Johnsons Lawn Seed

Glee 2021 saw Johnsons Lawn Seed, the UK’s oldest seed range, unveil a new look with their lawn seed range. In the UK there is a growing trend in the use of smart phones and apps for everyday tasks. Gardening and lawn maintenance are no exception. The new look retains the recognisable Johnsons branding and colour schemes while incorporating two QR codes. On the front ‘How to choose your lawn seed’ helps guide customers to make the right choice. On the back ‘Hints and tips’ details useful advice on ground preparation and how to sow.

Lockdown saw more people than ever before begin to engage with gardening and, despite the unprecedented COVID-19 turbulence that has shaken garden retail this season, the industry now stands in a prime position to capture a new generation of consumers. A recent survey by LV General Insurance claimed that 74% of people said they had changed the way they used their garden during lockdown, pointing to an increase in outdoor space for relaxation and entertaining. Lawns are the focal point of outdoor living and consumers now demand superior, natural products that are child and pet safe.

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Millions of pounds worth of business was generated during the four days of the UK’s leading home, gift and fashion trade show, Autumn Fair co-located with Moda, reigniting, and refuelling the retail industry at Birmingham’s NEC from 5-8 September 2021.

Retailers from across the UK, including Harrods, Anthropologie, Dunelm, Walt Disney Company, B&Q, Oliver Bonas, Fenwick, Boohoo, Blue Diamond Garden Centres, Bloom & Wild, British Garden Centres, Daylesford Organic, Fortnum & Mason, Graham & Green, Tesco, Hobbycraft, La Redoute, Lakeland, Next, Paperchase, Pets at Home, and Sainsbury’s, flocked in their thousands to attend the first major retail trade show since lockdown in March springfair.com for more details.This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s Autumn Fair, listed here in alphabetical order: Gimme-4, iBeani, LoveLilly, Peacock Supplies & RTC www.autumnfair.com

The desire to refresh their stock levels, inject newness and discover exciting new products for their stores, and experience product in person, created a very confident mood and many exhibiting suppliers secured record numbers and quality of orders.

Creativity, innovation, inspiration, and inventiveness were in abundance throughout the four key show destinations: Home, Gift, Fashion and Design & Source. Overall, feedback from exhibitors has centred on the amount of pent-up demand there is for face-toface trading again.

Spring Fair and Moda take place from 6-9 February 2022 at the NEC, visit: www.

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