Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres, trading as British Garden Centres, is a British chain of

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based in

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. By 2022, it operated over sixty locations. It is the second largest operator of garden centres in the UK, after

Dobbies Dobbies Garden Centres (styled as Dobbies) is a British chain of garden centres based in Lasswade, Scotland. It is the biggest garden centre operator in the United Kingdom, operating over 75 stores, some of which it acquired from the previous bi ...

History

The company was started by Charles Stubbs in 1990. Its first garden centre was Woodthorpe Hall, built on a farm. In 2010, it acquired its fifth garden centre. In 2018, the firm operated ten garden centres. In 2019, the company acquired 37 garden centres from

Wyevale Garden Centres Wyevale Garden Centres (formerly The Garden Centre Group) was a British chain of garden centres. At its height, it was the largest garden centre operator in the United Kingdom, with 154 locations in England and Wales. It became the largest garden ...

. In December 2019, the firm completed its acquisition of Hillview, a chain of eight garden centres. In March 2022, the company changed its logo, with the new design incorporating a red

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References

Garden centres 1990 establishments in England Retail companies established in 1990