UK's Oldest Family Owned Garden Centres
Family Business United are committed to compiling and maintaining a record of the oldest family owned garden centres across the UK and below you will find the current listing, going back generations and representing thousands of years of familial ownership and leadership.
In compiling the listings, we have used various means to make it as comprehensive and accurate as possible. However, due to the fact that there is no legal requirement to disclose the status of the underlying ownership in business it is not an easy process. We used our networks, connections at trade bodies and extensive desktop research to determine the oldest family businesses but are not able to say unequivocally that there are not a few other hidden gems out there. From time to time another long-standing family firm is brought to our attention and after the necessary research and confirmations have been obtained, the business is added and the list updated.
If you are aware of a family business that needs to be considered for inclusion then please do not hesitate to get in touch so that we can update the list accordingly.
D.Stewart & Son, Limited
1742
Family run Garden Centres, Nursery and Landscapers. Plant growers since 1742 with records showing that ancestors were growing trees back when the business was founded.
Notcutts Limited
1897
Notcutts remain family owned and are proud of their gardening roots. Be inspired by their fantastic range of plants and stunning displays, especiallytheir showstopper Notcutts Garden. Receive expert gardening help from the team, browse through stylish furniture and hand-picked homewares, or relax over a bite to eat in their family-friendly restaurant.
Palmers At Ullesthorpe Limited
1911
Palmers at Ullesthorpe is a family-run garden centre in Leicestershire, featuring an on-site restaurant known as Cafe 1911
D.J. Squire & Co. Limited
1936
Back in 1935 David Squire, Head Groundsman and gardener at the Police Orphanage in Twickenham, was made redundant. With a young family to support he set up his own business, and that business has grown into a thriving, family-owned garden centre group which now comprises 17 garden centres, and 17 Cafe Bars.
Parkhall Nursery And Garden Centre Limited
2002
Parkhall Garden Centre (also known as Parkhall Nursery) is a family-run independent retail site and nursery located on the outskirts of Somersham, Cambridgeshire. Spanning 2.5 acres, the centre specialises in home-grown bedding plants, mature trees, and unusual shrubs, and includes an on-site tea room
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