Fantastic! I wish there was one nearer where I live. It is a 3 hour round trip otherwise. Full of…read moreplants for indoors and outdoors, tools, furniture, books, giftware, and even a greeting card section.

Garden centre in the grounds of Syon House. Great range of plants, shrubs, materials for the…read moregarden. There is a large indoor area with specific areas for gifts, pets/bird feeding, tools etc. If you are eco friendly there is a speciality eco/green shop selling a range of products ranging from electrical to reusable nappies. Ecover lovers can fill their used bottles in an area dedicated to cleaning products and buy larger quantities. Also drop into the coffee shop / refectory which is shared with Syon House.

Very disgruntled over appalling service. I was kept waiting for 4 and half months for 2 wardrobes…read morehaving ordered and paid in August for the full amount. After countless excuses, only 1 wardrobe was delivered in early December. The Customer Services department were continuously fobbing me off with excuses and I always had to initiate the phonecalls. Eventually I ran out of patience and asked for my £657 back, which was thankfully forthcoming. Perhaps the threat of BBC Watchdog had something to do with it..... Get some kind of order tracking system please and let customers know the order will be over 16 weeks, if you know your suppliers can't handle the demand. It shouldn't be up to customers to track their own orders and have to chase you up! It's your systems that are at fault or was my money just used to bulk up a cash flow problem for 16 weeks....

From the owner: Sweetpea & Willow's website is brimming with a glorious, eclectic mix of furniture and home…read moreaccessories specially selected for their timeless appeal and affordability. This inspiring e-boutique shows how to effortlessly achieve an interior filled with quirky charm. Find the most beautiful baroque-style furniture painted in neutral tones that make French interiors so very elegant. Create a stylish and chic home with Sweetpea & Willow's stunning collection of furniture and accessories. Our Style: As well as staying true to the classic shabby chic French style with which we made our name we are always encompassing new trends and materials. In 2012 a new member of the Sweetpea and Willow family was born, Beautiful Modern Thing which features the cutting edge in contemporary design. More recently we've branched into our own furniture designs which have lead to the creation of our wonderfully popular Handmade in London range. Our ethos is simple - to offer quality, classic French furniture at competitive prices. We keep our prices low whilst maintaining a superb level of quality.

My oh my, such a disappointment. We booked afternoon tea, months in advance, as is necessary…read more Here's what we learned. This is what could reasonably termed an "experience", but it fails on every point. Service is lackadaisical( difficult to see how they justify the service charge). The food looks pretty, but isn't very special in terms of taste or presentation ( probably not helped by the fact it has to be carried in from a separate building), and was served on a ridiculous cake stand/vase that effectively conceals your dining companion. Crockery is cheap looking and charmless. The price difference between the plain tea and the version with a single glass of Cremant ( served, disappointingly, in a warm glass) is £15 ( 45 versus 60). It's easy to buy an entire bottle for that, at retail prices. God help you if it rains ( you'll be dripped on- the greenhouse is not weatherproof). Don't bother, especially if you're paying.

The Nurseries is one of those gems that you don't want to share with everyone ;))) It's only open…read morein the sunny days of the year and it's because it's hidden in the old glass house of the Nurseries garden center. Old & disparate furniture is scattered around, directly on the nude earth floor and in between large pots of green & colorful plants. Beautiful flowers are set on each table. It's like a picturesque scene of Alice in Wonderland. You feel like a little kid entering a magical wild world, where birds talk and nature is alive. It's all very comfortable and cute. And on a sunny warm day, it's the ideal getaway for lunch. The menu is small but fresh and seasonal. Vegetables seem to be at the center of many dishes. And fish was quite predominant when I was there. Everything sounds delicious and it definitively is! They well deserve their 1-star michelin. I had the squid to start with and it was super nice!!! I'm usually not a big fan but the squid was very well cooked (quite soft), on a yummy piece of bread and in a very tasty sauce. Then I had the halibut. The fish was cooked to perfection, very moist and the mayonnaise was mouthwatering :P For desserts, we shared the rice pudding and the chocolate tart. To die for. Both of them. Point. The staff is friendly and fast. So all good there. If you want to spoil your better half, this is the perfect summer romantic spot. The gardens are a nice little after-lunch discovery too. And if you feel really chilled out, you can sit next to the fountain and profit from the sun rays. Or just roll out into the fields around and have a lazy rest in the green grass of Richmond park.

The staff in the garden department are very helpful. When I couldn't find any healthy looking…read moreEnglish lavender, a very friendly woman helped me find some beautiful, highly fragrant ornamental sage. Very pretty, strong looking plants that are generally tough to kill :)

Do I really have to review Homebase? Well as I like to impart a special bit of local knowledge to…read moremy reviews I thought that you might care too know about the genuine French man selling cheese in a trailer in the Homebase car park. Genius. I'll have a packet of Polyfilla and some Gruyere please. Or something like that. My husband, who doesn't much care for Homebase (as indeed nor do I, although the Spend & Save card is quite good if you have to go) does like cheese, so it makes our depressingly regular sorties to HB more bearable. There is also another mobile unit selling hotdogs and a car cleaning service all in the Homebase carpark. You don't even have to go in the shop to have a fun day out.

I recently had to get carpet & was recommended by a friend to go to Kingsley carpets as it was…read morecheaper. I was met by a delightful young man who showed me the different styles of carpet that would suit by budget. He explained that they offer free fitting and disposal of old carpet. Once I chose my carpet the fitters came the next day and moved all my furniture and fitted the carpet, they made sure I was happy with the service. Well Done Kingsley Carpets by not conforming to the bigger stores and offering a nice homely service.

When we moved to a small flat in July 2008, Kingsley Carpets fitted the entire flat for us. They…read morewere very professional, yet caring and understanding, as I am disabled. We chose the carpet, and then a young man, Onkar, took us home in his car and measured up for the quotation. We were very happy with the result. The service was excellent and the result was everything we had hoped for.