Did you see us on TV?
On Monday of this week we welcomed Look North into our Plantaria. Here is the result…
Gardening is even better for you than we thought!
We stumbled across this interesting infographic on the What Shed? website. It would seem us gardeners are a healthy lot. For instance, did you know that gardening could reduce the risk of hart attack or stroke by as much as 27%. It could also reduce your chance of obesity by as much as 62% Just click…
Our educational work is recognised…
We are delighted to be featured in Garden Centre Retail for our educational work with bricks 4 kids. Taster sessions gave them opportunities to build working windmills and spin art machines using the much-loved family toy. Debbie Adamthwaite, co-owner of Bricks 4 Kidz, said: “We were hoping for a positive response but it was really awesome…
Its our 150th Birthday this weekend…
…and you are invited to our party. Here is what we have planned for our birthday celebration weekend, which is being held right here in the Garden Centre all weekend. 150th Birthday Party- what’s on – Saturday 2nd August 10 am Official Opening of the party 11- 4pm Blackpool Donkeys Top Car Park (£2, tickets Available in the Garden…
The Donkeys will be here this weekend – for our birthday party!
Blackpool Donkeys visit confirmed Birthday Party on 2nd and 3rd August We are delighted to be able to confirm that Mark Inison & his donkeys will swap the golden sands of Blackpool for the green grass of Brighouse to help Kershaw’s Garden Centre celebrate their 150th birthday and raise money for Overgate Hospice. Mark’s donkeys are no strangers to fame…
Do you want to encourage more bees to your garden?
Have you seen the new Bees Needs website, which is being hosted by the Wildlife Trusts for DEFRA. It contains some very useful information including a straight forward five things we can do to help pollinators as gardeners. There is also an excellent video to explain the problem. Click on the image below to visit…
Young gardeners visit Kershaw’s Garden Centre
We were delighted to welcome St Joseph’s (Brighouse) year ones when they visited the Garden Centre a few days ago. Their visit is part of the new curriculum and they planted a sunflower to see who could grow the tallest. They also spent the afternoon hunting out different sort of plants and drawing pictures. They also…