Our next open day is on the 1st June 2013
Our open days have been likened to the Harrods sale. They are incredibly popular, are great fun and there are some terrific bargains to be had. As we generally don’t get to throw open our doors to the general public, we relish the opportunity to meet our customers - and it appears the feeling is mutual. You will want to allocate lots of time to have a good look around as we have a 30 acre site with well over 2,500 different plants, most of which are sold off at a reduced rate on the day. You may be able to pick up some great deals on products too!
How to make the most of our open days
1. Wear suitable clothing appropriate for a working nursery (no stilettoes required). Be prepared to see tractors and forklifts in operation and be aware that there are uneven surfaces, ditches and trip hazards on site so do take care. Children usually enjoy their visit to the nursery, but they should be supervised at all times.
2. On arrival you will be directed to the parking area. Once in, head straight to our ‘meet and greet’ post where you will be given a handout with some general information about the nursery, a pricing guide and a list of our super-special offers for the day. You will also be given a strip (or two) of uniquely numbered, sticky labels*, which can be used to buy plants if you wish. (*there’s more about these in the ‘how to buy plants section’ below)
3. If you have any garden-related questions, please look out for the Crocus staff members who are wearing the blue hi-vis jackets as these people really know their plants.
4. Print out your Crocus wishlist and bring it along with you - it is very easy to get dazzled by all our beautiful plants, so it will help keep you focussed.
5. There will be the opportunity to buy a snack or a cup of tea, and we also have customer toilets on site.
6. Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
How to buy plants on our open day.
1. After being met and given your handout and uniquely numbered, sticky labels (make sure you ask for extra if you are planning on buying lots of plants), please feel free to roam about the open areas of the nursery.
2. If you see a plant you want to buy, peel off one of your sticky labels and pop it on the side of the pot.
3. Leave the pot at the side of the walkway, where one of our team can easily spot it.
4. We will be whizzing around the nursery at regular intervals in buggies, collecting up the plants and placing them into correspondingly numbered trays, which are kept in a separate (checkout) pen.
5. When you are ready to collect your plants, make your way to the checkout pen and they will be waiting for you there.
6. Once you have your plants, please take them over to the gazebos (they are in the same pen) and we can then then tot up your purchases and take payment.
7. We accept most credit cards (not American Express) as well as cash.
8. We have trolleys and big strapping lads to help get large purchases to your car.
Our Open Day Dates
1st & 8th June 2013
- Chelsea Sale - get a chance to pick up the actual plants from our Chelsea Flower Show gardens
7th September 2013
- the last open day of the year, with plenty of seasonal offers
Timetable
9.30am - Doors open
11am - We usually have a guided tour of the nursery.
One of Directors will show you around, giving you a behind the scenes glimpse of how we operate. You will gain access to areas that normally would be strictly off-limits and depending on the time of the year you may see the plants that we are growing for the Chelsea Flower Show (you might even hear some hot insider gossip). These talks tend to be extremely popular.
3.30pm - Time to go home!
Directions to Crocus:
Crocus.co.uk Ltd, Nursery Court, London Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6LQ
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