GTN Xtra - GTN Xtra - Issue 40 2015 - Garden activity lights up sales

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Rosebourne makes its first acquisition near Andover

A passion for catering, plants and Christmas are the cornerstones of a garden centre business

Ferndale’s Neil Grant wins Guardian Leader of the Year Award

Perfect plant retailing will be rewarded at The National Plant Show - last call for nominations

Haskins appoints new board members

Has your inspector called yet?

Fiskars and James Wong wow at Wyevale

HTA Futures is the venue for The Greatest Garden Centre Team Awards 2015

Retail Department Head - Garden Furniture - London

Area Sales Manager - Hertfordshire

Plant Area Supervisor - London - Boutique Garden Centre

Grower / Production Manager - Worcestershire

Poplar Tree Garden Centre appoints new General Manager

Garden activity lights up sales

Broad beans and peas join bestsellers

Irish Moss Peat is a top seller

It's been a great year for outdoor living sales, but which garden centre teams are The Greatest?

HTA National Plant show is the home for the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Rose launch

Squire's Garden Centre select winning flowerbed design

Squire’s charity bike ride raises £310 for Momentum

Hylands House to bloom with new floral show

And the winner of the #GardenSecrets competition is...

GIMA partner launches Travel Booking Service

Johnsons new Micro Snips a cut above for Microgreens

The LOFA office is moving to Waterlooville in Hampshire

Will you be one of The Greatest Plant Retailing Teams announced on June 23rd?

Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week

Buy your subscription to GTN Bestsellers

All the latest news from the world of garden centre catering

Talking ‘real food’ on day two of the HTA Catering Conference

Great catering teams recognised in The Greatest Catering Awards

Special award for the F&B Wyevale Head Office team

Keeping ahead of the game - day one at the HTA Catering Conference

Coffee plants are a bestseller at Ayletts

Perrywood are The Greatest Afternoon Tea Experience Team

Timmermans Chef Team are The Greatest

lunch! 2015: Visitor registration opens for biggest ever show

Keeping ahead of the game at the HTA Catering Conference

The love flows with The Greatest Front of House team at Fron Goch

Casual Dining shortlisted for Best Trade Show Award

Local butchers are The Greatest Catering Suppliers

Situations Vacant

Retail Department Head - Garden Furniture - London
£20k -£25k per annum

Area Sales Manager - Hertfordshire
£27k -£30k per annum

Plant Area Supervisor - London - Boutique Garden Centre
£18k - £19k per annum

Grower / Production Manager - Worcestershire
In the region of £35k + per annum

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Garden activity lights up sales

There are plenty of signs in this week’s GTN Bestsellers Garden Products chart that outdoor activity on our plots is in full swing but sales of solar lighting products are still dominating the Top 50.

Star performers this week include:

Gardman Solar Filigree Table Light LED Colour Changing (pictured) is the highest new entry, jumping straight in to the top spot.
The highest re-entry is Gardman Jute Twine Ball (250g) at No 18.
Another returning product to the chart is Gardman Gard Stakes (8mm x 90cm), which has seen a doubling of sales.
Yorkshire Flowerpots Half Pot (25cm) is the highest climber, climbing 26 places to No 24.

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GTN June 2015

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