Loxley Nurseries: Beloved garden centre re-opens as Loxley Garden Centre after new bosses take over
A beloved garden centre, closed for months, has finally re-opened under new bosses.
Loxley Nurseries, on Long Lane, Loxley, closed in the summer of 2025, when its owners retired after running the popular venue for more than two decades.
However, new bosses at the popular venue have confirmed it is re-opening, under a new name, with an announcement that they are back in business today.
.jpeg?trim=0,311,0,311&crop=&width=640&quality=65)
They are now trading as Loxley Garden Centre.
In their first public statement, they said: “Welcome to Loxley Garden Centre.
“We’re excited to be re-opening our doors this Friday, March 20.
“From gardening essentials to hundreds of high quality plants, we’ve got everything you need to get growing this season.
“Now under new ownerships and looking forward to a bright future, and we can’t wait to welcome you back.”
It was revealed in October that it would re-open under new owners, and a sign had been placed on the gate to the centre, confirming that the Sheffield venue would open again this spring.
After The Star revealed the venue was closing last year, it was inundated with messages from the public on its social media pages expressing sadness, and expressing affection for the venue.
Alexander Mackie Associates sold the site last year. They have confirmed the sale of the 3.95 acre site, which they had described as having been owned by the same family for 25 years.
They also revealed in their marketing information that planning permission had been granted a for Tea Room at the site, adding that the planning application was not currently being used.
It is not known if the new owners have any plans to bring back a tea-room, which was one of the facilities at the venue in the past.
If you’d like to receive more stories like this as well as the latest news from Sheffield and South Yorkshire, subscribe to our free daily newsletter
In October, the centre said in a statement: “After 25 years of building this successful business that everyone’s grown to love, we’ve waved goodbye to Keith and Jeanette.
“We wish them a very long and happy retirement. We’re pleased to announce that the remaining Loxley team are back under new ownership and we’re looking forward to keeping the nursery traditions
“In the following months we’re excited to give our ‘Lovely Loxley’ a freshen up, restock our shelves and most importantly we can’t wait to start growing again.”