Hozelock

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EasyMix 2-in-1 Composter

With the new EasyMix 2-in-1, a tumbling composter with unique features, gardeners can recycle their food and garden waste efficiently. Boasting quick composting times and an innovative ‘Click & Spray ’ feature, a high-nutrient compost liquid is collected under the drum, then the user can simply click and connect it to a hose to easily fertilise their garden!

FOR 2021/2022, THE CORE HOZELOCK RANGE OF KNITTED HOSE WILL UTILISE 40% RECYCLED MATERIALS*

New Spray Gun Design

*On average across the range; as the % is dependent on the diameter of the hose

Recycled Materials

We are committed to increasing the sustainability of our products, packaging and manufacturing processes as well as helping gardeners to enjoy their garden in a more sustainable way with our innovative product solutions. One of our key initiatives starting in 2022 is that our knitted hose range, which includes Ultimate, Ultramax and Utraflex, will be made from 40% recycled PVC*. The update will remove 535 tonnes of virgin PVC material from the range. Find out more about Hozelock’ s sustainable initiatives at

www.hozelock.com/sustainability

Our best-selling spray guns have an all-new design, bringing more comfort to garden watering and making it even easier to save water. The smooth flow control allows you to reduce water usage by up to 50%. Plus, by adjusting between a high power jet for cleaning, or gentle watering for flowers, you can choose exactly the right amount of water for every task whilst protecting your more delicate plants.

S u s t ai n a b l e g ar de n r et a i l i n g g e t s s e ri o u s

Welcome to the third edition of GTN’s Sustainability Directory. Sustainability is at the forefront of everyone’s minds in garden centre retailing right now as buyers look for more and more products with a sustainable back story and customers are expecting garden centres to be helping them with their planet friendly gardening and outdoor lifestyle.

And the sustainability challenges are starting to get really serious. The government have re-stated their intent to ban the sale of peat based growing media in garden centres by 2024 and next along the line is Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR), a scheme to eventually fund improved kerbside recycling across the country that will be funded by producers, and that includes growers, paying a fee based on their use of packaging.

In this issue we have been able to include feedback from many garden centres as to how they are managing the switch to peat free growing media and an introduction to the challenges of EPR for the garden market. We hope they, along with all the other great sustainability initiatives and products included help you with your quest to keep garden centres at the forefront of sustainable retailing.

Congratulations, and much media coverage, go to Dobbies who were awarded the RHS Chelsea Sustainable Product of the Year at the Chelsea Flower this week. Dobbies’s John Innes 1, 2 & 3 composts were unanimous winners as they are considered to have the lowest impact on the environment, having been rated ‘A’ under the Responsible Sourcing Scheme for growing media. Head judge Deborah Meaden said “the scalability of Dobbies peat free growing media offering was also a key factor. It’s unusual for a bag of compost to win an award but this range was a clear winner.”

In this issue...

4 Encouraging customers to make the switch to peat free gardening – part 1 8 Taking Charge – Garden Centre EV Charging 12 LOFA members Improving green credentials 16 Get ready for new EPR regulations 19 Green commitment at Highfield Garden World 20 Small steps, big difference at The Gardens Group 21 Plant Hope at Perrywood 23 New Sustainable Products 27 Encouraging customers to make the switch to peat free gardening – part 2 33 Sustainability Directory 2022

Advertisers in this Issue

2 Hozelock 7 RocketGro 10 Woodmansterne 15 Gardena 18 Primeur 22 Clever Pots 24 Lifestyle Garden 26 Altico 28 Southern Trident 29 Neudorff 31 Carbon Gold 31 Bio-bean 31 Bloomin Amazing 31 DJ Turfcare 32 Westland Boost 39 Fordingbridge 40 Glee

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