A GARDEN centre near Chester will be celebrating the King's Coronation through two exciting initiatives which will get underway in the coming weeks.

Tarporley Garden Centre, part of the family-run British Garden Centres group, is marking the regal event by engaging with the community and helping children to reconnect with nature through their CelebraTree and cake designing competitions.

CelebraTree

Do you know a group, garden, charity or hospice that has gone above and beyond through trying times? In honour of the King’s Coronation, Tarporley Garden Centre want to celebrate the people and places who have made a difference to their communities.

To commemorate the occasion, the centre will be donating a suitably royal tree from their collection to be planted by the winner and celebrated by the local areas as they watch the Coronation CelebraTree grow year after year.

Local groups can be nominated through www.britishgardencentres.com/celebratree/ and once nominations are in, they will be selected by the British Garden Centres’ team. Entries close on April 27 and the winner will be announced on April 30. Trees will need to be collected before May 8 to be planted as part of The Big Help Out.

The Great British Garden Centre Cake Competition

Children and local school are being invited to get creative ahead of the King's Coronation by designing and drawing a Coronation Cake.

Judging will take place by the British Garden Centres team stepping into the roles of baking gurus Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. Cake designs can be submitted at https://britishgardencentres.com/coronation-cake-competition/.

The competition will close on May 3 with the winner receiving an incredible gardening and baking-themed hamper and a £100 British Garden Centres Gift Card.

James Beattie , Manager of Tarporley Garden Centre said: "We want to bring the community together for our new King Charles III and Queen Camilla. CelebraTree will recognise the hard-working groups and individuals that make our community what it is and plant a tree that will benefit future generations. And what is a coronation party without cake? We can’t wait to see children’s designs and bring them to life, creating a cake worthy of a place in the Bake-Off final."