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REVEALED: Horticulture Week's Top 100 Garden Centres 2018

11 September 2018 , By Matthew Appleby

Who has made it into this year's Top 100 Garden Centres report produced by Horticulture Week?

Latest Garden Retail Analysis

What are the garden centre trends from the Glee trade show?

Plastic, peat and glyphosate reduction, one-stop shop suppliers, slug control, shrub replacement, lawn fixing, solar technology and heat-loving plants such as agapanthus were among the top trends at Glee this year.

How is the garden product market responding to renewed pressure on glyphosate?

Shifts are taking place in the market for garden weedkillers in the UK

What were the top trends at the Four Oaks Trade Show?

Recyclable plant pots, succulents, stability, Brexit uncertainty, impatiens, ferns, big pots and buoyancy were among the biggest talking points at the Four Oaks Trade Show in Cheshire this week (4-5 September).

How important are demographics when buying or expanding a garden centre?

Office for National Statistics data shows wide disparities in affluence in the UK, and as Wyevale Garden Centres put 147 centres on the market and others look to move into the destination category, what factors are important when you look at your potential customer base?

What are the challenges facing the new owners of Homebase?

Homebase is battling for survival amid a slowdown in the housing market as well as rising costs and increasing pressure from online rivals and discounters such as B&M.

What are the prospects for the seeds market for 2019?

Thompson & Morgan have relaunched this year under new ownership, while Mr Fothergill's continues to grow market share.

Latest Garden Retail News

Squire's to unveil Frensham Garden Centre

21 September 2018 , By Matthew Appleby

August online garden sales saw fall of 43% from July

20 September 2018 , By Matthew Appleby

Wyevale Garden Centres increases Christmas offer eight-fold

20 September 2018 , By Matthew Appleby

Garden Centre Profiles

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Horticulture Week Top 100 GARDEN CENTRES 2017

See our exclusive RANKING of garden centre performance by annual turnover plus the FULL REPORT AND ANALYSIS of the market drawing on our garden retail industry-exclusive research.

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MorePeople England, Bristol
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MorePeople England, Gloucestershire
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MorePeople England, Herefordshire
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MorePeople England, Cambridgeshire

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Echinacea purpurea (Balsomanita) Sombrero Sangrita

The plant is protected under plant breeding legislation and was bred by Darwin Perennials from West Chicago, US.

Clematis 'Zo12153' (MANDY)

Clematis 'Zo12153' (MANDY) was bred, cultivated and propagated by Clematiskwekerij J. van Zoest B.V. from Boskoop and introduced at Plantarium in 2018.

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Aster

13 September 2018 , By Miranda Kimberley

Brightening up gardens in autumn, these daisies are seen as a gem in the gardener's arsenal, writes Miranda Kimberley.

What product developments lie in store for garden retail buyers visiting Glee 2018?

6 September 2018 , By Matthew Appleby

Garden retailers will gather at the annual garden retail trade show to find new suppliers and hear what is new from existing ones, following early-season supply issues and a mid-to-late-season sales boom.