Ravensworth Nurseries Ltd, (historically trading as Bradbrook & Hannah) was an English horticultural business and garden centre located in Ravensworth, North Yorkshire.
It supplied garden centres and retailers across the United Kingdom as well as its own on-site sales. [1]
Brothers-in-law Douglas Bradbrook and William Hannah established the business in 1966 and initially grew tomatoes and lettuces. [1]
Increased competition from the Common Market and rising heating costs necessitated a move into bedding plants and later pot plants such as poinsettias. [2] They are one of only two businesses that grow poinsettias in the United Kingdom, producing around 18,000 plants in 2012. [3] [4]
In 1996 they erected the world's largest hanging basket. [5] The basket weighed 5 long tons (5.1 tonnes), was 23 feet (7 metres) across and 9 feet (2.7 metres) high and contained 1,000 plants of one hundred different varieties. [5]
By 2006, the business had a £1.8 million annual turnover, six acres of glasshouses and employed around 35 people. [6] Since 2006 the business had used an eco-friendly woodchip burner to heat three of its glasshouses. [2]
The business announced its closure in 2023. [7]