Coletta & Tyson
We grow over a thousand different varieties of ornamental plants across an extensive range of horticutural groups including alpines, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, climbing plants, pot and pack bedding, trees, fruit and vegetable plants, forced bulbs and houseplants.
We supply plants for every season and occasion throughout the year.
Home Grown, Community-led
For over seventy years we have developed our specialist skills within the horticultural industry and across all areas of our business.
This allows us to deliver high levels of innovation, service, quality and understanding through our experienced and qualified team of managers and support staff.
1900-1911
John Coletta’s family emigrated from the Italian village of Monte Casino in southern Italy to Hull in 1900. John was one of ten and the family opened their first grocery shop in 1911.
1925-1940s
John's father Louigi died from bronchitis in 1925, when John was 14. John’s own son Louie joined the family business and increased the number of grocery shops to six. John grew tomatoes, cut chrysanths, bedding plants and other fresh items for those shops in allotments at Golflinks Road, Hull
1962
Brian Tyson was born and bred in East Hull. Brian played for Hull Kingston Rovers throughout the 1960’s and for Great Britain. He played at Wembley in 1964 against Widnes. Brian Tyson married John Coletta’s daughter Barbara in 1962 and began to help his father-in-law on the allotments.
1964
In 1964 at the age of fifty John had expanded from one allotment to over forty. That year the opportunity to buy the original market garden in Woodmansey arose (now the Coletta & Tyson Garden Centre). He purchased the site for the sum of nine thousand pounds.
1968 - 2000
Brian and Barbara had John in 1964 and Paul in 1967. After a serious knee injury, Brian retired from rugby in the late sixties and went into partnership with John on the market garden.
John Coletta passed away in 2000, whilst Brian Tyson continues to live a full and active life with his family and friends and can still be seen having a coffee and a chat in the business today.
2000 - Present
Today John & Paul Tyson run Coletta & Tyson with 400 acres of wholesale nurseries and the garden centre and both businesses still retain the family values that were established over 70 years ago.
1900-1911
John Coletta’s family emigrated from the Italian village of Monte Casino in southern Italy to Hull in 1900. John was one of ten and the family opened their first grocery shop in 1911.
1925-1940s
John's father Louigi died from bronchitis in 1925, when John was 14. John’s own son Louie joined the family business and increased the number of grocery shops to six. John grew tomatoes, cut chrysanths, bedding plants and other fresh items for those shops in allotments at Golflinks Road, Hull
1962
Brian Tyson was born and bred in East Hull. Brian played for Hull Kingston Rovers throughout the 1960’s and for Great Britain. He played at Wembley in 1964 against Widnes. Brian Tyson married John Coletta’s daughter Barbara in 1962 and began to help his father-in-law on the allotments.
1964
In 1964 at the age of fifty John had expanded from one allotment to over forty. That year the opportunity to buy the original market garden in Woodmansey arose (now the Coletta & Tyson Garden Centre). He purchased the site for the sum of nine thousand pounds.
1968 - 2000
Brian and Barbara had John in 1964 and Paul in 1967. After a serious knee injury, Brian retired from rugby in the late sixties and went into partnership with John on the market garden.
John Coletta passed away in 2000, whilst Brian Tyson continues to live a full and active life with his family and friends and can still be seen having a coffee and a chat in the business today.
2000 - Present
Today John & Paul Tyson run Coletta & Tyson with 400 acres of wholesale nurseries and the garden centre and both businesses still retain the family values that were established over 70 years ago.
Keeping customers happy
Our team are a friendly bunch with lots of knowledge on their individual departments. Our expert Horticultural team are always on hand to give advice and can help support you with creating your dream garden.
Need advice on gardening products? Our garden shop team are on hand and have lots of information on products such as fertilisers, tools, propagation, watering and of course all of our lifestyle products.
Growth and Development
At Coletta & Tyson Garden Centre, we take our responsibility towards caring for the environment very seriously. We fully realise that our everyday activities have an impact on our surrounding environment so we are working towards reducing this and improving our natural environment as much as we can. Take a look at our Environmental Policy here.
Working Together
The local community is also very important to us. Working with the community is a priority here at Coletta & Tyson and by joining forces with local schools & villages we raise awareness of the importance of working together – on the environment, socially and economically.
We continue to support and raise awareness of initiatives from the local area in order to create new and build existing relationships with many community ventures and charities.
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