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!

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.

Delicious food in a beautiful setting. The best brunch. A real treat. You can't go wrong with the…read moremenu - everything was good.

Beautiful garden center well hidden behind some houses. Friendly staff. Tasteful decors of bike…read moretheme and there are lots of Buddha statues. We stumbled upon this place while biking around London.

Funny the things you discover a road somewhere as you are passing In this case it's one of the…read moremajor roads coming into Old Street, but not a very pedestrian one. I was walking along, when beyond the speeding cars I noticed firstly some rather good graffiti art, and secondly a load of plant pots around the bottom of a billboard hoarding. I nearly passed on, but was just too tempted, and braved the crossing. On closer inspection I found a little corner of land, enclosed with a high wire fence, and in the shadow of a huge hoarding. Here rows of shelving have been set up, holding row on row of large pots. Those pots contain a massive variety: some are empty, others contain flowers, other vegetables. I wasn't sure what I was looking at: a garden centre maybe? A sign on the fence revealed all. It's actually a clever twist on allotments, with local residents being able to hire a row of pots to grow what they like. What a great idea!

Always nice to see so many beautiful pieces laid out on the sidewalk in the mornings. Though…read morealways seemingly busy, the proprietor is always happy to chat up customers and dispense with plant care tips. Located just mid way down Bermondsey Street, it's well placed to service the local residences and the busy commercial hub bub that is Tooley Street just half a mile north.

I had flowers delivered to me from this shop, the flowers were lovely and fresh and great choice of…read morecolours.I wasn't in when the driver delivered but he knocked on my neighbor's door and left them. And left me a phone message to tell me were they were. Other shops have tried my home and if I'm not there they take the flowers back to the shop, so very impressed with the delivery side of Igloo. since then i have used them to send flowers and wines. I have recommend them to all my friends

I am a makeup artist and we are doing a flower shot today. Yesterday I saw these amazing 5 bunches…read moreof Roman Camomile Flowers at the Flower Warehouse London, Cambridge Heath Road lying on the ground. The lady in charge gifted me these flowers as they were past their prime. I rearranged them at home and took them to the studio today to use them on the models face and body. Thank you Flower Warehouse for your kindness. Yasmin Heinz

I've clearly experienced better. After we've spent a week unpacking all our boxes, it was time for…read morethe details, and flowers/plants should clearly be in everyone's home. We passed a few times in front of this warehouse and thought we found a hidden gem...but nope. This place didn't offer much choice, but most of all, it was incredibly expensive...we headed to Columbia Flower Market and found the same plants for half the price.

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!!

This is a lovely cafe which provides a welcome contrast to the somewhat stark and corporate…read moreenvironment in which it resides and indeed with many of the other cafes with which it competes. The house coffee comes from Union and the tea from Lalani. Guest options are also available. All result in pleasingly fresh beverages which are just the thing to break up a busy day. Indeed, the Macchiato I enjoyed on Monday was one of the best that I have had in London. All of this is complimented by truly charming staff. One of London's best cafes.

As I walked through the streets to get here I was a little dubious that it would actually…read morematerialize amongst the corporate streets. Lo, and behold! The sea of suits parted and I set my eyes upon this glorious tiny space. There's cool music, funny chalk drawings, awesome art work from one of the staff, a tempting cake display and super friendly staff. But the best bit? Bangin' coffee made with Square Mile or Nude beans. Well made and up there with one of the best I had during my stay in London, I was suddenly jealous of all the suits trotting about outside. Don't miss he cascara iced "coffee" with lime - one of the best examples I've had of this beverages and easy to drink on a hot day.