Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre was bought in 1978 after David Bellman returned to the UK from farming in Kenya. The glasshouses were redeveloped in the early 1980s to provide additional covered retail space. The latest feature is a new 960sq m, ￡1.2m 350-seat restaurant.Andrew Pitman and Steve Searle are now running the centre on the shop floor, with Bellman's son-in-law Mike Lind working as managing director. Monkton Elm is a member of the South West Buyers/Great Western Partnership buyinggroup. It also includes a pond-side care, pet centre and craft centre. GR Spoke to Pitman and Searle.
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