Sustainable Environment

Sustainable Environment

We support alternatives to single use plastics

Consumption & Conservation

Consumption & Conservation

We harvest rainwater from our on-site reservoirs

Reduced Carbon Footprint

Reduced Carbon Footprint

With 80% of bedding plants grown onsite

Composting & Recycling

Composting & Recycling

We recycle over 90% of our on-site waste

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News from the Nature Trail

As I put pen to paper for this edition of the newsletter, I have just read my first e-mail advising me of local toad We……

Evergreen Climbers – Going Up in the World

In nearly every outdoor space there seems to be at least one unattractive wall, fence or shed that would benefit from a……

Coolings supports Smile International and their ‘Sow a Smile’ project

As you may already know, our 2017 Summer Flower Exhibition is based on the classic children’s novel ‘The Railway As……

Newly Published Memoirs from Michael Cooling

Available Now: Newly Published Memoirs from Michael Cooling Arthur Cooling: From Smallholding to Garden Centre is……

New for 2018! A Few of our Favourite Things

Coolings is full to bursting with wonderful products. Here are a few of our personal favourites. Grow Your Own… If……

Top Pick Bedding for Statement Pots, Beds & Borders

It doesn’t have to be all petunias and marigolds, there is lots of variety to choose from at Coolings…over 350 of A……

Comeback Colour: The Perennial Colour Wheel

Spring is in the air and gardens will be bursting with colour very soon. Here is our choice of early flowering to as……

The History of the Tulip

The humble tulip has always been a favourite spring bulb and was first cultivated by the Turks as early as 1,000 AD. in……

Send in the Camellias…

When the garden is in need of a vivid splash of colour when little else is in bloom…send in the Camellias! Not an……

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The Charm of Patio Roses

The rose has been voted the nation’s favourite plant and at Coolings we offer a huge range of superb home-grown a……