This garden centre is truly a little gem. While it is tiny, and as such can't rival the scale and…read morevariety of larger out of town centres, it packs in a great deal. I sadly don't have a garden, but I love dropping in just to browse. They have a small outside section with a good variety of plants which vary with the season. It's almost like visiting an actual garden. Inside is also immaculately presented, with a small but good range of seeds, pretty pots, garden ornaments, etc. The staff are friendly too. I really wish I could go in for more than a few seeds for a window box According to their website they've been awarded Garden Centre of the year 2007 by the Horticultural Trade, in recognition of their innovative use of a small space. Can't be bad if other Garden Centres recognise how good they are! Their website is http://n1gc.co.uk/

I wouldn't really call myself the green fingered type. In fact, it would be fair to say that my…read moremost successful gardening moment to date was aged 9, growing cress from a yoghurt pot with the rest of Primary 5. Recently however, I've had a revelation and I am now growing not one, but six (!) different herbs. Although off-put occassionally by rouge squirrels having a nosey, last weekend I successfully grew them to the height that repotting was required. Not up for treking out to one of the mega gardening centres, I was very pleased to discover that only 10 minutes walk away was the beautiful North One! This little garden centre is small but perfectly formed. As well as stock a range of pot plants and herbs, they have every type of seed, soil, pot and cane imaginable. Prices are however, a bit more steep than you would get in one of the chains. I was a bit taken a back to discover that a cute purple bench, just big enough for two but no more was selling for £250. Needless to say I left that one to someone that might be feeling a bit more flash than myself! Now I've put my gardening kitty to use I can safety assure you that Mr Mint, Lord Thyme, Miss Chives, Sir Sage, Prof Parsely and Queen Rosemary are looking better than ever! Four terracotta pots, soil, plant food, and a few other bits and pieces came to around £35. Ok, it's a bit more than I wanted to pay but the whole day was lovely. No long commute. No chain garden centre. Just a lovely walk around Islington followed by a day of getting my hands dirty. Perfect!

Great help from Ali at the garden centre. Totally recommend. Derek , Beckyread more

This is a fantastic and well stocked garden centre for London. The plants are good quality and of…read morecourse the bedding plants and annuals come out in force as the weather gets better. There is a nice little cafe inside from which you can order very basic snacks, but they have outside seating and what could be better than to sit amongst a marvelously well stocked and manicured 'garden', listening to the subtle sounds of a man made waterfall in the sunshine with a reasonably priced latte? The staff are helpful but a little lax (which is not a bad thing i suppose, better than a highly strung retailer) as they actually locked me in one evening as they didn't even bother to do a final sweep of the place before locking up...numpties Anyway, there is ample parking and being just next to Ally Pally you can leave the garden centre, Ranunculus, Bizy Lizzies and Hydrangeas under arm and take a stroll around this beautiful park.

Visited with my partner last week. She had received a plant in a pot as a gift the day before, but…read morealready had one similar so was hoping to exchange it. We spoke to the manager who advised us that they would do anything without a receipt. The plant was perfect and the pot had their barcode on the bottom, but they refused an exchange. The 'computer says no attitude' was really poor...we have been customers for over 20 years, but will go to a business that values it's customers in future.

I came looking for a succulent and they had a great variety of succulents, cactus and pots!…read more Very friendly service.

The Camden Garden Centre really has it all: friendly & knowledgeable staff who are willing to…read moreengage in a little chat with you and point you to the flowers that suit your garden's particular needs. For example, our garden is deprived from sunshine for most of the day (aka shade) but we nevertheless want to have a garden that exists more than off shrubs and other boring greenery... Aside from the nice staff, their selection is also quite extensive - especially given that the store is very close to the city centre and doesn't have the opportunity to expand like other suburban garden-centre monsters.

Oooh yay for mums!…read more My mother came to visit my kitten in our new(ish) flat and was truly unimpressed by the state of our little garden. I should probably mention that we had to dump our old kitchen in the garden for two months before we could persuade someone to drive us to the dump...so this has left a muddy, slimy mess. Oops. However, my mum took one look at it, and marched me off to the Camden garden centre to see if we could find some tools and plants. I am glad we did! This place has: * A huge selection of plant pots and statues (I wasn't into them...but maybe other yelpers are?) * Plenty of plants in pots, ready to re-locate into your garden...We bought as many herbs as we could carry!! * Seeeeds! All the seeds you could think of (or bulbs) with seed trays etc. * Spades, forks, gloves etc. * Houseplants * Friendly, helpful staff This is all very helpful...but I would not have fixed my garden without mum's help (plus she paid for some of it, saying it was a moving in prezzy!) So I recommend visiting here with a parent in tow. Thanks mum!!

