OUR STORY
1973
2nd Generation Family-Owned Business
Laylocks was started by Martin Warr at Laylocks Cottage, on Broadheath Common, after having trained at Pershore Horticultural College.
1981
Martin was soon successful and found the nursery running out of space. More land was required and in 1981, the present site was purchased, and work started to prepare the nursery.
Martin and the Laylocks team have always prided themselves on their commitment to quality. They decided they wanted to grow the majority of the plants sold at Laylocks on site, to insure the highest quality.
1985
MartiA house-building project was also fitted in for Martin and his wife, Lynne.
1986
Roses were planted during the next few years, a time when Laylocks, supplied many other Garden Centres.
1986
This year, they saw the first extension to the retail greenhouse.
The business has steadily grown since Martin started his adventure. This showed a huge increase in the plants, which are grown on site, to be sold to the public and not other Garden Centres. Martin noticed that fashions were changing in the Garden Industry and a concept of ‘lifestyle Gardening’ was beginning to take place. Noticing this, he wanted to be able to offer the public the services and products they needed.
With this in mind, Laylocks started to move from predominantly a Nursery to a Garden Centre
2000-2001
As the transition from a Nursey to a Garden Centre was in full swing, they began to see a large increase of retail customers, resulting in them having to increase their indoor retail area and their outdoor plant area.
2003
As a result of the previous years, the car park had to be extended to deal with the increase of customers.
2017
This year, they saw the first extension to the retail greenhouse.
Fast forward to 2017, Martin's daughter, Hannah, joins the family business. Hannah graduated from university with a 2:1 BA Honours degree in Sport Education at the University of Bedfordshire. She then went travelling for 9 months and then headed into sales. She has always worked in the family business over the years in the summer holidays helping out in the nursery but has now joined the business to run alongside Martin.
With this in mind, Laylocks started to move from predominantly a Nursery to a Garden Centre
2020
I’ve been working so hard on this project to even get to this point but I’m so glad we are here. Work has now started to change this area into a retail space. Covering 470 square meters this will give us 50% more shop floor. It will completely change the appearance and ambience of the Garden Centre. I never want to lose the ‘traditional’ aspect of what we have created over the last 30 years but I’m ready to bring our garden centre into the 21st century. This is the first stage of a very exciting time at Laylocks. I’m so proud to be working along side my Dad and doing this together.
2020
This year, they saw the first extension to the retail greenhouse.
There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing your project coming alive! We decided to go for the two apex roof pitches for more of a presence and curb appeal from the roadside because our current venlo building is difficult to see when travelling 60mph. I wanted a ‘wow’ factor as soon as customers see it. The two gable ends will be completely glazed to fit in nicely with our current greenhouse
With this in mind, Laylocks started to move from predominantly a Nursery to a Garden Centre
2020
Feels like it’s taken a long time to get to this point but I’m so glad we are here. Glazing has just been finished and the floors in! Now onto the electrics, heating and making the outside of this building looking great!
2020
First stage of a long term goal completed! So unbelievably proud of what we have done.
We are still very much an independent family run garden centre - father and daughter and I couldn’t be more proud ✨
We would love to see the support of our reps and customers on our launch date 21st of March
