OUR FAMILY OF BRAND EXPERIENCES IN YORKSHIRE
Independently owned with four garden centres in West Yorkshire, we’re committed to our vision to create retail destinations offering great experiences for all the family.
MEMBERS SAVE MORE IN STORE
From discounts every month on products in store, points on your purchases and seasonal offers. With the Green Card app, it’s all in one place.
Your digital Green Card
Instore offers and exclusive member vouchers
Points balance
Book and redeem event tickets
In app food ordering in selected restaurants
Purchases stored
It’s free to join and unlocks so much more for members!
There's so many ways you can save at Yorkshire Garden Centres!
Be it price locked Star Buys specially selected for their great value, special offer deals that are just too good to miss or Green Card points, discounts, and membership perks, you’ll always find great ways you can save surprises with us in store.
So, whether you’re visiting for a mid-week coffee and a catch up with a friend or joining us for a weekend browse with the whole family, we’ll always aim to offer you great value, every single day of the week!
Look out for our ways to save when you next pay us a visit!
Star Buys
Our Star Buys are back and now, they're here to stay!
Picked by our team of experts for their incredible value, when these products are gone, they're gone!
In store specials
Whether it's a 'buy one get one free' deal or fantastic savings on seasonal products, our in store specials are too good to miss and available across all of our centres!
Green Card
Have you heard about our BRAND-NEW loyalty programme, the Green Card? Members always save more!
From discounts every month on products in store and points on your purchases to seasonal offers plus nice surprises, early access to events and more!
Look out for our exclusive member prices on our specially selected products in store this month!
In store specials
Whether it's a 'buy one get one free' deal or fantastic savings on seasonal products, our in store specials are too good to miss and available across all of our centres!
All products and promotions subject to centre and availability.
Our Family of Garden Centres
Inspiring throughout the seasons with gardening and home at the heart, delicious dining in our choice of restaurants and produce in our food halls for gifting or as a treat, as well as adventure, play and fun for our younger visitors, we believe we have created a unique mix of brands in our centres that always deliver great experiences for families.
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The largest of our retail destinations, Tong Garden Centre is award winning and was the first in our family of centres. Located between Bradford and Leeds and within easy reach of the M62, the centre also offers two restaurants, Hearty’s Food Hall and Grass Hoppers play.
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Hosting a family of experiences that our customers have come to know and love, Tingley Garden Centre is home to all of your favourites including Hearty’s Food Hall, Grass Hoppers play and Bloom’s Kitchen. Located 5 minutes from the M1/M62 Lofthouse Interchange.
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Long established, Otley Garden Centre was formerly known as Stephen H Smith and joined the family in 2022. Renowned for plants displayed against the stunning Chevin backdrop, discover our seasonal range for the home and garden as well as Hearty’s Food Hall and Hatties Kitchen.
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In the heart of the community, Bingley Garden Centre joined the family in 2022. The smallest of our centres but it’s packed with plants and gardening products, gift and homeware, local produce and of course a delicious menu served daily in Hatties Kitchen.
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Mission Out is an active family day out where children and adults can experience epic challenges in the great outdoors!
Explore our active zones including our jump tower pillow, high ropes, assault course, giant swings, high bank slides, adventure golf and lake rafting!
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Hop along to Grass Hoppers indoor and outdoor play area for a proper playtime!
You’ll find a huge outdoor adventure playground with sand pits and bouncing pillows and a large indoor play area, with sports court, big play frame and a baby and toddler zone, where your young ones can enjoy playtime – whatever the weather!
At Hearty’s, everything at our core is delicious, delivered with warmth and a good sprinkling of fun.
We stir through some Yorkshire pride to this humble recipe and we prove that we champion our own. The result is food with heart, offering an irresistibly handcrafted choice that’s a little bit special.
It’s proper hearty!
Select your prefered garden centre
ABOUT US
BUILDING OUR FAMILY OF BRANDS FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY.
We are an ambitious business and we hope to continue to grow and create opportunities in our communities. We will continue our mission to create a great experience for all the family and we hope our customers will continue to enjoy visiting our centres. Our team will always be at the forefront of our business and we are grateful for all their efforts on our journey so far.
PEOPLE & CULTURE
CAREERS AT
YGC GROUP
If we were to tell you that our aim is to be one of the best employers across the UK, then hopefully that goes some way to demonstrate our commitment to our People and Culture, which is why we have a dedicated People and Culture team.
Their purpose is to attract, recruit, engage and develop the best people into our business.
Our award win for ‘Outstanding Employer’ at the Yorkshire Post Business Excellence Awards goes some way to demonstrate what we are aiming to achieve. Our People & Culture are aiming to ensure we have a GREAT culture as we continue to grow. Check out what it’s like ‘working for us’ in this video.
climate & community
We care passionately about how we do business too and are proud to have a robust Climate and Community commitment that details our pathway to sustainability, the active role we play in our local community and the caring culture we have created for our people. It will always be a work in progress as we strive to better than ourselves each and every year.
AWARD WINNING RETAILER
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2022 British HR Award – Retail Company of the Year
We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that we have won ‘Retail Company of the Year’ at the British HR Awards, celebrating the organisations and individuals that are driven by delivering a world-class people experience.
This is the first time we have entered a national people and culture award and we’re very proud to have won despite facing such strong competition
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2022 FSB Sustainability Award
Organised by the business campaigner, FSB (Federation of Small Businesses), the awards celebrate the achievements and contributions of small businesses and the self-employed across the UK.
We are delighted and proud to win the Sustainability award. The team has worked tirelessly to embed sustainable principles in all our garden centres and this award is well-deserved.
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2021 Best Destination Garden Centre
The judges said: “Tong Garden Centre continues to build an exceptional experience for the customer and is well deserving of Destination Garden Centre of the Year in the North East region. Inspirational displays and a fantastic choice across gardening ranges, lifestyle retailing and outdoor living stood out as areas of excellence.”
North East and North West regional Garden Centre Association (GCA) awards
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2020 Outstanding Employer
The Outstanding Employer award celebrates employers who value and reward their staff and empowers employees to play a role in moving the company forward. We are committed to making sure that Tong continues to be a great place to work , so we were absolutely delighted to win this award.
Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards