GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 41 2015 - Lighting product sales still shining brightly

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Will you be one of The Greatest Plant Retailing Teams announced on June 23rd?

Perfect plant retailing rewarded at The HTA National Plant Show

GTN Bestsellers date predicts June sales boost

Lighting product sales still shining brightly

National gardening campaign Cultivation Street wins support from Kew Gardens and Prince’s Foundation

Glee’s Green Heart grows in 2015

Bridgford Garden Centre and Tamar View Nurseries win ‘Pimp up your Roundup’ contest

Smart stretches the Outside In Designs brand

Over 200 new plants to be unveiled at Ball Colegrave’s Summer Showcase

Thompson & Morgan records best ever spring for website traffic

Garden Plant of the Month of July - Hydrangea

Taylors Bulbs invest in seed potatoes

Forest Garden creates new customer resource with opening of the UK’s largest garden timber trade showroom

New low volume order distribution partner for Haemmerlin

Wyevale Garden Centres supports Garden Party at The Alnwick Garden

HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015

Plant Area Manager - Destination Garden Centre - Large Group

Horticulture Manager - Essex - Established Centre

Landscape Project Manager - East of England

Contracts Manager - Soft Landscape Construction - South

Tomato plants are biggest veg sales movers

Farmyard manure is a top seller

Bolsius Netherlands announces the sad loss of John Barthorpe

GroTray joins GroMat and GroBox for Mr Fothergill's 2016 season

Centurion Europe appoints Peter Stone as Sales & Marketing Director

Gorilla Glue returns to TV

Invaluable new Retail Display Directory out now

Police issue warning over missing guns following garden centre raid

Royal Horticultural Society announces Four Communications as sponsorship consultants

It's been a great year for outdoor living sales, but which garden centre teams are The Greatest?

Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week

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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

Catering departments serve up good sales for May

Catering Tip of the Week: Braille Menu

It’s Gold again for The Apple Tree Farm Shop

Window of opportunity for bird care sales

Garden centres are honey hot spots, according to producer Haughton Honey

Situations Vacant

Plant Area Manager - Destination Garden Centre - Large Group
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Lighting product sales still shining brightly

The GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Top 50 chart is still being dominated by lighting lines although plant food for both outdoor and indoor use is showing up prominently in this week’s sales data.

Star performers this week include:

Gardman Solar Mini Ice Orb has moved to top spot.
The highest climber is another Gardman lighting line – Black Nickel Solar Ice Orb has jumped 21 places to No 25.
Smart Solar Portland Solar Lantern (pictured) is the highest new entry, moving straight to No 2.
The highest re-entry is Growth Technology Orchid Myst (100 ml) at No 22.
The popular Scotts Levington Tomorite (1 litre) is highly placed at No 3.

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GTN June 2015

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