We've come a long way since then, and the Ottery St Mary centre has grown over the last forty years or so to become one of the largest in the UK, and all our centres still reflect our enduring passion for plants Our passion for growing quality plants is at the root of our success, where we grow over 75% of the nursery fresh plants we sell, that's millions of plants across thousands of varieties every year The origins of the business can be traced back to the early 1960s when we first grew vegetables and plants for sale in the local East Devon markets, whilst living on site in a caravan