What a find! I am so pleased this secret garden centre has opened up near me. It's an absolute…read moretreasure with loads of interesting plants and lots of great staples and odd gadgets. They seem to favour plants grown locally (Surrey mostly) and have some really unusual herbs such as tangerine sage and black mint. They also serve tea, coffee and locally made cakes, which are all scrummy! On a lovely day, it is heavenly to sit outside in amongst all the greenery enjoying a cuppa and a slice of home made cake. They also offer free local delivery (same day) which was brilliant for us as we bought loads of compost and had walked from home, so didn't fancy walking back with it!

Lovely little place tucked away from Penge high street. Perfect for a spot of lunch or just tea and…read morecake. Theres a shop inside that sells all sorts of interesting wears, and a upstairs seating area if its not too nice out. Beautifully decorated with plants growing everywhere, really nice to sit outside on a sunny day and consider buying a tree!

Lovely place, smiling staff, selling all the essentials, and all reasonably priced. Wish I found it…read moresooner.

This feels like the kind of business that too often has been squeezed out in London. Unique,…read moreindependent, established and actually embedded in the community. Plants are always of excellent quality (which sometime you pay for), and are arranged in an way that is intuitive to navigate by type or planting aspect as appropriate. The staff are knowledgeable, accommodating and have always been a pleasure to interact with in my experience, that of my family and our small dog who has received the most enthusiastic welcome. I cannot recommend a visit highly enough

Fantastic trees and amazing service. Bought our tree from Pines and needles last year and the tree…read morelasted really well. We chose a four hour delivery slot and we then got a call when the drivers were 30 mins away. Delivery men were friendly and efficient, they set up the tree for us and it looks great, smells amazing too!

From the owner: Christmas tree supply and services. From delivery to installation to disposal and recycling. real…read moreChristmas trees, artificial trees, lights, decorations, ornaments, wreaths, garlands, holly, mistletoe and more.

When I walked in this shop, I had no intention of spending money. I also had no intention of…read morebecoming really, extremely, mucho grande famous, but I did. I was out on an errand to find some grazing for the noontime meal. My coworker, who loves this place, told me to poke in the Trader and see what it's all about. (It's all about the hokey pokey.) This place has tons of nice things from silly prank toys to mugs to baubles and bangles. Things are a bit pricey, I must admit, but its all damn cute like those little puppies you see on calenders, except for less fuzzy. I ended up buying a present for a friend of mine. It was a mug, or maybe it was a mugshot. Maybe I should put a mugshot of my mug on the mug, and refrain from telling you what the mug said, but I won't hold you in suspense. The mug said "I'd rather be making whoopie." I thought she'd like it. The place also has clothes which are not as special as they should be for what their charging. If there were charging bulls, I might call it justified. I also might hightail it outta there. The only bulls there though are inanimate decoration on things being sold. You can find gifts to suit any taste here - bitter, sweet, sour, salty and more - but you might have to spend a pound or two or few more than dirt cheap.

The Dulwich Trader has the prestigious role of providing Dulwich with pretty much everything it…read moreneeds. From dresses to shoes, hand cream to jewellery, home furnishings to mugs, quirky gifts, cards and wrapping paper. The clothing in particular is aimed at women in their 30's and 40's but if you like beautiful things then there is plenty here. The prices differ, with things to suit most budgets but their sales are fantastic. Excellent for buying presents for others, or for yourself.

This knowledgeable owner has travel around the world to source and import the most unusual and…read moreattractive hand carved wooden objects, unusual lamps and exotic jewellery. I purchase so many gift for myself and friends here..!

Purchased a mop head and handle. They where not compatible with each other / the assistant said…read morethey where. Took them back to the shop 6 minuets after purchase to explain. The shop assistant was incredibly rude and refused to refund or replace the unused items, that he recommended. After requesting to see the manager, he advised me he was ! Eventually he changed the items. Extremely rude, bad service.

Exceptionally rude member of staff, I believe his name is Jake, I can not quite believe how he…read morespeaks to customers, a very unhelpful guy who should be nowhere near customer services.

This is a smallish but perfectly formed garden centre tucked away a short distance from West…read moreDulwich train station. Excellent quality plant stock sourced from local nurseries as far as possible. None of your 'buy one get the weeds free' perennials or straggly veg plug plants here. The place always seems small when I arrive, but there's a tremendous range of plants and varieties which makes Alleyn Park a great complement to the larger garden centres. Where else might you find a walnut tree along with your Hunters wellies?

Yesterday I came by (it was 3.50 pm) to buy a pot I ordered a couple of weeks ago. As I arrived,…read morethe gates were already closed and the person I managed to speak with didn't let me in. Arguing I had already ordered the pot and that it was not 4pm yet wasn't worth an effort. I would only point out that probably this is not the right way to treat customers and that yesterday they have certainly lost one for good.