A brand new garden center is due to open in Gosport later this month. The garden centre, located in the Alver Valley, have a large cafe, a children’s play area, toilets, an ice cream bar and a meeting room, which can be reserved for meetings, parties and community events. WithRead More →
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The Hamilton salami saga is finally over now that Venetian Meats has opened a new retail store at its Stoney Creek location. The city has been without Venetian place of sale since the longtime meat processing business moved from Burlington Street near Gage Avenue and Barton Street in September 2021.Read More →
The Old Railway Line Garden Center has been awarded the ‘Garden Center of the Year 2021’ award at the National Garden Center Association (GCA) Awards. The family business has won the title of ‘Best Garden Centre’ nine years in a row for the Wales and West region, but it isRead More →
Store manager Shalim Miah said: “Pavers Shoes is a family business based in York with stores across the UK. We are well known for providing quality footwear across all of our brands. We are very excited to join the new Alver Valley Garden Center in Gosport, we think our newRead More →
The center will now be called Retford and Gainsborough Garden Center by Cherry Lane Retford and Gainsborough Garden Center and the on-site Citrus Cafe in Bar Road, Saundby have been taken over by Cherry Lane Garden Centres. Nick Rubins, Managing Director of QD Group, owner of Cherry Lane, said: “TheRead More →
After plans were presented to Gosport Borough Council 10 years ago, the Alver Valley Garden Center has finally been given the green light to open its doors to the public. It is hoped that it will open in March with a main building of 5,400 m². The site will haveRead More →
Willowbend Nurseries, owned by Angelo Petitti of Petitti Garden Centers (No. 2 on Garden center Magazine’s Top 100), purchased the assets of Herman Losely & Son, Inc. with the intention of continuing their legacy as Losely Nursery. Willowbend now represents 2,000 acres of field production, 500 acres of container productionRead More →
Vanderwees Garden Gallery has been an integral part of Thunder Bay for over 60 years, but few know of its humble beginnings. Today it is well known as a garden center in the summer and for its Christmas displays in the winter. But Joe and Laura Vanderwees started their greenhouseRead More →
The Hilton Garden Inn in Aberdeen recently received an HGI Strong, Brighthearted Award. This distinction recognizes the top percent of Hilton Garden Inns in the region based on guest experience. The doors opened last December on this third hotel developed by the McPeake family. The $15 million facility includes 103Read More →
Currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, Henleaze Garden Shop is one of Bristol’s oldest family businesses. The store – now Henleaze’s oldest – was opened by John Stenner and his wife, Vera, shortly after World War II in 1946. Stock was limited at the time, but they did sell a fewRead More →
With each planting season, it’s easy to go back to our favorites for new annuals and hanging baskets, another set of perennials, and seedlings for the vegetable patch. Whether you’re shopping at your local co-op, neighborhood plant sale, farmers market, big box retailer, or local greenhouse, maybe it’s time toRead More →
CLEVELAND – Today there are nine Petitti Garden Center locations in Northeast Ohio, but it all started 50 years ago in Oakwood Village. The family business was born from a man and a dream. What would you like to know Petitti Garden Centers has nine locations in Northeast Ohio TheRead More →
After holding the position for nearly four decades, Kelly Chadwick hopes whoever replaces her will enjoy taking care of the University of Montana tropical garden and other plants as much as she does. (Jordan Unger / Current Missoula) After spending more than 37 years as the University Center (UC) GardenRead More →
It is tempting to shop for the garden at places like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, as their prices are sometimes lower than those at small garden centers. However, a garden gnome once said that the information and greenery available at smaller “mom and pop” centers goes beyond the shackles –Read More →
Visit Liner Patch and Deb’s Garden Shop, located at 4420 Plymouth Sorrento Road, Apopka, open 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The spring flowers have passed and now summer is here and in full swing. Nature, however, does not stop because there is a change in the weather.Read More →
People come from near and far to visit the city, and when they do, they often make it a day. For locals who live outside of town, this could just mean an appointment at Prairie Dental Centers or a physiotherapy session at Poissant Therapy and Healing. Both are located inRead More →
After a long cold winter, the weather is finally starting to look like spring in the Rochester area. The annual flower and vegetable planting season officially kicks off Memorial Day weekend. Market gardening has gained ground this year as more people are interested in growing their own food during theRead More →
Garden centers, nurseries, farm supply stores and small producers are open for business and adapt quickly to meet customer concerns and safety restrictions. For these companies, spring is crucial for their bottom line, so they are doing everything possible to keep up with the changing tide. The state-imposed home supportRead More →
Landscaping, nursery and garden center workers are considered non-essential workers and will not be exempt under the March 27 update to Governor Tim’s COVID-19 emergency order Walz. Yet the overall impact of the current closure of local garden centers, nurseries and landscapers is unclear. “It’s far too early to tell,”Read More →
Design-build landscaping has been our calling since the late 90s, but until three years ago we also had a commercial garden center and nursery. Owning an independent garden center is as cumbersome and risky as farming; just as subject to the vagaries of the weather. It is also very dependentRead More →
How did this business get started? For 64 years, Dunn’s Nursery and Garden Shop on Skibo Road has helped residents of Fayetteville and surrounding areas meet their landscaping and garden needs. The owner, John F. Dunn, Jr., said his father, J. Fairley Dunn, started the business in 1955. “It startedRead More →