A very small garden centre but with a very helpful staff. A small car park area, and not a lot of…read moreextension room.

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!

As spring starts to show its little head with bluebells appearing, the intrepid gardener in me…read morestirs. Though the summer-long hosepipe ban which is already in force for the southeast of England may put a slight dampener (no pun intended!) on things Woodcote Green Nurseries are located a road along with a few other horticultural centres. However, they are the biggest and have a few more strings to their bow apart from the garden centre At this of year, I like to add some seasonal vegetables just for the year and perhaps plant a new fruit bush or tree which will yield a bountiful harvest over many years. Sometimes, some herb plants may need replacing after a harsh winter though it wasn't too bad a winter this time I also love to browse their aquarium area though I've discovered through experience that my doctoring skills sadly don't extend to my finned friends, so I now confine myself to looking at the fishes! They have a nice cafe with hot and cold food as well as cakes and drinks for a snack, hence catering for different types of meals. Edinburgh Woollen Mills have an area with clothing and there's a small book department too Like the start of a new football season, spring brings with it a season of hope and limitless opportunities in the garden!

As it is really the nearest to me, often go there for various gardening accessories, and just for…read morepleasure, and for the excellent café.

This is an exceptional hardware store. The range of goods they have is vast. The staff are far more…read moreknowledgable than of get in the numerous B&Q's and Homebases of the world. The store is set on a large site due to the amount of items they sell. I'm certain you could almost build a house from all there supplies. There is plenty of parking on site along with their bonus item a 'cafe' yep you read right they have a cafe on site to provide you with tea, coffee, bacon sandwiches and so on.

From the owner: With 100 years of experience as one of industry's biggest independent building and plumbing…read morematerials distributor, Harris & Bailey offer you more choice, lower prices and invaluable technical advice.

This garden centre provides all the needs you need for your garden…read more flowers, pots, plants and more..... It's a nice place as it's very welcoming and staff ae keen to help you. And they can give you very good discounts aswell. So thats where I usually go for my flowers and plants.

I love this garden centre. The staff are very helpful and knowledgeable, delivery is cheap and…read morereliable, and they have everything you could need in the garden, from onion setts to netting to a good variety of ornamental pots and flagstones etc. The plants are arranged by type (shrubs / perennials / bedding / herbs) so everything is easy to find. One of the nice things about this garden centre is that in their shrub area they always have a nice stock of Acers in (the trees, not the computers), and they're very reasonably priced.

We visited this garden centre just once last year. We wish it was a little closer to where we live,…read moreas it is wonderful. They have a great selection of plants. We went specifically to get a plum tree. We got a lovely shaped specimen and were given good advice about planting and pruning. The chap we were speaking to also recommended a couple of jasmines and we bought a few annuals too. He kindly tied up the tree and helped us into the car with it. The creepers and tree have really taken hold in our garden, thanks to the good advice, and are growing nicely this year. We're hoping to make another trip out to Thompsons later this summer.

An excellent local garden centre. There is a good stock of plants, vegetables, fruit trees, shrubs…read moreand garden ornaments. There is ample parking and useful trolleys to use for your purchases. The shop area houses a large range of garden furniture, water features, books and gifts as well as a large range of house plants including orchids and some exotic species. There are also many types of garden compost and accessories including paving and stoneware for garden landscaping. Overall a very pleasant place to browse for your gardening needs.

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

Have used this small local independent shop for many years. Service is always good from the…read moreknowledgable staff who are always willing to answer questions. They have a wide range of parts in stock for washing machines, tumble driers, coolers and hovers all brands catered for. They always have a good stock of washing machine and tumble driers in the shop. Often they have bargains as they gets ones which have very minor cosmetic damage hence there prices are often cheaper than those found in the big electrical stores. They also provide a call out service which I used once and the service in my home was prompt and polite and carried out by a knowledge service engineer. I only have them four stars as I have had to order my part which won't arrive until Tuesday but I highly recommend this shop of you have white goods problems. There is a small insure car park for customers.

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Smaller store if you need just a quick piece of fashion just pop in. Quite and peaceful shop.read more