In This Issue
Glee Buyers Power List Winners Revealed
Glee 2022 gets off to a promising start
Glee New Product Awards shortlist revealed
New Product Awards – Wednesday shortlists
Glee 2022 Show Guide available online
Day Two opening times
Ready, set, go – Westland’s Live
Evergreen Garden Care expands 'kinder to nature' Clear product offering
A Greenfingers greeting from Woodmansterne!
Meadow View Stone – New Packaging – New Retail Solutions 
Mower Edge Border leads Primeur’s new product launches
Houseplant care collection from LAVA-LITE
Burgon & Ball at GLEE 2022: Indoor gardening is flourishing
NEW Water Features range unveiled by Altico
Bloomin Amazing is great choice for eco gardener
Growing greener with Apsley Farms’ Natural Plant Food
Eliza Tinsley present Greenman Garden Tools
Ready – Set – Revive
Organic Plantfood bolsters DJ Turfcare’s offering for 2023
World renowned V&A Museum collaborates with Bulldog Tools Pedigree Garden Range
New Grow Your Own Healthy Produce with Clever Pots Sow & Grow Kits
Timeless elegance in the latest collection from Primus
Solar Collection of bird feeders from Henry Bell
A new season, a new Kelkay
Ergonomic and contemporary V-FRO range from EKJU
Durston Garden Products answers retailers’ call for greener growing media
elho brings nature to Glee
Be part of a joyful tea revolution!
Wood Splitter Kindling Cracker comes to UK
Yorkshire Flowerpots showcase range of British made terracotta planters
Barrus to launch over 60 new products to market at Glee
Take a trip to the theatre with Deco-Pak
Introducing Modern British Florals by Woodlodge
See quality products from Flat Pack Sheds
Why you won’t want to miss The Real Soil Company at Glee
New BBQ fuel burns brightly
Red Gorilla showcases Garden Companion Set
Tildenet set to make big impact at Glee
Zest launches products focussed on sustainability, lifestyle and convenience
Norfolk Leisure turn up the heat at Glee 2022
Time to get smart with Link2Home
Patio Black Spot - The complete garden stonework restoration system
Visit Handy for Greenworks and Webb - Stand 20G30-H31
UK Greetings caters for consumers with differing needs
Standalone PoS makes it ‘EASY’ for garden centre retailers
Introducing Soilworx – a new natural organic fertiliser producer
Happy plants, happy planet with Sipcam Home & Garden
New innovative bird feeders from Honeyfield’s
Zero In – complete range of insect control products
Recyclable packaging for specialist feeds
Picture round-up from build-up day
Gardenex hosting International Buyers’ Centre at Glee
Get ready for Fire, Grill & Chill at Glee 2022
Can you afford to miss the Glee Green Heart?
Europe comes to Glee 2022
Giving at Glee 2022
Home, Gift & Clothing
Glee Daily News brings you all the latest Glee news
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Refill stations and compost bag recycling centres lead Evergreen Garden Care sustainability charge
Qwickhose crowned 2022 GIMA Innovators Seed Corn Fund winners  
Michelin-starred chef heaps praise on classy new Norfolk Grills
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Refill stations and compost bag recycling centres lead Evergreen Garden Care sustainability charge

Evergreen Garden Care have accelerated their drive to increase sustainability across all ranges, with a new emphasis on peat-free growing media, eco-friendly pest and weed controls – and, significantly, packaging.

 

The company’s new Refill Stations, currently being trialled at Notcutts Rivendell and British Garden Centre’s PlayHatch centres, are an industry first, allowing customers to refill items like granular fertilisers, grass seed and liquid plant foods from hoppers similar just like those that will be familiar to farm shop wholefood shoppers.

 

The idea, says Evergreen, tackles the issue of single-use plastic head on.

 

At Rivendell Garden Centre consumers can purchase Tomorite straight from the machine, using the original bottle or a £1 bottle for life. A 1-litre refill at SRP £3.99 saves £1 on the cost of the original bottle of Tomorite.

 

At PlayHatch the focus is on Miracle-Gro grass seed and granular plant food. The stand allows consumers to purchase as much grass seed (99p per 100g) or controlled release plant food (67p per 100g) as they need, in their own choice of container, paper bag or jar for life. 

 

Jane Hartley, Head of Sustainability and Marketing Manager, said there was a growing desire with consumers to reduce the amount of plastic packaging that we use. Evergreen had increased the amount of recycled content in their packaging and introduced clear on-pack recycling information.

“Our challenge at Evergreen is to reduce the overall amount of packaging we produce, and this can only be achieved by looking at alternative and innovative ways of using our products. That is why we’re very excited to have launched reuse and refill schemes in store.”

 

A full roll-out of up to 80 refill stations is envisaged for 2023. “We shall be watching with interest and hope that consumers engage with the reuse concept,” Hartley added. “As with any trial we have had a few teething problems, yet the research we have generated has been invaluable to develop the concept further."

 

Hartley revealed that the re-fill strategy could eventually be extended to growing media, too. “It’s the future,” she said.

 

Another major initiative aims to solve one of the growing media industry’s knottiest problems – what to do with the mountain of used plastic sacks, a large proportion of which cannot be re-cycled. Evergreen’s believe their compost bag recycling project could be the answer. Working with Veolia, customers at 10 Dobbies centres were invited to bring in any brand of compost bag for recycling, with the intention to find an end use for the material collected. The initial batch was made into garden furniture and donated to the Greenfingers charity, but the hope is that the material will eventually become  compost bags once again if material quality isues can be resolved.

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