CONTENTS 2. Contents
10. Makasi Imports
18. Bradley’s the Tannery
3. Introduction
11. Zest 4 Leisure
19. Melamaster
4. Fallen Fruits
12. Hum Flowerpots
20. Gold Leaf
5. Bonningtons
13. VegTrug
21. Abacus Cards
6. Grange Fencing
14. Stewart Garden
22. Belightful Design
7. Minster Stylish Living
15. Wild & Wolf
23. Addis
8. Kelkay
16. Pot Pal
24. Perkins & CO Inventions
9. Highgrove
17. Yorkshire Flowerpots
INTRODUCTION WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH EDITION OF FRESH INSPIRATION Old is the new NEW … and now with the July edition of the Glee Fresh inspiration guide, you can discover everything you need to create the perfect vintage product ranges for your customers this summer.
A NOTE FROM MATT, OUR EVENT DIRECTOR: “Welcome to the seventh edition of Fresh inspiration. This summer, it’s time to decorate vintage! Vintage products often have striking individual designs and tell a story, which makes them highly sought-after. Take a look and gain fresh inspiration from your new free digital product guide so that you can help your customers create beautifully distinct gardens.”
Matthew Mein Event director Fresh inspiration will be running each month leading up until the main event where you can see these products and meet the suppliers live. If you are an exhibitor that would like to feature your new products in here, please email fernanda.pinto@i2ieventsgroup.com.
FALLEN FRUITS Fallen Fruits is a garden giftware company supplying garden centres, gift shops, major department stores, mail order and internet companies. The New Old Rectory range of garden furniture is crafted from mild steel and features a rustic finish for a distinctly vintage feel. This range includes a variety of benches, arbours, loungers and even a rocking chair, it also has outdoor seating options to suit any lifestyle, whether indulging in some quality ‘me-time’ or socialising with friends.
www.fallenfruits.co.uk sales@fallenfruits.co.uk 01584 873 377
BONNINGTONS The Craftsman range from Bonningtons is a collection of highly decorative metal planters and garden ornaments created from British designs. The quirky products, with handmade elements, include assorted birds and garden creatures, as well as different modes of transport such as a Bicycle Planter and a Camper Van. Also included are heavy duty iron hanging baskets and planters in timeless classic designs. The entire range has been carefully selected to offer a quality product that blends old with new.
www.bonningtonplastics.com sales@bonningtonplastics.com 01159 854 119
GRANGE FENCING With the ‘outdoor room’ trend becoming increasingly popular amongst homeowners and landscape designers alike, garden screens are tipped to be the next go-to garden accessory. For those looking to make the most of smaller spaces or city gardens, the Urban Screen offers a minimalistic take on a traditionally bulky panel style screen. Featuring a wide slat design, the Urban Screen can be used to separate and define areas without losing the sense of light and space from the garden as whole.
www.grangefen.co.uk sales@grangefen.co.uk 01952 588 088
MINSTER STYLISH LIVING With a wide product range, including ready assembled, high quality teak garden furniture, you’ will appreciate that Minster Stylish Living is no ordinary supplier. A family concern set in the Nottinghamshire market and minster town of Southwell, Minster Stylish Living was established in 1978. Their collection includes lutyen chair outdoor bamboo leaf cushion, traditional teak garden trays, and much more.
www.minsterstylishliving.com minstersales@aol.com 01636 813 292
KELKAY Beautiful natural slate paving available in two traditional colourways - sapphire black and rustic bronze. Hand selected to create a period feature in conventional garden spaces and carefully calibrated thickness that makes level patio construction much easier than with traditional quarry slate. It is available in ready-measured 5.5 sq.m and 10.2 sq.m kits each of which consists of 5 different size and shape pieces together with a detail layout plan that recreates the random nature of old slate paving. Kelkay can home deliver direct to consumers on behalf of retail stockists. Part of a wide range of heritage led designs in paving and edging that re-create historic garden designs.
www.kelkay.co.uk salesenquiries@kelkay.co.uk 01405 864 995
HIGHGROVE Initially founded in 1992 as an innovative family food business, Highgrove entered the garden centre sector in 2015 and started to supply its first non food products in addition to the food items it already sold within this sector. Highgrove will be exhibiting products from the ECOFOREST & SMOKE IT ALL ranges including: SMOKE IT ALL: BBQ Smoking mix - an innovative new, simple & exciting way to smoke food on either a gas and charcoal BBQ. LIGHT N GO Bonfire Log – a kiln dried, seasoned birch hardwood log with a built in wick which lights easily with a match & gives a long, clean burn time whilst creating a fantastic heat & cooking source. Tactile, portable & great for both indoor & outdoor use such as camping, fishing, picnics etc. The Bonfire Log is innovative and eco-friendly with no added chemicals - a completely natural product!
