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Giving people a reason to visit is key
By dt-admin on May 2, 2013. From armadillos and meerkats to biscuit icing, story-telling and circus performances these activities do help to attract visitors, according to members of the HTA Marketing Committee, which met...
Summer is coming!!
By dt-admin on May 2, 2013After 5 very successful years, the Summer and Outdoor Living Exhibition has out-grown the fantastic venue at the Telford International Centre, and been obliged to move to the much...
Summer is coming! Well, at least the Solex Show is!
By dt-admin on May 1, 2013After 5 very successful years, the Summer and Outdoor Living Exhibition has out-grown the fantastic venue at the Telford International Centre, and been obliged to move to the much...
A cold March challenges garden centres
By dt-admin on May 1, 2013Clothing and food hall/farm shop were the only categories to see stronger sales as compared to March 2012. Peter Burks, Chairman of the GCA, explained: “The Met Office reported...
HTA dismay at EU vote on neonicotinoids
By dt-admin on May 1, 2013The ban will apply to three neonicotinoids (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam) for seed treatment, soil application (granules) and foliar treatment on bee attractive plants and cereals. The restrictions will...
Weber® launches Pizza Oven developed in the UK
By dt-admin on April 29, 2013The Weber® Original™ Charcoal Pizza Oven was officially launched in London on April 16th with its own red carpet premier. Four celebrity chefs battled it out to create and...
School Competition gets a head start thanks to Durstons
By dt-admin on April 26, 2013And thanks to local compost manufacturer Durston Garden Products, their hopes of blooming beautiful beds will soon be realised. The school had been keen to show pupils how...
Greenfingers charity announces major new fundraising appeal
By dt-admin on April 26, 2013The ‘Rosy Cheeks’ Appeal aims to raise £750,000 over the next two years to build at least ten new gardens in children’s hospices around the country. To date, Greenfingers...