There are around 24,000 species of butterflies and roughly 140,000 species of moths worldwide. They are a beautiful sight if you spot them in your garden, but unfortunately their numbers are declining. You can do your bit to help the butterfly and moth populations by planting flowers to attract them into your outdoor space. Plant…
If you’ve ever thought about growing your own fruit and vegetables in your garden, now is the perfect time to get started. Many of our member garden centres are offering local deliveries and lots of expert advice, so you can still get everything you need. Here’s a magnificent seven reasons why growing your own is…
During these uncertain times, the one thing that has become evident is the significance of gardening to the general public. It is an important way of keeping people at home and safe. We’ve always known it, but now it’s become more widely acknowledged. It can help keep you occupied and thus helps with mental…
The Big Butterfly Count is a nationwide survey aimed at helping assess the health of the environment. It was launched in 2010 and has become the world’s biggest survey of butterflies. Butterflies and moths are very important to gardeners, allotment holders and smallholders alike because, as they feed on flower nectar, they transfer pollen on…
The category with the biggest increase in sales during last year (2019) at garden centres across the country has been announced as part of our Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Houseplant sales saw a year to date increase of 17.6% compared to 2018. We’re not surprised to see houseplants as the fastest growing category at garden…
Sales across traditional and non-traditional categories at garden centres across the country were up during January (2020) according to our Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Houseplant sales were up 33.01% and outdoor plant sales were up 14.69%, while clothing departments saw an increase in sales of 15.99% and catering sales were 11.28% up compared to…
Clothing was a big seller at garden centres across the country during December (2019) according to our Barometer of Trade report. Sales were up 9.22% compared to the same month in 2018. Other non-traditional categories that also did well were catering at 6.04% up and gifts 5.48% up. Christmas sales during the month were down…
A team made up of our members is celebrating after being crowned the winners after an afternoon of horse racing and helping to raise £12,000 for Greenfingers (January, 2020). Teams competed for the Greenfingers Challenge Cup during an afternoon of ‘orse racin’ to mark the start of our annual conference, which saw The Pansies team,…
The winners of our most prestigious awards including our Garden Centres of Excellence were announced at our annual conference recently (Tuesday, January 28, 2020). The awards ceremony took place at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel. What a fantastic night we had celebrating our ‘Garden Centres of Excellence’ winners. All of them have shown immense dedication,…
Our members can put their marketing campaigns and initiatives to the test as part of our annual Worrall Cup competition. We will be awarding a cup to the garden centre with the best marketing campaign during our annual conference at the Mercure Bristol, Grand Hotel in Bristol (January 26 until 29, 2020). Our member garden…