About
Squire’s Garden Centres is a successful family-owned horticultural business that serves the local community. There are 17 Squire’s Garden Centres to discover across Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire, North and West London. Customers can also shop online for local delivery within a 5-7 mile radius of their garden centres.
The business was founded by D.J. Squire in 1936, initially as a landscape gardening business which then developed into one of the first garden centre businesses in the UK when Squire’s in Twickenham opened in 1964. Since then, the company has become one of the best success stories in the industry, remaining in the Squire family under the leadership first of D.J.’s son Colin Squire OBE – who is still actively involved in the business – and, today, Colin’s daughter Sarah Squire who is Chairman.
Squire’s offers a wide range of quality plants and garden products together with an extensive selection of garden furniture, houseplants and gifts. They continue their drive towards customer excellence with their highly qualified and experienced horticultural staff, on hand to help with plant related questions.
All centres have free parking, and a Café Bar serving breakfast, drinks, snacks, lunch and afternoon tea. Four centres also have extensive pets and aquatics departments – at Squire’s in Badshot Lea, Twickenham, Stanmore, Washington. West Horsley has aquatics only.
Squire’s has close connections with schools and the local community – with a particular passion for encouraging new generations of gardeners through a year-round programme of workshops for all ages and abilities. Squire’s also supports various local charities, which are chosen each year by staff at the different centres.
In 2022, Squire’s acquired Barnsfold Nurseries, based in Horsham and a long-standing supplier of bedding plants to the business, marking a return to offering more home-grown plants.
Squire’s is at the forefront of developing best practice and innovation in the UK garden centre industry, and regularly wins industry awards, including:
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
- Silver Gilt Medal & “People’s Choice” for “The Urban Rain Garden” (2017)
- Gold Medal & “People’s Choice” for “Squire’s 80th Anniversary Garden” (2016)
- Silver Gilt Medal for the “Urban Oasis” show garden (2015)

The Express Home & Living Awards
- Best Garden Centre (2017)

Garden Centre Association Awards
- “Best Plant Area” Ruxley Rose Award (Hersham 2023)
- “Best Food Hall/Farm Shop Award” (Frensham 2023)
- “GROW” Training Award (Crawley 2022 & Reigate 2021)
- “Outdoor Living Award” North Thames Region (Stanmore 2022)
- “The Dick Allen Award for Most Improved Garden Centre” (Milford 2022)
- “Best Christmas Display” North Thames Region (Stanmore 2021)
- Worral Cup for “Best Marketing Campaign” (2020)
- “Best Outdoor Living” & “Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer” (Hersham 2020)
- “Garden Centre of the Year” South Thames Region (Hersham 2021 & 2019)
- “Garden Centre of the Year” North Thames Region (Shepperton 2019)
- “Best Garden Centre” in England (Shepperton 2018)
- “Garden Centre Of The Year” (Hersham 2017 & 2015)
- “Garden Centres of Excellence” (Milford 2016)
- “Best Plant Area” Ruxley Rose Award (Twickenham 2016 & 2015)
- “Best Indoor Lifestyle Retailer” (Hersham 2017, Shepperton 2016 & 2015)
- “Best Garden Products Retailer” (Hersham 2017, Shepperton 2017 & 2015)
- “Best Restaurant” (Hersham 2017)
- “Best Outdoor Living Retailer” (Long Ditton & Shepperton 2017, Hersham & West Horsley 2015)
- “Best Environmental Practice” (Twickenham 2017, Cobham 2015)
- “Best Customer Service” (Badshot Lea 2015)
- “Creativity & Innovation Award” (Twickenham 2015)

Garden Trade News Greatest Awards
- “The Greatest Group Garden Centre Christmas Team” (Badshot Lea 2020)
- “The Greatest Garden Centre Front Of House Teams” (Badshot Lea 2016)
- “The Greatest Garden Centre Chef” (Badshot Lea 2015)
- “The Greatest Garden Centre Catering Team” (Badshot Lea 2015)
