Extra-large amaryllis bulbs proved a big draw to the Taylors Bulbs stand at Glee 2018. The supersize bulbs were the biggest Taylors had ever brought to the show, and were hot topic as amaryllis were soon to hit garden retailers nationwide. 

"Amaryllis sales have grown consistently year-on-year, driven largely by the increase in popularity of the Taylors Premium amaryllis gift boxes," said Adam Taylor, director of Taylors Bulbs. 

"We always have seasonal promotions on our stand at Glee and the extra-large amaryllis certainly caught the eye of discerning garden retailers. We had an excellent Monday and Tuesday in particular with lots of visitors.  Autumn bulb sales made a strong start for many garden retailers so we appeared to be high on the list of stands to drop by, and sales have since gone from strength to strength now the autumn planting season is well underway," added Taylor.

Taylors presented their gift range at Glee in a new style to reflect the style and finesse seen in many garden retailers. 

"The last place we want to see the bulb gifts is at ankle height under the packs that are for garden planting.  Many of the gift kits are for growing indoors and are more suited to a houseplant style of display, but even the outdoor growing kits are not necessarily the same customer who might be browsing the packs", said Ian Clark of Taylors Bulbs. 

"We would always encourage our garden retail customers to separate out all of the added value gifts and kits and to group them together."  The natural setting and use of Bushell boxes serving as the perfect backdrop to highlight the colour in the range.

Seed Potatoes were the major talking point for those looking ahead to the next season.  "Glee is a fantastic opportunity for us to check if customers have got their seed potatoes booked in good time, particularly for those that want to get them on display in December", said Taylor. 

"We are finding more and more customers want to take a December delivery as the seed potatoes fill the space that comes available as the Christmas display is shopped and they have their offer all set-up for the early Grow-Your-Own sales."

Some say that demand from the end-user for Grow-Your-Own in spring 2019 will be stronger than ever due to food shortages caused by the hot weather in July.

Taylors Bulbs, are the UK's leading supplier of flower bulbs; a 4th generation family business since 1919, designing, packing and distributing all their products from their site in Lincolnshire and with a sales team with a combined experience of over 250 years. 

Taylors are best placed to advise you with all of your flower bulb needs.

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