Inside the current issue
June/July 2009
“Victoria The Garden State” Says Melbourne Lord Mayor at MIFGS
The opening breakfast for MIFGS 2009 saw plenty of emotional people when the Awards were announced. However, the comment that struck me most was when Lord Mayor Robert Doyle announced that we should bring back the slogan, “Victoria The Garden State”. His comment was met with loud applause and I have no doubt our industry would love to see that slogan return. Is anyone about to do any lobbying? Leigh Siebler reports…
Fertilisers – are people feeding their gardens & lawns???
Noelle Weatherley covered the topic of ‘organic’ fertilisers extensively around this time in 2008 so we thought we’d get a brief update on how fertilisers are selling around Australia. The southern states have been hot and dry, not really conducive to feeding plants, with NSW and some northern states being so wet that fertiliser could be continually leached out of the soil. Leigh Siebler reports but poses more questions than answers…
Visual Merchandising Tips
Visual impact is a huge component of retail merchandising. Customers entering a store are greatly influenced by the visual information they gather in the first split second. One simple visual element, such as colour, can catch a shopper's attention and also greatly affect their mood. In today's ultra competitive market place it is of paramount importance that retailers understand the basics of visual merchandising. Here are 9 visual merchandising tips to help you maximize your efforts.
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Testimonial
Brunnings Garden Products is a manufacturer and distributor of home garden care products. As in any competitive industry, we know the importance of bringing our customers the latest news and innovations.
We continuously look to Greenworld for our advertising needs as well as for promoting new products and events. This is not only because the magazine reaches our intended audience but also the level of professionalism and support from Leigh and the team is second to none.
Their knowledge of and passion for the industry ensures that we will continue to choose Greenworld as an important link to our customers for years to come.
Ozren Valcic, Managing Director
Brunnings Garden Products. Tel: 03 9576 9901
www.brunnings.com.au
What's new in this issue
New ‘Red’ Pots
“Glazing pots is a mix of fitting the right glaze to the right clay and kiln conditions. Says David Robinson from Terracotta Works. Not all factories or production regions can have the resources or the right raw materials to produce a great red colour.”
“This season we are running the traditional ‘Oxblood Red’. This glaze formula has been around for hundreds of years and has become the standard for high quality glaze world wide.”
“We are also ranging ‘Fire Engine Red’. This colour works well in our more modern shapes.
Terracotta Works 1300 303 829.
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Advertisers Index
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Newsletter articles
GCAUK results to March – year is calendar year.
Business has been booming in garden centres in the UK defying all talk of a recession.
Nursery & Garden Industry Awards 2010 – Reduced submission requirements, simplified entry criteria, greater winner benefits
Give your business the opportunity to be recognised as the best of the best by entering the 2010 Nursery & Garden Industry Awards – entries open on June 1, 2009.
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WEB FEATURE: ‘The Global Financial Crisis and its likely effect on our Industry’
This is the text of the presentation by Paris Natar at the Gardman new products launch on March 19, 2009. We will probably print it in June/July Greenworld for those not on our E-News data base.
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