{"id":2152950,"date":"2026-04-09T10:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/?p=2152950"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:14:03","slug":"british-garden-centres-buys-north-yorkshire-nursery-after-79-years-of-family-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/news\/2152950-british-garden-centres-buys-north-yorkshire-nursery-after-79-years-of-family-ownership","title":{"rendered":"British Garden Centres buys North Yorkshire nursery after 79 years of family ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A family-run garden centre between has been sold to British Garden Centres after nearly eight decades under the same ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Moorland Nurseries &amp; Garden Centre was founded in 1947 and has been run by the Merrin family for three generations. The 2.54-acre freehold site includes a garden centre, glasshouses, retail areas, a 75-space car park and a caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>The site has been acquired by British Garden Centres, the UK&#8217;s largest family-owned garden centre group, and will now operate as Knaresborough Garden Centre. The existing team will remain in place.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for British Garden Centres said: &#8220;We are looking forward to continuing the great horticultural background of the site, while developing some of our other ranges in there. The Lime Cafe will stay and be run as a concession.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition takes British Garden Centres&#8217; national portfolio to 79 garden centres.<\/p>\n<p>The Merrin family said: &#8220;We would like to thank our loyal and valued customers for all their support over the years and wish Charles and his family all the best for the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Birnie, director of retail and leisure at Christie &amp; Co, which handled the sale, said: &#8220;Moorland Nurseries &amp; Garden Centre is a much-loved, long-standing family business. 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