Evergreen Azaleas

January 29, 2023

Evergreen Azaleas Offering vibrant spring colour, there’s an Evergreen Azalea for every occasion. Often seen in Oriental cities, Evergreen Azaleas are versatile plants that can brighten up any part of your garden. Producing an abundance of colour from April to May, these plants are the smaller cousins of Rhododendrons. As such, they thrive in acidic,…

Read More

Erysimums

January 28, 2023

Erysimums Also known as ‘Wallflowers’, Erysimums have narrow leaves with dense, colourful flower spikes of fragrant flowers. Erysimums, or ‘Wallflowers’, can be annuals, biennials or woody-based perennials. Our favourite for this month are the perennial types with their long lasting flowers in shades of mauve, apricot, yellow and red. Growth is best in a sunny…

Read More

Haskins celebrates qualification success for two employees

January 20, 2023

Haskins Garden Centres is celebrating the achievements of two employees, Jason Froggatt, Group Catering Manager at Haskins, and Mike Morath, Commercial and Operations Manager at Birdworld, after they achieved their Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety and Hygiene in Catering. The award was achieved through Highfield Qualifications after Jason and Mike undertook a five-day…

Read More

Transform your garden by injecting Pantone’s colour of the year

January 10, 2023

Haskins Garden Centre’s in-house plant expert, Alasdair Urquhart, shares his top three plants in Viva Magenta to achieve a stimulating, dynamic, and striking garden all year round. Pantone has announced ‘Viva Magenta’ as its colour of the year for 2023 – and its vibrant beetroot hue is set to be a popular trend both in…

Read More

Haskins Garden Centre raises Christmas spirits for local children in aid of Bluefin Children’s Ward at Worthing Hospital

December 20, 2022

Haskins Garden Centre in Roundstone, West Sussex, has donated 50 toy reindeers to the Bluefin Children’s Ward at Worthing Hospital to spread some Christmas cheer. Bluefin Ward is a paediatric unit based within Worthing Hospital in West Sussex. The unit specialises in providing care to babies, children and adolescents who have been admitted to the…

Read More

Forest Lodge Garden Centre spreads Christmas cheer to children at The Fountain Centre and Disability Challengers

December 20, 2022

Forest Lodge Garden Centre in Farnham has donated 75 toy donkeys to children supported by The Fountain Centre and Disability Challengers in Guildford. The Fountain Centre is a small independent cancer charity located within St Luke’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford. The charity provides support and information to individuals that have…

Read More

Haskins Garden Centre raises Christmas spirits for local children in aid of University Hospital Dorset NHS Charity

December 20, 2022

Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown donated over 100 toy reindeers to the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity to spread some Christmas cheer at its family-friendly ‘Elf Dash’ event, which took place at Branksome Dene Beach last weekend. All proceeds from the event will provide support for many of University Hospitals Dorset’s important charity projects, including…

Read More