In This Issue
Investment company set to buy Kent garden centre
Hampshire garden centre sold for undisclosed sum
Half-term spending in garden centres hits a high
10 great ideas for Garden Re-Leaf Day fund-raising
Grange Fencing's new Harwich hub creates 30 local jobs
Hare Hatch Sheeplands finally loses battle with planners
Bord na Mona is Wyevale group's supplier of the year
Chance to attend PlantFest at Hereford nurseries
Doris doesn't mess with Europlants
Andy McIndoe receives top horticulture award
Gardman's daffodil bird feeder campaign aims to top £200k
Dobbies and Decco CEOs to speak at GIMA day conference
New Dubai garden company to meet suppliers
Cardwell GC offers free meeting place for local community
A new lease of life for Longburton Flower Show
The Great Garden Re-Leaf Day Walk will be a doodle for this pair
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Garden Centre Manager (Kent)
Sales Support Advisor - Amenity (Hampshire)
Amenity Account Manager South (Home Counties)
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Plant feeds light up gardening sales
Death of former Country Gardens director David Good
Turtle Mat bought by Kleentex
SBM invests in marketing to drive growth
Young plants and herbs boost Veg-2-Gro sales
Manure sales up as gardeners get active
Primula lead the way as sales more than double
Thrive announce second charity ambassador
Scotts new charitable foundation will focus on environment and communities
BOPP achieves Resembling Status to GLOBALG.A.P.
New partnership with Thrive and Chiltern Seeds produces stunning Zinnia ‘Lilliput Purple’
Wilkinson Sword support charity attacked by arsonists
Pictures from the Greatest Christmas Gold-winning teams
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Pugh's granted permission to build new farm shop
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Half-term spending in garden centres hits a high


One good week in February doesn’t make the Spring a foregone conclusion but the sales performances indicated by GTN Bestsellers for the first half-term week of the year certainly show that when the opportunity is there customers are happy to get back into garden centres and spend money on plants and gardening big time.

All four charts show great growth with plants leading the way.

But the charts also indicate we might be missing out on some early season linked sales opportunities. Have you got all your hotspots stocked with the right products?  And are your teams briefed to ask that all important question “is there anything else you need today?”

Serving customers well, early in the season, should be a top priority to make sure they tell others about their experience.

Garden Re-Leaf Day on Friday 17th March is now the next great opportunity to drive footfall and local marketing. What do you have planned for the day?

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 7):

  • Garden Products – up 19%
  • Growing Media – up 30%
  • Veg 2 Gro Products – up 15%
  • All items index – up 7%
All Plants volume sale change week on week: up 132%

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