As spring starts to show its little head with bluebells appearing, the intrepid gardener in me…read morestirs. Though the summer-long hosepipe ban which is already in force for the southeast of England may put a slight dampener (no pun intended!) on things Woodcote Green Nurseries are located a road along with a few other horticultural centres. However, they are the biggest and have a few more strings to their bow apart from the garden centre At this of year, I like to add some seasonal vegetables just for the year and perhaps plant a new fruit bush or tree which will yield a bountiful harvest over many years. Sometimes, some herb plants may need replacing after a harsh winter though it wasn't too bad a winter this time I also love to browse their aquarium area though I've discovered through experience that my doctoring skills sadly don't extend to my finned friends, so I now confine myself to looking at the fishes! They have a nice cafe with hot and cold food as well as cakes and drinks for a snack, hence catering for different types of meals. Edinburgh Woollen Mills have an area with clothing and there's a small book department too Like the start of a new football season, spring brings with it a season of hope and limitless opportunities in the garden!

As it is really the nearest to me, often go there for various gardening accessories, and just for…read morepleasure, and for the excellent café.

We go here for the restaurant, but the actual garden centre is excellent too. The restaurant has a…read morea good selection from breakfast to lunch, including afternoon tea. Always have had good service here and l would recommend without hesitation. Your meal is pretty much covered, from breakfast, roasts, fish and chips, pizza, cakes and pastries. With tea, coffee, lattes and milkshakes etc.

Did visit today. Maybe not the best weather to do so, a very dull overcast cloudy one too. Was…read morerecommended by a contact. Not overly impressed except the café was bigger than others I have been to. It is part of Birdworld and Garden Style a place where the professionals go by the look of it. Did have a cup of tea and a look round and took one interesting photo. Not overly impressed really , maybe a bit of SAD?!

A very small garden centre, but handy if you are nearby, sells a surprisingly good range, if they…read morehaven't got it they'll often get it from one of their bigger branches. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.

A lovely little garden centre. The staff will go out of their way to help and advise you. A good…read morerange of outdoor and indoor plants and shrubbery aswell as other garden products. Garden ornaments. Small carpark.

Finchley nurseries is a large garden centre which has a couple of fields of plants and flowers…read more They also have a rather big shop where you can buy anything garden from garden tools, seeds and pots, and even food such as home made jams and cakes etc. The two women were really helpful and seemed to know what they were talking about. I bought a sprouting container from here and some seeds that I hope I can grow and eat. They took the time to explain how to do it so wish me luck. They also had some nice sweets, I bought a nut crunch bar from here and some juice. I really like this place and love looking at all the varieties of plants.

If you are talking a walk in the North/North West London Wilderness, you may stumble upon this…read morebeautiful legendary garden shop. This a true country style garden shop selling pet supplies, gardening gear, seeds and homemade chutneys. This store has a great assortment of plants and even sells parrot food. Surprisingly. this shop is also open Sundays. Brilliant!

Marvelous, marvelous, marvelous!…read more I've recently gotten really into windowsill gardening and have been filling all available spaces with tiny green loveliness. I was looking for a good garden shop that offered real variety (unlike the chain stores which seem to offer not much and a lot of it), and learned about Neal's. I'm so glad I did. While it is awkwardly located just across from a prison, the place is just great. Pots galore; a beautiful selection of bedding plants and other outdoor selections; and a great indoor shop featuring a greenhouse of houseplants, a wealth of garden tools, indoor pots and planters, and gifts for gardeners. While I've come to expect independent shops to be a touch more expensive than the chain stores (and am ok with this as I like supporting the little guy), I was pleasantly surprised at the super reasonable pricing at Neal's! I ended up bringing home more and larger plants than I would have anywhere else as they were so well priced. I kept going on about this to my husband, who very kindly didn't say too much as I added plant after plant to our basket! Definitely a place I'll be visiting on a semi-regular basis!

Pots! Freaking LOADS of pots!…read more That's what greats you as you enter Neal's Nurseries. It's a pot fest. Little ones, round ones, glass ones, square ones, silver ones... You get the picture. If you want something to put your plant's in that isn't the ground, you'll do well here. So, that's your pots sorted. Inside you've got your regular garden centre type stuff - a good selection of tools, seeds, other ...err...things you need for your garden. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable, and are happy to offer up advice - but don't expect help to come to you - you gotta go and seek help on your garden related conundrums. It's in a bit of a weird location though - right opposite Wandsworth Prison. Not sure if that matters, but it's probably best to avoid picking up a spade when you hear about an escape on the news.

went to smiths today!!!!!!!!!I had a great experience ,we needed to get some plants for the garden…read moreand we were really sucsessful today.I was really pleased with the experience today.There were thousands of plants in the garden centre,there were a lot in the inside area and an absolute abundance of plants outside.Also all plants were well kept and very watered,actually helped me keep cool in all this heat,they obviously take pride in each and every one of their plants.Also there is so much stock of everything(plants and non-plants).This has really pleased me as I've seen some garden centres which has hardly any plants and they are all neglected.However in this garden centre,they even have Christmas trees in June,but I suppose today(the day I wrote my review)is only 6 months till Christmas Eve!!!!!!!!!But I cannot see why you can't have a Christmas tree in June if you want to.I brought 3 small ones!!!!!!!!!Also I've been to garden centres in Christmas and they haven't had christmas trees.Also they were really well staffed as well,and our cashier was polite and even offered for someone to help us load the car.Also the smiths golf thing right at the back of the garden centre looks great and I'm sure will make a lot of money for the garden centre.Also their drive thru concept to collect soil was good and very well thought out,it's like a McDonald's drive thru but you show you're receipt to staff and then drive on to get the soil.Lovely experience!!!!!!!!

