Scotts Miracle-Gro has further strengthened its position in the home pesticide market with the launch of a comprehensive portfolio of new ‘natural’ and safe products in its Home Defence® range.

The new range will be supported with promotional material, including dedicated advertising campaigns, to publicise the unique Home Defence® umbrella branding, which stands for effective products delivered in a safe way.

The Quick Step product pack from Tetra will help retailers increase sales by cross-selling some of Tetra’s best selling food and care products.

The Quick Step Kit is aimed at new fishkeepers and offers a pack containing Tetra Aquasafe (100ml), Tetra SafeStart (100ml), TetraMin (20g) and Tetra EasyBalance (100ml), with a promotional RSP of £18.61, which means that the customer saves £3.15. Quick Step Kits are available from Tetra now.

Two more products from peat-free and 100% recycled composts manufacturer, Vital Earth, have been added to Wilkinson’s garden products range for the 2010 season. The popular store is now stocking the brand new fertiliser product, Chicken Poo and the Kayak grow bag.

An innovative, durable, budget-friendly knapsack sprayer range offering top quality innovation is entering the UK turf and amenities market thanks to experienced UK distributor DMMP Limited. Chapin International, the largest manufacturer of sprayers in North America, boasts 125 years of manufacturing, research and development. The company invented and patented the pump sprayer in 1902.

Springtime is an excellent time of year to review the condition of your lawn especially after a hard winter has damaged the turf.

Every year approximately a quarter of the originally sown species may die leaving space for weeds and coarse grasses.

Bulrush Horticulture Ltd. is entering its 31st year of trading and continues to be at the forefront of producing high specification substrates for professional growers and amateur gardeners alike.

Following high levels of investment the company has improved packaging and pallet presentation, utilising their “Premium Quality” branding to support their “professionals choice” product quality.

Maxicrop Original seaweed extract has long been a firm favourite with keen gardeners and commercial growers – for both conventional and organic growing – according to Maxicrop’s marketing director, Shane Deaville.

The Gardens Group consists of three garden centres, the most recent opened in March 2006. As specialist retailers of garden plants and premium products, talk us through who your customers are and what they can expect to find on a typical visit to one of these stores?

Customers are varied and although in the main they are mature and experienced gardeners we do have plenty of younger, less experienced gardeners too. We work a lot with schools to encourage children to take up gardening.