In This Issue
More change at Wyevale Garden Centres as Roger builds his own team
Dobbies MD talking to investors in Tesco queue?
Frosty weather puts a hold on late April growth but sales of roses bloom
Vitax ready to cope with predicted slug invasion
Coles promote blue to back Leicester City's title bid
Gro-Sure brand gets new £1m TV campaign
Taylors Bulbs shoot for 23rd Chelsea Gold
Midsummer Cotswolds car rally to raise funds for Greenfingers
Dutch growers to stage 'inspiring' orchid week
The fashion-conscious will love this sweet pea say Wyevale Garden Centres
Wyevale Nurseries donate rare native tree to castle in Herefordshire
Legacy theme for Perennial's Hampton Court show garden
Nursery Manager (Hampshire)
Nursery Production Assistant (Essex)
Grounds Maintenance Team Leader
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager (Surrey)
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Reading garden centre plans to downsize to make way for homes
Gro-Sure Planting Magic becomes a bestseller
Veg-2-Gro sales take a dip
Slow down in compost sales
Flopro has WOW factor
Wolds View garden centre invites children to design its new flag
Eight line up for Young Horticulturalist of the Year final in Dublin
Forest Garden introduces TMTTT Lite
Dennis Espley bows out...Martin Breddy at the ready
Inside the May issue of Garden Trade News
Steve Kindon to host the GIMA Charity Golf Day
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
GCA centres were up 5.6% in March
Cream teas as Colin Squire looks back over group's 80 years in horticulture
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Frosty weather puts a hold on late April growth but sales of roses bloom
Roses move up to No 3 in our Garden Plants Bestsellers chart


Sales of rose plants and Frostgard are among the big movers in the GTN Bestsellers charts this week, and for a moment we expected sales of sledges and snow shovels to feature too!

In the GTN Bestsellers Garden Plants Chart we see Roses enter our Top 20 volume sales by genus chart for the first time with a 300% increase to be the third most popular plant of the week. 

Pelargoniums, including all the varieties of zonal geraniums, continue to be the No 1 Bestselling genus of garden plants as we go through April and their sales increased by almost 10%, despite the cold and frosty conditions.

Imagine what the sales would have been with better weather!

Fuchsia sales grew by 30% and there were over 20% increases for Bacopa, Pericallis and Begonia. Lavender sales were up by 18% jumping two places to No 4.

With plant areas fully stocked and looking good what are your tips for the most popular plants in May 2016?

We look forward to meeting many great plant sales teams during May as we get the search for The Greatest Plant Teams of 2016 underway.  

If you’ve not sent in a nomination yet, e-mail trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk before May 6th to ensure a visit from our team of experts.

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year...
  • Garden Products - down 14%
  • Veg-2-Gro - down 51%
  • Growing Media - down 29%
  • All Items Index - down 18%
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