I need to update my review because the Boma Garden centre gardeners are such, such stars!!…read more We have been keen to tidy up our garden by adding some decking and building some raised flower beds etc... but although I was keen to give it a go and attempt everything myself, my husband was sure it'd be much easier *and...ahem...look much better* if we asked professionals to help. Our builder let us down (as he is so busy with other jobs) so I asked the Boma Garden Centre folks to quote for the work. In the end they managed to transform our messy, mad garden in just 2.5 days. They were polite, helpful, left everything tidy and were just a pleasure to work with. I am really glad that we decided to go with them. So, if you need help with a garden makeover and you live in North London, give them a try!!

Great help from Ali at the garden centre. Totally recommend. Derek , Beckyread more

This is a fantastic and well stocked garden centre for London. The plants are good quality and of…read morecourse the bedding plants and annuals come out in force as the weather gets better. There is a nice little cafe inside from which you can order very basic snacks, but they have outside seating and what could be better than to sit amongst a marvelously well stocked and manicured 'garden', listening to the subtle sounds of a man made waterfall in the sunshine with a reasonably priced latte? The staff are helpful but a little lax (which is not a bad thing i suppose, better than a highly strung retailer) as they actually locked me in one evening as they didn't even bother to do a final sweep of the place before locking up...numpties Anyway, there is ample parking and being just next to Ally Pally you can leave the garden centre, Ranunculus, Bizy Lizzies and Hydrangeas under arm and take a stroll around this beautiful park.

This garden centre is truly a little gem. While it is tiny, and as such can't rival the scale and…read morevariety of larger out of town centres, it packs in a great deal. I sadly don't have a garden, but I love dropping in just to browse. They have a small outside section with a good variety of plants which vary with the season. It's almost like visiting an actual garden. Inside is also immaculately presented, with a small but good range of seeds, pretty pots, garden ornaments, etc. The staff are friendly too. I really wish I could go in for more than a few seeds for a window box According to their website they've been awarded Garden Centre of the year 2007 by the Horticultural Trade, in recognition of their innovative use of a small space. Can't be bad if other Garden Centres recognise how good they are! Their website is http://n1gc.co.uk/

I wouldn't really call myself the green fingered type. In fact, it would be fair to say that my…read moremost successful gardening moment to date was aged 9, growing cress from a yoghurt pot with the rest of Primary 5. Recently however, I've had a revelation and I am now growing not one, but six (!) different herbs. Although off-put occassionally by rouge squirrels having a nosey, last weekend I successfully grew them to the height that repotting was required. Not up for treking out to one of the mega gardening centres, I was very pleased to discover that only 10 minutes walk away was the beautiful North One! This little garden centre is small but perfectly formed. As well as stock a range of pot plants and herbs, they have every type of seed, soil, pot and cane imaginable. Prices are however, a bit more steep than you would get in one of the chains. I was a bit taken a back to discover that a cute purple bench, just big enough for two but no more was selling for £250. Needless to say I left that one to someone that might be feeling a bit more flash than myself! Now I've put my gardening kitty to use I can safety assure you that Mr Mint, Lord Thyme, Miss Chives, Sir Sage, Prof Parsely and Queen Rosemary are looking better than ever! Four terracotta pots, soil, plant food, and a few other bits and pieces came to around £35. Ok, it's a bit more than I wanted to pay but the whole day was lovely. No long commute. No chain garden centre. Just a lovely walk around Islington followed by a day of getting my hands dirty. Perfect!

The Camden Garden Centre really has it all: friendly & knowledgeable staff who are willing to…read moreengage in a little chat with you and point you to the flowers that suit your garden's particular needs. For example, our garden is deprived from sunshine for most of the day (aka shade) but we nevertheless want to have a garden that exists more than off shrubs and other boring greenery... Aside from the nice staff, their selection is also quite extensive - especially given that the store is very close to the city centre and doesn't have the opportunity to expand like other suburban garden-centre monsters.

Oooh yay for mums!…read more My mother came to visit my kitten in our new(ish) flat and was truly unimpressed by the state of our little garden. I should probably mention that we had to dump our old kitchen in the garden for two months before we could persuade someone to drive us to the dump...so this has left a muddy, slimy mess. Oops. However, my mum took one look at it, and marched me off to the Camden garden centre to see if we could find some tools and plants. I am glad we did! This place has: * A huge selection of plant pots and statues (I wasn't into them...but maybe other yelpers are?) * Plenty of plants in pots, ready to re-locate into your garden...We bought as many herbs as we could carry!! * Seeeeds! All the seeds you could think of (or bulbs) with seed trays etc. * Spades, forks, gloves etc. * Houseplants * Friendly, helpful staff This is all very helpful...but I would not have fixed my garden without mum's help (plus she paid for some of it, saying it was a moving in prezzy!) So I recommend visiting here with a parent in tow. Thanks mum!!

