client at garden centres across the body politic boost their flavour by corrupt houseplant during October ( 2020 ) consort to the Garden Centre Association ’s ( GCA ) Barometer of Trade report . Compared with the same calendar month in 2019 , sales were up 48.2 % .
Iain Wylie , GCA Chief Executive explicate : “ Our genial health and wellbeing has become an even bigger topic this class and it ’s become fabulously percipient that garden and having foliage and houseplants around the base , can really lift our moods , which is why there ’s no surprise that houseplant have amount out on top as the bestsellers during October . "
“ As another lockdown across England was announced at the end of October and the great unwashed were predicting this before the end of the month , it was likely people were stocking up on houseplants during the month to brighten up their homes and to have something to be given to during their extra supernumerary clip . With more people run from base now too , houseplants are a swell way to spruce up a ho-hum workspace and can help purify the air in addition to add freshness and animation to a way . "
“ houseplant are also being featured in more and more lifestyle magazines as worthy house supplement . It ’s now very voguish to have a cactus or a succulent and to have cyclamen on your board for Christmas and as part of your festive décor . ”
Other good marketer during the month were garden sundries up 41.46 % , article of furniture and cook out up 34.79 % and sales of outdoor industrial plant , which were up 34.53 % . Sales in seeded player and bulbs were up 9.12 % , dearie and aquatics up 6.88 % and unvoiced landscape gardening up 35.33 % . Gift sales were up 15.82 % and Christmas sale were also up 26.74 % . Food vestibule and farm workshop sales were up 27.29 % , wear was down -9.28 % and catering was also down -19.26 % .
Iain impart : “ Clothing sales have been most affected by the pandemic as many concessions have been closed throughout the majority of the class . "
“ As expected , catering sales were also down across the Carry Nation . This is due to reduce capability to allow for social distancing in centres that were undefended across England , tiered restrictions in Scotland , the closing of centres during the firebreaker lockdown that film position in Wales and the centres that were close in Northern Ireland for half of the month . ”
Overall sales for the calendar month were up 13.16 % , which admit catering and restaurant sales , with a twelvemonth to particular date variety of -11.09 % . Retail only digit for the calendar month were up 24.2 % .
Martin Cowell , Director at Cowell ’s Garden Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne , say : “ Houseplants have been a specially strong class for Cowell ’s throughout 2020 and this continued with fantastic sale during October .
“ We have ensure sufficient space is allocated to the department , our squad continually make inspirational in - storage displays and our purchaser work on hard to offer a range that appeal to both houseplant expert and newcomers . "
“ Outdoor plants and core gardening products also go forward to do strongly , and we are seeing an early interest in Christmas product than we would traditionally expect . "
“ I can certainly see the cover desire from customers to acquire and worry for plants , both in the home and garden and attribute this to a wider sympathy of the genial health benefits . We have brook this by incorporating positive citation regarding plants into our social media and in - entrepot signage and we will continue to talk to our client about the benefit of flora . ”
The GCA BoT reports are collect using genuine sales figures and allow an up - to - date trading position statement . They are made usable mid - month following the end of the prior calendar month after all member garden centres have submitted their results . The BoT study allow members to compare their trading place with other centres .
The GCA represents nearly 200 garden centre across the nation . Through sharing info and its review programme the GCA helps members to achieve eminent touchstone in client service , plant life quality and reliability .
