It will be 100 years to the day since Margarette Golding held the first meeting of Inner Wheel in Manchester. She would be amazed now to discover that she was responsible for setting up one of the largest women’s organisations in the world with 120,000 members worldwide and over 9,000 in Gt Britain and Ireland! […]
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 […]
If you haven’t already visited the beautiful nature reserve at the back of the garden centre, then it really is the perfect place to visit this spring. This reserve sits on the site of a medieval manor called Wadelows – hence the unusual name. This wonderful reserve contains meadowland, hedgerows, a river, grass and wet […]
View our Garden Furniture on Our Website We have updated our website so you can now see our stunning furniture ranges and find out lots of information on what we have prior to visiting us. Just select ‘Seasonal Leisure’ from our ‘Departments’ dropdown menu and click on our 2023 Furniture Ranges. You will see we […]
With the school holidays approaching, Little Poplars outside activity area is the perfect place for mums, dads, nans & grandads to sit back, relax and enjoy a drink or snack purchased in the restaurant, whilst keeping a watchful eye as the little ones play in the giant sandpit, create their own masterpiece on the giant […]
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 […]
We’re delighted to have made yet another plentiful delivery to our local food bank from the proceeds from the sale of our carrier bags. So next time you spend 10p on one of our carrier bags to help you with your shopping, know that you are also helping to keep the local food bank well […]
If you are a regular visitor to The Dog House, then you’ll know all about emailing us a photo of your furry friend during their visit. Our Pawtraits photo board is filling up nicely with some absolutely gorgeous photos of our canine customers but as you can see, we still have space for lots more. […]
If you have visited us recently, then you will have seen that we’ve relocated our houseplants and living gifts to the entrance area! This has created a real WOW factor as you come in with all the different shades of greens plus the pretty colours of the beautiful flowering houseplants. So now it’s even easier […]
We are pleased to announce that we now have Gift Cards available to purchase for our Afternoon Teas. So why not surprise someone special this Christmas with the gift of an Afternoon Tea in the Restaurant@Poplars. Afternoon Tea gift cards are available to purchase from the restaurant and come with a free printed backing card. […]