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Hosepipe bans predicted as nurseries and garden centres are urged to apply for exemptions
Apply for a discretionary exemption from the hosepipe ban via your water billing company advises nursery consultant John Adlam. Source: Garden1
Metaldehyde slug control retail sales end this month
Ferric phosphate products are replacing the banned metaldehyde slug killers as retailers move to sell off stocks. Source: Garden1
Retail sales of metaldehyde slug control end this month
Ferric phosphate products are replacing the banned metaldehyde slug killers as retailers move to sell off stocks. Source: Garden1
May garden centre sales meet expectations against tough comparisons
Garden centres are still well ahead of 2018 as they reach 70% of the way through the season. Source: Garden1
Warwickshire garden centre and nursery plans for the future
A family run garden centre and nursery business is looking to the future by bringing in a fourth generation family member to assist with diversification and growth plans. Source: Garden1
Gardening Express sees 50% growth
“If it’s a plant, it’s selling,” says Gardening Express owner Chris Bonnett. Source: Garden1
Blackbrooks sees 17.5% growth as it prepares to move into two former Wyevale centres
Sedlescombe, East Sussex garden centre Blackbrooks has seen 19 weeks of growth this year ahead of trebling its number of sites. Source: Garden1
Garden centres and suppliers release new results
Spalding garden centre Bay Tree turnoved over £4.42m in the year to 31 August 2018. Source: Garden1
Waitrose horticulture buyer moves to Marks & Spencer
Waitrose horticulture buying manager Emma Coupe has moved from Waitrose to Marks & Spencer, where she will head horticulture buying, starting this summer. Source: Garden1
Garden centres paying 20% less than food sector for equivalent jobs
MorePeople’s Guy Moreton says garden centres need to pay more to attract the best people. Source: Garden1
Dorset garden centre officially opens on council nursery site
Dorset horticulture charity Sheltered Work Opportunities Project (SWOP) the Dorset horticultural charity, have celebrated the official opening of the new Chestnut Nursery garden centre at Poole Park. Source: Garden1
Garden centres failing to reach mobile phone-using customers
A hi-tech horticultural company says many garden centres are failing to engage with their tech-savvy customers. Source: Garden1
Chelsea Flower Show effect helps Waitrose plant sales
Waitrose finance director Ross Avery has reported a 21% increase in outdoor plant sales. Source: Garden1
Garden centre wins bank funding for expansion
Rosebank Garden Centre in Carluke is undergoing refurbishment that will enhance and expand the Clyde Valley store, with help from a funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. Source: Garden1
Blue Diamond garden centre group sees turnover reach £127.8m in 2018
Blue Diamond garden centre group’s profit before tax grew by 18% on total sales up 32% in 2018. Source: Garden1
Top 10 house plants selling out found through Instagram research
Research from online outdoor living retailer Internet Gardener has revealed millennials’ favourite indoor plants which are selling out, after researching thousands of Instagram posts. Source: Garden1
Disease-resistant elms a hit at Chelsea as Hillier reports strong May bank holiday sales
Hillier Garden Centres & Wholesale Nurseries Director Chris Francis says bank holiday weekend sales were strong and May sales are tracking with May 2018, while in the amenity department, the promotion of disease-resistant elms by actress Dame Judi Dench has led to hundreds of enquiries about the tree. Source: Garden1
Garden centre plant sales prosper during May bank holiday
Garden centres have seen good conversion rates from customers during the May bank holiday weekend – and have thanked growers for providing great plants at the right time to help meet demand. Source: Garden1
Westland highlights garden bird research
Follwoing the announcement of a partnership between Westland and the British Trust for Ornithology, the BTO has revealed research which shows there are now more birds in UK gardens than there were 40 years ago. Source: Garden1
