In This Issue
The Scotts Company (UK) Ltd announces new company name...Evergreen Garden Care UK Ltd
Wyevale Marlow closed after field fire
June up 14% on last year as plants and growing media star
Smart Garden Products win Supplier of the Year in France
In the pink as Rose Festivals continue
GIMA Awards decided: find out who won on July 12
Businessman rescues two garden centres facing closure
Homebase to cut over 300 head office jobs and reports emerge of 40 store closures
Greenfingers Charity bags cash from Squire’s
Hot weather helps sales bloom for garden centres in May
Interest in SOLEX up by 35% for 2018
National Survey shows we’re wild about wildlife in our gardens!
Meet GES – the Retail Lab @ Glee stand contractors
Gift wrap goes green at The Gardens Group
Klondyke Rose Festival in full blooom
Nursery offers solution to help staff beat the heat
Six staff members clock up 195 years of service
Brookside celebrate 50 years in style
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Growing garden centre business appoints Commercial Director
Huge rises for plant feeds
Fryer’s Roses to Launch Two New Roses at RHS Hampton Court 2018
Salad days for veg sales
Osteospermum Purple Sun wins FleuroStar Award
Bumper Summer sales boost for growing media
Steve Millington joins Tom Chambers
Gardman back on track with wild bird care sales
Firefighters tackle blaze at garden centre
The best of last week's
The bids are in for 145 Wyevale Garden Centres
Seven Homebase stores to close
Roses lead the way as plant sales grow to 6% up on last year
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In the pink as Rose Festivals continue

 

Dianthus and Rose sales both saw significant increases on the same week last year as garden centre planterias are looking radiant in the summer sun. 

 

Dianthus sales jumped 31% week on week to be 75% higher than 2017 while Roses were 59% higher on last year.

 

Hihglights were:

  • The Dainthus sales increase sees them climb four places to No 2, just behind those Pelargoniums and Zonal Geraniums which hold onto the No 1 spot.
  • Veronica are the highest chart climber, up 21 places.
  • Delphinium are the highest places re-entry – back in at No 33.

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