The UK's largest garden centre.

One of the UK’s most renowned garden centres, Bents is a destination for gardening enthusiasts and home decorators alike. Based in Manchester, Bents has earned prestigious accolades such as Garden Centre of the Year, cementing their reputation as a leader in the industry.

Client
Bents
Sector
Garden & home
Services
SEO
A shopper smiles at a snake plant in the houseplant section of a Bents garden centre

Results

Evidence. Measurable.

Audience, engagement and commercial outcomes, measured and reported.

+2258%Organic Traffic Growth YoYYoY organic traffic growth comparing September 2023 / 2024 performance following Halloween SEO copywriting campaign.
+837%Organic Traffic Growth MoMMoM organic search growth comparing September to October following Halloween SEO copywriting campaign.
+1166.67%Top 3 Keyword PositionsAuthoritative blog post keywords ranking in the top 3 positions grew from 3 in January 2024 to 38 in January 2025.

The client

The brief. The build.

One of the UK’s most renowned garden centres, Bents is a destination for gardening enthusiasts and home decorators alike. Based in Manchester, Bents has earned prestigious accolades such as Garden Centre of the Year, cementing their reputation as a leader in the industry.

  1. The challenge

    One of the UK’s most renowned garden centres, Bents is a destination for gardening enthusiasts and home decorators alike. Based in Manchester, Bents has earned prestigious accolades such as Garden Centre of the Year, cementing their reputation as a leader in the industry.

  2. The solution

    We built a channel-specific plan grounded in evidence and tied to the KPIs Bents actually reports on.

  3. The obstacles

    Keeping brand trust intact while opening up new audiences and channels, without one undermining the other.

  4. What's next

    Continuing to compound: deeper audience segmentation, more creative experimentation and tighter measurement.

The entrance to a Bents garden centre, with clipped topiary trees in large planters
Beds of colourful flowering plants beneath the glasshouse roof at a Bents garden centre
What our team saidJames WallsHead of Digital & Strategy, Uprated
Strategy, measurement and execution for Bents, built around the outcomes that matter most to the business.

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