Based in North Aston, Oxfordshire, Nicholsons is a multi-disciplinary garden and woodland design, management and contracting company, serving a range of clients from; private homeowners, property developers, commercial businesses, landscape architects, garden designers and local authorities. The company, noted for their experience in environmentally responsible practices, spearheaded the development of the recently launched elemental web-based green design tool, elemental.
Nicholsons has been working to further develop the current retail arm of business and event programme, now launched as ‘Rosara at Nicholsons’, offering a meaningful retail experience with expanded plant centre, shop and hospitality offering.
At the heart of the operation is the Rosara Plant Centre which offers a curated range of sustainably, sourced and Plant Healthy certified herbaceous plants, ornamental trees, hedging, bulbs and seeds. The complementary shop offers a new ‘Book Room’, as well as a range of garden tools and paraphernalia by known brands and curated items made by local artisans. Also new is the collaboration with the Chipping Norton Flower Farm, as Rosara will be also be offering fresh, locally grown flowers from the farm, sourced just 6 miles away.
In addition to the Nicholsons current Michelin-recommended Yurt restaurant, the expanded dining experience includes the option to rent the private dining locations and refreshments from the new ‘Tiny Café’ located in the vicinity of the Plant Centre.
A varied range of events will be organised throughout the year, including dining experiences, seasonal fairs, talks, demonstrations and workshops covering horticulture, forestry, ecology and sustainability.
