Pictured above: Matthew Mein (centre) shows trade association and exhibitor representatives around the new location for Glee 2014.

Time to say goodbye to another annual Glee exhibition! Unbelievably Glee 2013 has been and gone, with three hectic days of big business, networking and product launches already behind us.

This has been my first year at the helm of the show. Glee 2013 has been the culmination of 12 months of hard work, not just for my team and I, but for the industry as a whole. 

Walking the halls I have been incredibly impressed by the level of innovation, and inspiration on offer from exhibitors both big and small, as well as those new to the market, and long-established. I also know that the wider industry has recognised the same thing, as I have heard of a wealth of orders being taken and new accounts being opened, helping to build strong profits for many throughout 2014.

Looking ahead to next year Glee is set to begin helping the industry move into the next exciting chapter. Today we say goodbye to Halls 4 and 5 as we begin our relocation to Hall 17-20 within the NEC. 

The response to these plans has been incredibly well-received, with many big brands already having confirmed their space at next year’s show.  We’ve no doubt Glee’s plans for 2014 are going to help buyers and sellers to do even better business, and we look forward to many more of you taking up this opportunity next year.

Before I sign off I would like to thank you all for your hard work and use of Glee. Without your feedback we would not be able to continually evolve the show. Glee is your show, and we hope that together we can build an even brighter future for Glee, your business and for our industry.

Matthew Mein, Glee Event Manager

Whitefurze Ltd, the UK manufacturer of plastic consumer products, is using its stand ((5D28-E29) at Glee to showcase an enhanced garden range with a new, eco-friendly element.

Following an ongoing programme of new product development, Whitefurze are launching a brand new range of Water Butt Kits available in 100 & 230 litre capacities.

Manufactured in the UK, the new Water Butt Kits are simple and easy to install and come with everything you need to get started including stand and diverter.  The butts can be installed with no drilling required and make using stored water to look after your plants easy. Made from recycled materials, the new water butts are an essential part of any eco-friendly garden.

Also new for 2013 are Watering Cans and Athens Planters. The easy-to-carry cans are available in two designs and three sizes and come complete with detachable sprinkler rose. Practical and attractive, The Athens Range of planters includes five competitively priced lines including square, round and rectangular profiles. 

Visitors to the Whitefurze stand will also see their existing ranges of pots & saucers, planters, propagation lines and clever gardening accessories. Whatever you are looking for, Whitefurze has quality plastic garden products to suit your needs. 

Forest Garden welcomed visitors to Glee today to their new location in Hall 5 (5E40). First reports suggested strong interest from buyers in leisure products for 2014...

Forest’s head of marketing, Vicky Nuttall said the company's product portfolio had diversified significantly into a wide range of decorative lines, breaking us out of the traditional ‘landscaping’ mould. "We felt that Glee’s Hall 5 is much more representative of where we are as a business and also of our offering for garden retailers."

Forest are also using Glee to showcase a range of new retail solutions. The introduction of a smarter pricing policy with competitive pricing solutions, combined with a new and improved delivery service, will help drive growth for customers. New retail solutions, including a selection of new merchandising and display solutions will also be on display.

Forest’s Glee 2013 product selection will also be more diverse than ever before. Core lines will be complemented by a range of inspirational new products for the 2014 season. 

Vicky confirmed a strong interest in outdoor dining and entertaining structures, possibly on the back of the long, hot 2013 summer. 

La Hacienda launched a new range of decorative garden giftware at Glee 2013, designed to offer retailers an on-trend giftware selection for customers.

Best known for its selection of chimeneas, La Hacienda has expanded its product portfolio significantly in recent years, with retailers now benefitting from one of the widest selection of firebasket, firebowls, firepits, lanterns, garden oil torches and gel burners.  The addition of the new giftware collection will further cement the company’s dedication to delivering the most comprehensive outdoor heating and accessory range on the market.

The new giftware offering comprises four different categories: The first range of colourful and quirky animals includes Daphne the Duck and Penelope the Pig.  Made from metal with an intended ‘lived in’ look these animals benefit from a primary colour palette, making them an eye-catching and playful addition to the garden or home.

A range of realistic looking wild birds has also been created.  From the Regal Pheasant to the Flapping White Duck and Tall Heron, these unique statues combines contemporary materials with traditional design, perfect for use anywhere in the home or in the garden.

