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September 2024
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In This Issue...
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Resilience is required!
This year, the UK garden retail industry has been hit quite hard by poor weather conditions, as reported by the Garden Centre Association (GCA). A particularly wet spring, combined with unseasonably cool temperatures, has delayed the typical gardening season. Many consumers, put off by the cold and damp conditions, postponed garden projects, leading to a noticeable drop in foot traffic and sales at garden centres during the prime-growing season. Garden centres also struggled with stocking seasonal plants at the right times, as the weather made it difficult for both retailers and consumers to follow traditional planting schedules. Additionally, excessive rainfall in parts of the country contributed to waterlogged soil
and an increase in plant diseases, further discouraging gardening activities. The sale of outdoor furniture, barbecues, and garden décor also suffered as people were unable to enjoy their outdoor spaces during the prolonged periods of rain. In response, some retailers focused on promoting indoor plants and weather- resistant outdoor options, but the overall impact of the poor weather on UK garden retail has been significant this year. Peter Burks, Chief Executive of the GCA goes into more detail and offers garden retailers advice in his latest column, which you’ll find on page 3 of Garden Centre Update that’s in the centre of this issue. But it’s not all doom and gloom as we can still look forward to the autumn and Christmas seasons and are keen to see how the rest of the year will develop. This issue also includes reports from the recent Glee trade show and Handy Live, two well-attended successful events that prove this resilient industry is well used to coping with seasonal changes and whatever else is thrown at it.
Neil Mead, Editorial Director
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