Miracle-Gro 20th Anniversary Interview
As Miracle-Gro approaches the 20th anniversary next year of its UK launch, GTN talks to the men behind the biggest brand in gardening.
John Ashley (70), commercial director of Scotts Miracle-Gro UK, who retires this year, tells GTN Online how the brand
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Big Thinkers at HTA Conference
Leaders of the UK Garden Industry met at The London Stock Exchange on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd October to attend the last of this year’s successful HTA Conference programme. After a series of one-day conferences spanning topics from catering through to
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Wilkinsons 100% Family
As the GTN Online team catch up with their video editing, we thought you might be interested to see these clips from a presentation by Lloyd Taylor, Gardening Buyer at Wilkinsons at the GIMA Business Meeting on 8th October. We found it very interesting to lea
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Bestsellers from Glee
What did you think were the best products at Glee 2008 that will be certain Bestsellers in 2009? Now you can check your thinking with a sample of views from UK Garden Retailing professionals by watching our Glee 2008 Bestsellers Vox Pops video, featuring inte
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Revealed! Bestsellers for the 2009 season
We caught up with some of Britain’s best retailers at Glee to find out just what they thought the 2009 new season’s Bestsellers were going to be.
First up is Bob Sawyer from Stewarts GardenLands, who reveals highlights of some great products he and his
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Dig in for a return to Autumn rose sales
Roses should be brought back to the front of Autumn sales in garden centres says John Lord of John Woods Nurseries - and a new biodegradable pot, complete with rose feed and a Mattocks rose means its easier than ever for gardeners.
The new Mattocks Autu
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VertiGarden can send sales sky high
Vertical gardening has never been easier, with VertiGarden - an ingenious new modular growing system launched by KinderGarden Plants (Hall 3/3a, Stand T6) - hailed as “probably Glee’s most innovative product” after a triple success in the new Glee Awards.
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Its GRO TIME at Scotts
Scotts have developed and launched at Glee a brand new initiative for retailers called GRO TIME. The special display of project based ideas and information leaflets will inspire more garden centre customers to get their hands dirty and get growing.
Joh
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The digital era arrives at GTN
The garden market is often described as conservative and slow moving in terms of change and adoption of new technologies and with some justification. After all it takes years to breed new plant varieties and gardening is a source of relaxation and escape from
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Westland Brimming with Glee
The Westland stand at Glee in Hall 5 is brimming with new products for the 2009 season.
Highlights are the new range of West+ compact mini bales which will enable more composts to be merchandised in-store and at till areas.
Westland’s Keith Nicho
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Johnny’s passion drives bulb sales
Mr Bulbs, Johnny Walkers, of Taylors Bulbs is a natural when it comes to enthusing passion for spring flowering bulbs. After this years success he has now won 15 consecutive Gold Medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and now he is passing on his hints and tips
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