In This Issue
Andy Bunker on Wake up to Money: "Still booming because of the weather!"
Nicholas Marshall gives "The Big Interview" in The Scotsman
Second Bunnings Warehouse store opens in the UK
Brothers sell £15m Yarnton Nurseries business
Good spring weather boosts sales in garden centres
Flowers for the Pope depart from Keukenhof
Plant sales up by 39% year on year
Van Hage opens Elho ambassador ‘store within a store'
Rexmartins satisfies appetites of outdoor living enthusiasts
Impressive extension to MacKenzie & Cruickshank
Bents donates £30k to Epilepsy Action
Gardman reports 36% growth in wild bird care products
Something for everyone at GIMA Golf & Activity Day
TV gardening expert to unveil new people's garden at Tong
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Vertical gardening increases in popularity
Love Your Plot 2017 campaign launched by GIMB
Tumbling Tom leads the way for veg plant sales
Luke Murphy appointed as Glee’s new Senior Marketing Executive
Making the most of growing media record sales
Elho joins HTA National Plant Show line up
Gardening Express introduces the sensational Raspberry Groovy
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Masterchef 2016 winner Jane Devonshire to speak at HTA Catering Conference Dinner
Commercial Kitchen show announces its first speakers
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Andy Bunker on Wake up to Money: "Still booming because of the weather!"
And Alan Roper speaks on 5 Live Breakfast
 
Garden centres got a great bit of publicity on BBC Radio 5 Live early this morning when Andy Bunker of Alton Garden Centre was interviewed for the Wake Up To Money programme.

As part of the programme the presenters told listeners this would be the busiest day of the year for Garden Centres and DIY.  Talking about boom time for Britains Garden Centres the interview with Andy was introduced with the fact that plant sales are up by 40%

Andy said: "Sales are booming because of the weather. In my 38 years iun the business its always been the weather."

"We compete with the big boys by giving very good advice."

"It's been a very very good gardening weekend, not so strong for BBQ's and Furniture, we needed 5 degrees warmer for them to sell.  the May Bank Holdays are key for that. DIY would be our main competitor for Easter."

Listen here via the Wake Up To Money Podcast using this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08m9mkc starting at 40:00 minutes into the Podcast.

or listen to this clip of the interview, broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on 17th April 2017.

Then, on BBC Breakfast on Radio 5 Live at 7:30am, Alan Roper from Blue Diamond Garden Centres added his comment about current garden centre trading.  "Today will be one of the largest traduig days of the year.  Now is the time that people choose to visit garden centres.  Our trading figures say it's all about then weather." 

We will publish a link to the Alan Roper clip when it is available.

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