About Us
2024 onwards
2025 - a story yet to be told!
2024 - JungleLand had a refurbishment with new flooring, new exotic animal friends and more
2024 - Jason Mellett and Mark Toon purchased St. John's Garden Centre with a vision to update the centres and improve the overall experience of shopping, dining and attending events
1994-2023
2019 - St. John's Ashford joined the family
2008 - St. John's turned 50 years old!
2006 - St. John's won the award 'Investor in People' for employee engagement
2004 - Greenhouses were built at Bayview Nurseries
2002 - The Conservatory Restaurant at the Barnstaple store was built and officially opened
2000 - The Taunton branch of St. John's closed its doors
1994 - A pop up shop was hosted in Green Lanes called 'Le Jardin' as an extension of St. John's Garden Centres
1994 - St. John's added a Pets Department
The story begins in 1958
1990 - All the accounts and other systems were fully computerised
1990 - Mark Toon (current owner) joined St. John's working in various areas of the garden centre, including weekend management at Taunton Garden Centre
1989 - Jason Mellet (current owner) joined St. John's to oversee IT operations
1985 - JungleLand officially first opened, charing £1 entry per child
1972 - The on-site house was build by David Oliver
1958 - The St. John's story begins, having been registered as a limited company on the 2nd October by David and Patsy Oliver. The nursery began as a smallholding: planting, harvesting and selling flowers and vegetables from the site at the bottom of St John's Lane.
