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john John Woods Nurseries and ITV Studios Global Entertainment have teamed up to launch three new specialist patio roses through the Mattocks range to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Coronation Street, the nation’s favourite TV soap.
 The Rita Sullivan, Jack Duckworth and Hilda Ogden themed Roses have been in development in the Kordes breeding programme for ten years and feature vibrant colours, repeat flowering, a compact habit and excellent disease-resistant properties.
The collection will be available in all John Woods Nurseries and Mattocks UK stockists from July 2011. Each collection will be supplied with fully branded point-of-sale materials which include full colour imagery featuring the Coronation Street character, 14m of bench edging and an A2 size poster.
The patio rose collection is available in multiples of 72 units supplied to stockists in 3.5 litre pots.
The patio rose collection comprises:
The Rita Sullivan Rose – height/spread 40 x 30cm– Red
The Jack Duckworth Rose – height / spread 40 x 40cm – Yellow / Orange
The Hilda Ogden Rose – height / spread 40 x 40cm– Pink
 John Lord, Managing Director of John Woods Nurseries said, “With an average of 10 million viewers per episode and 50 years of history, Coronation Street is unrivalled in popularity and renown. Accordingly the Coronation Street patio rose collection has been selected to appeal to as many people as possible by making it easy to incorporate into any garden, durable and highly collectible. We believe too, that they will make excellent gifts for lovers of Coronation Street. Naturally, we are delighted to be the exclusive supplier of what we’re convinced will be a highly sought-after range of roses.”
More information: www.johnwoodsnurseries.co.uk or www.mattocks.co.uk.
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  Tesselaar International, the worldwide horticultural management and marketing company renowned for sourcing and branding high quality plants has launched the Begonia BONFIRE® Choc Pink.
Like its sister flowers, the Begonia BONFIRE and Begonia BONFIRE Choc Orange that was launched last year, Choc Pink is an eye-catching flowering plant that is both drought tolerant and capable of withstanding torrential downpours.
The blush pink flowers of Begonia BONFIRE Choc Pink cover up to half the plant to provide a stunning contrast against the dark chocolate/plum foliage and red serrated edges. It has a rounded, bushy habit which grows up to 50 cm wide and 50 cm high in the garden. It also looks sensational in patio pots and planters, and adds drama to larger hanging baskets or mixed container plantings.
Easy care and low maintenance, Begonia BONFIRE Choc Pink can be grown in full sun or partial shade, coming into bloom in late spring and continuing to shower gardens with a mass of flowers through summer until the first frosts of late autumn.
Specifications:
· Flower size- 50mm diameter
· Spacing – 50cm apart
· Temperature – performs best at 22°C during the day and 18°C at night.
· Pests – generally not affected by pests, though white fly may cause some damage
· Special care – will benefit from digging and dividing every three years
· Pruning – branches naturally, will benefit from pinching to induce side branches and more compact spreading growth
· Soil – performs bests in a well drained friable soil or good quality potting mix
· Water – keep moist through the growing season
 This variety is a perfect complement for the bright pink flowers and bright green foliage of the original Begonia BONFIRE which has the same trailing growth habit.
Coinciding with the launch of Begonia BONFIRE Choc Pink is the announcement that Young Plants UK will be distributing the Begonia BONFIRE range from 2011.
Suggested retail selling prices (SRSP) are between £4.00 and £6.00 for smaller plants. Prices may vary for larger products such as hanging baskets depending on container size and retail outlet.
For more information and a list of stockists visit www.tesselaar.com or send an email to contactus@tesselaar.com.
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 The newly launched TROPICANNA BLACK® canna from international horticultural and marketing company, Tesselaar International, joins TROPICANNA canna (var. ‘Phasion’) and TROPICANNA® GOLD canna (var. MACtro ) to complete a spectacular trio of plants.
TROPICANNA BLACK’S combination of colours is truly striking. Contrasting the magnificent shades of its purple and black leaves are the rich scarlet and orange flowers that appear from spring through to autumn.
 TROPICANNA BLACK can be planted directly in the ground, where it will grow to 180cm high in its second year, or in pots and other containers, where it will reach 120cm.
Mature width is around 50 cm, while the lily-shaped flowers appear on stalks of 10 – 13cm long.
 The canna genus is native to the new world, from the southern United States to northern Argentina. Despite these exotic origins, however, the plant is tough and versatile and will thrive with minimum care and attention once established. This makes it possible to combine TROPICANNA BLACK with TROPICANNA and TROPICANNA GOLD to create a visually stunning garden display.
With a suggested retail selling price (SRSP) of £5.99, TROPICANNA BLACK will be available at garden centres across the UK, including DIY stores such as B&Q and Homebase and via mail order from Taylor & Sons Bulbs Ltd – www.taylors-bulbs.com. Prices may vary depending on container size and retail outlet.
