Many of the leading garden centre players from the Garden Retail Top 100 continue to grow their own plants — including Bents, Woodcote Green, Garsons, Aylett, Woodlands, Baytree, Bridge-mere, Perrywood, Coolings and Highfield. But the trend for centres to hive off their growing arms to focus on core retailing looks set to continue.Most garden centres began as nurseries. But as the sector developed, the separate skills required to be a retailer and a grower became more pronounced. Last month, Barton Grange Group announced that it is selling its Garden Centre Plants and Northern Liners nursery divisions, with Quinton Edwards acting as agency.
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机译：花园零售百强中许多领先的花园中心参与者都在继续种植自己的植物，包括Bents，Woodcote Green，Garsons，Aylett，Woodlands，Baytree，Bridge-mere，Perrywood，Coolings和Highfield。但是，中心越来越倾向于集中精力进行核心零售的趋势似乎仍在继续。大多数园艺中心都是从苗圃开始的。但是随着行业的发展，成为零售商和种植者所需的独立技能变得更加明显。上个月，Barton Grange Group宣布将出售其Garden Center Plants和Northern Liners苗圃部门，由Quinton Edwards担任代理。
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