Invasive aquatic plants face UK sales ban
27 Jan 2012
Defra is working on a ban of retail sales of floating pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides and Australian swamp stonecrop/New Zealand pigmyweed Crassula helmsii.
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Alan Titchmarsh calls on consumers to seek out alternatives to busy Lizzies
27 Jan 2012
Retailers could potentially benefit from a boost in sales of bedding plants after celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh called on consumers to ditch mildew-hit busy Lizzies for alternatives.
Scotts Miracle Gro announces £7m TV advertising campaign
24 Jan 2012 | by Matthew Appleby
Scotts Miracle-Gro is upping its TV advertising spend by 16% on 2011, investing £7m on campaigns for several of its brands and products in 2012.
Barton Grange garden centre wins Garden Centre Association Awards top prize
24 Jan 2012 | by Matthew Appleby
Barton Grange garden centre in Lancashire has won the Garden Centre Association best garden centre of the year prize for centres with over £4m turnover.
Latent demand survey shows background to big ticket garden furniture slump
24 Jan 2012 | by Matthew Appleby
New research by GfK NOP has looked into the reasons behind the 'big-ticket slump' in consumer purchases.
Peat-use impact case disputed
20 Jan 2012 | by Matthew Appleby
International Peat Society backs wise-use approach and challenges Defra's biodiversity data.
Camellia in the spotlight
20 Jan 2012
The HTA's Plant of the Month for February is the camellia. Point-of-sale materials can be purchased through Hortipak and Floramedia.
Early trees pose market threat
20 Jan 2012 | by Matthew Appleby
Grower cites garden centre pressure for early supply of Christmas trees and risk of needle drop.
Estate agents flag up centre sale prospects
20 Jan 2012
Garden centre estate agents have made their predictions for 2012.
Barbecue market potential boosts confidence at Weber
20 Jan 2012
Weber managing director John Cooper said he is bullish about the future of barbecue sales Europe-wide in 2012.
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