Flowers and plants play an important role, especially during a lockdown and when working from home, a survey in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has found out
Garden Trends Report
The new gardeners are emerging
The pandemic has brought new customers to the garden sector, according to the latest Garden Trends Report. This youthful target group seeks …
USA/Canada - Minter Country Garten
Moving closer to nature
After remodelling their West Coast Canadian garden center, the Minter family spoke about the project, the recent months and the future of the industry in …
Garden trends
A cosy place of retreat
The worldwide pandemic underpins the boom the garden industry already felt before. Now it seems that garden, terrace any balcony have become a kind of …
World Farm
“It’s not an elitist hobby”
Gardening is popular in Singapore and supported by the government. World Farm, the largest garden centre in the smallest country of Southeast Asia offer…
Eastern Europe - Estonia
From tree to garden cabin
The Estonian manufacturer Palmako is specialised in wood in the garden. With its own forests and factories, the parent company Lemeks has the entire …
Seilflechter
The all-rounder among ropes
The desire for natural and environmentally-friendly products is increasing, Seilflechter is convinced. The company has developed a separate display for …
Sustainability - Bellaflora
Sustainable positioning
The fact that Bellafora was able to maintain its sales in the year 2020 is also attributed by the Austrian garden centre market leader to correct …
Garden market
The top performer
Unable to travel during the summer of Covid-19, the Germans made themselves comfortable at home, even in their green living rooms. Garden ranges contributed to …
Living and desing trends - Plant-Style-Group
More innovative and more international together
Scheurich and Soendgen have merged to form the Plant-Style-Group. Both brands will remain unchanged and should profit from synergies…
Gardenex
The EU remains the most important market
There is a big year ahead for Gardenex and its members, says Amanda Sizer Barrett, director general of the federation, when asked by DIY …
Gardena
Explosion of demand
Gardena reports double-digit growth rates. That’s not only down to the industry-wide coronavirus effect. After all, the brand has doubled its sales over five …
Italy - Rabensteiner
A clear line
The greenhouse builder Rabensteiner has erected a garden centre for Floricoltura Brambilla in Vimercate which conveys the character of the traditional plant producer
Compost Urbain
Kitchen composting
This year’s Gardena garden award went to Compost Urbain. It is no accident that the young designer Malcolm Hammer developed his idea in the densely populated …
Volmary
Sweets? Vegetables!
They look just like sweets and chocolates but they are snack vegetables: Volmary’s Candy-Bar concept brings together five varieties of mini vegetables, in which…