The History of Chiltern Seeds
Way back in 1975, Douglas Bowden, keen gardener of things unusual, dreamed of turning his hobby into a business and with his wife, Bridget, set up Chiltern Seeds from their sitting room in Buckinghamshire, with the main aim of selling unusual items not available elsewhere in the UK.
"I have dealt with you since the early 80s and have never been disappointed. You have always been efficient and polite, which is why I return. The seeds are of excellent quality and I do not hesitate to recommend your company to anyone who is looking for the usual and unusual."
In 1980, due to growth in both family and business, Chiltern Seeds moved up to Cumbria but as stated in the 1981 catalogue, "in defiance of geography, the name remains the same!"
Chiltern Seeds spent 32 happy years up in Cumbria with many staff members remaining with them for all that time.
Sadly, Douglas died in 2010, but Bridget carried on with the business with the help of the loyal staff. After a couple of years she decided that the time was right for her to retire. It seemed only natural that Douglas and Bridget's two daughters Heather and Sally would take over having grown up with seeds all around them. Due to family commitments they made the difficult decision to relocate Chiltern Seeds back down south to the Chilterns where they took over a converted barn near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, where they can now be found.
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