Bad idea for this time of year! As much as I want to see garden centres do well this is ridiculous. I could understand why we were opened early after the first lockdown as it was prime time and growers waste was terrible. However this time of year garden centre are only known for decorations and they are not essential. This also brings in a lot of people indoors into a small area. Problems with staying open 1. People have been told to only go out for the essentials, Christmas decorations are not essential. Places seem to be trying to claim they sell fuel and food but sweets and kindling hardly cut it. 2. The demographic that the garden centre mainly brings in are the elderly who are most at risk! 3. A worrying time for staff to be at work and putting their own health at risk and their families. This has creative a lot of anxiety. 4. The greatest lie of the year and tag line garden centres are playing on .... ‘Good for mental health!’ (certainly not the staffs as previously mentioned) gardening, I agree is great for your mental health, shopping however has been proven otherwise. You can do plenty in your garden without buying more.