Birds also feature within La Hacienda’s new beaded metal animals range.  Featuring free-standing and wall mounted designs including a snail, butterfly, frog and fish, each animal includes an exotic metalwork body in either a washed or lacquer finish.  Finally each animal is adorned with brightly coloured or glow in the dark beads – the latter being a unique design feature in decorative products of this type.

The final addition is a stunning assortment of rustic ironwork accessories.  From a lucky horseshoe and hose holder to key hooks, decorative brackets and shoe brush, this new range has been designed to tap into the trend of rustic and traditional home and garden decorations that has proven popular in recent years.

La Hacienda MD Simon Goodwin said: “We are extremely excited to be launching this new range of giftware at Glee 2013.  We offered the industry a ‘sneak peek’ recently and found the response to be incredibly positive.  This strong response was not only because the products combine style and quality, but also because this diversification further strengthens our position as a one-stop-shop for the best in garden accessories – something that our customers tell us is incredibly important to them.”

In addition to launching its new giftware offering, La Hacienda is also showcasing new additions to its existing product portfolio.  New designs of chimeneas, firepits, gel burners and garden mirrors will also be on display. 

Electric garden heating solutions, including the newly integrated Heatmaster® brand, are also be available to view.  A growing profit opportunity for both La Hacienda and its customers, this advanced range will be showcased alongside proven POS and merchandising solutions.

Find out more: For further information about La Hacienda’s outdoor heating ranges visit www.lahacienda.co.uk or call 01285 762060.

Looking to stock boots that are smart and stylish but above all practical, comfortable and hardwearing?

Whether your customers are keen gardeners, enjoy the great outdoors or need boots for equestrian and country pursuits, the Grub’s® range from Worklite on stand 5D53 is the answer.

Grub’s® boots are made to the highest quality using the latest, innovative materials and new technologies that work seamlessly with each other to give a new level of performance footwear.

The Frostline 5.0™ range is a high performance field boot with the TRAX sole which is ideal for work or leisure activities.

Available in a range of colours including Moss Green, Black, Fuchsia, Violet and Camouflage these boots certainly live up to expectations.

All Grub’s® footwear is made using their self-insulating INSU-FOAM ULTRA™ bootie construction which is super soft and super bouncy, with a compression set of less than 7% versus 20-25% for other neoprene boots, so they remain soft and comfortable for much longer.

Made with the latest technology, Grub’s®  Frostline 5.0™ boots include a tough texturised nylon face with a durable water shedding finish, 5mm light buoyant insulating foam and moisture wicking terry knit lining.

Grub’s® offer an extensive range of both neoprene and leather footwear – visit stand 5D53 at GLEE for a warm welcome.

Visitors to Gardman’s stand (5B30-C31) can take advantage of the garden sundries and wild bird care providers’ Spring Event, unveiled today at Glee.

Known for consistently giving garden centre retailers compelling offers, the company is introducing a sales initiative centring on the products shoppers will be seeking in Spring 2014.

The Spring Event is underpinned by two of Gardman’s new sales initiatives – Stonger Off£rs and New Product !deas – and comprises compelling offers:

•65 unmissable offers: definitely the company’s strongest offer ever

•Savings of up to 70%

•20 new seasonal lines

•Up to one third off selected new category lines

•14 added value and half price promotional offers

“Getting a great start to the gardening season is always crucial and our Spring Deals have a very valuable role to play,” explained Duncan Ross, director of garden centre sales at Gardman. “Retailers who take us up on the deals will have access to a greater depth of range with a higher throughput of products. This means they’ll be able to put new products in front of shoppers every time they come in store and so build a habit of return visits from the very beginning of the growing season. To be able to do this, we have worked hard to develop and introduce enticing new products to our ranges.

“Ultimately those who capitalise on the potential of our spring deals will drive up their footfall and so sales and profit.”

Stronger Off£rs and New Product !deas are sales initiatives within Gardman’s new retail partnership strategy, ‘Trust us to Deliver’.

Seed specialist, Suttons Seeds, have launched their new Wildlife Sanctuary Seed Collection at GLEE.

This new collection has been designed in conjunction with the BBKA (British Beekeepers Association) to provide nectar and pollen for the honey bee and other pollinators all-year-round.

The collection is made up of 38 flower, veg and herb varieties with each packet clearly detailing whether the variety is good for nectar or pollen.

