Garden Trade Specialist

11/07/2025

Issue 33 of Garden Trade Specialist is now live!

You don't want to miss this one, with features for trade shows such as Glee Birmingham, Home and Gift Buyers' Festival, Spring & Autumn Fair and Four Oaks Trade Show! 🌿

Other features include:

🍃 The Garden Centre Association reveals 2026 conference main theme and more

⭐️ Let your customers do the talking: How to maximise testimonials in garden retail, by Kimberley Hornby George (Hornby George PR and the Garden Media Guild)

⛽️ Fuel Express Ltd: Premium Fuel Solutions for Retailers and Domestic Customers Across the UK
..and much more!

19/06/2025

The Greenfingers Charity backs new ‘Challenge for Change’ initiative – will you take part to support the children’s hospice garden charity?

Read the full article here;
https://gardentradespecialist.com/the-greenfingers-charity-backs-new-challenge-for-change-initiative

09/06/2025

David and Charles celebrates top honours for Spring 2025 release!!

David and Charles is thrilled to announce that its Spring 2025 release, The Bouquet in a Book, has been recognised with two accolades at the prestigious Gift of the Year Awards.

Read the full article on our website;

https://gardentradespecialist.com/david-and-charles-celebrates-top-honours-for-spring-2025-release

15/05/2025

Garden Centre Association (GCA) members are being invited to put forward team members for this year’s GCA Trust Dick Allen Scholarship Award Scheme (May 2025).



https://gardentradespecialist.com/applications-gca-trust-allen-scholarship

07/05/2025

The next issue of Garden Trade Specialist Magazine is here! You don't want to miss this issue, filled with key topics and features such as:

☘️ Horticultural Trade Association repeats call for urgent action as trade disruptions and costs continue to plague horticulture

👩‍💻 New GROW Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace course unveiled by The Garden Centre Association

🗣 HONEST ADVICE - Why Brand Voice Matters: It's Not Just What You Say, But How You Say It, by Beth French at Honest Communications

🌿 Garden industry is relying on spoga+gafa 2025: High interest is boosting the joyful anticipation

📍Glee Birmingham and Spring & Autumn Fair To Co-Locate For 2026

And much more! Take a look today...

23/01/2025

Issue 31 of Garden Trade Specialist magazine has arrived! Make sure to pick up a physical copy at Spring Fair!

21/01/2025

Taking place from 2–5 February at the NEC Birmingham, Spring & Autumn Fair 2025 is retail’s most trusted trade event, celebrating 75 years of shaping the industry.

With over 1 million products to explore, it’s the go-to event for retailers and shop owners looking to refresh their ranges and discover the latest trends.

Taking place from 2–5 February at the NEC Birmingham, Spring Fair 2025 is retail’s most trusted trade event, celebrating 75 years of shaping the industry. With over 1 million products to explore, it’s the go-to event for retailers and shop owners looking to refresh their ranges and discover th...

14/01/2025

The Garden Trade Specialist 2025 Trade Directory has landed, take a look at the top businesses, suppliers and services for your garden centres! 🌿

10/01/2025

The home and garden retail segment can often prove to be a challenging one for eCommerce businesses. 💻

Up until recently, consumers couldn’t image making home and garden purchases online; and for many, it is still the case.

Even if products were ordered online, the transactions themselves were only made once the customer had been in-store to get a feel for what they were buying...

The home and garden retail segment can often prove to be a challenging one for eCommerce businesses. Up until recently, consumers couldn’t image making home and garden purchases online; and for many, it is still the case. Even if products were ordered online, the transactions themselves were only ...

29/11/2024

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26/11/2024

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14/11/2024

CATERING served up the best results for September according to Garden Centre Association's (GCA) latest Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures...

CATERING served up the best results for September according to Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) latest Barometer of Trade (BoT) figures out recently (October 29, 2024). Seven of the 13 categories logged were up in the figures submitted by GCA garden centre members when compared to September 2023;...