After four weeks of Christmas sales reporting the GTN Bestsellers Top 50 Christmas Products index is showing sales values up by 9% year-to-date and at the highest level for any of the past five years.  If this week’s sales during half term live up to expectations, October could be the best ever for Christmas in garden centres.

With plenty of berries on trees and shrubs, wise country folk are predicting a harsh winter ahead, so perhaps consumers will decide there is no better way to beat the weather and any Brexit blues than by decorating the house and garden to create some mid-winter cheer.

Great Christmas displays, warm and wholesome food and drink, plus stunning and memorable Christmas events means garden centres across the country will be the retail destination of choice for many.