For more information and a list of stockists visit www.tesselaar.com
or send an email to contactus@tesselaar.com.
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Tropicanna Black
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The New Hugo from Sorcit
Winner of three glee awards, Best of Show, Best Eco Product, and Best Garden Care product, at the 2010 show
New for 2011 from Sorcit is the Hugo, a space saving collapsable water butt available in 5 funky colours. These space saving waterbutts are supplied pre loaded in free standing display units for easy merchandising, and an instant impact in the garden centre.
 Made from eco friendly recyclable raw materials, the Hugo water butts offer a 200 litre capacity, and a unique water level indicator, together with a universal tap design for hose pipe connection, direct irrigation, or watering can filling.
Hugo’s can be linked together for additional water storage, and when not needed they are easy to clean and maintain, and collapse for storing in a shed or garage.
For more information contact shaun@sorcit.co.uk
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 Kingfisher plc today announces that Pascal Cagni is appointed as a non-executive director of the Company. Mr Cagni, 49, is currently Vice President and General Manager of Apple Europe, Middle-East, India and Africa, and has been with Apple for 10 years in a variety of roles. His previous experience includes positions at NEC, Compaq and Booz Allen Hamilton. He has also served as a non-executive director on the board of Atari, the computer games company.
 Commenting on the appointment, Ian Cheshire, Kingfisher’s Group Chief Executive, said: “I am delighted to welcome Pascal to Kingfisher, where his background will be of particular help as we develop our multichannel strategy. In addition, his extensive international business experience and understanding of retailing will be extremely useful. This appointment underlines our ambition to create growth for Kingfisher through investment in the digital strategies of our brands across the Group.”
Daniel Bernard, Kingfisher’s Chairman, said: “Pascal is a distinguished European business leader with real expertise in the new technology industries. He will further enhance our board, which already includes directors with experience gained at Ikea, Carrefour and Cadbury, amongst others. I look forward to working closely with him.”
Mr Cagni does not have an interest in shares in Kingfisher and there is no other information required to be disclosed under 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.
 Carol Paris, Operations Director of the Garden & Leisure Group, has been awarded the Charles Pearson Memorial Medal at the Horticultural Trades Associations (HTA) Garden Futures Conference in London for her outstanding contribution to the horticultural industry.
As Vice President of the HTA and a member of the HTA Board she helps guide the work of the Association. Her knowledge and insights also come from her involvement in other aspects of the industry – whether on the Board of HDC (Horticultural  Development Company) helping growers, on our Training and Careers Committee teaching us all how to better recruit, motivate and inspire our people, as a leading light on our Retail Management Group or in quietly helping individual businesses in the industry to unlock their own commercial potential.
Commenting on the award HTA President Caroline Owen said, “Carol provides a huge and selfless contribution to our industry. She is a fabulous example of someone who puts a huge amount back into the industry, not just focussing on their own business ambitions, and I believe she is an inspiration for the rest of us. The Medal is awarded annually to someone who has made a contribution to the industry way above and beyond the ordinary, and I can think of no finer winner.”
The HTA Charles Pearson Medal has been awarded on an annual basis since it was instigated in 1930 in memory of the HTA’s first General Secretary, Charles Pearson. Carol is only the seventh woman to receive the medal. Previous female recipients include: Miss A K Wheeler, Mrs E Lewis, Miss M Scott, Baroness Trumpington, Mrs M Roe and Penny Worner.
 With a host of new and exciting products Westland are set to significantly grow the lawn care category next season.
Delivering a market first, Westland has created ONCE; a revolutionary 4 month lawn feed that keeps on greening the lawn throughout the season. What makes ONCE results so special is the market leading granule technology. Each granule of Westland ONCE contains all the nutrients and trace elements that every blade of grass needs. And because each granule contains the full nutrient content the grass grows and greens evenly.
 Keith Nicholson, Head of Marketing at Westland Horticulture said, “ONCE is an absolute revolution in lawn care and is the simplest way to look after the lawn. It really will make lawn care more accessible than ever to the 20 million households with lawns and, along with Aftercut will drive growth into the sector for many years.”
Aftercut is the No.1 lawn feed brand* in the UK and is set to continue its outstanding growth in 2011 with Aftercut Lawn Revitaliser, a unique 2 in 1 lawn product which not only feeds on each application but also adds new grass each time it is applied.
Aimed at revitalising tired lawns, this 2 in 1 formulation contains all of the benefits of the Aftercut three day greening formulation, but adds grass seed on each application which has been specially blended to ensure maximum germination in all conditions. Aftercut Revitaliser will deliver results and revitalise tired lawns within days of application.
