Mid 1970's Company starts - Established on a daffodil farm near Winchester, daffodil bulbs were produced and sold to garden centres. The business developed quickly and soon began importing various other flower bulbs from Holland, packing them at Winchester and selling them onto garden centre customers.

1987 - Purchased Varfell farm in Cornwall to expand daffodil production. Start to supply cut daffodils to supermarket customers. Other flowers and potted items were added to the product range until this business accounted for over 50% of the company’s turnover by the end of the decade.

1995 - Winchester Growers Limited was created on 4th May 1995 when the business underwent a management buyout sponsored by a venture capital house. Turnover at this point was around £10 million.

1997 – Acquisition of Lacey’s flower growers in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Cut flower tulip and lily become major elements of the business.

1999 - Turnover reaches £25 million.

2000 - The Belgian horticultural group, UNIVEG purchased the venture capitalists company shares and Winchester Growers became part of Bulbs and flowers International, the plant and flower division of UNIVEG. This group with bases in Europe and the USA has a world wide customer base and is probably the largest European supplier of bulbs and flowers by value in the world.

2001 – Turnover reaches £28 million.

2002 – The Winchester site is closed down and head office is relocated to Spalding. Turnover hits £30 million. The company adds bouquets to its portfolio as well as further expansion of its core crops.

2005 – Turnover reaches £34 million.

2010 –Turnover reached £40 million - growth driven by increased growing of daffodils, tulips, lilies and summer flowers.

2011 – Turnover approaching 50 million.