Verbena
05 Aug 2011 | by Miranda Kimberley
Both as bedding and a perennial this plant is a good doer in the garden, says Miranda Kimberley.
Examining how you got to where you are can help you work out where to go next, says Leslie Kossoff.
Both as bedding and a perennial this plant is a good doer in the garden, says Miranda Kimberley.
What went wrong for garden retail sales with a season that started with so much promise? Gavin McEwan investigates.
A drop in sales volume over last year has been compensated for by price increases.
Local deal websites and specialist platforms are widening marketing opportunities, says Leslie Kossoff.
Retailers looking to extend the bedding plant season must use innovative approaches to inspire gardeners to buy, maintains Graham Clarke.
Despite a slight market slowdown companies continue to innovate, says Matthew Appleby.
Heavy snow last winter provided a boost to the garden tool market, finds Matthew Appleby.
New point of sale systems are combining stock control and e-commerce as smaller garden centres and nurseries look to integrate management processes, reports Matthew Appleby.
Solus is a £100m garden centre supplier, which has two sides to its business - as a wholesaler of other company's products and increasingly as a supplier of its own brands such as Chapelwood bird care and Joseph Bentley tools.


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