Garden centre in Greater Manchester sold for the first time in over 50 years through Christie & Co

After being owned by the Calder family for 52 years, alongside Mark Llewellin who has been a co-owner for 15 years, Daisy Nook Garden Centre has been sold to well-respected family business J. Parker’s, who are also behind Flixton Garden Centre and Prestbury Garden Centre.

Founded in 1933 and one of the UK’s leading gardening and bulb providers, J. Parker’s plan to continue selling an expansive range of plants including perennials, annuals, shrubs, seeds, and bedding plants, as well as gardening essentials, tools, and garden furniture, at the centre. The site is their fourth garden centre, third in Greater Manchester, and they plan to continue its long-standing legacy.

The five-acre Daisy Nook Garden Centre site first opened in 1972 on former farm land next to Daisy Nook Country Park, and has since become a popular spot, with guests drawn to the onsite 98-cover riverside café.

Paul Parker, CEO and spokesperson for J. Parker's, commented: “We are delighted to announce our acquisition of Daisy Nook Garden Centre. This site is our fourth bricks and mortar retail presence and our third in the Greater Manchester area. This is the next natural step in growing our business, opening doors to new opportunities while keeping our roots firmly in the local area.

“We intend to maintain the legacy of Daisy Nook by continuing to play a key role within the local community, contributing to the local park and green spaces, as well as cooperating with local businesses. It is this ethos which echoes our approach to garden retail and one which attracted us to acquiring the business in the first place. We also plan on bringing significant levels of investment to the site to make J. Parker’s at Daisy Nook a premier garden retail destination for the Oldham and Tameside area."

Andy Birnie, Director at Christie & Co, said: “We had consistent enquiries for this site, and interest came from both existing garden centre operators as well as housing developers, retail and car sales.  The owners were keen to sell this as a going concern and for it to remain a garden centre.  We are delighted J. Parker’s have bought the site to continue trading and understand they have plans to modernise the site.”

Daisy Nook Garden Centre sold at an undisclosed price.

For further information on this press release, contact:
Jasmine Davis, Corporate Communications Manager
P: 07561 115179
E: jasmine.davis@christie.com

Contact the agent:
Andy Birnie, Director – Retail
P: 07734 553 272
E: andrew.birnie@christie.com

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