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Brackenwood Plant and Garden Centre, Bristol
The small entrance to Brackenwood Garden Centre
gives no clue to the large range of plants on offer. It surprised
us!
This is a totally independent GardenAction opinion of
the Brackenwood Plant and Garden Centre in Bristol. John and Jenny Maycock started Brackenwood over 40 years
ago at Portishead. In 1985 they moved to the current site after running
out of space. The garden centre is run by their daughter Claire who
joined the business over 12 years ago. PLANTS
Brackenwood Garden Centre is definitely biased towards providing
plants. There is a small range of garden accessories which will
satisfy most of your needs, but make a visit primarily for plants.
On the right is a picture of some of the very comprehensive range
of ornamental trees. As well as ornamental trees, this 12 acre garden centre stocks a very large
range of herbaceous plants, conifer trees and many more. If you are
looking for unusual plants then this is the place to visit. Brackenwood
has supplied Bristol Zoo with unusual and exotic plants for over 20
years. The majority of plants are grown on site which is very different from
most of the garden centres of this size. Ask for advice and it's readily
available sometimes from the very staff who grow the plants. The plants
looked in good condition, well-watered and in appropriate pot sizes.
As well as grouping plants by type, there were good groupings by
planting positions such as shade Access for the disabled was by no means the best we have seen, but
most of the garden centre has sufficiently wide and flat aisles. A few
aisles were too small for wheelchair access. PRICES DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT Tel: 01275 375292 DATE OF LAST VISIT SUMMARY COMMENTS
Brackenwood Plant and Garden Centre,
Bristol
Click the picture to enlarge it.
With such a variety of plants, it's important to be
able to locate the ones you want. The signs at Brackenwood were
clear and informative.
The prices at this nursery are on a par or slightly cheaper than the big
garden centres and certainly reflect good value for money. In summer
2007 potentillas cost �5.99, clematis �9.99, fruit trees �20.00 and
David Austin roses at �5.99.
The address is:
Leigh Court Estate
Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol BS8 3RA
A map can be found
here
Email: bracken.wood@btopenworld.com
Website:
http://www.brackenwood-plantandgardencentre.com/
Summer 2007.
A huge range of plants of all types including many unusual specimens.
Excellent to see that most plants are grown on site. We thoroughly
recommend Brackenwood Plant and Garden Centre.
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