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

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.

Landscape centre is a long way from anywhere and quite hard to get to, not recommeded even trying…read moreif road conditions are poor. For the centre itself they dont really stock what i would call a wide selection of plants and their prices are really high, Cafe is nice, food is good and never too busy. Their Christmas grotto and walk is worth a visit if you have young ones

I also totally disagree with Emmavicious. The Landscape Centre is well marked and very easy to get…read moreto, being mere minutes off the M2 motorway from Belfast. If road conditions were very icy, like we have had this winter, yes, I would hesitate to negotiate that very steep road, though I wouldn't be surprised if the owners didn't grit the road themselves! As angel111 says, its location is one of its best features - the views are amazing. When I was needing to buy pots and plants for a large courtyard in a holiday complex, I compared quite a number of local garden centres with regard to price, choice, and customer service. The Landscape Centre won hands down. Their choice of pots and plants was better than anywhere else, their prices on a par with all the others, and the service outstanding. In other places I had to follow staff around asking questions; even though I made it clear that I was interested in buying quite a lot, they barely answered my questions before turning away. At the Landscape Centre, I not only was given educated advice, for no extra charge they potted the plants for me, as it was too heavy a job for me and I had no assistance at work, and for a £5 fee they delivered everything, the same day, and placed them exactly where I needed them. Whenever I need anything for the garden, I don't waste my time even considering anywhere other than the Landscape Centre, and no, I don't own shares in their business!

There are not many garden centres you could have a full day out in, but you could with Dobbies…read more It's an amazing centre with everything you could possibly want including garden furniture, ornaments, summer houses, garden sheds, plants, bird tables and gardening equipment. Dobbies also have a fabulous restaurant and luxury food hall filled with delicious meals, desserts, wine and gourmet food. It can often be very busy and some items are not the cheapest, however for quality and selection it gets top marks.

customer service was very slow, I waited in line for 1 hour one day, and today I waited 30 minutes…read more I was just going in store today to buy some fish, and I had to wait 25 minutes, because the person at the fish shop part, served 4 people who came in after me, first. Apart from customer services, the products were good.

Has a wide range of plants over 3/4 poly tunnels they also offer soil, compost, stones, wood chip…read moreand now have ornamental pieces for the garden, now for the staff there is one man John I think he's called and he is brilliant and always give really good advice and to be honest generally throws u a good deal and is the reason we go back, then there is a girl who I would describe as cheeky disinterested and could care less if any customers where or weren't there, she is the only negative from my visits :)

It's a garden centre. It's bank holiday Monday. I was expecting it to be mentally busy. It wasn't…read more Woodlawn is 5 mins from my house and it's the go to place for decent bedding plants and shrubs. I'm not much of a gardener as I have a regular rather expensive manicure so I usually direct operations and himself or the big son does the donkey work. I've bought plants before from Homebase but they're usually forced on and unless the weather is fairly mild they either die on me or don't thrive. I don't mind paying a bit extra for quality plus the guys in Woodlawn are really knowledgeable about horticultural stuff and are happy to give you all sorts of hints and tips about what or not to buy. The shop bit is pretty excellent and not at all necessarily garden related. They have stylish Pilgrim jewellery, scarves, Crabtree & Evelyn products, lovely gift ideas and a great range of Regatta outdoor clothing and wellies plus some locally sourced food products. They have a great range of garden furniture and barbecues if our weather ever allowed you to sit out and in a few weeks they'll have hanging baskets and ready planted tubs. They have a great restaurant too with comfy sofas and a nice view of all the plants and things. So I guess I have to give it a 5* rating as they really have thought of everything. Worth a visit if you're in to your garden and even if you're not the coffee is good

Used to be great for lunch but now can't help but feel they are trying to cut costs with things and…read morenothing special anymore. Salad with Panini is pathetic.

This is a cold dank warehouse in an industrial estate and they sell suites, carpets and bedroom…read morefurniture etc. I would have thought because of their store being a warehouse they might be able to keep prices down, but no such luck there! The furniture is a bit overpriced for what it is. There is a good selection of sofas etc if you don't mind paying their prices. They don't have many staff so when it is busy it takes a while to get served but otherwise if it is quiet then they are all over you like a rash - which is kind of annoying. Not a very welcoming atmosphere

I don't know reading other reviews here ,where you would buy cheaper good value furniture,sure its…read morenot a fancy showroom,we bought ,bed,mattress,wardrobe,bedside cabinets and oak table and chairs,the price could not be bettered by any stores we visited ,delivery was free and on time specified.....Give Gourleys Factory Furniture a try and you won't be disappointed.