An Announcement
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The Story of Barrie’s Garden Centre
It was October 31, 2000 and I was in New York for business. I phoned home to Heather to see
what she was doing. Heather informed me that she just got Blake, our 6-month-old first-born
son, all dressed up to go trick and treaty. I was mad, I was missing my son’s first Halloween.
When I came home, I told Heather that we needed to make changes. After nearly a year of soul searching, we decided to open a garden centre on our land in Barrie.
This was the best thing both Heather and I could have done. Owning a garden centre is an authentic business. Customers are happy to be there and talk about their gardens. Our staff are hard working, loyal people.
The garden centre allowed us to spend time raising our three kids, teaching them what hard work means and how you need to treat your customers.
But, it is time again to make changes in our lives now that our children are all grown up. So, on September 26, 2021, our beloved Barrie’s Garden Centre will be closing, but not forgotten.
We would like to take this time to say a very heartfelt thank you for all your support and loyalty that you have shown us since we opened our doors 19 years ago.
We are so very grateful to all of you that have been an integral part of our success.
And we’d like to take this time to thank our amazing staff, past and present, full time, part time, students, everyone that has been a special part of Barrie's Garden Centre! We couldn’t have done this without them.
We thank you for your support and wish you all the very best in the coming years.
Sincerely,
Warren and Heather Patterson.
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I'll definitely be coming back!
Went there on Victoria Day to pick up soil last minute for my mom. Ended up purchasing some perennials and annuals for myself! Amazing experience, the staff who helped me were so patient. As a novice gardener they made me feel so comfortable and everyone is so knowledgeable. I will definitely be returning!
Ashley D.
These blooms will actually last
Super cute, Beautiful display of plants! I have found so many green houses to be lacking in the flower section but everywhere you see there are beautiful displays of flowers. Unlike big store flowers, if you bring these home they will actually last.
Leonardo
Great job adapting to the new "normal"
Your team is wonderful. Please share my sentiments with all your staff. We were just there picking up an order and everyone is so helpful and friendly. In these unprecedented times, I feel it is even more important to support my local nursery and you have done a great job adapting to the ever changing developments. I look forward to another great season with you.
Kim M.
The customer service is 5 stars
The staff person at the cash went out of her way to make my overall experience great, after I mentioned a small issue so customer service was 5 stars. Also, last fall, I was still able to get vines in the late fall when every other greenhouse was sold out for the year or closed.
Tina
