01 Mar 2010
- How did you get started?
01 May 2009
What is your typical day? Running any garden centre is the same as what any manager would do. You get the best team you can together and bring their skills to the table. You make sure everyone is doing their job. We're very customer focused we're on about that all the time. I like everyone to say,...
01 Mar 2009
- How did you get into garden retail? I'm a local girl and did business studies at Bournemouth University before working at B Q as a content manager on multi-channel elements like catalogues and the website. A short stint in financial services led me back to retail as I missed the variety and pace...
01 Jan 2009
How did you get into garden retail? I used to be a florist and had a flower shop, but then I started to feel that I had had enough of that. During a stay with my sister while I was on holiday she asked me where I'd like to work. I said I would like to work in a garden centre and we searched around...
01 Nov 2008
- What does your typical day involve? A typical day starts with responding to gardeners' questions and managing the growth of our 8,200+ plant database. I also respond to questions my retailer partners have about their plant data licence, and well as promoting use of the plant data Lite offer we have...
01 May 2008
- How did you break into the industry? I never thought I would be talking about gardening on the radio when I started to work at Manor Nurseries 25 years ago. I'm from a family of seven who grew their own vegetables, and we all loved gardening. I was encouraged to develop my career by Manor Nurseries'...