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“Gardeners’ World” and “Life in a Cottage Garden” presenter, Carol Klein, was the star attraction at our recent Grand Opening of our latest £400,000 development at Dunscar Garden Centre.  The BBC and Channel 4 TV presenter now lives in Devon and had to get up at 5am to attend the opening event.... Read More>>

A professional chef, Michael Harradine from the QVC shopping channel, will be joining us for a cooking demonstration on Monday 30th May.  Watch this space for further details on what we are cooking up!

Once again Barn Owl Bill will be bringing his entire owl menagerie for a display at Dunscar Garden Centre - an event that was extremely popular last year, where families can learn about the owls and then meet them afterwards!  Radio Lancashire will be broadcasting from the event, and there will be a variety of activities arranged.

These are likely to include a butterfly hunt and wildlife drawing competition for kids, talks on bee keeping, the importance of bees to agriculture, honey and what to do with all the fruit you might have grown, including fruit preserving and jam making.

Our knowledgeable plant advisor, Dan Connor, will be helping you make the most of the peak planting season by giving a series of FREE talks on some of the most important areas of gardening.  These sessions will run every Saturday on the plant area from 4pm to 4.30pm.  There is no need to book – just turn up.

Saturday 23rd April 2011 – Growing Your Own Fruit and Vegetables
Saturday 30th April 2011 - Soil Types and Aspects
Saturday 7th April 2011 - Pruning
Saturday 14th April 2011 - Common Pests and Diseases in the garden
Saturday 21st April2011 – How to make a hanging basket
Saturday 28th April 2011 - Lawn Care

The second phase of Dunscar's expansion is due for completion mid-March. With 40% more covered retail space, it will be possible to expand our ever increasing range of high quality products even further.

This will include a bigger gardening and "Grow Your Own" department, a huge selection of garden furniture and a greater choice of outdoor clothing and gifts. With ten new members of staff it really is a new look Dunscar.

We now supply our own gift vouchers – available for redemption across the site including the Cook Shop and Garden Café.

Available from the main tills in the Garden Centre. Please ask a member of staff for further details.

As a former Royal Navy submariner who worked for the investment bank Goldman Sachs before joining his wife’s family’s garden centre business, Shaun Lewis probably has a wider perspective then most.

While acknowledging that the immediate aftermath of the collapse of Lehman Brothers was a terrible time, he believes that there is a lot more confidence in the business community and among consumers than economists and other commentators believe....
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with all your help dunscar has successfuly gained planning permission to extend.

Paul Richards has been appointed as an official partner to Dunscar Garden Centre for garden design.

Based in Lancashire, Paul Richards Garden Design has designed projects across the UK, ranging from small urban gardens to cottage courtyards, and city roof terraces to large country gardens. Paul has won Gold and Silver Gilt medals for his shows at the Southport Flower Show and also won the Student Garden Design Competition in 2006 when he graduated in Garden Design from Myerscough College.

Paul said: My philosophy is to work closely with every client to ensure that their newly designed garden is original and exciting, while fulfilling their desires and expectations. It's great to be working with Dunscar, which is at the heart of the local gardening community and I'm looking forward to meeting and working with customers from across the local area.