2020

Since this week is National Gardening Week, the Glee team are getting involved, offering you a sneak peek at our own gardens…

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Protecting our industry during the lockdown

22 Apr 2020

By now, we’ll all have read Alan Titchmarsh’s open letter for The Mail on Sunday calling for the reopening of the nation’s garden centres, in line with regulations set out for supermarkets. The TV gar ...

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Garden purchasing trends during the lockdown period

22 Apr 2020 Grow Your Own

Over the last month, we have seen unprecedented changes in the horticulture industry due to COVID-19. With the closure of garden centres across the UK forcing growers online and the extra time at home ...

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#InspiredByKindness: good news from the Glee community

17 Apr 2020

Take a look at some of our favourite acts of kindness and positivity from the Glee community the past few days.

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Gardening sustainability: what’s shaping the future?

30 Mar 2020 Laura Hilier from Grow Your Own

The horticulture industry has long been flying the flag for environmental responsibility, but never more so than now with climate change concerns intensifying.

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#InspiredbyKindness

27 Mar 2020

When we look back on this period, we want to be reminded that when times got hard, we came together to help each other.

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