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Dear Customers,
For 40 years, Berwick Garden Centre has been a part of my life. I have the fondest memories of the times my sister, Kristina, and I used to go into Berwick and do, what we thought was help at the time; we swept up at the end of a day with a broom bigger than both of us put together; we sorted out the huge baskets of loose bulbs into hopefully the correct containers; we arranged wondrous plants on pallets and after some years even got to serve and clear tables in the Suntrap Café.
I have been lucky enough to witness the huge progression made over the years: the company’s continuous growth, the expansion projects, the construction and launch of Dunbar Garden Centre in March 2013 and the development and opening of Plantsplus in 2016 and the general realisation of many of my father’s incredible ideas; time and time again.
This autumn I have had the great pleasure to join this fantastic group of Garden Centres as Managing Director. The opportunity to meet and begin to get to know all of our hard-working and enthusiastic employees has been an absolute delight. This initiation has involved getting to grips with the ins-and-outs of daily routines, the behind-the-scene processes and necessary decisions to ensure that each centre is able to offer the most pleasurable and enjoyable experience for our diverse and loyal customers. Working together with the already established and brilliant management team has already brought me a lot of sense of fulfilment and fun and has opened my eyes to the buzz of managing garden centres.
In this environment, the excitement and ideas never cease! My father, Nick Crabbie, has always looked ahead and it is a joy to be able to work together with him to discover and realise whatever is next, whilst continuously working to improve each centre and sticking to our core values. I feel very privileged to become a part of this independent, family owned business and I can’t wait to get to know more of you, your ideas and needs and to continue our journey together. The welcome I have received has been hugely encouraging and I believe is a reflection of the great work Nick has put in over the years.
We are proud to launch our new logo and group name, “Crabbies’ Family of Garden Centres”, reflecting the greater involvement from the next generation of Crabbies’ and the ethos of our Centres: we are one team, with each centre maintaining its individuality to serve our customers best in the region they live.
With guidance, I hope to continue the success of the group and enjoy this exciting journey. I have some big boots to fill, but I’ll be sure to do my best for our staff and for you, our customers.
I look forward to seeing you in our shops soon,
All the best,
Fiona Crabbie Kherian
2024 saw the launch of our new children’s gardening club; Budding Botanists. An educational and fun way to introduce the next generation to the wonderful world of gardening.
We have already made our own bug hotels, bird feeders, planted sunflowers and even made our own mini gardens – yes, we have been busy!
A strong theme in these workshops are to keep the materials that we use as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible, and also teaching the children why it’s important that we take these steps, to protect the world as we know it.
These sessions run four times through the year, keep an eye on our events page to book on our next session.
Now more than every before, people are looking to know more about exactly where their food comes from. The appeal of being able to trace your food back to the source has saw the rise in farm shops across the country. We’re lucky enough that all three of our garden centres are surrounded by top quality produce and amazing local suppliers. We’ve gathered all of our favourite local brands, so you can shop them with ease, from our Farm Shops.
Supporting local businesses is something that is really important to us. It means that we can ensure that we’re proving our customers with the best of the best, all whilst making sure our surrounding area and economy continues to thrive. And of course, shopping local means significantly reduced food milage, which is much better for the environment. All of our local suppliers are highlighted in store with a ‘locally sourced’ sticker.
If there are any local suppliers that you love think we should stock in our Farm Shops, please reach out to us and let us know.
Berwick Garden Centre – Farm Shop
Ford’s the Bakers, Norham. Oxford Farm,Oxford. Giacopazzis, Eyemouth. Doddington’s Dairy, Doddington. Lindisfarne Mead, Lindisfarne. Chain Bridge Honey Farm, Berwick. L.Robson Craster Kippers, Craster. Northumberland Family Butchers, Plantsplus Garden Centre. The Mad Jam Woman, Morpeth. Calder’s Kitchen, Darlington. Chocolate Tree, Haddington. Gozu, Cramlington. Heatherslaw Corn Mill, Heatherslaw. Northern Edge Coffee, Berwick. Brodies, Edinburgh. Shaws Pies, Lauder. Reivers, Eyemouth. Jarvis Pickle Pies, Eyemouth. Alex Dalgetty & Sons, Galashiels. Lintz Hall Eggs, Newcastle. Cheviot Brewery, Ford & Etal. The Alnwick Brewery Company, Alnwick. Tempest Brew Co., Galashiels. Northumberland Bakehouse, Kirkharle. Northumberland Pantry, Hexham. Northumberland Cheese Company, Blagdon. 793 Spirits Co., Holy Island. Lady Waterford, Etal. Proof of the Pudding, Alnwick. Gungreen Gin, Eyemouth. Hadrian Border Brewery, Newcastle. George Andersons Fruit & Veg ,Tranent. BF Wholesale, Berwick. Mr Neeps, Cockburnspath. Glencarse, Perth.
Dunbar Garden Centre – Farm Shop
Chocolate Tree, Dunbar. Mungoswell Malt Flour, East Lothian. Brodies, Edinburgh. Shortbread House of Edinburgh, Edinburgh. Dodger Jam, Haddington. Belhaven Smokehouse, Dunbar. By Julia, Gullane. Chesters Eggs, Haddington. Seriously Dough, Dunbar. Buck & Birch, Tranent. Fraiser of Scotland, East Lothian. Thistly Cross, Dunbar. Winton Brewery, Haddington. Fidra Gin, Longniddry. S Luca Ice Cream, Musselburgh.
Plantsplus Garden Centre – Farm Shop
Northumberland Family Butchers, located inside Plantsplus Farm Shop. L.Robson Craster Kippers, Craster. Bays Leap Dairy Farm, Heddon on the Wall. Ringtons, Newcastle. Dicksons, North Shields. Lindisfarne Mead, Lindisfarne Holy Island. Northumbrian Free Range Eggs, Maften. Calder’s Kitchen, Darlington. Trotter’s Family Bakers, Seahouses. Jeans Jams, Newcastle. Allendale Brewery, Allendale. Hadrian Border Brewery, Newburn. Embleton Hall, Wingate Co. Durham. The Honey Store, Clifton Morpeth.
One of the top benefits of using local produce is the guaranteed freshness and quality, which is why, where possible we use local produce in all three of our restaurants.
Berwick Garden Centre – Restaurant
Ross Dougal Fish Merchants, Eyemouth. Fords Bakers, Norham. Particularly Good Potatoes, Wooler. Trotters Family Bakers, Seahouses. Northumberland Family Butchers, Plantsplus Garden Centre Seaton Burn. Lowries Foods, Newcastle. R.Ord Hens, Chatton. Brodies, Edinburgh.
Dunbar Garden Centre – Restaurant
Chester’s Eggs, Haddington. Taza Bakes, Edinburgh. Brodies, Edinburgh. Northumberland Family Butchers, Plantsplus Garden Centre Seaton Burn. Ross Dougal Fish Merchants, Eyemouth. Trotter’s Family Bakery, Seahouses. Lough’s Bakery, Eyemouth. Belhaven Beer, Dunbar.
Plantsplus Garden Centre – Restaurant
Davidsons of Darras Hall, Darras Hall. Geordie Bakers, Newcastle. Northumberland Family Butchers, Plantsplus Garden Centre. Particularly Good Potatoes, Wooler. Northumberland Free Range Eggs, Northumberland. Hodgeson Fish, Hartlepool. Crosbys, Newcastle. Ringtons, Newcastle. Loweries Foods, Newcastle.