Hardy Nursery Stock - Challenging sales conditions
18 May 2012
With the rain keeping garden centre customers away, how are their nursery suppliers faring? Can this season's sales be rescued? Graham Clarke reports.
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With hosepipe bans expected to remain in many areas of the country, the focus has switched to saving water, Graham Clarke reports.
With the rain keeping garden centre customers away, how are their nursery suppliers faring? Can this season's sales be rescued? Graham Clarke reports.
The hosepipe ban has led to a surge in demand for water butts and irrigation systems as gardeners seek alternative methods of caring for their plants, reports Matthew Appleby.
Quality will be the key factor for new peat-free products joining the retail market for growing media, says Graham Clarke.
With Government targets to ban peat-based compost sales by 2020 and commercial use by 2030, suppliers and retailers are continuing to develop new strategies, Matthew Appleby reports.
As customers become more environmentally aware, the garden retail trade is being urged to work harder to ensure its policies are transparent, Gavin McEwan reports.
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