Preparing Your Garden for Winter
With the UK’s unpredictable climate potentially presenting difficult conditions for gardeners this winter, Alasdair Urquhart, Haskins Garden Centre’s in-house plant expert, has shared his top tips to ready your garden for the challenging season ahead. Garden preparation “Winter can be a tough season for gardens, but a proactive approach will help maintain a haven…
Haskins Garden Centres celebrates the success of Barista of the Year
Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre, Crawley, is celebrating the success of restaurant supervisor, Adam Kelly, who recently won the regional heats of Costa Coffee UK’s Barista of the Year competition to progress to the UK and Ireland final. Adam initially came top of Haskins internal competition, before also emerging victorious in the fiercely competitive Costa…
Haskins Ferndown celebrates team leader’s 40 years of service
Kevin Holmes has been a cornerstone of Haskins Garden Centre’s Ferndown site for four decades. Haskins Garden Centres is celebrating the longstanding service of outdoor team leader Kevin Holmes, 56, who has been part of the Ferndown team for over four decades. Kevin is currently the business’s longest-serving member of staff after the Chairman…
Haskins team leader presents her sustainable composting initiative to Garden Centre Association
Shelley Harrison from Haskins Snowhill will present her hot bin composting engagement scheme as part of national GCA competition. A team leader from Haskins Garden Centre, Snowhill, is encouraging change in the industry by presenting a compelling scheme to encourage increased hot bin composting, to the Garden Centre Association (GCA). Shelley is calling for increased…
Elevate your garden with the introduction of Pantone’s colour of the year, Peach Fuzz
Haskins Garden Centre’s in-house plant expert, Alasdair Urquhart, has shared his top plant choices to add vivid Peach Fuzz and create an abundantly coloured garden. Pantone has announced ‘Peach Fuzz’ as its colour of the year for 2024 – a gently elegant peach hue set to be a popular choice in the gardening and design…
Haskins Garden Centre’s Snowhill destination welcomes brand-new Lakeland store
Haskins Garden Centre’s Snowhill branch welcomed a brand-new Lakeland store to the site, enhancing the Copthorne centres offering to the local area. Lakeland, taking its name from its founding home in Windermere in the Lake District, offers a variety of high-quality cooking, baking, cleaning, and laundry products. The new store opened its doors on 10th…
Gardening for a Greener Tomorrow: A Sustainable Approach
Haskins Garden Centre’s in-house plant expert, Alasdair Urquhart, shares his top tips. We can all take simple steps to become more green-fingered when it comes to looking after our outdoor spaces. Haskins Garden Centre’s in-house plant expert, Alasdair Urquhart, explains that sustainability isn’t just a buzzword. “Sustainable gardening isn’t just a trend; it’s a responsibility…
A guide to planting spring bulbs in the autumn
Haskins Garden Centre’s in-house horticulturalist, Alasdair Urquhart, shares his top tips to ensure your spring garden flourishes. September and October are the perfect months to begin planting your spring flowering bulbs. Planting in the autumn months gives time for the bulbs to establish so that they can flower at the right time the following spring.…
Haskins Garden Centre brings Christmas joy to Friends of PICU at Southampton Hospital
Haskins Garden Centre in West End, Southampton, has donated 120 Christmas bears to Southampton General Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The toys will be given as an early Christmas gift to children receiving care on the unit in the lead-up to the festive period. The stuffed toys will be donated to patients through Friends…
Haskins Garden Centre’s Snowhill brings festive cheer to Home-Start
Haskins Snowhill Garden Centre in Crawley has donated 50 Christmas Bears to local charity Home-Start, as part of the centre’s annual festive charity scheme. Home-Start CHAMS is an independent charity offering practical support to families in the regions of Crawley, Horsham, and Mid-Sussex. Home-Start offers home-visiting volunteer support to families with children under five that…