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Seabrook On ... Bad advice leaves gardeners exposed

- Gardens are looking pretty good with ornamental crab apples and cherries in full bloom. Gardeners have made an early start through the remarkably fine March weather and lawns are green after April showers. All set then for a great gardening year.

Seabrook On ... Quality products key to holding margins

- The sale of premium products has held up well and in a number of cases increased through recent, recessionary times. Quality usually gives value for money and can carry attractive profit margins, and if this is the case garden retailers are well advised to raise standards and build respected brands.

Seabrook On ... Professional advice must be up to date

- It is very difficult to get 100 per cent accuracy in printed copy, as anyone who has to proofread a weighty catalogue will appreciate. Even when we take the greatest care and read things over and over again, the most obvious mistake can sometimes go unseen.

Seabrook's Notebook

- Peter Seabrook looks at preparations for a busy summer season.

Seabrook On ... Prepare yourself for fierce competition

- While the UK garden trade remains remarkably buoyant and optimistic, it is of concern that too many potential members of staff remain complacent and unaware of the fierce international competition that is building in every area.

Seabrook On ... RHS must invest in sustainable growth

- Money is funny stuff, quite difficult to earn, even more difficult to hang on to and very easy to fritter away.