Following a 20 per cent increase in production over the last five years, the nursery has reorganised its growing area to allow for further expansion.
The nursery supplies the group’s own four garden centres in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, along with many other centres and retail outlets across the south.
However the success has made it increasingly difficult for the nursery to release space for the southern horticultural trade show GAN, which operates every February from the site – and Golden Acres has announced this February’s show was the last one.
Simon Edwards, group operations director (pictured), said: “Those of us that have worked to make this event what it is are immensely proud of what has been achieved and are extremely grateful for the support that all the exhibitors and visitors have shown us over the years. I know that many friendships have been forged and more importantly a great deal of business has been done.”
GAN has evolved from a nursery open day in 1994 to become the largest horticultural trade show in the south as well as being the first of the year.
In 1998, 77 exhibitors occupied 150 stands and by 2010 figures had grown to 174 exhibitors’ occupying 235 stands.
www.golden-acres-nursery.co.uk Photography by Phil Dowding
