ESSENTIAL LIVING OUTDOOR LIVING NURSERIES AND GARDEN CENTRES The Barn Garden Centre Barnwell Rd, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 5PB. Tel: 01832 273310 www.thebarngardencentre.co.uk Best for: Good quality local grown plants and excellent service. Barnsdale Gardens The Avenue, Exton, Oakham, LE15 8AH Tel: 01572 813200 www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk Best for: 38 inspiring gardens created by Geoff Hamilton, all in one place. Wide range of courses on offer throughout the year and shop and tea room. Dobbies Garden World Serpentine Green, Hampton, PE7 8NY Tel: 01733 898640 www.dobbies.com Best for: Quality plants and gardening with restaurant, farm food hall, deli and butcher The Garden Store, Elton Elton Hall, Elton, Nr Peterborough, PE8 6SH Tel: 01832 280058 www.thegardenstore.ltd.uk Gates Nurseries Somerby Road, Cold Overton, Rutland, LE15 7QB Tel: 01664 454309 www.gatesnurseries.co.uk Best for: Excellent selection for the home and garden and a tasty coffee shop Greetham Garden Centre Oakham Road, Greetham, LE15 7NN Tel: 01572 813100 www.greethamgardencentre.co.uk Best for: Well stocked garden centre with knowledgeable staff keen to help with your gardening queries. Landscaping and gardening service available and excellent coffee shop. Helpston Garden Centre West Street, Helpston, PE6 7DU Tel: 01733 252548 www.helpstongardencentre.co.uk Best for: A great selection of hardy nursery stock and an excellent landscaping service. The Herb Nursery Thistleton, Oakham, LE15 7RE Tel: 01572 767658 www.herbnursery.co.uk Best for: Herbs and vegetable plants, hardy cottage plants and wildflowers and scented pelargoniums.
Notcutts Garden Centre Oundle Road, Orton Waterville, Peterborough, PE2 5UU Tel: 01733 234600 www.notcutts.co.uk Best for: all round garden centre with good plant displays and knowledgeable staff. Olive Grove Nursery Oundle Rd, Polebrook, Northants, PE8 5LQ Tel: 01832 275660 www.olivegrovenurseries.co.uk Best for: good quality Mediterranean plants. They have a vast array of large specimens and have sourced plants from across Italy and Spain. Lovely Mediterranean themed coffee shop, ice cream parlour and fine food delicatessen. Peterborough Garden Park Van Hage, Peterborough Garden Park, Peterborough PE1 4YZ Tel: 01733 221400 www.vanhage.co.uk Best for: Architect designed garden centre offers more than just plants and has a clutch of interesting retailers and a fantastic food hall. The Rutland Garden Centre Ashwell Road, Oakham, LE15 7QN Tel: 01572 723583 www.rutlandgardencentre.com Best for: range of outdoor plants, trees and shrubs plus Italian specimens. Good selection of landscaping supplies, various retailer sand farm shop. Rutland Water Garden Nursery Lyndon Road, Manton, LE15 8RN Tel: 01572 737711 www.rutlandnursery.co.uk Best for: bedding plants and ready made hanging Baskets
place to enjoy breakfast, lunches and evening dining. Excellant farm shop and butchers on site as well as a florist, beauty salon and the latest addition, Limetree, offering furniture and home accessories. Tandee Nursery Barnwell Road, Thurning, Oundle, PE8 5RH Tel: 01832 293755 www.tandeenursery.co.uk Best for: a great place to buy garden centre quality plants direct from the grower. Waterside Garden Centre King Street, Baston, PE6 9NY Tel: 01778 560000 www.watersidegardencentre.co.uk Best for: One stop garden shop with a great selection of hardy nursery stock, aquatics, pets and garden furniture. Enjoy a drink and meal at the Oasis restaurant. Welland Vale Nurseries Glaston Road, Uppingham, LE15 9EU Tel: 01572 822729 www.wellandvale.co.uk Best for: trade nursery supplying leading landscapers through a cash and carry service Wothorpe Nurseries Kettering Road, Wothorpe-On-The-Hill Road, Stamford, PE9 3JJ Tel: 01780 763268 Wyevale Garden Centre Crowland Garden Centre, Postland Road, Crowland, PE6 0JB Tel: 01733 212900 www.thegardencentregroup.co.uk Best for: the whole shopping experience from gardens to clothes and a miniature railway to keep the kids (and husbands) entertained!
Southfield Nurseries Bourne Road, Morton, Bourne PE10 0RH Tel: 01778 570168 www.cactusland.co.uk Best for: specialist grower of cactus with a good range of hybrid cactus which are easy to grow and flower for long periods. Stamford Garden Centre Casterton Road, Stamford, PE9 2UE Tel: 01780 765656 www.stamfordgardencentre.co.uk Best for: All round garden centre with a well stocked range of plants and shrubs. The garden shop offers all those essentials for the gardener, plus a wide range of gifts and accessories. Great restaurant with the new orangery now open, creating a bright and welcoming
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