In This Issue
Roundup's £2m communications campaign pays off
Business brisk for garden centres over Bank Holiday
Brintons launch Holiday Plant Savers
Mr Blueberry is a European bestseller
Feed, Weed and Illuminate
Tomatoes are this week's GYO bestsellers
New look for Ball Colegrave's Summer Showcase
FlowerTrials take place in June
T&M team raises £3,000 for Greenfingers
New venue for GCA conference...but where is it?
Gardeners are sitting on shed loads of cash
Bank Holiday boost but still down on 2011 sales
Hot spell reduces odds on a hosepipe ban
Garden centre planning inquiry may be postponed
Gardeners’ worlds lit up with next generation of solar batteries
Preparing for the threats of tomorrow
B&Q jobs saved in Ireland
A menu in blossom at Le Cercle
Cuckmere Trug Company appoint first agents
Honda Power Equipment celebrates 60 years
GTN Bestsellers - garden centre sales data every week
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
 

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Roundup's £2m communications campaign pays off


Roundup are reporting huge increases in sales as their £2 million consumer communications campaign is now well underway. And GTN Bestsellers can confirm that the main focus of the campaign – Roundup Gel – has had a particular good sales week as it moves up to second in the Garden Products chart...
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Business brisk for garden centres over Bank Holiday
 
The sun shone over the Bank Holiday, enticing gardeners to get down to their local garden centre for those all important purchases for a weekend of action on their lawns, veg plots and flower borders...
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Brintons launch Holiday Plant Savers
Brinton Products, makers of market-leading Patio Magic!, have launched Holiday Plant Savers – a quick and easy way to keep houseplants watered for two-plus weeks...
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Mr Blueberry is a European bestseller
 
Mr Blueberry is not only a bestseller in the UK – topping the GTN Veg-2-Gro chart last week and securing No 16 spot this week – it is also popular across Europe...
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Feed, Weed and Illuminate
 

It’s a case of feed, weed and illuminate at the top of the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart this week, as gardeners finally get busy on their plots. The top three products in the chart are: 1. Scotts Levington Tomorite; 2. Roundup Weedkiller Gel; 3. Gardman Ice Orb Solar Light...

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Tomatoes are this week's GYO bestsellers


Sales of tomato plants are dominating the Veg-2-Gro Bestseller chart this week with nine varieties in the top 10...
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New look for Ball Colegrave's Summer Showcase


The Trials Grounds at Ball Colegrave (seen here last year) have been given a refreshing 'new look' for this year's Trade Summer Showcase.
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FlowerTrials take place in June
 
FlowerTrials 2013, set to take place from 11-14 June, will see the doors open at the Syngenta Seeds Young Plant Production Centre in De Lier, The Netherlands.
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T&M team raises £3,000 for Greenfingers


A team from Thompson & Morgan has raised close to £3,000 for the charity Greenfingers by successfully completing the Grand East Anglia Run. It brings the total raised to over £45,000...
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New venue for GCA conference...but where is it?
 
The Garden Centre Association have announced that the annual conference will take place from January 26 until 29, 2014 at a new venue.
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Gardeners are sitting on shed loads of cash


Cash-strapped Brits could be sitting on a small fortune as new research reveals the contents of an average garden shed is worth more than two thousand pounds...
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