Pit Boss® and Louisiana Grills®, make their UK show debut at GLEE 2021
Join us on the largest Barbecue display stand at the show and see for yourself what we mean by Bigger. Hotter. Heavier® Read more
Pit Boss® and Louisiana Grills®, make their UK show debut at GLEE 2021
Join us on the largest Barbecue display stand at the show and see for yourself what we mean by Bigger. Hotter. Heavier® Read more
DuraOcean® - how one chair started a journey to save our oceans
With this incredible new partnership, the future certainly looks bright for DuraOcean® and LifestyleGarden®’s mission to make all its outdoor furniture from sustainable material; material designed to protect the world around us. Read more
Orders for 2022 furniture is 3X normal levels say Norfolk
Norfolk Leisure says retailer demand at their trade show was 3X normal levels. They introduced a range of UK designed barbecues and warned of possible delays in Christmas deliveries. Read more
Furniture outlet stores launch website
furnitureoutletstores.co.uk is one of the first UK websites to offer the furniture outlet experience to online shoppers. Their offer includes garden furniture with a guarantee of the UK’s lowest prices. Read more
Lots for the Garden Press to write about
There was plenty to see and hear at the Garden Press Event including a snail fence, outdoor fragrances, a new urban compost from Scotts and news of some enhanced summer events. Read more
Plants now take second place to catering
If August is wet plant sales prosper. If it is dry garden furniture sales do well. Last month was different. It was wet and dry in different areas and both categories flourished according to the latest GCA figures. But long term trend shows the proportional fall of traditional gardening. Read more
Vote now to recognise Gardening’s best buyers
Believing that good buyers have not been given the recognition they deserve, Glee is asking you to nominate people or teams that might qualify as the country’s best buyers for awards being introduced at the show. Read more
More chat from the aisles of the Garden Press Event
A new website for Westland, Showa’s bio-degradable gardening gloves, Eden Project seeds, a 10,000 strong Facebook community of Garden Goddesses and Hozelock’s electric weed killer were some of the innovations on show at the Garden Press event. Read more
Valentine’s Day is for the birds
Valentines Day sees the start of National Nest Box Week as we are not the only creatures to get romantic as spring approaches. The BTO offers an information pack and ideas. Read more
December was the biggest month of the year for GCA members
The latest figures from the GCA show 2014 was the best year for 4 years with December beating May as the biggest sales month of the year. Read more
Is this the future of garden furniture retailing?
Garden centres regularly complain they are the showroom for online garden furniture retailers. A recent collaboration between Primrose.co.uk and Toad Hall Garden Centre may be a signpost to the future. Read more
Looking ahead - It's not all doom and gloom
2013 turned out to be another disappointing year in all three key sectors of the garden retail market – garden plants, garden care and garden leisure – with all three sectors showing a steady decline in the five years to 2013 covered by the Analysis. Read more
Turn up the heat with Traeger’s Smart Tech Wood Pellet Grills
Grill from almost anywhere, with App and Apple Watch Wifire® Technology. With 35 years of innovation under their belts, Traeger - the inventors of the world’s Number 1 selling wood fired grill in the UK and worldwide, put tech and taste at the heart of their brand. Read more
Introducing the Pit Boss® Pro Series
Take a first look at the Bigger. Hotter. Heavier™ Pit Boss® Pro Series 850, 1150 and 1600 Wood Fired Pellet Grills making their UK show debut exclusively at GLEE 2021. Read more
Take a look at what we mean by Bigger. Hotter Heavier!
Gearing up for season 2022, Dansons Europe holds our first in a series of Dealer Days to showcase Pit Boss® and Louisiana Grills®. Read more
Bents and Cowells take the top GCA plant awards
Bents and Cowells top the first day’s awards at the 2018 GCA conference. Also prominent were Fairways of Ashbourne, Stratford and Barton Grange Garden Centres. Read more
Vivid Arts settles dispute with Tom Chambers
The legal battle between Vivid Arts and Tom Chambers regarding allegations of design right infringement, copyright infringement and passing off has been resolved. Read more
Kettler GB unaffected by restructure announcement
Heinz Kettler Gmbh & Co KG has entered a period of self-administration in order to restructure its German business but leaves the UK operation unaffected. Read more
White Stores opens garden furniture showroom in Oxford garden centre
Online garden furniture retailer White Stores has opened its first concession at Yarnton Nurseries Garden Centre in Oxfordshire as a pilot. Read more
Online retailers raise their profile
The growing presence of online retailers was clear at the Garden Press Event with two established sites and two newcomers, one launched at the show and one being mysterious about its launch plans. Read more
GCA names best garden centres for plants and furniture
Sunshine Garden Centre and Van Hage are the best GCA outdoor living retailers. Cowell’s and Bents are the best for plants. Read more
Review of 2014 in the Garden Industry
2014 has been dominated by the repositioning of the major gardening goods distributors following the demise of Solus. The weather for once provided a good news story and towards the end of the year there was a flurry of activity from Wyevale as it picked up eight long established independent garden centres. See the full review – which is open to all… Read more
Notcutts opens phase 2 of Wheatcroft
Notcutts is to open phase 2 of Wheatcroft garden centre. The centrepiece is “The Street Kitchen” themed restaurant where each van cooks a different type of cuisine. See more… Read more