A new garden centre creating 40 jobs is set to open at the old Cascades site between Harrogate and Ripon.
The site, just outside of Bishop Monkton on Harrogate Road, has been bought by British Garden Centres, and will become its 58th centre.
British Garden Centres has begun work on the site and plans to re-open it early next month as Harrogate Garden Centre.
The new owner has said it plans to use the whole site but will add covering to some areas to allow for all-weather shopping.
A BGC spokesman told the Stray Ferret the company had visited Harrogate regularly for trade shows and decided to pursue the opportunity to buy the site.
Founder Charles Stubbs said:
“I’m delighted we can bring the unique BGC offer to the Harrogate area and look forward to meeting our new customers.
“I’m excited by the prospect of re-opening the garden centre and we are going to pull out all the stops and open in April with our full gardening range.”
“The first thing we need to do is recruit a team, we’ll be welcoming 40 people to the family in the next few weeks.”
Mr Stubbs also said a further 15 staff would be recruited once the restaurant opens in the summer.
The restaurant will be in the same location as previous years but will have a new look.
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The centre, which has previously been known as Grass Roots and Cascades Garden Centre, has been closed for over a year. It is seven miles from Harrogate.
BGC is a family-led business that was founded 30 years ago by brothers Charles and Robert Stubbs in Lincolnshire.
