We visited Hillside on Saturday past, to have some lunch and take our little boy to see Santa. We…read moredecided to come because it's great to visit and spend a few hours. This is so much more than just a boring garden centre, because I really would not be excited about visiting a garden centre! Hillside really have gone the distance to make this an interesting place to visit, regardless of whether you are into gardening, or not. Aside from the massive range of plants, shrubs and gardening accessories, Hillside also have a large section selling fish from Maidenhead Aquatics, which is lovely to have a look around. They also have a massive indoor shop, selling everything from standard gardening items, to barbecues, water features, and even homeware. They had the place all done up for Christmas and it really got us all in the festive spirit, it looked absolutely magical. The Santa's grotto was in aid of Clic Sargent, so as well as getting a great festive experience, we were also helping to support a great cause. There was a bit of a wait when we arrived, however we simply took our ticket and went off to get some lunch at the on-site tearoom. I had been to Hillside a few times before, however this was my first time visiting the tearoom, and this exceeded our expectations by far. I was expecting tea/coffee, tray-bakes, and potentially some pre-packed sandwiches, however I couldn't believe the fantastic full menu they had on offer, hot foods such as gourmet hotdogs, burgers, pies, quiches, and any type of sub or sandwich you wanted. We had a sandwich and a toastie and the quality of the food was excellent. We had so much fun at Hillside and will look forward to coming back again soon!

My parents are both big green fingers and loving daughter thatI am *ahem* when they need a hand…read moregarden wise I'm often called upon to trek up to Hillside with them to help out with carting all the goods to and fro. (Thankfully aided by those huge trolleys they have!) Hillside is a great garden centre which stocks a massive range of anything and everything you could ever need for your garden. Hillside Nursery is now the biggest garden centre in Northern Ireland. It's located on the Doagh Road, Newtownabbey. It recently underwent a major renovation which saw the premises extending with a new car parking space, a lovely though expensive coffee shop and an indoor covered plant area. They really needed this new parking space as it used to be on a sunny Saturday the whole place would be totally packed out and often put people off visiting but thankfully there's room for everyone now. Happy gardening everyone!

The summer it opened, I spent an stupid amount of money in the Potting Shed, which I should point…read moreout is a shop rather than an actual shed. My garden was beautiful though, with hanging baskets and planters overflowing with lovely flowers and trailing things. And I had the most fab garden candles and lights. Come to think of it, where have all those candles and lights gone?? The Potting Shed sells everything you could need to creates your own hanging baskets and planters, but that's really not for me. What if I had to touch the compost, or saw a worm? Thankfully, they also sell the most beautiful ready made planters and baskets which are crammed with lovely things like trailing honeysuckle. Even better, when the next spring rolls around, you can bring in your empty basket or planter and they will fill them without you having to pay for the container. Perfect. They also sell compost, lawn feeder stuff and gloves for any crazy fool who does want to create their own little bit of nature. Here's the bizarre bit, they have recently started selling furniture. It's really lovely white painted furniture at very reasonable prices, but I still find it weird. But as long as they keep filling my baskets, I'm happy.

Now I'm not an outdoorsy or garden kind of person, but every time I visit this garden centre, I…read moreresolve to go home and transform our boring patio and lawn into a overflowing cottage garden. Then I get distracted by the interior goodies. And the café. There's always next year to create that garden. Donaghadee Garden Centre is the ultimate treasure trove of lovely things for your home. Scented candles, oven gloves, cushions, little pieces of furniture. If you're a minimalist freak, it's not for you, but if you love a little bit of controlled clutter, then you'll be in heaven. There's Cath Kidston galore and lots of shaker style pieces like wooden signs and table cloths. But none of it is twee which is my worst nightmare. Oh and the café. I often go in swearing that I'll just have a scone, and then just cannot resist the unbelievably good chicken and broccoli bake. It is just so tasty and full of proper pieces of chicken and real ingredients, and comes with beautiful home made coleslaw and salad. Delish. So, for those of you who must buy stuff for the garden when you're in a garden centre, there are all kinds of plants and shrubs and compost and other dirty things that you need for digging about in the flower bed. Happily for me, there are also some very knowledgeable members of staff to help the clueless.

Christmas tree selection was good, Santa not on site today. Had coffee and some freshly baked goods…read more Got 2 bird houses and bird feed. Staff helpful in selecting the bird feed

Great selection of plants (and trees which I was looking for). Friendly staff. Cheers.read more

With Valentines Day fast approaching the staff in Hannah's Courtyard will be flat out wrapping…read morebouquets and pruning roses - they definitely won't run out of flowers though because this place is jam packed! They have a huge display of flowers outside the shop so you don't even have to venture in to find the perfect bouquet. The shop itself is a bit of a rabbit warren, it seems that most of stock is outside the on the street rather than in - but this isn't a bad thing. They don't just do flowers in Hannah's - they also have a hardware section out the back although you wouldn't know it even existed unless you ventured in. When you go out the back you sort of feel like your entering someone's garden shed. There's bits and bobs everywhere. I actually came in here looking for a shower curtain pole after mine collapsed - no valentines shopping for me (forever alone), only DIY! My only criticism is that it's a bit of a mess out the back and hard to find what you are looking for. Hannah's Courtyard is a must if you're looking to get out of trouble with the missus - I was shocked at the amount of different flowers they had on offer so if you want something specific get down here. Beware you may develop hay fever on entrance!

My mum is rather green fingered( I mean that in the gardening context and I'm not hinting at some…read morekind of hygiene problem, just in case she were to read this!) so I have been dragged to my fair share of garden centres and nurseries with her, and this is one local to me, and is very good. The staff are very knowledgeable and are likely to know what you need and want before you even say it! We came here looking for saplings of trees to add to our garden, and they were able to tell us what trees would suit our garden best. Our reams of a chestnut tree were shattered as our ground wasn't likely to be fertile enough to support it, so we were guided to some lovely ash trees that were more suited to our garden! They have a wide range of hanging baskets, flowers and composting and fertilising materials, and will have everything you need to satisfy your gardening needs at reasonable prices!

This shop really does sell everything!! Great for a day out because they have the coffee shop and…read moreother shops as well to keep you busy! Jackson's is always my first stop for birthday, Christmas and wedding presents! I always find their prices hard to beat as well! Hoping to get back soon to start my Christmas shopping!

From the owner: Our Departments include:…read more Hardware and Homeware Cooks Emporium Jacksons 38 Boutique Lifestyle Coffee Shop the Health Store Lifestyle Interiors We have many great brands across our stores including: Emma Bridgewater, Denby Stellar Le Creuset Nespresso DeWalt Karcher Stanley Toggi Geox A.Vogal Manuka Honey Soaked in Luxury Marco Tozzi Belleek Living Other services include key cutting, Colortrend Paint Mixing! These are just a select few brands across our departments. We would be delighted to welcome you into any of our stores. We aim to provide a really pleasant shopping experience with all the ingredients for a relaxing day, meeting friends or family. Our Lifestyle Coffee Shop is a great meeting place, with fresh scones, homemade traybakes, desserts, sandwiches, lunches and paninis! Hopefully see you soon!

I bought a cadac grillogas from this company the temperature…read moregauge went wrong, despite several emails all I have had is promises despite item still under warranty so if you want good after sales service AVOID this company!!!!!!!!!

I bought a couple of Carbon Monoxide Detectors form Hamilton Gas Products online. They offered the…read morebest prices I could find on the Internet and were much cheaper than my local wholesaler even when taking into account the [very modest] postal and packing charge. I received them next day. Well impressed with the price and speed of delivery