I was so excited to drop by this local spot today. I'm aiming to get my garden up and running this…read moreyear. There is a lot to choose from at Growing Concerns, including a decent herb collection and plenty of wall growing options for most of the locals who I am sure don't have acres of garden space. Let down a little by the staff who seemed a little like the hibernating plants and devoid of much excitement or indeed information. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt as I intend to head back there for more supplies over the coming months. Its got a cute little set-up right on the edge of Victoria Park and has an extra gate onto the canal so if you're strolling you might pop by.

Went here with my other half a couple of times to get ideas about herbs and flowers for our garden…read morein the balcony. The selections they had were plentiful and the staff was helpful and knowledgeable. Finally, weeks after the rain, we decided to return here and pick plants. We bought a smorgasbord of trailing flowers, herb plants and tomatoes. Its great! They even accomated us to do out planting there since we have no place to plant at home. They even provided us with tools to do the planting. As for their location, it is conveniently located just around the corner from Victoria Park and next to Regents Canal. Overall, we are happy to have found Growing Concerns.

Whether you are in a hurry to pick up flowers, need flowers for a wedding, as a gift, this shop…read morewill truly supply your needs Rushes is a good florist where you can buy beautiful blossom flowers.I like it also because the staff there help you pick out the flowers you need for each occasion and advise you on what's best. The prices are quite reasonable for the great quality they have. The roses are as red as blood and are so touching. I also like the fact that you can have your flowers delivered to your door which means they are even more fresh as they are brought there straight away rather than you; maybe branching off somewhere.

I ordered an arrangement to be delivered a couple weeks ago. I didn't personally see the…read morearrangement, but the recipient raved and raved about how amazingly beautiful it was. The most important part of this review, is to speak on the service received. Rushes was incredibly friendly & accommodating.They delivered the arrangement the next day as promised.

I love this place…read more It's massive, the biggest B&M I've ever seen. There is even a huge garden centre at the back and parking so you can transport all your wares. I really like B&M though the products to tend to be a little inconsistent. They always have a large range of non perishable food and the things they do have are around half the price of the supermarket alternatives and in many cases cheaper than the pound shops round the corner. The things that impressed me on this visit was the sheer range of household/kitchen implements for big names like Tefal or Kenwood at very low prices. I would dare say that the range is even better than you'll find in IKEA. This particular store had larger items like TVs, heaters and even Silentnight beds. They also seemed to have a huge amount of halloween things this time, way better than anywhere else Id seen. I ddn't get to see the gardening area properly but from the outside it also looked huge. If you want to follow the deals I'd recommend looking here http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/bmstores.co.uk Generally this this place is a bit of a revalation and even better its close to where I work! Good times!

Rang to see if they had decorative bark in stock. Told they had. Drove 4 miles to collect. Told…read morethey had not got it (one member of staff told me they don't stock it!). Picked up a toilet seat whilst i was there. Went to fit the toilet seat today and there are pieces missing, and one of the bolts does not fit. Clearly a faulty return that had just been put back on the shelf. No doubt when I return they will be apologetic - but its just not good enough. Their lack of knowledge, incompetency etc. costs their customer wasted time, and money. Shop there if you want this kind of service

Got a lovely salad for takeaway here- just wish it was a bit bigger and had more ingredients as I…read morewas still hungry after eating it for lunch today! I got the salad box with salt and pepper tofu Sunday afternoon and had it for lunch today, Monday. Anyway I liked tofu was perfectly baked and not too rubbery with the salt and pepper complementing the slightly hot sriracha mayo. Together with the greens and spring onions it was a light and lovely flavour combo.

This cafe, which has been open only a few weeks, is a lovely addition to the area. The menu is…read moreAsian inspired with noddles and lemongrass and ginger chicken and lots of other tasty looking delights. I stopped by for coffee and it was fabulous, made even better by the fact they accept card for a payment is low as £2. I also love how any of the plants you see in the shop, you are able to buy. I really can't recommend this place enough.. I felt instantly calm and soothed as soon as I stepped in. It's simply the perfect place to spend a lazy Sunday.

Thank god for Evergreen and Outrageous, it has saved me now on two separate occasions- my mother's…read morebirthday and a fancy dress costume where I dressed as a panda and needed a bamboo cane. The shop is open quite late (around 7pm) and so is perfect for last minute flower dashes. The two women who work there are very sweet and helpful and even at the end of the day when they don't have too much stock left, they can always manage to put together a decent bouquet. It isn't quite as smart as the flower shop towards the park end of Church Street, but it is a lot cheaper.

Nothing says, "I cheated on you/forgot your birthday/don't have time to construct your Ikea…read moreshelving unit" like flowers, so for guaranteed forgiveness, go to Evergreen and Outrageous for a beautiful tropical bloom, not the Texaco Garage for a bunch of wilted weeds. This florist decorates its section of Church Street fantastically and has even inspired the kind of occasional random flower buying on my part that makes me suspect I am growing middle aged just through living in Stoke Newington and seeing all the old people. They're just so pretty though (the flowers). There is a wall of foliage and flower of almost every conceivable variety in this store, orchids overhang the till and lilies send out an aroma strong and delicious enough to rival the smells of Fresh and Wild soup coming from the other side of the road. the service is professional and friendly and they deliver, so if you really messed up, the flowers will get home before you do.

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!