A garden centre is a retail firm that sells plants and products related to gardens as its primary business. It is open to the public, with facilities to care for and display plants.
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UK
A garden centre in the UK sells plants, compost, fertilizers, tools and landscaping products such as statues, furniture and garden ornaments. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size Some also sell pet related products and small pets such as guinea pigs, rabbits, fish and mice. The Guinea pig (also commonly called the cavy after its scientific name Cavia porcellus) is a species of Rodent belonging to the family Caviidae Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two A mouse (plural mice) is a small Animal that belongs to one
The UK has a mix of small businesses and national or regional chains. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Garden centre chains in the UK include The Garden Store, Notcutts, Squires, Hillier and Wyevale. Notcutts Garden Centres Ltd is a private limited company. They operate 13 Garden centres across the south-east of England from Solihull Hillier is a surname and may refer to Bevis Hillier English art historian author and journalist David Hillier English former footballer This article is about Wyevale Garden Centres For the town in Ontario Canada see Wyevale Ontario. The DIY chains B&Q and Homebase also have garden centres. B&Q is a British Retailer of DIY and Home improvement tools and supplies Homebase is a British Home improvement store and Garden centre, with 320 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland In recent years Garden centres have evolved to become a leisure destination with play centres for children, restaurants and other activities designed to improve the shopping experience and time spent at the Centre. This is partly a reachion to the DIY chains bringing down prices and the increasing threat from online Garden centres such as Garden Oasis, Crocus and Greenfingers. Some open air attractions (eg, National Trust properties, the RHS Garden, Wisley, Westonbirt Arboretum) also run small garden centres as additional sources of revenue or to discourage the unofficial taking of plant cuttings. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales The Royal Horticultural Society 's garden at Wisley in the English County of Surrey south of London is one of the three most visited Westonbirt Arboretum is an Arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the Plant cutting, also known as striking/cloning is a technique for vegetatively (asexually propagating plants in whicha piece of the source plant containing at least one
The centres usually obtain their plant supplies from nurseries or from specialist wholesalers. A nursery is a place where Plants are propagated and grown to usable size
The peak business seasons in the UK are spring (March to June) and autumn (September and October).
A garden centre offers more products and services than the traditional nursery which mainly retails plants. Garden centres offer not only garden supplies but also leisure buildings, garden furniture, products for pets and fish keeping, and giftware and home products.
The oldest garden centre in England is 'Plant and Harvest' in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. West Wycombe is a small village three miles due west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England and is the home of the West Wycombe Caves and Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. A walled garden, built as the kitchen gardens for the Dashwood Estate, it has been selling plants since 1775.
In 2007, the retailer, Tesco, has attempted to move into the garden centre market through acquisition[1] [2]. Tesco plc is a British -based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain
United States
Items found in U. S. garden centers (US spelling) are annual and perennial flowers, trees & shrubs, roses, container gardens, hanging baskets, houseplants, water gardening, seeds and bulbs, potting mixes, soil amendments and mulch, fertilizers and chemicals, pottery, garden tools and supplies, fountains and garden decor. A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or A shrub or Bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody plant, distinguished from a Tree A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species Container gardening is the practice of growing plants exclusively in containers or "pots" instead of planting them in the ground Water gardens, also known as aquatic gardens, backyard ponds and Garden ponds, have been made popular by Andy Holt in recent years A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored A bulb is an underground vertical Shoot that has modified leaves (or thickened leaf bases that are used as Food Storage organs by A soil conditioner, also called a soil amendment, is a material added to Soil to improve plant growth and health In Agriculture and Gardening, '''mulch''' is a protective cover placed over the Soil, primarily to modify the effects of the local Climate. Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant Pottery is the Ceramic ware made by potters It also refers to a group of materials that includes Earthenware, Stoneware A garden tool is any one of many tools made for gardens and Gardening and overlaps with the range of tools made for Agriculture and Horticulture. A traditional fountain is an arrangement where water issues from a source ( Latin fons) fills a basin of some kind and is drained away
Many U. S. garden centers have other departments including wild bird feeding, floral, gift, outdoor furniture and barbecue grills, home decor, landscape design, landscaping services and pet supplies. Bird feeding is the activity of feeding wild birds History James Fisher noted that the first person to feed wild birds was the sixth century monk St Serf of Fife who tamed Garden furniture, also called patio furniture, is a type of Furniture specifically designed for Outdoor use barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City. Landscape design is similar to Landscape architecture. Landscape Design focuses more on the artistic merits of design while Landscape Architecture encompasses the artistic Most garden centers have a large Christmas shop during the holiday season. Some garden centers have added a cafe or coffee bar, but not like the restaurants found in some European garden centers. A coffeehouse ( French / Portuguese: café; Spanish: cafetería; Italian: caffè
Both of the largest home improvement stores in the U. S. --Lowe's and The Home Depot-- refer to their gardening departments as garden centers. Lowe's Companies Inc ( is a US -based chain of Retail Home improvement and appliance stores The Home Depot ( is an American Retailer of Home improvement and construction products and services
Greenhouses are commonly part of a garden center. A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse or hothouse) is a building where plants are cultivated Greenhouses protect the plants from late cold snaps, allow stores to keep houseplants in prime condition, and keep the customers dry on rainy days.
Garden centers employee horticulturists who can diagnose problems and make recommendations to gardeners. This is almost always provided as a free service in the store.
Most garden centers are independently owned. There are some regional chains, but there is no national U. S. garden center chain.
Many garden centers belong to a buying cooperative. The largest is Master Nursery Garden Centers with just under 800 members followed by Home and Garden Showplace (part of the larger cooperative the True Value Company) with 260 members, Northwest Nursery Buyers Association with 46 members and finally, ECGC with 14 very large garden center members. True Value Company is a retailer-owned hardware Cooperative with approximately 6200 independent retail locations worldwide
The trade associations of independent garden centers in the U. S. is the Garden Centers of America and the American Nursery & Landscape Association . Garden Centers of America (GCA is a Nonprofit organization of independent Garden centers across North America
References
- ^ Tesco in £155m garden centre bid. BBC (8 June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the
- ^ Tesco in £155m garden centre bid. Guardian Unlimited (8 June 2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the
External links
- The British Library - finding information on the horticulture industry
- - Garden Centers of America
- - ANLA
- - Mastery Nursery Garden Centers
- - Home & Garden Showplace
- - Northwest Nursery Buyers Association
- - ECGC
- - Helpful Resource for Garden Ornaments
Dictionary
garden centre
-noun
- A retail outlet displaying and selling plants and other items for the domestic garden.
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