Dear Bath Voice,
50 years ago, in 1974 two local families had acquired a plot of land in Prior Park Road and had been granted planning permission to build a garden centre on a derelict area of land that had been a market garden.
The garden centre opened in the autumn of that year as The Fred Daw Garden Centre with two members of staff under the direction of Fred Daw, the recently retired Director of Parks in Bath, and known as ‘Mr Bath in Bloom’.
Fifty years later Prior Park Garden Centre is thriving. In addition to Bath’s greatest selection of plants, we are proud of our Farm Shop, Pet & Aquatic Centre and Secret Garden Cafe, and we employ more than 30 people.
Kind regards,
John Leach, Managing DirectorPrior Park Garden Centre, Prior Park Rd, Bath BA2 4NF
