Founded by James Dobbie, we’ve been helping Britain grow since 1865.
We share our passion for gardens and plants through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. Fifty-two of 53 stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment
We champion garden living all-year-round and offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together
Walters Gardens, Inc. didn’t set out to be the biggest and best in the industry. We simply wanted to provide our local growers with high quality perennials. To fulfill that dream, a small perennial farm was established by Dennis and Harriet Walters in Zeeland, Michigan in 1946, worked by just a few strong men including Dennis’ four brothers. Tall Garden Phlox, Creeping Phlox, Delphiniums, Leucanthemum, and Gaillardias were their specialties and these bare root plants were shipped out by rail, truck, and bus.
Today, Walters Gardens, Inc. has grown to be one of the nation’s largest wholesale perennial growers with a reputation for superior quality, excellent service, and cutting edge new varieties. Our company continues to be run by the Walters family, aided by over 200 dedicated employees including skilled growers and hybridizers, plant health experts, inventory managers, marketing specialists, a dedicated team of inside sales and customer service staff, and national sales representatives and brokers.
We offer over 1,000 varieties of perennials including a line of exclusive Proven Winners® Perennials, and over 100 new items are added each year. Bare root perennials are grown on 1,500 acres of land while over 500,000 square feet of modern greenhouses contain our plug growing operations. Over 18 million perennial liners are shipped to grower retailers, wholesale finish growers, landscapers, mail order companies, and more across the US and Canada.
Bord na Móna is a climate solutions and renewable energy company supporting Ireland’s progress towards a climate-neutral future. In line with our transformative Brown to Green strategy, we have concluded all former peat operations and today we are committed to the delivery of renewable energy, low carbon enterprises, peatlands rehabilitation and sustainable waste management.
Through strategic partnerships and joint ventures, we are scaling our renewable energy offering at pace to deliver a 5GW energy pipeline, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, biomass and biogas developments– all helping to safeguard Ireland’s green energy supply and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Leveraging this renewable energy pipeline to decarbonise key industries that are integral to Ireland’s economic growth is a key focus for Bord na Móna. Our Eco Energy Park offering is supporting sustainable industrial expansion by co-locating large companies from a range of sectors with a variety of renewable energy technologies across our landbank, enabling businesses to achieve low-carbon growth in their operations.
We have been serving communities across Ireland for 90 years and continued community support remains a priority for us today. Every year we invest significantly in community benefit funds connected to our renewable energy and waste management projects. These funds provide important support for near neighbours, sports clubs, schools and community groups, as well as not-for-profit groups and projects delivering vital services to the communities in which they operate.
Our commitment to community support importantly extends to the sustainable business community whose green innovators are pioneering climate-conscious change through sustainability focused products and services. Our Accelerate Green Programme presents a unique opportunity for scaling businesses in the sustainability space to develop the skills and knowledge required to expand in Ireland and beyond.