www.simplyborders.co.uk
Simply Borders is new business offering a variety of beautiful plant borders!
Borders are available in a variety of colours and themes such as Butterfly and Bees, bright fragrant plants designed to draw pollinating insects to your Garden. Once you’ve decided on your Border you then chose your size and your Plants and a detailed Plan will be on their way to you!
Helicopter Swing Seat
Helicopter Swing Seats are super stylish and comfortable but as the frames are made with tubular steel with a powder coated finish they can rust and show signs of wear and tear. This won’t affect the stability of the swing but doesn’t look great at parties!
To refurbish the steel frame follow these simple steps…
Helicopter Swing Seat
The Suntime Helicopter Swing Seat is not only stylish but also extremely comfy and relaxing. Let’s be honest it’s not an item of garden furniture you’d want to replace every year!
We have compiled some simple tips and ideas to help keep your swing looking and feeling great for many years to come.
Here at Crowders Garden Centre, another two Employees have been presented their Long Service Awards!
The above Photograph shows Employees Peter Taylor and David Naughton each receiving their RHS Medals and Certificates from Chairman, Robert Crowder after 40 years of service with W Crowders and Sons Ltd.
Pete and David both joined the company in 1972 and have now joined 5 other Staff Members who have also served over 40 years. Pete has spent the last 40 years working in the Container Nursery, whereas David works in the Tree Nursery.
W Crowders and Sons Ltd currently employees 80 People, 7 Members of Staff have completed over 40 years of Service, 9 have been here between 30 and 39 years and 17 have been here approximately 10 – 29 years!
In the last two years Crowders has increased it’s workforce by 50% whether that be in Botts Coffee Shop, The Redwood Restaurant, The Nurseries, The Garden Centre or our E-Commerce Division.
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Following our week in the press regarding the Ash Dieback crisis, Crowders have recently made appearances in various Blogs, Articles and even on TV and Radio!
Below you will find a list of all current Articles and Videos mentioning Crowders and the Ash Dieback crisis.
Channel 4 News:
www.channel4.com/news/nursery-makes-ash-dieback-legal-bid
BBC News:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20201708
BBC Radio 4:
www.news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9766000/9766478.stm
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This year at Crowders, we have had the amazing pleasure of becoming a finalist for the 2012 Garden Retail Awards. We are currently listed in the under 3 Million turnover category and the Award Ceremony takes place this evening, Wednesday 7th November in London.
So, What are the Garden Retail Awards?
The Garden Retail Awards are a an excellent opportunity to become recognised and to celebrate our success as a growing business. The awards are also supported by The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), Vice President and Managing Director at HTA Caroline Owen says:
“The Garden Retail Awards have a hugely valuable role in recognising excellence and helping continually to raise standards in our industry so that we can compete effectively with ever growing competition.
Garden retailers and our supply side partners are amongst the most innovative in the world and we all can learn from the best.
That’s why the HTA has supported these garden retail awards right since their very beginning and is delighted to do so again this year.“
Simply put, the Garden Retail Awards are a great chance to reflect on all of our hard work and dedication!
As some of you may already be aware, here at Crowders our Nursery has recently come into contact with Chalara Fraxinea, more commonly known as Ash Dieback. Due to the disease, Crowders Nurseries have been forced to destroy 50,000 Ash Trees and legal action is now being taken.
In 2012 Leicester City Council discovered Chalara Fraxinea in a batch of Trees supplied by Crowders and we were contacted by the Plant Health Unit of FERA and nursery inspections took place. Since this time the disease has been discovered in batch of Ash Trees at our Horncastle Site, but not at Woodhall Spa.
Here at Crowders we have continued to cooperate fully with Plant Health inspectors and it has since been discovered that the disease entered the Nursery through a consignment of Ash Trees purchased from J & A Growers in 2007.
Our Managing Director, Simon Ellis says: “If the government had listened to us over Ash Dieback disease in 2009, we wouldn’t have this situation.
“This is our harvest time and they have cut off our income stream… what other action can we take?”
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Local Crowders staff member Jamie Key has recently returned from Canada on a Kickboxing adventure. The Championship itself was held in Montreal, the 2nd largest city in Canada and the entire experience has been sponsored by Mr Robert Crowder.
23 year old Jamie Key works full time at Crowders Garden Centre and has done for the last 3 years, whilst balancing training four times a week!
Jamie said: “Huge thanks to Mr Crowder for all his help and support!”
