Rosebourne

摘要

Dining, locally sourced produce, gifts and traditional plants are themes at this newly opened purpose-built garden centre, Matthew Appleby finds.Hampshire garden centre hybrid Rosebourne opened in October, with industry veterans Neville Prest, Jon Kitching, Salim Sajid, David Brown, Hugh Jackson and Charles Good behind the venture. Kitching and Brown founded Beckworth Emporium in Northamptonshire, which has a food-led model similar to Rosebourne and is a new take on traditional garden centre offerings. Kitching is an industry veteran from Jardinerie and Blooms, while Prest was Garden & Leisure managing director before Wyevale bought the chain. Using his expertise, Kitching is advising on food and horticulture.