Shinfield Garden Centre, now under British Garden Centres’ ownership, reopened this weekend, with many shoppers visiting to see the changes and the new store.
The refurbished centre and its expanded restaurant were busy with customers early on, cementing the site as a valuable addition to the local community.
Shinfield Garden Centre in Hyde End Road, Reading, has reopened after being acquired by the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group. Celebrity gardener David Domoney and Labour MP Yuan Yang from the Earley and Woodley constituency officially cut the ribbon to open the store, which was soon full of eager gardeners and families waiting to explore.
“We’re thrilled to join the Shinfield community and were so happy to see the local residents come out in force to the reopening of the much-loved store”
David also gave a standing room only talk on the ideal plants for spring, as well as providing garden inspiration that visitors could take home and implement in their outdoor space.
The new store offers plants, sundries and garden accessories, along with homeware and gifts, and the Fern Living outdoor furniture range which is exclusive to British Garden Centres.
Emily Bartholomew, retail standards & efficiency manager of British Garden Centres, said: “We’re thrilled to join the Shinfield community and were so happy to see the local residents come out in force to the reopening of the much-loved store. We aim to make our site not just a garden centre but a local destination. Whether seeking plant advice, browsing garden furniture, or enjoying a cup of tea, we hope you’ll love what we have done with the store.”
British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group with 72 centres around the country. The group is owned and led by The Stubbs family, who also own and operate Woodthorpe Leisure Park in Lincolnshire.
