We are Passionate about the Environment...
Here at the St Peters Garden Centre we believe that the environment and the impact we have upon it is extremely important and we are always looking into ways we can reduce our carbon footprint and operate in a more environmentally friendly way.
Our Nursery
We are one of the few gardens centre’s to still operate its own plant nursery as it benefits the local environment and massively reduces our carbon footprint. As more and more of our competitors choose profit over substance we believe that “home grown” is key to the future of British garden centre’s and as such over 70% of our plant stock is grown in our very own soil, using only the best reduced peat compost.
Cardboard & Plastic Recycling
For many years we have recycled all cardboard and plastics. We also encourage our customers to do the same by providing recycled cardboard and pot plastics to help carry their goods home.
Water policy
Our onsite reservoir has been helping reduce our impact on the environment since we built many years ago. All rain and run off water from throughout the Centre is collected in the reservoir. Water in the reservoir is filtered and re-used for watering the plants on our growing nurseries and plant area.
Recycling Glass Bottles
We recycle thousands of glass bottles every year.
Re-Using Pallets
In any normal week we receive a number of pallets which some firms will burn when they have been unloaded. We store all pallets and offer them back to our suppliers to reuse over and over again.
Carrier Bags
We have reduced our carrier bag consumption dramatically over the past year.We also use strong bags as to encourage customers to reuse the bags when they return.