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Taylors £360k investment will make seed potato sales grow
Johnsons Lawn Seed to continue to rake in funds for Greenfingers
Kelkay’s Country Cottages to inspire retailers at Glee 2015
Glee 2015: a vibrant showcase from the garden retail market
Eight dedicated product sectors mean Glee has got it covered
Special show features add to the Glee visitor experience
Register today to attend Glee 2015
Entries pour in for Glee New Products Showcase - Final call for entries
Richard Carr joins Fiskars as commercial director
Advanced Retail to showcase business-boosting software at Glee
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Tarmac launches new range of gardening products
Hozelock launch watering by remote control
New Stax website makes life easier for customers by saving time
Gardman to launch tools that are perfect for children and aspiring gardeners
Promote conifers, HTA will urge Glee visitors
Halewood helps garden centres stay ahead of the latest drinks trends
Glee's Top 100 chart offers clues to what's hot
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Promote conifers, HTA will urge Glee visitors

National Conifer Week will be among the events promoted at Glee by the HTA (20H10-J11)

Visitors will learn why it’s a great opportunity to increase sales of these low maintenance, attractive forms of year-round colour.

The conifer is also the HTA’s Plant of the Month for October.

National Conifer Week, organised by the British Conifer Group (BCG), runs from Saturday 26 September until Saturday 3 October. The aim is to provide support for retailers to inspire customers about the many benefits of growing conifers in the garden.

Whether planted in a container on a balcony, in a domestic garden or featured in acres of grounds, conifers can work as a backdrop, standalone features, or in a mixed border. Their amazingly diverse range of shades, textures, shapes and sizes makes them extremely versatile.

 Team GB rower and 2012 Olympic Gold medallist Alex Gregory (pictured) says, conifers have been a part of his life. “From the early days of climbing in their branches, to the family pilgrimage we took to the Californian giant redwoods. There's something fascinating about the variety of sizes, colours and shapes conifers provide. They really are a feast for the senses. Every garden should have at least one conifer.”

Recommended RHS AGM varieties include:

  • Picea abies 'Acrocona'
  • Larix decidua 'Puli'
  • Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'
  • Taxus baccata 'Icicle'
  • Recommended companion plants include:
  • Acer ‘Osakazuki’
  • Colchicum speciosum
  • Erica ‘Springwood White’
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