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25 May 2012

Wild flower sales are at least tripling this year as the Olympics and Sarah Raven's TV programme Bees, Butterflies and Blooms have combined with a growing desire among gardeners to attract beneficial insects, according to Nova-Flore.

HTA's Tim Briercliffe predicts reduced plant production for 2013

18 May 2012

HTA business development director Tim Briercliffe has tweeted that garden centre sales are "really bad out there" with trade down 42 per cent last month on April 2011.

Retail revival hint raises suppliers' spirits

18 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Sector waits for sun to unlock consumer demand after suffering stock losses from poor sales and a record late season.

B&Q promises peat-free topsoil launch

27 Apr 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Chain pledges to introduce peat-free alternative to its own-brand topsoil product after row over peat content.

Drought-tolerant plants eyed by growers

20 Apr 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Nurseries look for plants to cope with dry conditions as they assess the future impact on sales.

Printed paper cups prove a major sales hit

20 Apr 2012

Colchester-based company Labels & Packaging has said its biggest seller now is a printed paper cup that looks like a takeaway coffee cup. The firm has reported 80 per cent growth in business over the past year.

Bedding sales defy the drought

13 Apr 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Nurseries report strong demand for plants in March with consumers undeterred by hosepipe bans.

Mild winter hits Klondyke snow goods

06 Apr 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Poor sledge sales leave garden centre chain £400,000 down but overall sales were up by four per cent over the winter.

Retailers mull sales impact of hosepipe bans

06 Apr 2012

Coolings expects to lose 10-15 per cent of sales because of the hosepipe ban, managing director Gary Carvosso has said.

Rush for water butts triggers supply shortage

30 Mar 2012

Water butts are in short supply after sales rocketed by 600 per cent in garden centres following eastern and southern water companies announcing hosepipe bans.

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