In This Issue
Gardman plan first deliveries after the fire for week commencing 26th March
Media statement from The Garden Centre Association regarding Gardman
Garden Pride takes on new range of hanging baskets
Garden Re-Leaf Day provides FUNdraising and sales opportunities before the snow
Garden Re-Leaf Day gets great coverage on Twitter and Facebook
Sales bounce back...but we didn't need any more snow!
Mother’s Day gifts drive plant sales
MEP Anthea McIntyre joins key pesticides committee
The digital service bringing flexible workers to business
Distribution market for garden products in the UK worth around £5bn
Haskins brings back ‘Name the Rose’ competition
Amazing number of new pet products on show at PATS
Winter wonderland of new products from Petface
Agapanthus named as 'Terrace Plant of 2018'
Woodlodge announce charity partnerships for 2018
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Garden product sales come out of hibernation
Veg gardeners make up for lost time
Waterlogged pots slow the recovery for growing media
Wild Bird Care sales drop
HTA introduces Recycling Scheme for members
Build a Compost Robot and win the chance to go to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Darlac Appoints New Agent in Central England
Kyle creates customer Plant Health Information Pack
The best of last week's
Gardman fire destroys the stock and the building - drone video and company statement
Man arrested on suspicion of arson after Gardman warehouse fire
Worst garden centre trading week in Bestsellers history - but how are centres trading in the aftermath?
Nicholas Marshall is still Chief Executive, maintain Dobbies
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Webbs shortlisted for 'Food Hall of the Year' award
Book now for ‘A Recipe for Growth’
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Mother’s Day gifts drive plant sales

 

Thank goodness it didn’t snow over Mother’s Day weekend! The warmer weather had a good effect on plant sales but they were still short of total sales levels for the same week last year. 

 

Pre-planted arrangements and pots sold particularly well so there were plenty of plants given as gifts even if not so many were bought for planting outside.

 

Highlights were:

  • Primula proved the most popular plant for Mother’s Day with sales up 313% on the previous week.
  • Pansy sales recovered to move back up to No 5.
  • Young Petunia plants proved very popular, climbing 29 places to No 16.

All Plants volume sales change: Week on week UP 390.7%.  Year to date DOWN 4.2% on 2017.

 

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