In This Issue
Glee New Product Awards - Winners revealed
The shortlisted New Product Awards entries
Glee Buyers Power List Winners Revealed
Floral Thursday is back tomorrow
Final day opening times
Glee 2021 Show Guide available online
Evergreen Green Care launches three new product ranges
Burgon & Ball extends top-selling indoor range
Altico launch ‘Earth & Green’ specialist Horticultural Grits & Sands for professionals
ARS Pruning reaching new heights
Adding new sales opportunity to pots market
Dizmezs - The home of firewood
Yorkshire Flowerpots to showcase British made terracotta planters
Introducing the future of plant feeds to deliver superior performance 
New product category for Meadow View Stone
Q Garden delivers power, reliability & performance
Warming up with new Tower BBQs and Outdoor Heaters
Hygeia grows its UK customer base
Zest invests in robust and sustainable supply
Woodlodge and RHS launch outdoor pot collaboration
Norfolk Leisure turns up the heat
Gro Expert brings professional strength plant feeds to garden market
High-quality range of peat-free, coir-based composts
Displays to enhance your shoppers experience
Impressive range of water features from Hamac Trading
Say hello to traditional wood smoked cooking
Apollo gardening introduce range of easy-fit fencing and arches
PLEYDELL SMITHYMAN – proof is in the pudding
Focus on lightweight garden roofing system
Quality gloves for the fashion conscious gardener
Test your crazy-golfing prowess on Deco-Park stand
Sizzle next summer with HJ Hall’s new SS22 Collection
Grow your card sales the easy way…
Hozelock pledge commitment to sustainable gardening
Specflue offers something for every garden and budget
New products and expansion plans from Garland
WHM Pet Group are flying into the new season
Bloomin Amazing is a firmly establish bestseller
EKJU furniture brings people together
Vitax showcases growing organic range
Help eco-savvy consumers refresh their gardens
Algon: simple to apply and gives great results
Clever Pots make vegetable and plant growing easy
Taylors Bulbs launch new Spring 2022 ranges
Leon Boots Co to donate part of Glee sales to Greenfingers
Springbok Rake stands the test of time
Ecofective Refills use 60% less plastic
The professional grower’s best-kept secret
Amazing year for Patio Black Spot Remover
Henry Bell at forefront of eco initiatives
Garden Sculptures standing proud for Primus
A quality product from a quality supplier
Glee 2021 gets off to an amazing start
Evergreen to invest £7m in drive towards peat-free future
Glee introduces COVID-19 Status Checks
Glee 2021: COVID-19 measures FAQ
Houseplant sales on crest of a wave
Top reasons why plant buyers should visit the Glee Green Heart
New date announced for next year’s Glee
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Everything you need to know about PAW @ Glee 2021
Gardenex plays host to International Buyers’ Centre at Glee
Get your copy of GTN Xtra
Vivid Arts’ Rabbit raises over £10,000 for Greenfingers
Greenfingers gardens update
Zest 4 Leisure presents over £8,000 to Greenfingers
Pet firms are barking up the right tree at Glee
Name that Seed Mix!
Win John Lewis Vouchers on CPL stand
Blue Diamond donates £10,000 for horticultural scholarships
Excited to be back at Glee - GTN September, Glee Preview Issue, on-line here
News Update
Glee 2021 Show Guide available online
 

The Glee 2021 Show Guide is now available in digital format as well as being a printed version available free at the exhibition. To view the online Show Guide click here.

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Glee New Product Awards - Winners revealed

Ground-breaking new garden and pet products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2021, run in association with GTN. The Overall Best Glee New Product went to Treadstone Products and their Pot Trellis...

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The shortlisted New Product Awards entries

The Glee New Product Showcase, in association with GTN, has generated huge interest at the exhibition. A panel of expert judges drew up a shortlist of finalists from which the finalists were chosen...

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Glee Buyers Power List Winners Revealed

The winners of the Glee Buyers Power List were revealed today. The Glee Buyers Power List was set up to recognise the individual buyers and buying teams who have gone above and beyond to make a difference within the garden retail industry this year...

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Floral Thursday is back tomorrow

Time to dig out your boldest floral shirt, dainty flowery dress and everything in-between as Floral Thursday is back tomorrow and ready to raise funds for the Greenfingers charity...

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Final day opening times

Day three of Glee 2021 takes place tomorrow (Thursday 16th September).