Did you know?... One in three mouthfuls of the food we eat is dependent on pollination!

Keeping our pollinators strong and healthy enables them to pollinate our crops so we can enjoy delicious fruit, veg, salads and even chocolate! However, it’s not just the food we eat that is important, pollination helps to feed many other animals and birds in the food chain plus, it is a vital part of creating the diversity in the environment that we all enjoy.

In a recent survey, Suttons found that 44% of gardeners were growing plants to encourage wildlife in their gardens.

Suttons new Wildlife Sanctuary meets the consumer desire for growing varieties that will not only attract bees, butterflies and other pollinators to their gardens, but will also put food on the table and brighten their homes.

The collection has been designed to meet a real consumer concern, create interest and maximise profits plus, the 68cm display will only take up a small amount of room in store! The display for Suttons new Wildlife Sanctuary is eye-catching and playful with attractive point of sale material that even includes your very own ‘Betty Bee’ wobbler.

While Suttons is donating to the Charity directly, inside each packet the consumer also has the opportunity to ‘Adopt a beehive’ or become a ‘Friend of the honeybee’. All money raised through these channels is ploughed back into the BBKA to support essential scientific research to prevent the decline of the honey bee.

Other new products to look out for include:

Rapid Green II, Self-Repairing Lawn Seed
Suttons new Self-Repairing Lawn Seed gives up to 30% more cover than conventional lawn seed! It gives you a lush, thick, even lawn that has a high tolerance to drought and even the most enthusiastic children and pets –with no more patch repairs!

James Wong Plants
New 5 litre Homegrown Revolution plant range coming soon!

Microgreens
Grow your own ‘Indoor Allotment’ all-year-round with the latest culinary ‘must-have’ that’s packed full of nutrients and vitamins.

Floral Fusions Flower Mixes
Sensational selection of flower mixes that are easy to sow and will quickly add colour to any garden.

For more information on Suttons new Wildlife Sanctuary Seed Collection, or if you would like to stock the collection, visit the Suttons Seeds team at GLEE, Hall 5 Stand 5E 22.  www.suttons.com

• Dents Garden Centre (Gothic arch canopy)
• Dunbar Garden Centre
• Dobbies (both King's Lynn and Inverness)
• Northwood Garden Centre

National Structures are also currently undertaking a retail canopy area project at Smiths Nurseries (Bagington) Ltd and also working on a project of replacing roof areas and  refurbishing existing buildings at Garson’s Farm Esher.

And the company have been awarded the contract to supply the canopies for the Galgorm Castle Garden Centre project in Northern Ireland.

National Structures are on stand 5H36. For more information visit www.nationalstructures.co.uk



Pictured above: Dents Garden Centre. Below: selection of pictures from Dunbar Garden Centre.

Jeyes have received great reactions to their new look during their return to Glee after a 6 year absence and the Jeyes team of Mark Speed, Senior National Account Manager and Damien MacMahon, Sales Manager for Ireland told Glee Daily News they'd had plenty of welcoming comments from Glee visitiors who were very glad to see them at the show.

They revealed their all-new range at Glee, including a redesign of the original Jeyes Fluid tins, the introduction of new Jeyes Patio Power and Jeyes Fluid Ready to Use plus the re-formulation for Jeyes Freshbin.

Head down to stand 5E20-F21 to see the full range and collect your FREE sample of Jeyes Fluid Ready to Use 500ml*. Bulk order discounts for wholesale and garden centres will apply for the duration of the show.

Trusted by generations, Jeyes Fluid is a remarkably versatile outdoor cleaner. Originally patented by John Jeyes in 1877 in Thetford, Norfolk, Jeyes Fluid was granted a Royal Warrant in 1896 and continues to supply the Royal household to this day. Today, the range is bigger than ever, with the latest products and packaging refresh expected to raise awareness and attract new users to the brand, as well as increasing usage and repeat purchase amongst the existing customer base.

New Jeyes Patio Power is a unique and long-lasting pressure-washer compatible cleaner which kills 99.9% of germs and removes dirt, algae and mildew on all hard outdoor surfaces. Available now in a 2L format at an RRP of £9.99, and a 4L format at an RRP of £15.99.

New Jeyes Fluid Ready to Use is a convenient, pre-diluted version of traditional Jeyes Fluid. Available now with an RRP of £1.49 for the 500ml pack, and £9.99 for the 4L pack.

