John and Elsie Clarke founded Johnstown Garden Centre in August 1974, on a greenfield site at the quaint ancient village of Johnstown ( founded 1170 by the Norman's). The company expanded rapidly and in 1980 sons Jim and Sean joined the firm and today manage the site jointly. John and Elsie are still involved on a daily basis but taking it a bit easier now after 34 years, both enjoying very good health!

The Centre has been the recipient of many prestigious awards and recognition during the years including "Garden Centre of the Year". In August 1999 as we celebrated 25 years at Johnstown we were hosts to the World Congress of the International Garden Centre Association, with nearly 300 delegates from 16 countries attending.

The Future:

In 2005, due to continuous expansion the Garden Centre recently moved in its entirety to a new site in Johnstown directly opposite the old centre.

A brand new Johnstown Garden Centre has been born.! This site is 6 times bigger than the old one and featurs a very exciting new building with very extensive plant halls and a bright airy shopping environment, unlike any other garden centre in existence today!

Major commercial expansion is underway at Johnstown and nearby Naas at the present time . Johnstown Garden Centre intends to be well placed to serve the needs of our customers well into the future.

Company Goals:

"Quality in everything for your garden" is our motto. We see serving customers as our only business. We will expand and adapt our service to meet their every need. Our Service must be of the highest quality, provided by well trained, well paid staff, offering top quality stock at value for money prices, presented in an impeccably clean and well maintained environment.

Personnel and qualifications:

We select our staff primarily to be good customer assistants. We are fortunate to have a wonderful team of happy people here and while we could quote you lots of diplomas and degrees nothing beats the friendly service and smiles that we are known so well for.