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 …
A Lasting Tribute 20/09/2022 Barton Grange Garden Centre received a letter of thanks from the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) this week for their recent charity donation. For the month of October, Barton Grange pledged to give £20 from the sale of selected trees to the RFS in memory of Her Majesty the Queen who was …
Growing Tomatoes Tomatoes can be started from seed indoors or bought as young plants, then grown either outdoors or in a greenhouse, in pots or in the ground. They grow particularly well in a greenhouse, usually producing an earlier and larger crop. The secret to caring for tomato plants is regular watering and feeding, especially once …
Barton Grange Crowned Best Garden Centre in the North! 16/07/2024 We are thrilled to announce that we have been named Destination Garden Centre of the Year in the North region at the Garden Centre Association (GCA) Awards. As well as winning the overall top prize, we picked up four additional awards at the ceremony which …
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Barton Grange Garden Centre.
Garstang Road, Brock,
Preston PR3 0BT
(for Sat Nav please use PR3 0RB).
