IGCA E-News December 2019 Message from our IGCA President Season’s Greetings to all! What an eventful year the IGCA had! There were numerous new challenges and exciting experiences. The congress in the UK was very well organized and a lot of fun. We had many varied experiences and saw several different garden centres. Every time it […]
IGCA E-News June 2019
Welcome from IGCA President, Koichi Akatsuka It was great to meet with the board and administrators in Johannesburg in March. During our meeting, we had great discussions and SANA gave us an excellent programme which we visited lovely garden centres, the SANA trade fair and some cultural places. Our meetings were very productive and successful. […]
IGCA E-News December 2018
Message from our IGCA President Season’s Greetings to you all! We recently had a great successful congress in Czech Republic where we could find invaluable experience with our IGCA friends. Czech association worked very hard and organized fruitful congress very well. I was very impressed by their warm hospitality and garden centers industry. Read more… […]
IGCA Congress 2018 – Prague
Congratulations to the Czech Garden Centre Association on hosting a successful and very enjoyable Congress last week. A huge thank you to all companies visited during this event for your hospitality. […]
IGCA Congress 2017 Canada
An annual Congress held for one week between August and October, each year in a different host country. This comprises of a business meeting, which elects officials and administers the affairs of the Association, a concentrated business IGCA Interactive Tour for the younger generation of garden centre employees, managers and directors, and an excellent social programme. […]
E-News: March 2017
Vol. 8, Issue 1 | March 2017 Message From Your President John Zaplatynsky With our next face-to-face meeting taking place during IGCC in Niagara Falls, Canada, the Board of Directors has had discussions behind the scenes to set some planning into motion. Having last held a strategic planning session in 2012, the Board felt it […]
IGCA Congress 2016
An annual Congress held for one week between August and October, each year in a different host country. This comprises of a business meeting, which elects officials and administers the affairs of the Association, a concentrated business study tour for the younger generation of garden centre employees, managers and directors, and an excellent social programme. […]
International Event Listing
IGCA is your resource for a list of events from our member countries. Please check back regularly for updates. 2016 August 2016 August 21-26, 2016 – IGCA Congress, Zurich, Switzerland […]
March 2015: Update from the IGCA Office
Vol. 7, Issue 1 | March 2015 Update from the IGCA Office By Julia Ricottone Last month, the IGCA Board and Country Administrators met in Zurich, Switzerland for IGCA’s annual Administrator’s meeting. From February 22-25, 2015, meetings took place, as well as a preview of what we can expect at the 2016 IGCA Congress. […]
June 2015: Report from Australia
Vol. 7, Issue 2 | June 2015 Australia Down Under By Leigh Siebler We are heading into Winter now but it’s a time to plan and get ready for Spring. The end of the financial year should see garden centres with sales growth and importantly a welcome increase in customer numbers and average sale. Melbourne […]