Naomi Jenkins, Product Manager at Westland Horticulture said, “With approximately 25% of grass dying each season it is vital to replenish with new grass for great looking lawns, and Aftercut Revitaliser 2 in 1 is
the perfect product to do this. The lawn care products developed for the 2011 season will only go to enhance Westland’s leading position within this category and make lawn care accessible to gardeners of all levels.”
Committed to driving more consumers to the lawn care category Westland will be investing more than £1million in media campaigns for 2011.
The eagerly anticipated launch of Westland’s new wild bird care brand Peckish is upon us at this month’s Glee event.
Talk has been rife about Peckish over the last few months and finally the products are being unveiled for all to see. The clear and eye catching packaging is sure to make an impact at the show and is an exciting addition to the Westland family.
The main priority for the Peckish range has been quality and with the premium blends being husk free, birds are receiving 100% nutrition and no waste is left for the consumer to clear up.
The unique CalVita supplement that has been added to the products provides essential nutrients to ensure birds are receiving the correct diet to maintain their health.
CalVita provides a combination of Calcium and Vitamins A, D and E plus Carotenoids so birds receive essential nutrients for maintaining healthy immune systems, strong bones and vitamins to enhance fertility and produce healthy offspring.
This focus on quality has been followed through from feed to feeders which provide the consumer with products that are easy to assemble and clean.
Jamie Robinson, Technical Director for Peckish said, “Peckish will be bringing not only a unique take on feeding wild birds but one of the main focuses of the feeders was the ease of cleaning. This will essentially help to eliminate common diseases that can be transmitted through the sharing of feeders and water trays. Our simple designs ensure ease of dismantling and assembling to aid the consumer in the cleaning process.”
A consumer website will allow the public to access information about the new Peckish products and give consumer advice and tips on how to feed wild birds. To see the Peckish consumer site visit www.getpeckish.co.uk
Westland Horticulture moves its ever growing garden range into yet another category next season with the launch of Hero, their garden cleaning brand.
 Hero incorporates a range of easy to use products which deliver outstanding results and are suitable for a variety of garden surfaces, and a triple action wheelie bin cleaner which is set to become a huge hit.
The two Paving and Decking cleaning products, super concentrate and capsules provide a nine month long lasting protection resulting in a cost effective and simple application process that requires no scrubbing or rinsing.
For smaller spots in the garden, Hero Garden Surface Power Cleaner, a multi –purpose spray is perfect. It can be easily applied to UPVC, garden furniture, terracotta pots and more, eradicating those garden trouble spots caused by algae, moss and mould.
 The Triple Action Wheelie Bin Power Cleaner provides the perfect solution to the ever increasing problem of dirty and foul smelling bins. These problems are more prominent now that bins are emptied less frequently and they provide the perfect breeding ground for flies and maggots. Hero eradicates this problem with a two-week-lasting Triple Action Spray incorporating an insecticide, disinfectant and deodoriser.
Adam Long, Product Manager for garden cleaning products at Westland said, “This is a further development for our constantly evolving and industry leading company. We are aiming to provide a wide range of products for all those gardening needs and believe Hero provides the perfect garden cleaning solution.”
For further information about Hero and the other products in the Westland portfolio visit
www.gardenhealth.com
 Everyone wants a lawn that looks green, lush and weed free all year round. And everyone wants that luscious lawn to be easy to achieve. EverGreen lawncare products produce great results, but not everyone applies them to their best advantage. That’s where the new EverGreen Easy Spreader + comes in to help spread the best results over the whole lawn.
 Key consumer insights from Scotts’ Home Use Study reveal that ease of use is the most important factor for gardeners buying a lawn spreader, together with controlled, even spread and fast application. Based on these findings, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is launching the EverGreen Easy Spreader + to ensure fast, easy and even application of EverGreen lawn products. Its new design technology delivers a spreader that is:
- Simple to use.
- Fast to apply with its 53cm spreading width.
- Precise for extremely even product delivery.
Retailer opportunities
Sales of big bag sizes of lawn fertilisers increased by 27% in 2010 and 50% of UK household lawns are 200sq m and above, but only 5% of houses have a spreader. A spreader is an essential piece of gardening equipment for larger lawns to obtain the perfect results everyone wants, so there are huge opportunities for retailers to increase sales and maximise profits by creating linked sales to the EverGreen range of lawncare products – the number one name in lawncare 1.
In Scotts Home Use Test, putting a spreader in the hands of consumers increased their purchase intent. To maximise your sales, display an assembled spreader so your customers can have a go! Approach customers buying big bags of EverGreen, explain the fantastic benefits that EverGreen Easy Spreader + delivers – and double your sales!
Price
The suggested retail price is only £19.99.
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