mlogan wrote:
Hi,

I am part of a student group conducting research for a fertiliser,
pesticide and herbicide manufacturer and supplier in the UK. This
research is intended to help the new generation of gardeners
understand the products available to them whilst improving the garden
centre experience for all.

This research will be going to the suppliers, so we would like to have
peoples honest opinions as your response will be an important part of
our report.

If you could fill in this really short questionnaire it would be
extremely helpful and we may be able to get your opinions heard.


Age (optional):

How often to visit Garden Centres in a month?

0.5


Do you consider encouraging young gardeners (aged 15-30 ) to be
important?


Yes but this is a motherhood statement, nobody will answer "no", well maybe
Brooklyn1 if his haemorrhoids are playing up.

What ways to you think young gardeners can be encouraged and educated
into the hobby/lifestyle?


Face to face contact with competent enthusiastic mentors not bubble-brain
salesmen

On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being terrible and 10 being excellent, how
would you rate these companies?
Westlands -
Doff Portland -
Scotts -
Vitax -


Never heard of any of them, this is an international forum.

Finally how would you improve garden centres specifically to make the
horticultural industry improve and progress with the changes in
society and thinking to date?



Improve their knowledge, particularly of local conditions, and get rid of
marketing hype over the latest expensive fashionable trademarked cultivar,
wonder tool or amazing chemfert. Have them teach people how to reuse and
recycle in the garden instead of throwing away and buying new.


Any feedback and answers would be extremely helpful, all your answers
will remain anonymous. We hope these questions can make some
improvements to the gardening lifestyle for all.


Or maybe sell more goods.

David.