In This Issue
"New Gardeners", how are garden centres reacting to them, or not...
Back to the ‘New Normal’
Garden Pride are fully stocked and ready for Christmas
Paul Sykes departs Apta after a decade of growth
Autumn plant sales stay way ahead
Two-thirds more gardening this Autumn
Gardening grows green shoots of optimism
Greenfingers completes 59th and 60th garden projects
The lockdown gardeners – who are they and how do we keep them?
Dobbies and the HTA urge people to #KeepBritainGrowing
Gardenex, PetQuip and the CHA welcome rises in membership
Top selling tools from Darlac after lockdown
Burgon & Ball launches new designs for RHS Gifts for Gardeners range
Garden centre creates 24 jobs at new restaurant
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair moves to February
Smart welcomes new National Accounts Manager
Gardeners get active again and sales jump
RHS and Scholastic to launch new activity books for children
Christmas not growing as fast as last year
Digital edition of GrootGroenPlus 2020 hailed a success
From Liverpool to Cornwall - rich harvest for national wildflower centre
The best of last week's
When it rains... sales fall. Garden centre business as normal...
Rosebourne sign up Whalley and Ormrod
Tong applies for planning permission for a second site
Pet and garden store chain commits to the high street
Fire & water - Woodlodge adds to product line-up
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
Pets Choice buys pet accessory business The Animate Company
Luxury dog accessory range launched
PATS Telford Best in Show revealed
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The lockdown gardeners – who are they and how do we keep them?
Eleven pages of current consumer research in GTN's October issue

GTN's October issue, which will be arriving in the post early next week, includes an eleven page compilation of all the consumer research we could access related to the "New Gardeners" that have become active during lockdown and during this summer.

 

There's research and analysis from: HTA, You Gov, American Express, LV Insurance, RHS, Squires Garden Centres, Westland Horticulture, Evergreen Garden Care, Suttons, Flymo, National Gardens Scheme and GTN Bestsellers.

 

Plus comment on the "New Gardener" phenomenon from: Derek Bunker - Alton Garden Centre, Alan Roper - Blue Diamond, Will Blake - St Peters Garden Centre, Sam Bosworth - Bosworth’s Garden Centres, Kevin Turley - Lakeside Plant Centre, Roger Crookes & Nicola Pugh – Pughs Garden Centre, Dobbies Garden Centres, Boyd Douglas-Davies - British Garden Centres, Simon Bourne - Perrywood Garden Centres and Martin Cowell & Lynsey Crofts - Cowells Garden Centre.

 

Read the on-line page turner version above, or follow this link: GTN October 2020

 

Do you qualify for a free printed copy of GTN Magazine?  If you are an active member of the UK garden centre retailing industry, send your details to: karen@pottingshedpress.co.uk to see if you qualify and can be added to our mailing list.

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