Opening times: 9am to 4pm.

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Glee 2021 Show Guide available online

The Glee 2021 Show Guide is now available in digital format as well as being a printed version available free at the exhibition. To view the online Show Guide click here.

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Evergreen Green Care launches three new product ranges
Stand 8D30-7A31

Evergreen Garden Care is launching three new product ranges this year following consumer demands: Nourish and Protect, Clear and a new range, to be announced at Glee...

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Burgon & Ball extends top-selling indoor range
Stand 6G50-H51

Burgon & Ball adds fresh flair to its indoor gardening offering, with the launch of stylish new lines in indoor watering and indoor pots...

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Altico launch ‘Earth & Green’ specialist Horticultural Grits & Sands for professionals
Stand 6A50 - B51

Altico has unveiled their new specialist range of high-quality Horticultural Grits and Sands, perfect for professional gardeners, at Glee...

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ARS Pruning reaching new heights
Stand 6G23

Since the launching of ARS Corporation back in 1876 a lot has changed from their first “Tobacco Hocho” a knife to cut Tobacco...

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Adding new sales opportunity to pots market
Stand 8A57

Pot-mate™ is a simple new product, designed and manufactured in Britain, that adds a new sales opportunity to the growing pots and containers market...

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Dizmezs - The home of firewood
Stand 20H01

With 55% of Latvia covered in forest, producing sustainable firewood comes naturally to Latvian manufacturer, Dizmezs. There is over 3 times more access to well managed hardwood species in Latvian forests when compared to the UK...

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Yorkshire Flowerpots to showcase British made terracotta planters
Stand 6H10-J11

Barnsley based Yorkshire Flowerpots is the UK’s only volume producer of ceramic flowerpots, producing in excess of 200,000 pots per year. It is part of the 4th generation Naylor Group of Companies, a family business which has been making ceramic products since 1890...

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Introducing the future of plant feeds to deliver superior performance 
Stand 7C50-6A51

Westland’s game changing new liquid feed ‘Boost’ is set to take plant food to a whole new level. The first all-purpose plant feed optimised for both peat and peat free composts, Boost is a major step forward in the world of plant feeds...

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New product category for Meadow View Stone
Stand 6D30-F31

Meadow View Stone will be unveiling a selection of on-trend, highly desirable Corten Steel Fireboxes at this year's Glee exhibition...

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Q Garden delivers power, reliability & performance
Stand 7D40-7E41

Q Garden delivers the power, reliability, and performance you expect of garden machinery at an affordable price that is value for money....

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Warming up with new Tower BBQs and Outdoor Heaters
Stand 20J14-K15

The Tower stand had an incredibly successful first day at Glee 2021. The brand received a phenomenal response to its Outdoor Living products from prospective customers in garden trade...

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Hygeia grows its UK customer base
Stand 8D40

Hygeia has seen rapid expansion of its UK customer base in the last 12 months especially within it’s lawn care and organic feed categories...

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Zest invests in robust and sustainable supply
Stand 20A40-C41

Zest 4 Leisure (stand number 20A40-C41) as it unveils new products and a huge new investment in product development capability, environmental initiatives, and robust and sustainable supply.

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Woodlodge and RHS launch outdoor pot collaboration

Woodlodge and the Royal Horticultural Society have unveiled the designs for their outdoor planter partnership, presenting something fresh and exciting for garden retailers this year at Glee...

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Norfolk Leisure turns up the heat
Stand 20D40-E41

Norfolk Leisure is turning up the heat at Glee 2021! Coming with us is an exciting range of new and existing outdoor cooking products including Cook King, Norfolk Grills and Ooni Pizza Ovens...

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Gro Expert brings professional strength plant feeds to garden market
Stand 7E61

Gro Expert,  exhibiting at Glee for the first time in 2021, aims to enhance innovation to the way the retail industry currently creates and sells plant nutrient products.

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High-quality range of peat-free, coir-based composts
Stand 7B60-C61

Southern Trident is proud of its high-quality range of peat-free, coir-based composts and other growing media, and will be unveiling even further advances at Glee...

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Displays to enhance your shoppers experience
Stand: 7D30-6A31

Displays to enhance your shoppers experience, The E.P. Barrus stand will showcase the research and development that has been taking place over the past year across the three brands...

