Garden Centre Association

01/06/2026

HELLO JUNE! 🌸🌿

The perfect month to promote in your displays, 🌼

Inspire your customers by highlighting the benefits of planting with , and other beneficial insects in mind 🐝🦋 – supporting biodiversity and creating thriving, wildlife-friendly gardens.

Let’s make every planting choice count this summer. 💚

31/05/2026

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT

Our 2027 Annual Conference EARLY BIRD BOOKING DISCOUNT goes live SOON…we’re hoping to reveal the date ASAP, so watch this space.

Book during June 2026 and receive 10% off 🎉

30/05/2026

📅 DIARY DATES – GCA Regional Meetings!

Don’t forget these dates for our summer events. Venues now announced, mark your calendars!

🌱 Monday, July 13 - East with Peter Walker & Mark Pitman at Scotsdale Garden Centre

🌿 July 14 - South East with Colin at Birdword Haskins Garden Centre Forest Lodge

🌾 July 15 - North, Scotland and Northern Ireland with Phil & Mark at RHS - Royal Horticultural Society Bridgewater

🌼 July 16 - Midlands, Wales & West with Alyson at Gates Woodlands Hinckley.

More details coming soon – we can’t wait to see you this summer!

29/05/2026

☕ Coffee break scrolling?

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We also offer great benefits for suppliers, with opportunities to connect directly with our industry’s key decision makers.

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28/05/2026

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Our will take place January 24–27 at the Crowne Plaza Stratford‑upon‑Avon.

We’re incredibly excited to be heading to this iconic location.

🎟️ Ticket booking goes LIVE in June!

Please put the dates in your diary and stay tuned… it’s shaping up to be a very special one.

27/05/2026

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We’re proud to spotlight Perennial - Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society, the charity dedicated to supporting people in horticulture and their families through life’s challenges.

Find out more about its incredible work here: www.perennial.org.uk/

Photo at our Associate Members event .

26/05/2026

📣 BIG NEWS INCOMING…📣

Our will take place at the Crowne Plaza Stratford upon Avon from January 24–27 next year.

🎟️ Full details, including our exciting headline speakers, will be shared from the middle of June, when tickets are released.

This will be the earliest ticket launch we’ve ever offered and to mark the occasion we’ll have an early bird discount for the first four weeks of sales.

While the exact on-sale date is still to be confirmed, it will be announced as soon as the page on the website goes live.

More on our website here: www.gca.org.uk/stratford-upon-avon-confirmed-as-our2027-conference-location/

26/05/2026

26/05/2026

National Children’s Gardening Week is here 🎉🌿

We’re proud to be supporting garden centres to inspire the next generation of gardeners and can’t wait to see how people have decorated our Duck Egg Cobbles.

🏷️Make sure to tag us in your posts!

We hope everyone enjoys the festivities🌱

National Children's Gardening Week Garden Centre Association

26/05/2026

Have you tried our GROW e learning modules yet?

They offer comprehensive training designed specially for teams and are available to GCA and HTA News members.

👉 Find out more or sign up here: www.gca.org.uk/gca-grow-information/