Garden Centres in Blackfordby, Swadlincote, Derbyshire

Around 1985/6 David Cartwright purchased what can only be described as a derelict site, with only 2 greenhouses, one for growing and one used as a retail shop. Since then Bretby has seen major changes and developments, including a large retail area, a much improved and extended plant area and the introduction of the popular restaurant. In November 2005, I purchased Bretby. I already owned Planters of Tamworth and wanted to turn Bretby into a thriving business too and I could see Bretby as a real jewel in the crown. The Bretby philosophy to provide top quality plants is something we will maintain as we develop other aspects of the business and of course we will continue to offer our loyal Bretby customers a personal, friendly and knowledgeable service. Bretby is in safe hands now and despite the current economic uncertainties, the future looks good. By the way, if you want to start growing your own tomatoes, we have everything you'll need to get you on your way... who knows where it may lead!

Planters Garden Centre is a family owned & run Garden Centre and has been trading since around 1990. We started as a fairly small centre and almost every year since the Centre has grown, we have a Licenced Restaurant that was rebuilt in April 2015 seating around 320 people, the restaurant includes a vast outdoor seating area and fantastic play area which was fitted in May 2015, we stock most items that you can think of from Clothes lines to Dining room suites as well as all the Plants you could ever wish for. About Us... Planters Garden Centre is a family owned & run Garden Centre and has been trading since around 1990. We started as a fairly small centre and almost every year since the Centre has grown, we have a Licenced Restaurant that was rebuilt in April 2015 seating around 320 people, the restaurant includes a vast outdoor seating area and fantastic play area which was fitted in May 2015, we stock most items that you can think of from Clothes lines to Dining room suites as well as all the Plants you could ever wish for. We extended our Pet department in January 2008 and our Aquatic Concession (Ripples Waterlife) in Spring 2009, in June 2012 we introduced a Sky Trail Adventure to our Garden Centre, in March 2016 we started a dog grooming centre within our pet department called pooch Parlour. Our staff are very important to us here at Planters and most of the team have been here for a good number of years, as we are regularly expanding we are creating new vacancies all the time so if you are interested in joining our team have a look at the Vacancies page on our website.