The Telegraph - The best independent garden centres to visit this spring

The best independent garden centres to visit this spring

Big chain stores are struggling, but destination nurseries remain an appealing place to shop, learn and dine.

Arguably the original destination nursery, Petersham has a famed restaurant, a more informal tea room that segues into greenhouses, and expansive shopping areas packed with the most stylish selection of horticultural accessories alongside homewares and antiques. It set the bar for the garden lifestyle shop, and its signature details – bare hoggin floors, shabby-chic greenhouses, antique garden furniture and naturalistic details (including tree-stump tables) – are widely copied across the country, and beyond.