After a cold Mother's Day weekend, Garden Re-Leaf Day is the next great opportunity to get sales going this season.

GTN Bestsellers data shows that while garden centre transactions increased week on week, the cold weather certainly took any potential shine off Mother's Day with sales down 12% on the same week last year and gardening sales such as composts and veg plants down by up to 40% as gardeners stayed in the warm and didn’t venture outside.

That means we need to hang our hats on the next few weeks leading up to Easter and Garden Re-Leaf Day on March 27^th is the next great opportunity to make some noise and give your customers an extra reason to come to your centre.

This special issue of GTN Xtra hopes to inspire you and your team to make the most of the opportunity and get involved, have some fun, raise awareness and raise money for Greenfingers along the way.

To find out more about Garden Re-Leaf Day and how you can join in call the Greenfingers team on 01494 674749 or visit www.greenfingerscharity.org.uk