Garden Centres at Christmas

[Bex]

Am I expecting too much? I went to a certain Garden Centre chain yesterday (beginning in Wye, ending in Vale) to purchase some seed tray's, cell inserts and seedling compost for my boxing day onions. After wondering round the bit of the Garden Centre that was still devoted to gardening and not christmas I couldn't find what I wanted so I asked a member of staff. "It's Christmas so I don't think we've got any" came the reply. I think I might have got myself banned from all branches of this garden centre after what I said in reply. Bah Humbug

[Rhona]

Well, you're in luck. I think it's all going to be over in a few days.

[Flummery]

Not much of a garden centre that doesn't know when real gardeners sow onions!

[Herbie]

At least after they have had their January sale

[Hazel at the Hill]

Try Halls on Chester Road, Bex - you stand a better chance there, I think.

[Bex]

Not much of a garden centre that doesn't know when real gardeners sow onions!

Exactly Flum, I don't mind that they turn the whole place into a really tacky grotto but what I do mind is that they stop selling basic essential equipment for proper gardeners

[Bigmallly]

Go to B&Q Bex. They've got all that you want.

[Bex]

Go to B&Q Bex. They've got all that you want.

I am Bigmallly, I'm going on the way home. Gonna have a mooch in wilko too.

[kevnsue]

I am Bigmallly, I'm going on the way home. Gonna have a mooch in wilko too.

see if you can buy gardening gloves in wilkos,you can't in hinckley cos of christmas.

[seasprout]

see if you can buy gardening gloves in wilkos,you can't in hinckley cos of christmas.

Neither in Beaumont Leys.

[Snadger]

Our local Dobbies is more like Santa's grotto. Very few plants apart from Poinsettias and christmas trees, seeds hidden somewhere at the back, a pet shop & books to the middle, caffeteria to right and a flaming delicatessen at the front!

What a waste of space!

[zazen999]

I agree it is a waste of space; but I imagine that they have to sell Christmas stuff in order to fund selling less moneymaking goods throughout the year. Business is business - and all that.

[seasprout]

My two nearest Wyevales have rented quite a bit of floor space to the works bookshop and cotton traders, the bigger store also sells tayberry clothing and some leather handbag chain.

Less plant by the month, should be relabeled outdoor experience store.

[Glutton4...]

My nearest Wyevale (I was in there this afternoon) has seed potatoes, onion sets, propagators, wheelbarrows (on spesh!), loads of seeds and some fabbo gifts that I'd love to buy for ME!

Oh yeah, and three acres of glitzy baubles and Tinsel. Some of their Crimbo stuff is lovely, but Jeeez, do I hate Tinsel?! What's wrong with REAL decs?

[coreopsis]

Our local Dobbies is more like Santa's grotto. Very few plants apart from Poinsettias and christmas trees, seeds hidden somewhere at the back, a pet shop & books to the middle, caffeteria to right and a flaming delicatessen at the front!

What a waste of space!

I think most of the garden centres looks like this before Christmas.I visited one last week-got a few bits and bobs,went to the seed racks(don't ask me why)-half of the seed rack was empty...
I reckon they must find the way to survive over the winter when there's not much happening in the gardens...