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Garden Retail: The top 100 garden centres

Garden Retail's top 100 garden centres based on turnover

Retail: Good neighbours

While the high street struggles, garden centres remain attractive sites for other retailers, to the benefit of both

Queen of home growing

TV presenter and author Carol Klein talks to Matthew Appleby about her current projects and her ambitions for the future.

Garden Retail: Think like an investor

Assessing your firm's practices objectively is the first step to taking your business to the next level and attracting investment,...

10 ways to sell more ... packet seeds

Cash-strapped gardeners and followers of the grow-your-own trend are perfect targets for promoting seeds. Graham Clarke reports.

New Products

JCB 515-40

JCB's smallest telescopic handler, the JCB 515-40 Miniscopic model, is designed to shift pallets in nurseries, garden centres and landscape...

 
 

Plant Focus

Potatoes

No grow-your-own offer is complete without spuds and the range is inspiring, says Miranda Kimberley.

Chimonanthus, Calycanthus and Sinocalycanthus

These exotic shrubs provide seasonal fragrance as well as unusual blooms, says Miranda Kimberley.

Orchids

There are varieties of these eye-catching house plants for all levels of experience, says Jim Handley.

Sedum

An ability to withstand harsh weather has helped sedums to grow in popularity, notes Miranda Kimberley.

Bromeliads

These diverse and exotic houseplants make ideal gifts, says Miranda Kimberley.

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When the big boys' juggernaut rolls in

Fresh from announcing its "best ever" Christmas trading this week, which saw like-for-like sales for the five weeks to 2...

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