www.essay-group.com www.smokeitall.com sales@highgrovefoods.com 01793 852 277
MAKASI IMPORTS Makasi Imports Ltd supply high quality wooden furniture and accessories, with a wide range of rustic and contemporary designs as well as a range for clients looking for something a little more unusual. The products are designed to fit within any modern home or garden and are made from the highest quality wood. Each piece of their teak furniture is made using the root from a teak tree and as a result each item is unique.
www.makasiimports.co.uk info@makasiimports.co.uk 01932 910 533
ZEST 4 LEISURE Zest 4 Leisure, part of an award-winning company that has been in the timber industry for five generations. Zest 4 Leisure was established in 2005 to bring high quality, FSCÂŽ certified timber garden products to garden centers and major purchasing groups nationwide. The company is dedicated to manufacturing and sourcing top quality FSCÂŽ garden products and have widely expanded the range to include dinning sets, Arbours, grow your own, planters and fencing. Their dedication and experience has earned them a reputation for being an innovative and dynamic organisation, securing their position as a leading force in the outdoor leisure industry.
www.zest4leisure.co.uk helen@zest4leisure.co.uk 01352 752 555
HUM FLOWERPOTS
Hum Partnership is the company behind Hum Flowerpot: unique outdoor planters which are designed and made in the UK out of fade-resistant and frost-resistant plastic. With a fully automated production line, all orders can be despatched quickly, whether large or small. New designs are regularly added to the collection, and bespoke patterns can be produced on high volume orders. Creative photography and high quality retail displays add value to the brand. Their bold colours and patterns, these plastic plant pots brighten up patios, balconies and outside spaces, and can also be used indoors. The pots are manufactured from durable polypropylene with fade-resistant properties to keep them looking good for longer.
www.hum-partnership.com hello@hum-partnership.com 03302 233 414
VEGTRUG
The original self contained, raised vegetable garden. The VegTrug is a raised self contained vegetable garden suitable for growing your own vegetables in the smallest of spaces, even on the balcony of an apartment. Customer’s can get simple and concise growing instructions from the website or download the free VegTrug iPhone app.
www.vegtrug.com sales@vegtrug.com 01206 230 025
STEWART GARDEN Stewart Garden is expanding their Lead Effect planter range with the sensational round and deep trough planters. These latest additions to the company’s decorative planters collection build on the success of the existing 32cm and 38 am square lead effect planters The new 44cm round and 70cm deep trough Lead Effect planters broaden the appeal of the family and are anticipated to be a huge success within their decorative planter collection. Real lead products are expensive and heavy. Made from high quality plastics, they’re tough, durable and guaranteed to withstand seasonal frosts and ultra violet rays, ensuring they resist fading. At the same time, they’re light and easy to move around, even when full of compost.
www.stewart-garden.co.uk info@stewartcompany.co.uk 0208 603 5700
WILD & WOLF The new range in collaboration with the V&A museum features original patterns from William Morris and William Kilburn. The range includes gardening essentials from potting gloves, enamel plant pots and fork and trowel sets. The William Morris collection features the Bower print focusing on a green floral theme, whilst William Kilburn equally as floral with his textile print features products in both blue and coral themes. Completing the ranges are secateurs, four-in-one hammer tools and enamel mugs. Orla Kiely and Wild & Wolf have created the loved retro-floral designs. The range includes a statement bright yellow watering can, adding style and practicality to gardening. The featured ‘Multi Flower Oval Print’ design is printed onto potting gloves, a secateurs pouch, garden kneeler and fork and trowel set. Completing the collection are original ‘Grow your own’ pots, with five colourful designs each including a different seed to grow!
www.wildandwolf.com sales@wildandwolf.com 01225 789 909
POT PAL
Pot Pal uses plastic injection moulding to produce a product with an attractive and authentic wooden appearance. Each Pot Pal will be unique in its design, available in a choice of colours and inlaid with beautiful feature Mexican style artwork. Pot Pal transforms gardens, large and small, home and caravan balconies, patios, conservatories, house and garden shed walls. They are the perfect partner to enhance the natural beauty of flowers in their pots. The extensive and rapidly expanding range of attractive designs includes Pot Pals for not only ground placement but also wall display too. They are lightweight, portable, weatherproof and a great space saver.
