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Scotland joins Hillview Garden Centres
May is a record breaker for sales in garden centres
Gardman appoints operations director to define strategy
Fashion tycoon makes late bid for Dobbies, reports say
Cast stone helped garden to lift People's Choice award
Sapcote centre owners buys Sharnford site
Industry's first Chelsea garden is a big hit
Glee’s Green Heart set to inspire plant buyers with exciting cross merchandising displays
Search is on for Britain's best lawn
Never mind the football, feel the turf...
Award winning designer to speak at Wyevale Nurseries open day
Horticultural/Plantarea Manager – Somerset
Soft Landscaping Team Leader
Restaurant Manager - Gloucestershire
Garden Centre General Manager - Hampshire
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200 new plants at Ball Colegrave's Summer Showcase
New sales manager for Barrus retail brands
Garden lighting product sales shine brightly
Clematis is HTA June Plant of the Moment
Herb plants show up in the Veg-2-Gro Bestsellers chart
Growing media sales continue to be strong
Inside the June issue of Garden Trade News
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
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Don't miss HTA Catering Conference starting on Tuesday
Celebrity Masterchef winner Lisa Faulkner to present GTN's Greatest Catering Awards at the HTA Catering Conference
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May is a record breaker for sales in garden centres


Take a look at the GTN Bestsellers All Products Index chart for May (above) and you’ll see it has been a record breaking month.

Although there have been better Mays in the past for Garden Products, Veg-2-Gro and Growing Media, the fantastic amount of plant sales this month has really boosted business with the GTN Bestsellers All Products Index up 10.3% on May 2015 and up 7.7% on May 2013 the previous best May for sales volumes since GTN started compilin Bestsellers in 2008.

Let’s hope the trend continues into June so the half-year volumes stay in a positive for the year to date as they are currently.





GTN Bestsellers Top 50 sales volumes compared to the same week last year...
  • Garden Products - up 13%
  • Veg-2-Gro - down 34%
  • Growing Media - up 13%
  • All Items Index - down 1%
BELOW: The UK Garden Centre Bestsellers Garden Plants Chart: Week Ending Sunday 29th May 2016



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