Garden centre retailers are trying to keep sales going despite the continued cold weather and at Altons in Wickford, Leroy (Mike) has created this great new hotspot idea out in the planteria.

The signs read:  If you would like one of these Farplants Scabious please wipe the snow off, open the frost proof cover and take one... and please put money in the tin thanks.

Have your teams come up with any other inventive ways fop keeping sales going during the prolonged winter weather?  E-mail them to us: trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk