The recent GIMA Awards provided the stage for GIMA President, Kate Ebbens, to unveil an inspiring new fundraising challenge for 2025 in support of Greenfingers Charity. Building on her ambitious commitment to run every day throughout 2024, Kate challenged the gardening and horticultural industry to join forces to complete a 650-mile journey. This route symbolically
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UK based soil scientist, Neil Bragg, shares his experience of working with peat-free substrates, in an article commissioned by the poinsettia specialists at Stars for Europe. Around the 1930’s most nurseries had their own mixes for potting soils for container plants. The uniformity of the mixes was very poor and hence the results in terms
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Deco-Pak scored a fantastic double win in sustainability categories at the 2024 GIMA Awards, which were held at Celtic Manor resort in Newport on 7th November. The Yorkshire-based supplier won the coveted sustainability award in both the categories it entered, which were Garden Landscaping and Growing Planting Equipment & Sundries. Commenting on the night, Deco-Pak
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As the AMES Tools offering expands ahead of season 25 with the introduction of cutting and pruning expertise, the team take a deeper dive into the latest point of sale that has been designed to transform shoppers into tool experts! Meet the AMES Tools Cutting & Pruning range Find out more All the latest AMES
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Launched to critical acclaim ahead of the 2025 season, Apta’s all-new Apta Signature offering is here to change the way that garden centres and consumers think about garden pots. But what sets this collection apart? Here the team tell us more about the Apta Signature difference and why it will positively impact the pot category.
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GIMA is proud to announce the winners of the prestigious 2024 GIMA Awards which was held on 7 November at the stunning Celtic Manor Resort in Newport. This evening’s ceremony recognised the finest innovations, outstanding performances, and remarkable contributions that have been made within the garden retail sector by a host of dedicated and passionate
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As the green industry prepares to enter its poinsettia peak, Stars for Europe (SfE), the pan-European poinsettia marketing initiative, is offering a raft of new materials to help plant retailers optimise sales this season. The campaign produces new content each year which can be accessed via SfE’s websites, and SfE’s 2024 mid-season review offers an overview of
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At the Greenfingers Charity Annual General Meeting on 31st October, a significant leadership transition took place. Sue Allen, who has been the driving force behind the charity during her tenure as Chairman, stepped down from the role. Sue, however, will continue to serve the charity as a dedicated Trustee for another year. Taking up the
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Charlotte Cowell writes: Whilst Christmas has always been the most important trading occasion for retailers, autumn trading has another key event in the form of Halloween, which has been growing in popularity, year-on-year, for quite some time now. With this, the UK has picked up a series of cultural cues from our cousins across the
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With just over a week remaining until the 2024 GIMA Awards, excitement is building for what promises to be the garden retail sector’s most prestigious event of the year. Now officially sold out, the evening is sure to be one to remember. On the 7th of November, more than 400 guests will gather at the
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