Many of the country’s leading garden centres belong to the Garden Centre Association and we are extremely proud to be one of them. To be accepted as an approved member, a high level of good business practice must be achieved. And to ensure these high standards are maintained, each garden centre is inspected annually. We […]
Friday 25th July was a sad day for our staff as we bid a fond farewell to a much-loved member of our Plant area team. Cherry, who has worked in the plant area for just over 18 years retired and she will be greatly missed. Cherry has helped our plant sales soar over the last […]
Please join us in congratulating our Garden Sundries Supervisor Zoe as she celebrated her 10 years of service on 28th July. Zoe first joined Poplars as a Customer Service Assistant working on our information desk. However, it was soon apparent, with her keen eye for detail, the knowledge she gained from working on the information […]
Thanks to Comfort Homecare, we have a brand new fleet of wheelchairs! The management team had a bit of fun and gave them all their own personalised number plates. We’re delighted to introduce Land Clover, Fir Rari, Rose Royce & Aster Martin. We hope this little addition to the wheelchairs brings a smile to our […]
We are very excited to be stockists of the Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm. Diddly Squat Farm Shop was opening by Jeremy Clarkson in 2020 as seen in the TV series ‘Clarkson’s Farm’. As well as very quickly becoming a must-visit destination, their focus on sustainable farming practices has not only had a positive impact […]
We’re always telling you what’s going on ‘in and around’ the garden centre, but this month, we thought we’d let you know what’s happening ‘on’ the garden centre! Back in January, we had 1038 solar panels fitted on our roof which can generate 446kW per hour. We estimate the total annual generation will be over […]
If you’re looking for a particular plant, you want to find out what plants would suit your garden’s growing conditions or you’re just getting started with plants and are finding it all a bit of a minefield, then you need Plant Finder! This fantastic tool has always been available on our website, but we certainly […]
Congratulations to our team members who have recently gained or successfully refreshed their first aider status within the last 6 months. We are delighted that we now have six qualified first aiders in restaurant and ten in the garden centre.
As a member of the Garden Centre Association, we must undergo an annual inspection to ensure the highest retail standards are met, maintained and improved. Between March & June every year, independent experts from the industry visits all GCA garden centre members. The inspector’s visits are completely unannounced so they really get to see the […]
Eco Wall – Poplars ‘Green Pieces’ We’ve updated our eco wall, which is located opposite the customer toilets. Our ‘greener’ messages have had a revamp with a new logo and a new tag line. Poplars ‘Green Pieces’ contain environmental information on how we are committed to doing our best to help the environment by making […]
