News reached GTN Xtra's Newshound on Tuesday evening that further senior management changes were taking place at Wyevale Garden Centres and that has been confirmed in a Retail Week article announcing the departure of Dan Zinner...
Sales of rose plants and Frostgard are among the big movers in the GTN Bestsellers charts this week, and for a moment we expected sales of sledges and snow shovels to feature too...
Commenting on the predicted invasion of slugs this season, Colin Wetherley-Mein, sales manager at Vitax, says: "We have widened our distribution network which means Slug Gone is available in more garden centres and nurseries than before."
Coles Plant Centre at Leicester have been urging their customers to ‘Colour the garden blue!’ during the past week to support Leicester City’s attempt to clinch the Premiership if Spurs fail to win at Chelsea tonight...
A £1m TV and national press campaign for Westland’s Gro-Sure brand was launched this week, targeting gardeners who are not sure how to get great results...
Preparations for the daffodil display from Taylors Bulbs at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show are under way at their farm in Lincolnshire. Bulbs harvested last July are now in the glasshouse and will grow rapidly from a few inches tall to medal winning blooms in a matter of days...
Turnover at Garden Centre Association member centres was 5.6% up on average in March, with food hall and farm shop up more than 23% compared to the same month last year...
Five Dutch orchid growers will open their doors for an ‘Inspiration Week’ in June to give garden centres and nurseries an opportunity to view the newest varieties and retail concepts.
The Perennial Giving Garden at this summer’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show will raise awareness of the charity dedicated to helping horticulturists in need and highlight the importance of gifts in wills...
Plans to demolish part of Woodcote Garden Centre near Reading to make way for nine houses have been recommended for approval by the local parish council...
Westland Gro-Sure Planting Magic is the highest new entry in the GTN Bestsellers Garden Products Chart, appearing in the Top 50 at an impressive No 6...
This week’s GTN Bestsellers Veg-2-Gro chart has taken a bit of a dip with volumes down on the previous week, and significantly lower on the same time last year (-51%) and in 2014 (-23.5%)...
Sales of compost in garden centres are now seeing a slow down. Volumes are 2.5% below last week, and they are significantly down on the same periods in 2015 and 2014...
Hot on the heels of the announcement of a huge consumer media campaign, Flopro have released details of their stunning display module for Spray Guns...
The Grand Final of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture’s Young Horticulturist of the Year 2016 takes place next Saturday (7 May) at the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin.
Forest Garden have introduced a new 'Lite' version of their highly popular and proven sales tool, Take Me To The Till, in a bid to help support promotional and seasonal sales...
Dobbies MD Andy King is thought to be in dialogue with equity investors in the queue to buy the 35-centre group from parent company Tesco...
