Plant sales overall may have dipped at the end of May but the vibrant blooms of Roses and Poppies have driven increased sales of colourful additions to the garden for the summer.
Highlights were:
Rose sales grew by 55% as they moved up to No 14.
Poppy (Papaver) plant sales more than doubled for the genus to re-enter our chart at No 37.
Pelargoniums, including zonal geraniums, remain at No 1, their seventh week as the most popular plant of the summer.
All Plants volume sales change: Week on week DOWN 16.2%. Year to date vs 2018 DOWN 1.7%, vs 2017 UP 1.4%.