British Garden Centres (BGC) has announced that celebrity gardener and BBC presenter Adam Frost will cut the ribbon to officially open the new Grantham Garden Centre on Friday (April 3).
The UK’s largest family-run garden centre group acquired the former Downtown Garden Centre site at Gonerby Moor in Lincolnshire at the end of January. Since then, BGC said “the team has been working tirelessly to restock and revitalise the store and restaurant, transforming it into the premier gardening destination for the area”.
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 9am. Adam Frost, a well-loved figure in the gardening community, will lead the celebrations and share his expert horticultural insights with a talk for visitors during the morning.
Adam is best known as a main presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World. With a career spanning more than 30 years, he is a seven-time RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winner. BGC said “his passion for design and belief that gardens should be ‘spaces for people’ make him the perfect guest to mark this new chapter for Grantham Garden Centre”.
The centre now boasts an expanded selection of plants, sundries and gardenware, including an outdoor furniture range exclusive to BGC. The shopping experience also includes a lineup of concessions. Featured brands include Maidenhead Aquatics, Hobbycraft, Granite Kitchens, Apricot, TIGI and Lighthouse.
The restaurant has been fully revitalised with a fresh look and a redesigned menu, offering a wider range of options. A highlight of the transformation is a new on-site carvery. The popular soft-play area also remains.
Natalie Skins, centre manager at Grantham Garden Centre, said: “Grantham is a fantastic community, and we’re absolutely thrilled to be putting down roots here. This garden centre has always been a much-loved destination for local families, and it’s our mission to make it even better – a place where people of all ages can come together, get inspired and enjoy a wonderful day out. We can’t wait to open our doors and become a real part of the Grantham community for years to come.”
BGC managing director Amy Stubbs added: “Acquiring this site was an exciting moment for us, but what the team has achieved in transforming it in such a short space of time has been truly remarkable. We have invested significantly in making sure Grantham has a garden centre that matches the very best in our group, and we are confident that local families are going to love what we have created.”
