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Garden centre to shut after Webbs ends lease

Published: 14 October 2013
Ryton Gardens in Coventry, where organic growing charity Garden Organic is based, is closing its garden centre and café following the withdrawal of their operator, Webbs Garden Centres.
Ryton Gardens is a major organic-focused attraction comprising landscaped gardens plus the shop and Conservatory Café. These have been run since 2010 by Webbs, which also has two garden centres of its own.

However, in January this year Webbs gave notice to Garden Organic on ending its lease of the shop and café so that it could focus more on its centres at Wychbold and West Hagley.

Now, Garden Organic says it will scrap the garden centre and café and replace them with a new education and resource centre.

Webbs chairman Ed Webb said: "We would like to thank the dedicated and hardworking Webbs Ryton Gardens team. and had been striving for the operations to transfer to Garden Organic. Unfortunately Garden Organic has made the decision not to operate the shop and cafe in the future.

"We are in active discussions with staff looking at alternative employment within Webbs and will provide every support possible including, where appropriate, practical help with finding alternative employment."

He added that he wished Garden Organic well for its new plans at Ryton Gardens.

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