Retailers should contact 01842 757 575 or contact@jeyes.com to order products or for more information.

*while stocks last

GreanBase have been delighted with response to their Grumpy Gardener range at Glee, and by the end of day two the levels of interest had exceeded expectations.

With still a full day to go orders for the new eco friendly/non caustic BBQ cleaner named BBQ Gleam had broken 30,000 units from international buyers alone while UK sales of the new 'Litter Gripper' products had received over 8,000 confirmed buys with numerous leads and interest to follow after the show.

Director of GreanBase Michael Smith commented: "We've been knocked over by the level of interest in the Grumpy Gardner Range. We've spoken to buyers from Italy, Spain, Greece, Holland, Sweden, Canada, France and Germany as well as domestic buyers and have already a huge amount of confirmed orders. In fact we have already rebooked our stand for Glee 2014 and have increased the stand size by 50%."

The BBQ Gleam is a revolutionary UK manufactured cleaning product that unlike it's competition is non caustic/eco friendly and safe around children and pets whilst the Litter Gripper is another UK manufactured product that holds any bin or garden bag open with one hand.


On their stand (5E30), GreanBase ran a competition to celebrate the launch of the Grumpy Gardener brand and 14 new products, with an iPad 2, the full Grumpy Gardener range, and a bottle of champagne as prizes. The winner of the iPad was Eoin Flaherty, of SWO Easy in Ireland, and was drawn by Garden Trade News publisher Pat Flynn (pictured below). Martin Rowe, of You Garden Ltd won the Grumpy Gardener range, and Patrick Limming, of JW Limming Ltd, won the bottle of champagne.

Every year there are products launched at Glee that become bestsellers, but how do you know just how big a bestseller they become and how much in-store promotion you should give them?

GTN Bestsellers is the answer. Every week Top 50 Bestsellers charts are published, compiled from garden centre Epos data, giving the best and most up to date garden centre trading information on the market.

If you’d have been a subscriber this year you’ll have known that Roundup Weedkiller Gel, launched at Glee 2011, was the No.1 best selling weed killer product for 25 weeks this year and topped the garden products chart for one week in May. And that Vitax Slug Gone, launched at Glee 2012, was the GTN Bestsellers New Product of the Year, featuring in the Top 50 for 12 weeks, reaching a highest position of No12.

Plus, you’ll have benefitted from the GTN Bestsellers Tip of the week – a gem of a sales idea every week derived from 5 years of GTN Bestsellers charts.

So what are you waiting for? You need to buy a subscription to GTN Bestsellers right now. For just £145.00, you get a printed GTN Bestsellers chart posted to you each week, full access to the GTN Bestsellers charts and the GTN Archive on-line and your own copy of Garden Trade News in the post each issue.

And there’s more!! 

If you take out a GTN Bestsellers subscription before Glee, we’ll send you, as a bonus, the GTN Bestsellers Charts for the critical sales periods through June July and August this year when, according to our gathered Epos data, sales of garden products were up year on year by 10.3%.

And there’s even more!!!

Buying a subscription now means you’ll get every issue with the GTN Bestsellers Christmas charts too. It’s an invaluable chart to follow as your Christmas sales build, allowing you to spot new trends, make changes to your promotions and POS.  And, be one more step ahead of the competition when it comes to your Christmas buying for 2014.

So, what are you waiting for?  To get your subscription to GTN Bestsellers up and running, simply subscribe online here

or contact us by phone on 01733 775700 or by e-mail: karen.pfeiffer@tgcmc.co.uk

GTN Bestsellers – Garden Centre Bestsellers, Guaranteed!

The successful Resolva family continues to grow with Resolva Bug Killer available in 'ready to use' and concentrate formulations.

The active ingredient lambda-cyhalotharin is a 10-14 day contact insecticide which can be used on 30 plants including fruits and vegetables.

It benefits from the usual exccellent Resolva brand packaging and £1.2 million marketing support.

In the official Glee Catalogue, the entry for Crown Garden Products contained information about another company and its products. The entry should have read as follows:

Crown Garden Products, Crown Garden Barn, 25 Mill Road, Burston, Norfolk IP22 5TW. Tel +44 1379 740221. Email info@crowngarden products.com   www.crowngardenproducts.com  John and Juliette Atkinson.

