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Swing into Wimbledon season with homemade strawberry jam

09 July 2018

Haskins Garden Centre is encouraging gardeners to make the most of their home-grown strawberries this summer, with a strawberry jam recipe. Lisa Looker, brand director at Haskins Garden Centres, commented: “Strawberries are easy to grow and it’s the perfect time to get planting as the British climate heats up. The fruity berries can be harvested…

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Make your own berry sorbet with Haskins Garden Centres this summer

21 June 2018

Haskins is encouraging gardeners to make the most of their home-grown raspberries and blackcurrants this summer, with a berry sorbet recipe. Alasdair Urquhart, plant expert at Haskins Garden Centres, commented: “Using the raspberries and blackcurrants from your garden to make your own berry sorbet is simple, delicious and rewarding. Even if you haven’t been able…

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Haskins encourages gardeners to share photos of their best rose on social media

13 June 2018

To celebrate one of the UK’s favourite flowers, Haskins Garden Centre group has introduced a new ‘share your rose’ photo competition on its social media pages. The garden centre group is encouraging gardeners to take a photo of the prettiest rose in their garden and share it on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag…

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Ferndown in Bloom 2018

21 May 2018

Ferndown in Bloom is a free competition, open to residents and businesses within the Ferndown BH22 area. The aim of this fun event is to create beautiful gardens and outside spaces, encouraging a sense of community pride and recognising those who have contributed to the beauty of Ferndown. What the judges are looking for: All…

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Get ready for summer with Haskins’ mint and cucumber mojito recipe

04 May 2018

Haskins Garden Centres is encouraging gardeners to make the most of their home-grown mint this summer with a refreshing, non-alcoholic mojito recipe.   Alasdair Urquhart, plant advisor at Haskins Garden Centres, commented: “Making your own mojito with home-grown ingredients is simple and rewarding. Even if you haven’t had time to grow your own mint this…

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Staff Success

20 April 2018

Haskins was proud to celebrate with the Institute of Learning Management, Level 2 graduates for 2016/17.   7 members of staff studied the course in 2016/17 from 3 of our 4 centres and Head Office. The ILM course is a recognised leadership and management training programme designed to enable staff to reach their leadership potential…

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Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown nominates Autism Wessex as its Charity of the Year

12 April 2018

The team at Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown has announced it will be focusing its fundraising efforts towards supporting Autism Wessex for the year.   Employees at the centre aim to raise several thousands of pounds by running events throughout 2018, as well as providing the charity the space to host information and awareness evenings…

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Haskins Garden Centre in West End nominates Silk Bow Foundation as its Charity of the Year

12 April 2018

The team at Haskins Garden Centre in West End has announced it will be focusing its fundraising efforts towards supporting Silk Bow Foundation for the year.   Employees at the centre aim to raise several thousands of pounds by running events throughout 2018, as well as providing the charity the space to host information and…

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Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill nominates Alzheimer’s Society as its Charity of the Year

11 April 2018

The team at Haskins Garden Centre in Snowhill has announced it will be focusing its fundraising efforts towards supporting Alzheimer’s Society for another year.   Employees at the centre aim to raise several thousands of pounds by running events throughout 2018, as well as providing the charity the space to host information and awareness evenings…

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