Whilst plant sales soared when the gardening season eventually got going last year, garden product sales didn’t follow in the same way. The sales volumes of the GTN Bestsellers Garden products Top 50 for the whole year sees a 19% drop year on year.

Some of that drop could be linked to the fire at Gardman, who only have three lines in our Top 50 for 2018 against 10 of the Top 50 in 2017.

Winners in the overall garden products chart for 2018 are pots.  Woodlodge Heritage Pots Stackable 27cm soared into the Top 50 at No 9, Elho’s Corsica Single Easy Hanger entered at No 18 and Woodlodge Small Pot Feet saw an 11% increase in sales to move up to No 3.

At the top of the chart, Tomorite and Fito Orchid Drip feeders swapped the No 1 and No 2 positions. Both dropped sales volumes in 2018 but Tomorite dropped less to be No 1.

Best performing general plant food of the year was Scotts, now Evergreen Garden Care, Miracle-Gro Slow Release Plant Food 1kg Plus 30% Free with a 40% sales increase to move up to No 5.

Premier Decorations had the bestselling garden lighting product of the year. Their Coloured Led Pull Light & Bulb increased sales by 18% to move up from No 10 to No 4.

What do you think will be the Garden Product Bestsellers of 2019? Will it be the year of garden decoration or will there be a resurgence of plant foods and pest controls?  For sure garden lighting, which has already got off to a flying start, will be among the front runners.  And will Gardman, now owned by Westland, get back to its pre-fire and sale position?

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