The Grow Bag Frame from Crown is unique: by turning a grow bag on its edge, the steel frame holds the bag in position and allows for improved soil depth for root development and better growth. It creates a strong vertical plant support system which is portable, even when planted.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused by the omission.

In the Glee Official Catalogue there is a correction to the listing under CXC (HC) Holdings Ltd (stand) 4C22. The company name should be Anping County Yexiang Hardware Wiremesh Products Co Ltd.

The correct contact details are as follows:
Wire Mesh Industrial Park, Anping County, Hebei Province, China.
Tel: 86-318-7026399
E-mail: info@yexiangwiremesh.com

Gardman’s new CEO said today the company will get closer to the market and aim to develop a deeper understanding of what consumers want.

Stewart Hainsworth, who took up the reins just two weeks ago, said the industry appeared to need more information about its consumers. “The one big difference I’ve noticed since I joined is the lack of data compared to the supermarkets, who can tell you amazing things about their customers” he told Glee Daily News. “They know more than the KGB!” he quipped.

“If you’re looking at refreshing your brand range, you need to know what the consumer wants, what they’re buying, how they’re buying, the whole picture. A lot of those things are missing. We’re relying on word of mouth or talking to customers to get their feedback. When you try to formulate a strategy, it’s difficult without those things.

“We have to have a point of differentiation and we need to find our USP and the story behind every product. That’s what we’re looking for – finding the reason for the product and what it is doing for the consumer.”

He said information was particularly important for so-called ‘upsell’ products. “Selling on price is one thing, but when you’re trying to sell something that’s a brand and above, you have got to give the reason for the consumer to buy that product and invest in that price.”

Hainsworth, whose background includes roles in the alcohol and tobacco industries, said Gardman’s investors were fully committed to growth. “Gardman last year and Gardman this are different,” he said. “The investors have come in with great commitment and are really backing us.”

But, he revealed, an acquisitions strategy had not yet been formulated, despite rumours circulating at Glee that Gardman had already made a significant purchase. “It’s very early days,” he said. “It has to be in-house first, we have got to evaluate what we’ve got. That’s going to take time. Then, we shall look at what, within our core competence, we should be in as well in order to enhance our proposition. And that’s when we can look at inorganic growth opportunities. As for these rumours, they’re really jumping the gun by a long way.”

Hainsworth stressed the importance of the wild bird care market to Gardman’s future. “Wild bird care is core to our business,” he added. “We shall defend that all the way. We are out there to do what we do best and a big part of that is wild bird care.”

Pictured: Gardman CEO Stewart Hainsworth (right) with new commercial director Justin Young on the stand at Glee today.

These very popular merchandising units from Creative Productsare are perfect for garden centre hotspots...

Point of Sale video display stands and key price pointed promotions produce volume sales - some garden centres are using these stands within their restaurants.

Their kitchen range is particularly well suited for restaurant placement. 

The retailers have spoken at Glee, and together they have awarded two, ground-breaking new garden products with the title of Glee New Products ‘Retailers Choice Award’ winner 2013.

2013 marked the first time that visitors to Glee could select the products that they feel offers the most exciting opportunity for retailers – whether as a profit booster, crowd pleaser or simply because it offers something unique.  Voting took place throughout the Sunday and Monday of the show, with the final count culminating in a special awards ceremony at the Glee exhibitor drinks party (16^th September).

And the winners are…..

Two winners were selected, one from the Glee New Products entrants in Halls 4 and 5.

The Hall 4 winner was the Melbourne P1200 Pavilion from Nordic Garden Buildings.  A quintessentially British-built garden building, the Melbourne P1200 Pavilion is the practical and stylish solution for UK gardeners wanting additional storage solutions.

In Hall 5, it was the Rainwater Terrace from Design4Plastics Ltd that took the title of ‘Retailers Choice’.  Already the winner of the Glee New Products ‘Garden Care’ category, the Rainwater Terrace has been praised for its innovative design, practical usage and great price point.

i2i’s Matthew Mein, Glee event manager said: “The Rainwater Terrace and Melbourne P1200 Pavilion are two products most deserving of their place on this year’s Glee New Products winners list. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to cast their vote, and also thank all of those companies that entered a product into the awards.  Together you have made for another exciting, and closely fought, showcase of the best the industry has to offer.”

