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Haskins Garden Centres are encouraging gardeners to get out into their garden to combat any undue stress over the festive season. Haskins recommends the following gardening activities for mindfulness and enhanced wellbeing: Plant potted bulbs for spring colour as the perfect antidote to winter. Tulips are ideal to plant in November and can often boast…
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The garden centre group, Haskins, is celebrating after a successful launch of its Christmas department across all four of its centres. Customers can browse a variety of gifts, with plenty suitable for green-fingered adults, as well as plenty to choose from for beginner gardeners. There’s also a wide range of decorations available. Real pot-grown trees…
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Haskins is delighted to welcome Elaine Sinclair, rescue officer at Wadars Animal Rescue, to its Roundstone centre on Monday October 15 to raise awareness of the plight of hedgehogs. Wadars Animal Rescue is focusing its attention on the protection of hedgehogs throughout the month of October, in a campaign aptly named ‘Hogtober.’ Every year, the…
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Haskins Garden Centre employee announced as runner-up in Cultivation Street’s Ambassador competition
Sophie Lyall, customer services assistant at Haskins Garden Centre in West End has been announced as a runner-up in Cultivation Street’s national ambassador competition. Cultivation Street is a campaign founded by David Domoney, celebrity TV Gardener and Broadcaster, to recognise and reward communities that are caring for their streets, as well as encouraging other communities…
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Haskins is encouraging gardeners to make the most of their homegrown beetroot with a delicious roasted beetroot and balsamic vinegar recipe. Alasdair Urquhart, Haskins’ in-house plant expert, commented: “This time of year is the ideal time to harvest beetroots. If you can resist picking the leaves for salads, they can be harvested right into October.…
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Four employees working at Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown are training for the Bournemouth Half Marathon in aid of Autism Wessex. General manager Simon Hallam, customer services assistant team leader Pauline Oxford, admin assistant Ellie Trickett and customer service assistant Ruby Johnson are running the Bournemouth Half Marathon on Sunday October 7. They’ll be joined…
Read MoreThe garden centre group, Haskins, is putting finishing touches to plans for its very own Bulb Market, which takes place from Monday August 20th to Monday November 19th, across all four of its centres. More than 250 bulb varieties will be available at Haskins’ Bulb Market, as well as a showcase of rare and unusual…
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The team at Haskins Garden Centre is celebrating after raising more than £16,500 last year for its nominated local and national charities. Ferndown centre raised £4,548.03 for Dorset Mind West End centre raised £2,563.26 for Countess Mountbatten Hospice Roundstone centre raised £1,531.50 for Sussex Heart Charity Snowhill centre raised £3,363.86 for Alzheimer’s Society The group…
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Haskins Garden Centres are encouraging gardeners to look after their plants and wildlife due to the ongoing warm temperatures. Alasdair Urquhart, Haskins’ in-house plant expert, commented: “Long-range forecasters are warning that hot weather is looking likely to hold out through the rest of summer and even into autumn. As there is nothing in the forecasts…
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