In 1990, a wooden building at the head of Loch Fyne, beside the rapidly expanding Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, was the small shoot that became the Tree Shop.
From this modest beginning, when we sold only native and common trees as well as gifts and crafts made exclusively from wood, we "branched out" into a much wider range of plants and a covered area was erected to stock a big selection of Rhododendrons and Azaleas, many grown locally. A nursery was established in and around the Victorian greenhouses in Ardkinglas Estate and here trees and shrubs were (and still are) grown for sale at the Tree Shop. At the same time, the shop was gradually introducing a bigger selection. It became well known as the place to find something a bit different.
Later, from a small caravan, we started providing food for customers and travellers to take away.
1999 saw the addition of a large greenhouse which incorporated indoor and conservatory plants with a cafe serving home made food to take away.
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