National Children’s Gardening Week! It’s National Children’s Gardening Week from 24th May to 1st June 2025 and we’ve come up with a bunch of fresh ideas to encourage budding young gardeners. Let’s come together to help children grow! Gardening Tools for Little Hands From rakes and spades to gloves and caddy bags, our mini tools …
New In: Outdoor Living Step into spring with our new outdoor living arrivals featuring stylish garden furniture, lighting, decorations and more. It’s time to get sunshine ready! As the days are getting longer and temperatures are rising, it’s time to elevate your outdoor space for the season ahead. Look no further than our Outdoor Living …
Primrose of the Year 2024! The results are in and the winner of our annual Primrose Festival competition has been announced. After a record number of more than 2000 votes, Primula Rosebud Salmon Peach has been crowned top of the blooms! With its contrasting shades of petals, this chameleon colour changer is one of the …
Hop Into Easter Looking for fresh ways to spruce up your home this spring? We’ve got you covered with our new range of Easter-themed home décor. Discover cute bunny and chick motifs, vases brimming with beautiful spring flowers and baskets ready to be filled with chocolate treats. Let the garden be your inspiration for this …
Veganuary Inspiration At the start of each year, Veganuary encourages people to try vegan living for the month of January. Since its launch 10 years ago it’s proved a popular challenge with more than 620,000 people signing up last year. Whether you’re looking to make a switch to a plant-based diet or simply trying to …
A Blooming Delight: How to Make a Bulb Lasagne Autumn is the time to plant spring-flowering bulbs! One project you can create is a “bulb lasagne” in your garden. No, we’re not talking about the Italian pasta dish, but rather a layered garden planting technique that ensures a spectacular springtime display of flowers. In this …
New Summer Event for Kids 23/07/2024 There’s a blooming good choice of kid’s craft activities for budding young artists at Barton Grange Garden Centre this summer. Following the success of our Easter workshops, we’ve lined up two more fun events for children this August. These hands-on classes will give little ones the chance to let …
It’s our 60th Anniversary! Barton Grange is celebrating its 60th anniversary of growing success! It was on 10th May 1963 that our founder Eddie Topping opened the North West’s first garden centre in a small shed next to the car park of his parent’s hotel in Barton, Preston. From these humble beginnings, Eddie’s new …
Italian Trip 01/03/2023 Vicky and I recently travelled to Tuscany to hand pick this season’s selection of large trees. There are no less than 186 nurseries in the Pistoia region covering a total of 1,482 acres so it was a pretty epic task! Each day started in Vannucci with an 8.30am catch up with our …
Best Plant Area in the UK! 25/01/2023 Proud winners of the Ruxley Rose Award. Barton Grange is celebrating after winning the Ruxley Rose Award for the Best Plant Area in the UK for the second year running. Our plant team collected the prestigious trophy at a special awards ceremony at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel …
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