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GCA 2013 conference heralded a great success
Garden Centre Group committed to growth says new CEO
Keep it fresh and local says food champion Paolo Arrigo
Send in details of your Garden ReLeaf plans
Gardening activity rises as snow disappears
Publisher Pat takes on additional role
Bigger and better range at Europlants Open Days
Homegrown revolution underway
Bradmore Garden Centre sold to QD Stores
Bord na Móna confirms UK expansion
Classic early-season products now in high demand
Rush to buy growing media
Two men killed by garden centre wall
HTA keep ash dieback on the agenda
Antiques roadshow at Bents Garden & Home
GTN Bestsellers - garden centre sales data every week
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Gardening activity rises as snow disappears
What a weekend of promise. As soon as the snow started clearing, garden centres across the country reported full car parks and busy tills.

Gardening -elated sales volumes zoomed up, and growing media sales rose by almost 80%. It would appear our customers are ready and raring to get back into the garden and won’t be put off by the wet.

While the snow still covered the country sales of winter products and wild bird care fared extremely well. With the snow hopefully gone until next year we may not see high sales of winter products again, although wild bird care sales should continue at a high level through and beyond Easter. 

What have you planned to keep the sales volumes high and how are you promoting wild bird care to encourage frequent return visits? Let us know by emailing trevor.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk
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