After trading through the first week of the emergency lockdown Cherry Lane Garden Centres have now closed. Plants Galore in Exeter, after being served with a prohibition notice, have been allowed to carry on selling hardware and pet products but not plants...
The ornamental horticultural industry is facing a crisis point which will severely impact the availability of British grown seasonal plants and flowers.
Due to the plunge in demand following the UK shut down, the value of lost plant sales in the UK will be £687 million by the end of June and if it continues £1.2 billion by the end of December.
The perishability and seasonality of plants means that the sector potentially faces total stock write off unlike that of any other industry...
If you are looking for that special gift for your Grotto, Orangutan Books (formally Hometown World) are the only publisher in the UK that specialise in producing extremely high-quality bespoke gift books for your Christmas event...
On Monday 23rd March, garden centres across the country took decisions to be part of the solution for the COVID-19 Emergency and closed their doors. That means this is the last week we can produce the GTN Bestsellers Newsletter and Top 50 Charts for a while...
Perennial is the safety net for people in the horticulture industry and is here to help anyone working in, or retired from any job involving trees, plants, flowers or grass...
This year’s Casual Dining and Commercial Kitchen events, due to take place at ExCeL London in July, have been cancelled. Casual Dining will now run on 10-11 March 2021, with the dates for Commercial Kitchen to be announced...
As we approach trading times that are uncertain now is a good time to access information that could help with managing sales and expectations during what could be a slow Spring.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be keeping GTN Bestsellers subscribers as informed as possible about what sold when during March, April and May of 2018 and 2013, when we also had slow starts to the season.
Take out a subscription this week and we'll donate money to Greenfingers Garden Re-Leaf Day too...
Recognising the difficult period for garden industry businesses through this unprecedented time the HTA has announced a 3-month subscription payment holiday for all members...
In the current climate, we are always looking for a good news story to lift our spirits and what is better than giving back to charity and community? One company that is doing just that is Primeur...
Now that the stricter restrictions are in place, the rate of sale at Mr Fothergills has increased and they have also seen similar sales in their Australian operation with Bunnings even introducing seed packet rationing...
Plant sales recorded in the GTN Bestsellers EPOS database increased by 74% week on week in the last week of trading before the lockdown closure. Volumes were 20% up on the same week last year with young veg plants the star performers...
It's been a sanguine day in the GTN Xtra office as notification after notification has come in from garden centres who have taken the huge decision to close their doors either at the start of today or as business closes tonight/tomorrow...
After last nights statement from the Prime Minister Dobbies garden centres have decided to stay open, citing that 70% of their turnover represents essential goods...
As garden centres shut their coffee shops and restaurants on Friday evening, some were arranging deliveries of fresh veg and other supplies and on Saturday morning Pop Up Veg shops were up and running...
David Domoney reached an audience of at least 5million this afternoon on BBC Radio 5 Live telling them the best way to get their garden supplies was to contact their local garden centre who would probably be able to arrange a delivery for them...