In This Issue
Centres stock up on plants and growing media pre-Brexit and Easter
Are you ready for a bumper March?
Chief Executive sought for Brechin Garden Centre
Indoor and outdoor furniture collections by Daro
Primeur launch new display stands for their recycled rubber stepping stones in Blue Diamond
Still time to get involved in Garden Re-Leaf Day campaign
Mr Fothergill’s target £10,000 barrier for Garden Re-Leaf
New farm shop and garden centre planned for Chudleigh
Horticultural Rising Stars have until Friday 1st March to enter
Sarah Squire takes over from dad as chairman
Locals split over plans to modernise mid-Devon garden centre
New Horizon BIO3 composts arrive in garden centres
Garden centre lends support to cat rescue centre
CJ Wildlife website adds live streaming from nesting boxes
Happy Plants teams with SmartPlant on digital care info
Pugh's sell-out Christmas grotto raises £12k for charity
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Primula sales doubled prior to half term
New chair for Growing Media Association
Growing media sales at the double
Chris Gladwin becomes new Decco Chesham Manager
Core gardening gets a lift
Wild Bird Care sales up by 22%
HTA to stage one-day sustainability forum
Common Sense Gardening group signs long-term PR deal
The best of last week's
Sell-off cash is critical to WGC's survival
Klondyke brings outdoor living to life at showcase event
Treadstone Products enjoys success at GCA conference
Choice appoints Terry Maywood as non-executive chairman
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers
All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
Casual Dining’s drinks menu set to refresh the nation
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Are you ready for a bumper March?

 

This time last year we had the first blast of the Beast from the East and the start of the worst February, March and April weeks for sales ever.  What a difference we have right now – blue skies, sunshine and balmy temperatures that are sure to tempt people out into their gardens and garden centres too.


From conversations we’ve had this week, most centres are well stocked right now and buying in more plants than usual just in case there are transport issues post Brexit. If we get a bumper March you may need to up those orders and deliveries even further. 

 

Remember we have Easter at the end of April, quickly followed by the May Bank holiday. Are you taking in more stock during March to be ready for Easter and May?

 

GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year (week 7)
Garden Products – down 3%
Growing Media – down 40%
Wild Bird Care – up 8%
Veg-2-Gro – up 22%
All Plants index – up 25%
All Items index – up 13%

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