Wilgro Nurseries is a large high quality supplier of ornamental bedding, patio and perennial plants both as plugs and as finished plants. Established in 1989 as a diversification of a successful farming and fresh produce business we have gone from strength to strength. We have grown rapidly in an active and profitable partnership with customers large and small, in every part of the industry. We are now part of the Sakata Seed Corporation, one of the leading world breeders of flower and vegetable seeds. We are looking forward to bringing yet more innovative to market from Sakata and other leading breeders and to association with Samuel Yates their seed distribution company in the UK.

Our experienced, innovative and friendly team has built up this strongly independent nursery as a supplier to leading garden centres, local authorities and landscapers, retailers, mail order companies and nurseries both wholesale and retail.

Wilgro invests heavily, continually improving quality and service from the point of seeding or sticking through to the finished product as seen at the point of sale. This has meant new facilities and systems throughout the main 12 acre site all designed to ensure customers receive top quality plants at the right time, condition and price.

For garden centres and nurseries Wilgro can apply our combined experience as a specialist plug producer and long term bedding plant supplier with the knowlege of their own garden centre trained staff. This combination is rare and means, for example, that beyond the essentials of quality, reliability and service we understand the need for a wide range of well labelled varieties and a flow of consecutive crops. In particular we have worked with customers to develop new products such as their unique retail plug packs, available through garden centres and Mr Fothergills seeds mail order catalogue.

For local authorities we continually review varietal developents and undertake joint trials. This process ensures a steady flow of fresh ideas for public open spaces, many of which are off catalogue.

For example, following various assignments a full bedding range has been successfully grown in peat free coir for major council schemes over several years.

Service is also enhanced by the ready availability of plants from the company's wholesale cash and carries. At our very convenient location near Thirsk we have both a plug cash and carry for nurseries and a bedding plant cash and carry for local shops which can also provide plants for urgent patching of damaged displays. Our plants can also be collected at Gabler Nurseries in Fife, Scotland.

As already indicated, our young company is both responsive and dynamic. We are experienced in working to critical schedules and in developing off catalogue products to provide what customers demand. This has brought success with mail order and ditribution companies as much as with the direct service of garden centres, retailers and nurseries.