Syon Park is to get a brand new garden centre in the Spring with new jobs created and a farm shop opened.

Hillier Garden Centres and the Syon Park Estate have announced the Spring 2021 opening of Hillier Syon Park.

The company will work with the estate to transform the garden centre with both businesses investing significantly to improve the site.

It promises to provide "a friendly destination for people to meet, eat and be inspired".

Hillier is a horticulture business with more than 155 years of expertise, founded by Edwin Hillier in Hampshire in 1864.

The company owns 17 garden centres across the south of England, including five centres acquired from Wyevale in 2019.

It grows around one million plants a year across its Hampshire nurseries and is the largest grower of semi-mature trees in Europe.

The family-run company said: "Following handover of the site, both Hillier and the Estate will be investing significantly into Hillier Garden Centre Syon Park to transform the visitor experience.

"True to the Hillier mission to inspire the creation of green living spaces for now and the future, visitors will be able to look forward to browsing a great range of top-quality plants.

"Many of these will be grown by Hillier at the company's Nurseries in Hampshire. Organised in plant areas using 'plant for purpose' displays, gardeners will easily be able to find the right plant for the right place.

"For any queries, the plant experts at Hillier will always be on hand to help. "

Hillier will be rolling out its Gardening Club to Syon Park with membership benefits including exclusive offers, points every time visitors shop, gardening magazines and more.

New menus will also be introduced at the restaurant and coach house creating a space for people to meet among the beauty of plants.

A farm shop will be included on the site selling produce from local suppliers.

Chris Francis, Hillier Garden Centre and Wholesale Nurseries Director, said: "We are delighted to be adding Syon Park to our Hillier Garden Centres family."

The estate's Simon Prior said: "We are very pleased to welcome Hillier to the Syon Park Estate and look forward to working alongside them on the transformation of Syon garden centre.

"The plans we have in place are incredibly exciting and will create a high-quality location for visitors to enjoy the new centre and explore the House and Gardens.

"We look forward to the centre opening its doors and welcoming people to see the changes in the spring."