I actually associate this place more with kitchenware than furniture, but I agree that it's a very…read morehandy place. When I moved to London several years back, I think it took me about a year to figure out one could buy household goods someplace other than argos. Of course, I lived in halls near covent garden, so I give myself a small excuse for that idiocy. Now that I'm in Camden, I generally head to A&K for all the little bits and peices of kitchen and other assorted household stuff I may need (for those who have done time in the states, I often go here for the random sorts of things that used to have me Target-bound). They are not infallible, nor would I go there for sparkling service (not bad mind, they just basically leave you alone), but I find that if I can't find something random in A&K, there's a decent chance I won't find it anywhere else nearby either.

The A & K Warehouse is an excellent outlet for your furniture needs - especially in the wooden…read moremodels - alot of beds and chairs on offer in the basic pine style. The shop is pretty god damn big as well, reaching very far back from the entrance.. in a true warehouse fashion. The staff responded well to my approaches (not in that way) - 'Yes I would like to buy a bed' 'Right this way sir!' Good lads. And a good shop, with competitive prices and a distinct lack of competition in the area, I imagine they are making a pretty penny for themselves - and with friendly staff like Mike available, they probably deserve it!

This garden centre provides all the needs you need for your garden…read more flowers, pots, plants and more..... It's a nice place as it's very welcoming and staff ae keen to help you. And they can give you very good discounts aswell. So thats where I usually go for my flowers and plants.

I love this garden centre. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable, delivery is cheap and…read morereliable, and they have everything you could need in the garden, from onion setts to netting to a good variety of ornamental pots and flagstones etc. The plants are arranged by type (shrubs / perennials / bedding / herbs) so everything is easy to find. One of the nice things about this garden centre is that in their shrub area they always have a nice stock of Acers in (the trees, not the computers), and they're very reasonably priced.

Delicious food in a beautiful setting. The best brunch. A real treat. You can't go wrong with the…read moremenu - everything was good.

Beautiful garden center well hidden behind some houses. Friendly staff. Tasteful decors of bike…read moretheme and there are lots of Buddha statues. We stumbled upon this place while biking around London.

We visited this garden centre just once last year. We wish it was a little closer to where we live,…read moreas it is wonderful. They have a great selection of plants. We went specifically to get a plum tree. We got a lovely shaped specimen and were given good advice about planting and pruning. The chap we were speaking to also recommended a couple of jasmines and we bought a few annuals too. He kindly tied up the tree and helped us into the car with it. The creepers and tree have really taken hold in our garden, thanks to the good advice, and are growing nicely this year. We're hoping to make another trip out to Thompsons later this summer.

An excellent local garden centre. There is a good stock of plants, vegetables, fruit trees, shrubs…read moreand garden ornaments. There is ample parking and useful trolleys to use for your purchases. The shop area houses a large range of garden furniture, water features, books and gifts as well as a large range of house plants including orchids and some exotic species. There are also many types of garden compost and accessories including paving and stoneware for garden landscaping. Overall a very pleasant place to browse for your gardening needs.

Furniture 2 Go Direct. YES!…read more Highly recommended and experienced and very cheap priced furniture. With excellent free delivery service.

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I've been to this shop a couple of times to replace specialized light bulbs, and each time was…read moregiven excellent advice and choices. The first time, it was a cooking hood light. I played safe that time and bought an exact duplicate, but next time I know to buy an energy efficient or LED, because it will fit the Zanussi hood I have. The second time I bought an LED bathroom light bulb, and it's a massive improvement on what I had before. They will go to a lot of trouble to serve you and their prices are fine. I think they accept credit cards, but with them I prefer to use a debit card, because I count small businesses of that standard as friends.

I found the staff and Angelo especially helpful. I will certainly be recommending people go there…read more Its good value for money and exceptional quality beats all other lighting shops