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Impressive range of water features from Hamac Trading
Stands D20-E21 and 20D30-E31

Hamac Trading have the largest range of water features in Europe with stock available all year...

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Say hello to traditional wood smoked cooking
Stand 20E10-F11

Traeger have been revolutionising BBQ grilling and outdoor cooking for 30 years, using 100% natural hardwood fuel to infuse food with unparalleled flavourful smoke.

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Apollo gardening introduce range of easy-fit fencing and arches
Stand 6E40-F41

Endless design possibilities are now possible, thanks to Apollo's brand-new range of modular, easy-fit fencing and arches...

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PLEYDELL SMITHYMAN – proof is in the pudding
Stand 20G46

Pleydell Smithyman have a great pedigree in helping develop exciting, individual, creative and inspiring designs to ensure garden centres maximise the potential of their food and retailing offering...

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Focus on lightweight garden roofing system
Stand 6F23

Onduline’s innovative and impactful EASYLINE Point of Sale (PoS) display units, introduced by the market leading manufacturer to help garden centres and other leisure retailers drive sales, will be taking centre stage on stand 6F23 at Glee 2021...

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Quality gloves for the fashion conscious gardener
Stand 8D60

Mechanix Wear’s Ethel Glove line reflects the brands long history of quality craftsmanship while keeping in mind the hand protection needs of today’s multitasking woman.

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Test your crazy-golfing prowess on Deco-Park stand
Stand 6H50-J51

Visitors to Deco-Pak during Glee will be able to test their crazy-golfing prowess on six specially-designed holes and perhaps win a bottle of wine – but there’s a deeper meaning to it all...

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Sizzle next summer with HJ Hall’s new SS22 Collection
Stand 6A30-B31

Leading UK sock manufacturer, HJ Hall, is excited to announce the launch of its Spring/Summer 2022 Collection, encompassing a variety of new styles tailored to both the outdoor enthusiast and housebound lounger alike...

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Grow your card sales the easy way…
Stand 20A10-B11

Award-winning Fron Goch garden centre chooses Woodmansterne as their greeting card category management partners. Here they explain why…

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Hozelock pledge commitment to sustainable gardening
Stand A40-B41

Hozelock is committed to reducing its single use plastic packaging across the range, removing over 95 tonnes of single use plastic packaging in 2022...

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Specflue offers something for every garden and budget
Stand: 20H25

Specflue have been in the flame game for circa 30 years as the UK’s leading distributor of chimneys, flues and stoves to both the domestic and commercial markets...

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New products and expansion plans from Garland
Stand 8D30/E31

The launch of over 25 new products accompanied by 54 other items not previously exhibited, and the chance to announce the company’s positive plans for the future are the key reasons for Garland Products return to Glee in 2021...

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WHM Pet Group are flying into the new season
Stand 7B51

Wild Bird Care & Pet Food specialist WHM Pet Group, best known for their brands Marriage’s and Honeyfield’s, have added new capabilities to their UK manufacturing in the past 12 months, following strong sales results in 2020...

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Bloomin Amazing is a firmly establish bestseller
Stand 6G01

Bloomin Amazing was first distributed in March 2018 and was officially launched at Glee in September 2018, since when it’s become firmly established in the growing media sector as the leading organic soil enricher and mulch...

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EKJU furniture brings people together
Stand 6H20-J21

EKJU are a manufacturer focussed on crafting quality Garden Furniture. Their overall mission features a genuine love for the environment and bringing people together outdoors...

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Vitax showcases growing organic range
Stand 8B30-C31

Organic products take centre stage for Vitax at Glee this year as the demand for environmentally-friendly products which are non-toxic and chemical-free continues to grow...

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Help eco-savvy consumers refresh their gardens
Stand 20C40-D41

From easy-install decking solutions, to chic indoor and outdoor planters, all made from recycled rubber and currently flying off the shelves, Primeur has it all covered with its award-winning eco products...

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Algon: simple to apply and gives great results
Stand 8D74

The organic way to clean paths, patios, decking, garden furniture and more. Safe for pets, wildlife, children and non-toxic. Algon has been a bestselling product for many years across garden centres, it is simple to apply and gives great results.

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Clever Pots make vegetable and plant growing easy
Stand 7C64

Whatever the size of the outdoor space, the Clever Pots range of pots and accessories help make pot growing easier. Clever Pots products support the whole growing season, from propagation to plant care with products which are unique, sustainable and great value...

