Get your hands dirty at GardenShop
BROADACRES – From buds to breakfasts, read on how the GardenShop has revolutionised the concept of nurseries.
Green fingers and adopting a green lifestyle was the order of the day at the open day of the GardenShop, which focused on the opening of the Bryanston Organic Garden and The Cherry Tomatoes Gardening Club, which took place on 3 May.
Speaking on the day was a dynamic group of speakers which included, Linda Galvad of Sought After Seedlings and Nicola Brown of The Cherry Tomatoes Gardening Club who provided an in-depth insight, as well as actionable and practical tools as well as gardening methods to become more effective in efforts to “Grow your own Life” placing emphasis on the organic movement.
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Through rapid urbanisation, green spaces have become a focal point for people who find themselves in high density surrounds with few safe open areas to relax. Garden centres have become an oasis for many urban dwellers where they are able to enjoy the outdoors with children, family and friends in beautiful surroundings.
They offer an ideal location where children can play while adults can relax and enjoy something to eat or drink. A place where women can wander in search of a gift and where couples can seek out a new item of patio furniture for their home. In short, garden centres have become a new sanctuary where the public can escape the hustle and bustle of city life and every family member can enjoy themselves.
“Finding on-trend, nature-centric greenery and bringing it into your space no longer means opening the car boot and filling it with compost and hardy perennials. Garden centres have an equal selling area indoors and out, catering for a wide variety of shoppers. They also offer a green destination where a bit of recreation and outdoor play areas are some of the attractions,” said Godfrey Budler, CEO of GardenShop.
A large garden centre such as GardenShop offers a host of amenities, merging retail and leisure space with ‘liveability’. They are also a melting pot for environmental and social learning. For example, at Bryanston Centre’s GardenShop, Cherry Tomatoes Gardening Club offer children between the ages of three and seven the opportunity to get planting, nurturing an appreciation for nature from an early age, which promotes a healthy lifestyle.
GardenShop has stores in Broadacres, Bryanston, Flora Farm, Parktown North and Menlo Park.
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