The outdoor plants area is split into two parts. There is a covered area which contains mainly tender plants and the uncovered area which contains hardier plants.

The space lacks any design inspiration being a series of mainly straight, but wide paths. There was a strong wind blowing when we visited but most plants remained upright and well-secured.

The plants area is large and there is a good range of shrubs, herbaceous plants and trees on offer. They were all in good condition. All hardy plants are covered by the Dobbies 5 year guarantee which is excellent.

Finding your way round for specific plants is not particularly easy. There are no overhead signs to indicate where specific plant groups (e.g. climbers or roses) can be found. Bit when you do find a plants group, they are clearly marked in alphabetic order.

There was an very good selection of other gardening goods outdoors. Pots, composts paving and fencing are all very well featured.

There was an exceptionally large range of conservatories, probably the largest we have encountered at a garden centre. A good range of greenhouses (rather expensive though) on offer and all are well displayed.