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Growing Your Own on Granada

27/05/2010

Not only has Bents recently been on the small screen in its own TV advert but it has also taken a starring role on Granada Reports, helping viewer’s favourite, Fred Talbot to ‘grow his own’

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Our Restaurant Reviewed

26/05/2010

The Fresh Approach Restaurant has always aimed to be a bit out of the ordinary and with its quality food and contemporary surroundings it is quite unlike most other garden centres. So when the team was approached by the leading restaurant review site, Manchester Confidential, it was delighted to welcome journalist Flic Everett to enjoy a freshly prepared meal.

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A Little Touch of Chelsea

26/05/2010

The Chelsea Flower Show (www.rhs.org.uk) is one of the highlights of the gardening calendar. The beautifully designed gardens provide visitors with an endless amount of ideas for their own planting schemes. But for those who can’t make it to the nation’s capital for the big event then Bents has created it very own touch of Chelsea in its Open Skies Glass House.

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A Mini Adventure at Bents

26/05/2010

There’s a new addition to the Bents’ Home Drive Service and it’s ready to take customers on a mini adventure. Bents has teamed up with the leading car dealership Halliwell Jones and has now got its very own Mini Clubman, providing the perfect vehicle for smaller items.

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On Stand By to Break all Records

12/05/2010

Bents Garden & Home is on stand by to break all records and be the only centre to hold the Garden Centre Association’s prestigious Garden Centre of the Year title for three years running.

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A Quest for Gardening Knowledge

12/05/2010

Gardeners' Question Time and Gardeners’ World are both great sources of gardening knowledge, but Bents Garden & Home believe that some of the best tips are to be found from regular garden enthusiasts and are now on the hunt to discover some hidden knowledge.

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Still Hoping for the Marie Curie Field of Hope

21/04/2010

March may be the usual time of year for Daffodils to bloom, but unseasonable weather conditions have had a huge impact on one of the nation’s favourite plants and the Bents’ Field of Hope at Windy Bank Wood is no exception.

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Bents Focus on Friends and Family

19/03/2010

At Bents Garden & Home the customer is always king, and to ensure service always remains a priority the Glazebury based garden centre knows that its colleagues are its most important assets. It also recognizes the significance of friends and family in their colleagues’ lives and as such has held a special Friends and Family event.

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A Celebration of Colour at Bents' Viola & Pansy Festival

10/03/2010

After what seems like a very long winter, the Open Skies glass house at Bents Garden & Home is once again alive with colour as the award winning Centre hosts its annual Pansy and Viola festival. Bents has once again been chosen as a regional host for the festival; the only centre in the North West and just one of three to host the festival in the UK.

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Ronald McDonald House Named at Bents Charity of the Year

10/03/2010

Ronald McDonald House (www.machouse.org.uk) Bents Garden & Home has discovered the perfect family to front its fundraising efforts for Ronald McDonald House at Alder Hey, its charity of the year for 2010. Rebecca and Iain Jenkinson, who have eight week old triplets, have already experienced the care and support provided by Ronald McDonald House and are now looking forward to some VIP treatment from Bents.

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