Our Heritage
Ransoms Garden Centre was founded in 1966 by David and Janet Ransom and has remained an independent garden centre since then. David Ransom is a graduate of Kew Gardens like his father Donald was before him.
Katherine and Rebecca Ransom the second generation now run the garden centre. Rebecca also trained and graduated from Kew Gardens. Katherine is the long-time mastermind behind the gift buying and the garden centre has become far more than a plant shop, it now has a pet shop, clothes shop, barbeques and gifts and a massive Christmas shop.
Sarah Ransom started the Restaurant with Janet Ransom and when they could not decide if it should be a Tearoom or Restaurant they decided to make it both, and so The Gardeners, now Ransoms Tearoom & Restaurant came into being – a family restaurant with table service and a big menu.
Through the years
1950
Alice Sales, Janet Ransom's mother, in her pet shop in Abbingdon Road, Kensington, London
1957
David Ransom graduated from Kew
1959
Janet & David married in New York, on Christmas Day
1965
Alice & Fred Sales move from London to Jersey.
1966
Ransoms Garden Centre opened on site that is now the Tearooms
1976
Alice Sales with her blue & gold macaw Bobbin
1988
Rebecca graduated from Kew
1989
The Garden Centre opening in its current location
1992
The tearooms opened
1993
Rebecca Ransom co-hosts The Garden Club on Channel 4
1998
David & Janet retire
2002
The girls take over the businesses
2013
The Potting Shed gift shop, opposite the Tearooms, opens
2016
50th Anniversary Celebration
Come get instant colour in your garden with our beautifully blooming Rhododendrons 🌸🌺 We`re open today 9am - 6pm!
🦔 Today is the start of Hedgehog Awareness Week! 🦔
This year The British Hedgehog Preservation Society are asking people to ‘Give hedgehogs the edge!’ by making the edges of their gardens and green spaces havens for wildlife, and encouraging landowners, schools, and parishes to do the same.
Hedgehogs are a great indicator species – their needs are quite simple so if they aren’t being met, it means the habitat is deficient – and should ring alarm bells for other species, including humans!
Try these wildlife-friendly ways to give hedgehogs the edge:
🦔 Let the edges grow wild! Log piles, leaf heaps, and wild edges attract natural food and offer shelter for hedgehogs. Always carefully check for wildlife before mowing, strimming or tidying wild areas.
🦔 Add Hedgehog highways! These 13cm x 13cm square gaps in the base of boundary walls and fences ensure hedgehogs can access vital habitat. Once made, log them on the Big Hedgehog Map.
🦔 Make ponds safe! Ponds are great for wildlife but ensure there are escape routes – add sloping edges, ramps or half-submerged rocks so hedgehogs can scramble out.
🦔 Look out for litter! Litter is very harmful to wildlife, and while it’s hopefully not an issue in your own garden, it’s likely to be in the wider environment. Contact landowners where litter is a problem; remember to point out the danger to wildlife.
🦔 Water is vital for all wildlife and can be scarce, especially during hot spells. Make sure there are always clean shallow bowls of water available for hedgehogs – add a few pebbles for bees and butterflies to perch on so they can safely drink too.
🦔 Stop using poisons and pesticides that could directly harm wildlife and destroy the food chain.
Netting can become entangled in hedgehog spines: make sure sports nets are put away and garden netting is raised 30cm off the ground so hedgehogs can safely pass under.
Come enjoy the lovely long bank holiday weekend at Ransoms! ☀ Inside the garden centre everything is ready to make this summer a grand one, with new season garden furniture and barbecues, lovely new stock of indoor and outdoor plants, as well as lots of sale bargains and special offers to be found around the shop!
🌸 We`re open Sunday 4th May from 10am to 4pm, and on Monday 5th May from 9am - 6pm! 🌸
Combine your leisurely shop with a delicious lunch a@ransoms_tearooms and a visit to @potting_shed_jersey, they are both open every day 9am - 6pm!
Please share! 🦆🙏 Every day we have a lovely duck couple visiting us (today Mrs Duck came to have breakfast by herself), so we`re asking customers to please drive slowly through our carpark. 🚗 We`re open this bank holiday weekend; it will be a fun and bustling atmosphere, so please be extra careful when driving in and out, especially when using the back carpark past the warehouse.
We and the lovely duck couple are very grateful for everyone driving considerately. ❤
These are the opening hours to consider outside our regular opening hour:
Sunday 4th May, 10am - 4pm
Monday 5th May, 9am - 6pm
Fri 9th May, 10am - 4pm
Looking for a garden dining set with high seating for a fun bar-like setting? Our Cora and Antigua will definitely elevate your summer cocktail gatherings. 🍹☀
The Cora is made from stylish FSC-certified acacia wood, and comes as a 4 or 6 seater. The thick, comfy cushions will keep you seated for hours in the lovely weather- and UV-resistant rope chairs.
The white beach-look Antigua, with its weather- and UV-resistant, low maintenance weave, comes with a parasol, base, and 4 seats for lovely intimate get-togethers.
Both are fantastic choices with their own style and benefits. We offer free delivery on all our garden furniture set, so you can start enjoying the sun without hassle.
For pricing and more info see our garden furniture link in bio.
💦 Kids paddling pools are out! 🌊☀️ Starting at £13.99, these are not just for the little ones to cool down in 😉😎
