In This Issue
Kelkay's Easy Fountain picking up on latest trends
Take a look at Westland's 'Lawn Man' TV ad
March sales hit a six-year high
Bedding Geraniums are the top-selling plant
Oh dear... it's GCA Inspectorexit II...
Vitax appoints new sales manager
£12m homes plan for former Dobbies garden centre
Aylings Garden Centre re-opens with original name
Zest 4 Leisure staff complete Manchester Marathon
Mayor opens Castle Gardens’ 30th anniversary celebrations
Communities get chance to win a Chelsea show garden
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Growing media sales continue to grow
Lawn care product sales take a boost
Cucumbers top Veg-2-Gro chart
Retailers urged to highlight benefits of feeding plants
Westland appoint new lawncare boffin
Japanese maples are HTA's Plant of the Moment
TV presenter and Johnsons of Whixley team up for RHS Cardiff Garden
Gardman's daffodil campaign aims to raise over £200,000 for Marie Curie
Lobbying success - plant nursery grounds to be exempt for business rates
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering
London Coffee Festival serves cupfuls of inspiration
GCA Best Garden Centre Restaurant 2017 - Fron Goch or Squires Shepperton?
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Growing media sales continue to grow
 
Growing Media sales in garden centres continue to grow at a pace, far outstripping all other sales.

This week’s all time March week high means total sales volumes for the month were 25% up on last year. That’s a heck of a lot of gardening going on!

This week’s highlights were:
  • Scotts Miracle-Gro All Purpose Compost (50 litres) was the highest climber, moving up 21 places to No 13.
  • Scotts Miracle-Gro All Purpose Compost (20 litres) was the highest re-entry at No 41.
  • Westland Gro-Sure Ericaceous Compost (25 litres also returned.
  • Scotts Levington Multipurpose + John Innes (56 litres) stays on the top spot.
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