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We know that customers are interested in our green message, the green stories we can tell about our products and what we are doing to help wildlife…

So we loved this sign at Chelsea.

Just imagine a display at the entrance to your centre that could say this…

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We saw this today in Seth Godin’s Blog – What does your brand stand for?

Some very wise words from Seth Godin, one of our heroes at Waring Stewart Associates and the Garden Centre Blog. “What does your brand stand for? If you tell me about service and quality and customer focus, you haven’t answered my question, because a hundred other brands stand for that. If you are what others…

10 Great ideas from Chelsea to use in your Garden Centre today! #3

Tom Stogden’s slate sculptures were a part of many Chelsea show gardens, and are both tactile and beautiful. Have you thought of adding artisan created garden sculptures to your offer? (Englefield Garden Centre, near Reading have a resident sculptor based at the Centre…) – Here is some of Tom’s work, as exhibited at Chelsea 2013…

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We love the way some stands, (in particular the greenhouse companies) used bunting to draw attention to their products.

Bunting really attracts attention, in particular under canopies where it can flap gently in the summer breeze… (Well we can all dream!)

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