www.potpal.co.uk pot-pal@outlook.com 0790 313 1180
YORKSHIRE FLOWERPOTS Part of the Naylor Group, Yorkshire Flowerpots have been a manufacturer of high quality natural clay products for over 125 years. Skillfully combining traditional techniques with the latest manufacturing technology, They have a range of products that are durable, elegant and 100% environmentally friendly. Whether choosing contemporary or timeless classic designs all the Yorkshire Flowerpots range are produced from natural red clay from local quarries.
www.yorkshireflowerpots.co.uk info@naylor.co.uk 01226 794059
BRADLEY’S THE TANNERY They say that leather gets better with age! Now over 30 years on, Bradley’s The Tannery’s leather goods are hand made by a small team of local people whose crafts have been led by generations, their products are built with care, to last and get better with age. The Heritage collection of sturdy tan, black and brown leathers and Floral Range of traditional botanical prints is inspired by the English country garden.
www.bradleysthetannery.co.uk brad@bradleysthetannery.co.uk 01746 766 563
MELAMASTER Melamaster have been in business for over forty years and remain one of the few Melamine manufacturers left in Europe. The high quality British made trays, tableware and giftware products are highly durable and surface patterns are protected to ensure that they are resistance to stains and easy to clean. The pet range, of bowls and trays (to keep everything nice and tidy) is prefect for those in the pet care industry and for all those animal lovers.
www.coleshilldesign.com sian@coleshilldesign.com 0247 672 4900
GOLD LEAF Launched in 2004, Gold Leaf have now become recognised as a premier brand of gardening gloves, elevating hand wear in the garden to never previously seen levels of quality, comfort and style. The DRY TOUCH TM is suitable for a variety of gardening purposes, such as potting, weeding and light pruning. The SOFT TOUCH TM is very much about feel and fit, and it will suit those in search of a robust, comfortable multi-purpose gardening glove, with a touch of style. The WINTER TOUCH™ is designed to offer extra comfort and durability throughout the colder, wetter months of the year, keeping hands warm and dry during all general gardening tasks. The reinforced palm of this glove alsoB makes it ideal for use with rakes, spades, brushes and a whole host of other gardening tools.
www.goldleaf-gloves.com info@goldleaf-gloves.com 0238 040 2025
ABACUS CARDS Supplying retailers direct throughout the UK and around the World, with quality product since 1991; Abacus offers an unique portfolio of over 1500 ever changing greeting card designs. The company prides itself on having a good understanding of the unique retailing needs of garden centres, having supplied them for many years. As a result Abacus has devised Blueprint as a retailing solution specifically for Garden Centre customers. Providing a real alternative to the brokerage route, the Blueprint concept offers tailor-made display stands, independent planning, regular first class merchandising as well as an opportunity to incorporate designs from other publishers.
www.abacuscards.co.uk info@abacuscards.co.uk 01638 569 050
BELIGHTFUL DESIGN Belightful Design is an ecological design company focused on wildlife feeder products for outdoors. The Belightful Butterfly Feeder brings nature closer to your everyday life by attracting butterflies to feed from it. This feeder is designed only for butterflies with its’ special feeding holes to fit only butterfly proboscis to reach the nectar inside.
www.belightfuldesign.com taina@belightfuldesign.com +358 401 696 722
ADDIS Alongside Addis’ Premium sinkside range, the Vigar flower power range will also be on display at Glee. This vibrant brand incorporates bright and colourful flowers in all of its products, from sink side solutions to cleaning essential. Sharing the same distinctive design, the Vigar soap dispenser, sponge holder and dish brush make the perfect sink side companions, while the dustpan and brush, squeegee and microfiber duster will help customers to breeze through the chores. Combining a lime green and floral pink design, the Vigar range is an easy and affordable way to introduce a burst of summertime colour and add fun to everyday cleaning.
www.addis.co.uk info@addis.co.uk 01656 664 455
PERKINS & CO INVENTIONS The Versatile BBQ. What makes this product unique? Due to its telescopic range, the VBBQ allows you to control your cooking heat so that you can cook a wide variety of barbecued, roasted, boiled and stewed meals. The VBBQ can be used in all weather conditions due to its attached umbrella holder so you will still be able to enjoy the outdoor taste even if it’s raining! The VBBQ is easy to assemble and dismantle and this allows you to transport the VBBQ very easily to a campsite, party or event.
www.versatilebbq.com enquiries@versatilebbq.com 0798 267 9802
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