Lay of the Land

They say the best things come in small packages. Our family run garden centre located in the Yorkshire Dales town of Settle is no exception. Founded in spring 2012 by the Lay family, our little ‘pocket’ garden centre sells beautiful plants, pots, gifts and all sorts of other gardening related wares the discerning gardener might need. We also have a café / coffee shop with great coffee... (and other tasty delights too).

Blog posts

Children's Gardening Week - May 24

May 27, 2024 — Peter Lay

This week is the HTA's 'National Children's Gardeing Week' and we will be running a series of seed sowing activities for the nippers. You can also pickup a free National Children's...

Drought Adaption Part 1 - Water Management

October 2, 2022 — Peter Lay

In our last blog we considered how we can reduce water usage in our gardens given recent weather conditions and imminent hosepipe ban. These tips and tricks were small changes that could be made quickly. However, as the climate continues to change, temperatures in this country will rise and heatwaves and drought conditions may become more common in the UK[1]; how can we better adapt and re-design our gardens to cope with dry periods in the future?

10 ways to reduce water use in your garden.

August 16, 2022 — Peter Lay

At the time of writing, large areas of England have been declared as in drought, and it looks like Yorkshire may follow suit soon[1]. Yorkshire water has announced a ‘hosepipe’ ban at the end of the month (26th of August)[2]. What does that mean for gardeners? And what can we do about it?