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Taylors Bulbs launch new Spring 2022 ranges
Stand 6D02

Taylors Bulb's new Spring 2022 catalogue is packed full of top selling summer flowering bulbs, grow your own vegetable products and seed potatoes...

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Leon Boots Co to donate part of Glee sales to Greenfingers
Stand stand 6F16

Making its debut at Glee 2021, the Leon Boots Co. has pledged to donate 2.5% of all sales generated at the garden retail exhibition to the Greenfingers charity...

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Springbok Rake stands the test of time
Stand 7B65

Bulldog Tools is celebrating over 100 years of manufacturing the Springbok Rake, famously strong and made from over 20 oil quenched high tensile steel tines for superb strength and flexibility...

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Ecofective Refills use 60% less plastic
sStand 7C30-D31

Passionate about creating beautiful gardens with minimal impact on the environment, the ecofective® brand offers garden feed, clean and control products that are ‘safer for the family’, ‘good for garden wildlife’ and ‘kinder to the planet’...

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The professional grower’s best-kept secret
Stand 6F17

Originally only available to our commercial trade customers, Carbon Gold’s Biochar Biology Blend is our most potent microbiological product formula ever...

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Amazing year for Patio Black Spot Remover
Stand 7A55

Garden centres stocking Patio Black Spot Removal products have reported sales above pre-pandemic levels which is a great reflection on the strength of the garden retail business...

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Henry Bell at forefront of eco initiatives
Stand 7A41

From our launch in August 2018, Henry Bell’s Wild Bird Food has been in recycled packaging.  We are proud to be at the forefront of the sector for delivering and implementing measures that improve the industry's ecological profile...

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Garden Sculptures standing proud for Primus
Stand 7B34-C35

Integral to the new season collection from Primus, garden sculptures once again feature heavily with a further two ranges joining the coveted collection already offered. 2021 sees the addition of every child’s favourite - the GOOFASAURUS range of four fun, lovable dinosaurs with wobbly heads for added character...

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A quality product from a quality supplier
Stand 8D20

Supplying top-quality growing media products to garden centres and retailers throughout the UK is something which Durston Garden Products has been doing for many years. So it’s not surprising that its message to retailers at this years Glee is one of continued support and co-operation, particularly when working towards a peat-free future...

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Zest 4 Leisure presents over £8,000 to Greenfingers

Garden furniture, wooden products and decorative garden structure specialist, Zest 4 Leisure (stand number 20A40-C41) has presented a giant cheque for over £8000 to the Greenfingers charity at Glee...

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Pet firms are barking up the right tree at Glee
 

With an estimated additional 3 million dog owners in the UK following lockdown there is increased interest in products for pets. Over half of these owners are under the age of 34 and so are more than happy to purchase products to pamper and care for their pooch...

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Name that Seed Mix!

Copdock Mill are using Glee as an opportunity to engage with retailers by asking them to vote for the name of their new bird seed mix, which includes aniseed...

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Win John Lewis Vouchers on CPL stand
 

Pop along to the CPL stand (20K14) for the chance to £50 worth of John Lewis Vouchers which the company is giving away each day...

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Blue Diamond donates £10,000 for horticultural scholarships

The David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) announced at Glee today that The Blue Diamond group of garden centres has donated £10,000 to provide a set of horticultural scholarships...

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Excited to be back at Glee - GTN September, Glee Preview Issue, on-line here

 

 

In this issue of news and information for garden centre professionals:

  • Westland Glee Preview.
  • Retailers look forward to Glee, comment from Mike Burks, Gerald Ingram, Matthew Bent, Andy Bunker, Simon Bourne, Kev Turley, British Garden Centres, Julian Winfield, Carol Paris and John Birch.
  • A Glee Greeting from Woodmansterne.
  • Glee 2021 – GTN’s Preview.
  • Glee 2021 Show Plan and Exhibitor List.
  • Whats On “The Stage” at Glee 2021.
  • Onduline success at Alton Garden Centre.
  • New Products at Glee – a sneak preview of Glee New Product Award entries.
  • GTN Bestsellers – August garden centre sales analysis and charts in sample issue.
  • HTA Column – Boyd Douglas-Davies signs off as HTA President.
Read GTN's September 2021 Issue on-line here
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