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The Bosworths were approached by the South Midlands Co-Operative society to look at the possibility of creating a residential development.  The Co-Op owned the field to the south of the Nursery where Riverview and the Rushes are now situated.  They had owned this pasture for a number of years as they used if for grazing the horses which pulled their milk carts around the village.

During the 1980’s, agriculture on a small scale becomes more difficult, so horticulture became more relevant.  Livestock disappeared and cut flower, vegetables, fruit and bedding plants were sold “at the farm gate”.  The retail Nursery was established.

Frank Bosworth passes away.  John and Jill Bosworth take over the business with Jill leaving her job as a reporter on the Kettering Evening Telegraph

During the 1970’s the site is mainly used for Agricultural and Horticultural crops including Tomatoes, Cut Flowers, Runner Beans, Strawberries and Raspberries, along with livestock such and Pigs, Chickens, Goats and Geese.  John and Jill begin to sell produce on Kettering and Corby markets.

John and Jill’s son, Ian, is born and the family is brought up in the bungalow

John and Jill’s son, Sam is born

John and Jill Bosworth get married and build the bungalow that is still located a the front of the Garden Centre

Frank and Helena Bosworth and their son John move to a smallholding site in Finedon Road, Burton Latimer.  The site had ONE Greenhouse and ONE pre-fabricated bungalow (the White Bungalow) on it at that time.  The Greenhouse was demolished in the mid 1990’s, but the bungalow is now used as a Staff Room and customer toilet facilities within the Garden Centre.