The outdoor plants area is about a quarter covered. The layout has the potential to be interesting but instead it always looks a bit bedraggled and weather worn. The paths are broken up in places making it less regimented than many garden centres.

The paths are wide but some are gravel paths which may be a problem for wheelchair users.

There is an unmanned information centre which has a reasonable selection o reference books.

We looked at the plants and were not particularly impressed. The three pictures below tell a story. The first shows weeds growing in some of the potted clematis. The second shows that the roots are exposed above the soil The third shows a wilted sage plant which has only a few hours left before it dies completely.

Does it matter that some plants have been left fallen over, some have weeds in their pots, some have roots exposed, some plants have wilted or that some of the paths have their access severely reduced? It definitely does matter!

NOTE: Price comparisons are based on the prices we find at the time of our visit. We compare to them average prices in the same year as the date of the review.