Mary, Mary, quite contrary. How does your garden (centre) grow?

Staying ahead of the game in today’s increasingly competitive garden centre retail space can feel like a bit of a riddle!

But with over two thirds of British adults now visiting garden centres every year (Horticultural Trades Association), and the average UK household spending around £150 on their garden each year (TGI survey, Kantar Media), there’s everything to play for.

If you’re seeing 2024 as the year to up your game, here’s our top three recommendations for standing out in this competitive space and upgrading your garden centre:

Prove your sustainability credentials: Garden enthusiasts are passionate about natural spaces, so it makes sense that they’ll care about protecting the world around them. Show that you care too, by making any upgrades to your space eco-conscious. Our expert team can help you lower the carbon footprint of your build, choose the most sustainable materials for a garden centre canopy, shelter or structure, and even help you create a building that is A rated for energy efficiency.

Create a one-stop inspiration space: With garden centre visitors increasingly looking for home décor, gifting, and hobby inspiration in addition to plants, why not upgrade a low traffic outdoor area into a fully insulated garden centre extension? Our inhouse design team can work with your teams to interpret your vision and can even upgrade canopied areas to keep upgrade costs down.

Embrace Brits’ love of alfresco eating: At the first sign of sun, we all love heading out into green spaces to eat. Why not encourage this trend, by creating your very own hybrid indoor / outdoor dining experience? Our canopies can shield your customers from rain, wind and strong UV rays, while enabling them to enjoy the fresh air while they eat. Best of all? You can use your newly elevated or extended dining space to showcase your outdoor dining ranges, patio planting and even to exhibit and (use!) your outdoor cooking ranges.
Feeling inspired? Get in touch today. We’d love to hear from you and our team can arrange a complementary site visit.

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