Nordic Garden Buildings Justin Williams and Heidi Sachs outside their winning Melbourne P1200 Pavillion

A successful Glee 2013, added to the fresh show location and opportunities in store from 2014, have seen a number of leading name exhibitors already snap up places at next year’s event (September  14-16, 2013).

Companies to have booked their stands before this year’s doors had even closed include pet product experts Petface, garden plastics company Garland, garden tools brand Wilkinson Sword (E.P.Barrus), garden leisure suppliers Bosmere, and workwear distributors Gardiner Bros.& Co.

Glee - organised by i2i Events Group - is the UK’s leading garden trade buying event, and the only one to bring the whole industry together under one roof.  Built on the themes of ‘Discover, Network, Grow’, Glee 2014 will be the 40^th successful year for the show.  In 2014 Glee enters a new era as it moves to a new location within the NEC’s Halls 17 – 20; creating a host of fresh indoor and outdoor exhibiting, feature and visitor opportunities that meet the buying and selling needs of the modern garden retail industry. 

i2i’s Matthew Mein, Glee event manager, confirmed: “We have been delighted by the enormous amount of positive feedback we’ve received from buyers and suppliers at this year’s Glee, and overwhelmed by the demand for re-bookings from current exhibitors. We’ll be continuing to process these bookings over the coming weeks, as we put the detailed plans in place for next year’s exciting, new era.”

With a view to sharing the vision and opportunities presented by the future show, Matthew Mein took the heads of key garden industry trade associations the HTA, GIMA, GCA and Gardenex, to visit the new Halls.  Caroline Owen, President of the HTA and Managing Director of Scotsdales Garden Centre, said: “That everyone in the garden industry needs a focused, effective annual hub for buying, selling and meeting is beyond doubt.  Glee offers the perfect forum for doing business, and its plans for a fresh location, layout and features look set to help drive us all forward into the next 40 years.  Like the other trade associations here today, the HTA strongly urges every garden retailer and supplier to harness the opportunities that Glee provides.”

Further details about Glee 2014 will be announced soon.  For exhibiting information, call 0207 728 4623, and to find out the latest show news log onto www.gleebirmingham.com. 

The Garden Re-Leaf team have been looking forward to spring since Glee opened on Sunday, asking visitors passing their stand in Hall 5 (5H46) to post messages on the campaign wall.

Garden Re-Leaf is the event designed to kickstart the gardening season each spring and at the same time raise funds for the Greenfingers charity. It has already raised £116,000 in its first two years.

Garden Re-Leaf Day 2014 has been set for 14 March – so find out how you can get involved by calling at the stand. You can follow Sun gardening columnist Peter Seabrook’s example (pictured above) and post your own message of support.

International Food Service Equipment are the one-stop shop for developing your catering offer.

IFSE can help with designing, building and fitting kitchens, front of house serveries and seating areas.

Pictured: Mike Carter, Specialist Product Sales Manager, and Mark Howard, Project Design Sales Manager.

David Relf, a retired surveyor, has lived in France’s Dordogne valley for the past 28 years, in an ancient farmhouse on a 100-acre estate with a lot of lawn…and a lot of moles.

So he has had plenty of trial ground space for his new EasySet Mole Trap – a modern twist on an old concept.

David’s invention is a user-friendly device that solves some of the problems that beset some other designs – like leaving injured moles to suffer, pinching your fingers when setting, and filling up with soil and stones. As its name implies, the EasySet is set with a single push of the trigger. It’s neat, safe, unobtrusive – and, says David, deadly effective.

David has been successfully selling direct to consumers, but at his first Glee, has been picking up promising enquiries from garden centres, a number of whom have taken away samples to try out.

He trades under the name of Beagle Garden Products (5J54) and can also supply a mole run probe and spade to make trap accurate placement easier.

The last winner of a bottle of bubbly from Catering Design Group was Dennis Espley, Managing Director of Squires Garden Centres.

Each day of the show, Glee Daily News picked out visitors wearing an “I’ve thought about it!” pink badge to win a bottle of champagne courtesy of Catering Design Group (Stand 5K20-L25).

The badges were part of an innovative idea from the team at CDG who have been providing garden centres with a range of solutions, hints and tips in the run up to the show around the theme: “Have you thought about…” They have covered solutions to problems with queuing, acoustics, sustainability and creating synergy between front and back of house.