National Children’s Gardening Week (NCGW) is fast approaching and it looks like it will be a record year for the number of garden retailers taking part by providing information instore or running their own events through the week. On Facebook over half a million people have already been reached with fun gardening project ideas, with many more being reached by the free point of sale for the week that’s available to garden centres.

 

The aim of NCGW is to get as many schools, children and their families involved, gardening and having fun in their gardens. The initiative, which is supported by the HTA’s National Garden Gift Voucher scheme, is now in its 5th year.

 

The website www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk features innovative ideas and projects including: Cascading strawberries, The right trousers, Grow a pallet garden, Build a bug hotel.

Wyevale Garden Centres have  announced the sale of Worthing Ferring to Cobbins Nursery Ltd, it has been confirmed they will continue to run the site as a garden centre.

 

George Lisher, CEO at Cobbins Nursery, said: "We are delighted to have the opportunity to expand our business through the acquisition of the neighbouring Worthing Ferring Wyevale Garden Centre. Cobbins Nursery is a fourth generation family run business specialising in the production of houseplants and pot bedding and we look forward to both businesses working together."

On Friday 10th May Smart Garden Products was a double winner at the DIY Week Awards.

 

The Smart Bluetooth Solar Lighting range scooped both Garden Leisure Product of the Year as well as Lighting and Electrical Product of the Year. The Firefly Balloons were also runner-up in the Garden Leisure category.

 

Delighted to be a double winner, Sales Director Paul Knott commented “We are thrilled to have won these awards with our new Bluetooth Solar Lights, straddling two different categories. We feel sure this will encourage even more retailers to try out this and our many other exciting solar concepts”. 

 

Managing Director, Jonathan Stobart, added “I am especially pleased to have won these awards for true innovation in solar lighting, our most established and largest product category. We are proud of our long-standing commitment to being first to market with new products, new designs and new technologies”.

 

To find out more about Smart Garden’s market leading product offering please visit www.sgpuk.com