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Garden decorations, particularly robins, made all the difference to garden product sales last week, delivering a 25% increase on last year despite the effects of Storm Deirdre...

Storm Deirdre provided a welcome boost for Wild Bird Care sales but not enough to catch up on last year’s snow induced sales levels. With all the decorative Robins being bought, see the Garden Products chart, surely there must be a linked sales promotion for Robin feeds!

Gardening activity dropped off as expected last week but the lack of snow meant sales held their own at 2016 levels rather than the bleak mid winter volumes of 2017. Kelkay RHS Horticultural Alpine Grit Large Pack was the highest re-entry at No 17 in the GTN bestsellers chart.

The leading garden centre group has donated cuddly toy reindeers to a selection of charities and organisations for Christmas. It is hoped that the reindeers will help spread joy to those in need over the festive period...

Following the successful reintroduction of the Bees brand in 2017, G Plants has appointed Adam Pindus as sales manager to help develop the brand further...

Pictured: Adam Pindus with GPlants director Alex Reihl.

Committed staff from North Yorkshire nursery, Johnsons of Whixley, are celebrating a major milestone – after achieving more than 100 years of service combined for the company...

Former Channel 4 News Economics Editor Paul Mason will be joining the star-studded roster of guest speakers at the Garden Centre Association’s annual conference next month (January 20-23)...

If you missed last week's GTN Xtra, below are the most-read stories...

With 39 centres out of 145 sold as we approach Christmas, Wyevale Garden Centres appear to be streamlining their staffing levels as they prepare what's left of the UK's biggest Garden Centre group for trading in 2019...

It is with great sadness that the Austin family announces the passing of David C. H. Austin Snr OBE VMH, rosarian and founder of David Austin Roses Ltd. David Snr died peacefully at his home in Shropshire on Tuesday 18^thDecember, surrounded by his family. He was 92...

Baytree Nurseries Ltd. are in the process of buying Dents Garden Centre in Hilgay, just south of Downham Market in Norfolk...

The Daily Mail had some online festive fun at the expense of Bents Garden & Home, in a report by Jan Moir sending up its “wagtastic Christmas decorations”...

Corby & Fellas are delighted to announce that, yet another prestigious garden centre - The Old Railway Line Garden Centre in Brecon, Powys - has installed WinRetail, the powerful, comprehensive and fully integrated Retail Management EPoS, E-commerce and Retail Management System...

Dobbies has apologised to a three-year-old boy who was turned away from a Santa's grotto at its Gailey centre in Staffordshire because he wasn't on Father Christmas's list...