The only woman in the world to have skied across Antarctica alone will be talking about personal resilience and leadership in uncertainty at our annual conference this month. Felicity Aston MBE, who is a climate scientist, polar explorer, expedition leader and record-breaker will be our headline speaker on Tuesday, January 24. A truly inspirational woman…
Guy Singh-Watson will share his expertise on organic farming and ethical business at our annual conference in Blackburn in January (January 22 until 25, 2023). Founder and creator of Riverford The founder and creator of Riverford, an organic farm and UK-wide organic vegetable box delivery company, will discuss topics covering business, entrepreneurship and sustainability on…
Catering was the bestselling department at garden centres across the country for the second month in a row during November (2022) according to our Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Sales were up 14.74% compared to the same month last year (2021). Another good performing category was food sales via food hall and farm shops, which…
Bee Ecologist and founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/ Dave Goulson will share his expertise on sustainability at our annual conference in Blackburn in January (January 22 until 25, 2023). The Professor of Biology at University of Sussex will speak about the importance of ecology and the impact insects and bees have on the environment…
We’re inviting our members to put their marketing campaigns to the test as part of our annual Worrall Cup competition. We’ll be awarding a cup to the garden centre with the best marketing initiative during our annual conference at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Lancashire (January 22 until 25, 2023). A creative bunch Our…
Brimsmore Gardens (GC) and Garsons Garden Centre Esher (DGC) have recently (December 2022) been announced as the national winners of our annual Christmas competition. The garden centres were judged to have the best festive displays in the country and will receive their awards at our annual conference in January 2023. Incredible standard Phil McCann, who…
We’re asking our members to vote for their Associate Member of the Year for 2022 – with the winner announced at our annual conference in Blackburn this January (January 22 until 25, 2023). Highly regarded award The award recognises companies or individuals that have contributed to the success of the sector and is highly regarded…
Leading economist Roger Martin-Fagg will be speaking at our 56th annual conference in Blackburn this January (January 22 until 25, 2023). Roger, who specialises in making economics accessible for everyone, will be presenting to our members on Tuesday, January 24 to help delegates think through their strategy with his expertise. Back by popular demand It’s…
Catering sales took over the top spot as the bestselling department at garden centres across the country during October (2022) according to our Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Compared to the same month last year (2021), sales were up 12.43%. Clothing sales were also up 0.25% after being in the top position in September too.…
We have recently appointed our new Chief Executive Officer (November 2022). Peter Burks, who has a wealth of horticultural industry experience, having spent nearly 40 years working in the sector, and was a previous GCA Chairman, has taken over from Iain Wylie. Inundated with applications Tammy Woodhouse, our Chairman said: “We are delighted to announce…