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Centres stock up on plants and growing media pre-Brexit and Easter
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Primeur launch new display stands for their recycled rubber stepping stones in Blue Diamond
Still time to get involved in Garden Re-Leaf Day campaign
Mr Fothergill’s target £10,000 barrier for Garden Re-Leaf
New farm shop and garden centre planned for Chudleigh
Horticultural Rising Stars have until Friday 1st March to enter
Sarah Squire takes over from dad as chairman
Locals split over plans to modernise mid-Devon garden centre
New Horizon BIO3 composts arrive in garden centres
Garden centre lends support to cat rescue centre
CJ Wildlife website adds live streaming from nesting boxes
Happy Plants teams with SmartPlant on digital care info
Pugh's sell-out Christmas grotto raises £12k for charity
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Primula sales doubled prior to half term
New chair for Growing Media Association
Growing media sales at the double
Chris Gladwin becomes new Decco Chesham Manager
Core gardening gets a lift
Wild Bird Care sales up by 22%
HTA to stage one-day sustainability forum
Common Sense Gardening group signs long-term PR deal
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Centres stock up on plants and growing media pre-Brexit and Easter

Garden Centres have been busy stocking up on plants and compost in the run up to Brexit, a late Easter and the hope of a bumper March.

 

At the Europlants Open Day last week buyers commented that the quality and levels of stock looked great and were in positive mood when it came to placing orders.

 

Darren Major of Burston Garden Centre told GTN: “I’ve stocked up on more Trachelospermum Jasinoides, Photinia and Nandina today than normal so I have plenty of plants on sale should there be transport issues post March 29th.”

 

Other garden centre buyers were also placing higher than normal orders because they were hopeful for a good March and April.  “When the weather is right we need to have the plants ready for customers,” said Alan Bourne from Perrywood.  “I’ve been buying from European growers over the past few weeks to get deliveries into our nursery and greenhouses.”

 

Garden centres have also been telling GTN Xtra that they have "more compost in stock than ever" as they ready themselves for a busier March than last year.

 

Westland Horticulture have been encouraging customers to take as many deliveries as possible during March as they are concerned about the availability of transport post Brexit on March 29th.

 

The proximity of Easter and the May Bank Holiday are also reasons for encouraging early deliveries and will add further pressure should transport issues prove to be an issue throughout April.

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