Smiths is a large garden centre just outside Uxbridge. There is a vast choice of greenery for sale…read morein a huge outdoor area, and also an indoor shopping area and cafe (not tried). It offers an extremely comprehensive range of products. Staff in the outside area can be hard to find but there are knowledgeable staff available if you need advice as I did when selecting a fruit tree for my garden. The level of customer service is high, I was surprised to discover that if you buy a heavy bag of fertiliser or compost it will be taken to your car on an electric carrier! So all in all a recommended place to go for garden supplies and products.

Unusual place that specialises in very big plants, some costing thousands. Somewhat specialist ,but…read morethese big plants do come at a price!!

A lovely garden centre with a good range of plants, shrubs etc, also specialing in more unusual…read moreplants and trees some costing thousands! There is a large department inside stocking pet supplies, country clothing and a seperate department for all kinds of garden products. This garden centre also stocks sheds, summerhouses etc. Large carpark.

A very large garden centre which also has a huge amount or giftware, books, clothing and a pet and…read moreaquatic centre (with a very noisy parrot). I have to say that I've bought loads of things here but I don't think I've ever bought anything for the garden! The run-up to Christmas is a great time to go as there's a large range of trees, lights and decorations as well as gifts. There's a restaurant and there are often events run for children in the school holidays (birds of prey days, for example) and of course Santa comes to visit at Christmas. There's also a Food Shop with home-made cakes and pastries. There are always staff around who are happy to help you and gardening experts are available for advice on plants and growing conditions. The kind of place you can spend ages looking round and come away with something you didn't even know you wanted!

Excellent garden Center. Also love there sage card. My favourite of all the garden centres around…read moreand is by far the best a Christmas for decorations and some of that Christmas feeling.

Squires are a very popular garden centre, which is busy all year round…read more The high number of visitors means most of the stock is very fresh and not root bound. This makes a big difference as the quality is so much better and there plants tend to get off to a much better start once planted in the garden. They also have properly trained staff on hand to give plant advise - which probably accounts for why they are so popular. The downside is it's not the cheapest of garden centres - some of the bedding plants are almost double what you would pay in a DIY centre. Also the range of shrubs is a bit limited. If it was a restaurant it would have 3 Michelin stars - worth a long journey just to visit.

There are other Squires outlets, but for me the Twickenham branch, is a haven. When I was working…read moreon a project , there were three places I would go to check on their stock, and this was my first preference, though I would always save it as the last visit. Many garden centres have gone downhill and don't really take pride in their establishment , or worse are not knowledgeable on what they are selling. The plants they sell look as if they have met the patched and over frazzled soft shell crab from my other review. Not so here, and it is no surprise that this particular place has won various awards for its design layout. This for me is important since they have created an atmosphere that for me just leaves you to feel content and think freely. Yes there is the usual eating section which I never go to and pets corner , though I did find a use for bundles of straw and bugs bunny had long since taken a vacation. There is a good selection of gardening implements, fertilisers and growers, I am sure Percy Thrower would have been in his element. Once you have managed to pass the piles of soil , only you don't because there are so many different kinds , your uncertain which one to choose and then you notice.....oooh 3 for the price of 2 ...where's the trolly out of my way and you ignore the caution not to lift heavy objects on your own because you just want that bargain..and then oh dear you are already over loaded and you have not yet got to the plant section...and then you wield and guide and grunt and push....no don't worry this is still the same review...and you gaze in amazement at the symphony of colour. I need more time.. So back you go with the soil and you return at a later date...20 mins later you just dashed at ..the pace of a snail ;) For me the time to visit this branch is early Spring , March, for they have a collection of Rhododendrons ,Camellias , Magnolias, Azaleas and Acers that is second to none. I can't say if they will this year but last year they went that little bit extra and created a Japanese theme to complement it, It was then easy to get engrossed or yes I confess drool at a particular plant, and then imagining where I was going to plant it and how it would blend in with the rest of the garden, ..I would often get carried away and wonder what it would be like once it had fully matured. However, there will be no admissions of talking to plants or passing complements of beauty on its fauna. In the excitement of finding the right specimen and having giving it a thorough examination i might frequently get drawn to another...no honestly my feelings for you have not wained ..let me introduce you to...well okay it passes the time. I should point out that they don't just do Japanese plants, that is my particular choice, they have a wide variety and it is a large outlet. There are also two areas where you can obtain information. ..and when you completed your purchase they will if need be load your car up. It has been a while but I feel a visit to this place coming on.

Excellent Nursery/Garden Centre. Good quality plants, small but unusual selection of gifts, pots…read moregalore, pleasant helpful staff AND a Coffee Shop with a balcony. What more could you want ! A vast, amazing, variety of Roses with helpful advice on choosing a perfectly named rose for that Special Occasion. The Clematis section is always good, too. Nursery staff are real experts and will spend time explaining & advising. I am always spoilt for choice here. All this in a lovely setting that you just can't help wandering around, there are hidden treasures at every turn. Watch out for the Elephant !!! Shame it is closed on Sundays. They have enlarged the Car park so there is plenty of space now.

Like outandabout I am disappointed they aren't open on a Sunday. This is a friendly place and they…read moredon't seem to mind people like me who are more interested in looking at plants than watering them. It is a mesmerising place to walk around and you will find something that takes your fancy.