British Garden Centres has announced significant changes within its plant buying team. This move aims to drive forward the company’s plant offering across its 65 stores and cater to the evolving needs and preferences its customer base.
2025 sees Mandy Warry and Phoebe Cater joining the plant team. With both having an extensive background in buying, Mandy and Phoebe will play a pivotal role in nurturing existing partnerships and forging new ones, ensuring that the business continues to provide exceptional outdoor and indoor plants in all its centres across the country.
Mandy joins the team from Langlands Garden Centres, which was acquired by the British Garden Centres group in the summer of 2024.
Phoebe comes to the plant buying team with extensive experience, having worked at Cherry Lane Garden Centres, where she held various positions and managed multiple categories in plant buying.
British Garden Centres plant buying team changes
Tom Cook has left British Garden Centres after five years, having previously worked as Horticultural Manager at the Hillview Group for 11 years before the acquisition which saw the group join the BGC stable. During his time with the business, Tom played a pivotal role in driving the plant-buying strategy, sourcing and selecting the highest-quality plants for their stores.
Scott McCabe, Group Buying Director at British Garden Centres said: “We’re excited to welcome Mandy and Phoebe to our plant buying team. Their extensive experience and passion for horticulture will undoubtedly strengthen our plant offering and help us continue to deliver exceptional quality to our customers.
“At the same time, we want to thank Tom Cook for his significant contributions over the past five years. His expertise and dedication have been invaluable, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours.”
The BGC plant team is now headed up by Scott and led by Julian Palphramand with support from Andy, Mandy and Phoebe.
