UK garden centres and their development over the time

Author: Ashishpandey | Posted: 01.05.2012

Any garden center can be an expanded version of the plant nursery. The garden centers can sell the plants as their primary and basic motive, but apart from that, the main function is to provide all services related to gardening. Gone are the days when gardening was a very limited concept. Today, people give a lot of importance to landscaping and so, gardening has achieved different meanings. Gardens are the most beautiful sections of the homes today, particularly in UK and every person wants to have a beautiful garden that overlooks the road and adds a smile to the faces of the onlookers. No doubt, a good garden is the magnetizer of appreciation from others. Beautification of the gardens in your homes can easily take place with the right guidance and assistance from the UK garden centres. There are some of the most amazing garden centers in UK and you can get all sorts of services from them.

Various products such as plants, seeds, bulbs, flowers, fruits and vegetables, tolls, landscaping products like statues, ornaments and furniture, compost, manures and fertilizers today form a part of the UK garden centres. Some of these UK garden centres may also be offering you the pet-related services and products. They may also be selling the pets along with plants and these pets can include anything from rabbits to fish to guinea pigs to mice. All the garden-friendly animals and pets can be found at the UK garden centres for your garden as well. There are literally thousands of UK garden centres and some of these also have various branches all across the UK. The largest UK Garden Center is The Garden Center Group; also known as Wyevale initially that covers almost 129 sites in UK.

In the modern days, UK garden centres have not remained limited to the garden-related offerings and services. It offers a range of other activities such as acting as the leisure destination for kids, restaurants as well as other activities which can definitely increase your experience for shopping. The competition in the UK garden centres has therefore flourished which is only very beneficial for the customers and users all across the UK. Advent of the Internet also further enhanced this competition and so, you are also offered various additional services online. For example, if you have a query regarding your plants, you can always chat with the experts online as well.

While the plant nurseries are only meant to retail in the plants, the UK garden centres are extensive, as in, they offer better and greater products as well as services. These garden centers are modern and so they do not just offer you garden supplies, but all other products and services associated with the garden. These services include garden furniture, pets, aquariums, giftware, home products and leisure buildings, thereby increasing the shopping experience of the users.

The most ancient of all UK garden centres is the ‘Plant and Harvest’ that is found in Buckinghamshire. This garden center in UK has been selling various garden-related products and services since 1775!



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