COVENTRY GARDEN CENTRES

Many of the garden centres in Coventry started as nurseries and have gone on to develop into fully-fledged garden centres. Coventry isn't a county but it is a metropolitan authority. Situated in the heart of the West Midlands it has a long tradition of independent garden centres.

In general, many of the larger garden centres in this area have stayed true to their roots and still produce many of their own shrubs and plants, more so compared to many other parts of the UK.

This has the benefit that you know the origins of the plants and also that many are not just imports from Holland or other other parts of the world. The reviews below are created as a a result of a visit or a telephone conversation.

ALPHABETIC LIST OF COVENTRY GARDEN CENTRES

 

AVONDALE NURSERY Avondale Nursery, at Russell's Nursery, Mill Hill, Baginton, Coventry Telephone: 024 7667 3662. Daytime Mobile: 0797 909 3096
Avondale Nursery are on the site of a much larger nursery (Russell's Garden Centre) and the two combined make a good afternoon out. They specialise in unusual herbaceous perennials .... Click here for the full review.

B & Q IN COVENTRY Brandon Road, Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands CV3 2JD Telephone: 02476 608100
The ley Woods branch of B & Q is one of the largest in the UK and the attached garden centre stocks a good choice of healthy plants at prices often lower compared to nearby garden centres. Plants aren't the only ..... Click here for the full review.

BAGINTON NURSERIES THIS NURSERY HAS CEASED TRADING 12 Stoneleigh Road, Baginton, Coventry, West Midlands CV8 3BA Telephone: 0247640 2655 Picture courtesy of Baginton Nurseries
Baginton Nurseries is not open to the general public because they supply plants only to the horticultural trade. The business was started in 1981 as a relatively small concern but over the years it has ..... Click here for the full review.

CHESTNUT NURSERIES THIS NURSERY HAS CEASED TRADING 314 Browns Lane, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9EE Telephone: 0247640 2655
The site used to be a chicken farm in the 1940s but the family turned it into a plants nursery and its been in the same family from that time on. he site is simple enough, four or five very large greenhouses crammed ..... Click here for the full review.

COVENTRY GARDEN CENTRE Brownshill Green Road, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9PB Telephone: 02476 333998
This garden centre started out its life in the 1960s as a small nursery selling only plants. It was taken over by Wyevale (now Wyevale Garden Centres) and then by British Garden Centres in 2019 ..... Click here for the full review.

HILLTOP GARDEN CENTRE Shilton Lane, Shilton, Coventry CV7 9LH Telephone: 0247640 2655 Also read our review of the Hilltop Cafe or click here for the garden centre opening times.
The area devoted to plants could be described as that of a medium to large garden centre however at Hilltop they have managed to cram a lot of plants into this area. The paths are slightly ..... Click here for the full review.

HOMEBASE IN COVENTRY 159 Sir Henry Parkes Road, Canley, Coventry, West Midlands CV5 6BL Telephone: 08456 407021
Homebase have two centres in Coventry with fully fledged garden centre departments. The most central is at 159 Sir Henry Parkes Road, Canley, Coventry CV5 6BL and the other is at ..... Click here for the full review.

HYDROHOBBY Brook Farm, Stoneleigh Road, Coventry CV4 7AB Telephone: 02476 414161
HydroHobby is one of the largest web based suppliers of Hydroponics equipment in the UK. They also have a retail shop which carries the full range of their stock, It is situated on Brook Farm which sells home grown ..... Click here for the full review.

KINGS HILL NURSERIES Kings Hill Lane Coventry CV3 6PS Telephone: 02476 690 835 Click here for opening times.
Kings Hill Nurseries has been set up to help people with learning disabilities. At the same time however its is run on a commercial basis. The people who grow the plants at this nursery do it with a passion rarely ..... Click here for the full review.

LEASOWES NURSERY Leasowes Nursery, Green Lane South, Finham, Coventry CV3 6EA Telephone: 02476 411441 QUICK LINKS: Opening hours and Contact details
The nursery consists of one very large greenhouse plus several smaller ones housing specialist plants. The most popular plants the grow are vegetable starters, bedding plants and hanging baskets.  ..... Click here for the full review.

 

LITTLEHURST NURSERIES Bennetts Road North, Corley, Coventry Warwickshire, CV7 8BG Telephone: 01676 540178
The first thing you notice in the outside sales area is how clean and clutter free it is, always a good sign. There is a reasonable sized covered area and the remainder of the plants sales area is open. The paths .... Click here for the full review

 

MIDLAND HYDROPONICS Midland Hydroponics, The Log Cabin Mill Hill (Russells Garden Centre), Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AG Telephone: 02476 639109
Midland Hydroponics is one of several retail outlets at Russells Garden Centre in Coventry. The have a huge range of hydroponic equipment for the expert and the amateur grower. They also supply .... Click here for the full review

 

RANGE, THE Courthouse Green, Austin Drive, Coventry CV6 7NS Telephone: 02476 667309
There are 63 branches of this store in the UK at the moment and although they are not a garden centre we have included them because they sell many garden related items. Items of interest to the gardener .... Click here for the full review

 

RIVERVIEW GARDEN CENTRE Brook Farm, Stoneleigh Road, Coventry CV4 7AB Telephone: Not known
Riverview Garden Centre is slightly unusual because it is run by two families who alternate responsibility for the running of the garden centre. This is a very small outlet about the size of a backyard. It is on .... Click here for the full review

 

RUSSELLS GARDEN CENTRE Mill Hill, Baginton, Coventry CV8 3AG Telephone: 024 7630 3627
A true family business with a garden centre, good cafe, bonsai specialist and unusual plants nursery.... Click here for the full review

 

RYTON NURSERIES Leamington Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3FN Telephone: 02476 305511
Ryton Nurseries grow the vast majority of their own plants which ensures they haven't travelled half way round Europe before you get to buy them. It also ensures that the plants will grow well in your .... Click here for the full review

 

RYTON ORGANIC GARDENS Ryton Organic Gardens, Wolston Lane, Coventry CV8 3LG Telephone: 02476 305511
Ryton Organic Gardens is now owned by Webbs and they have carried on the previous tradition of developing the site to show gardeners how to use organic methods. An entry charge of £5.50 (adults) .... Click here for the full review

SMITH'S NURSERIES Stoneleigh Road, Bagington, Coventry Warwickshire CV8 3BA Telephone: 02476 303382 QUICK LINKS: Opening hours and Contact details
The plants area has one of the highest percentage of covered area that we have ever seen. It makes it truly an all-weather destination with around 65% of the nursery being under cover. There is ..... Click here for the full review.

WATER IN THE GARDEN Water in the Garden, Meriden Mill Farm, Coventry CV7 7LJ Telephone: 07801 456186
Interestingly they manufacture all the waterfall sections themselves from resin. This has the advantage over concrete in that they don't degrade and can therefore be safely used where fish are present ..... Click here for the full review.

WICKES IN COVENTRY 2 Radford Road, Coventry, West Midlands CV1 4BY Telephone: 02476 553525
When you think about your garden then Wickes might not immediately spring to mind as the place to go. But it all depends on what you want to buy for your garden. If it's multi-purpose compost, top soil ..... Click here for the full review.

WITHYBROOK NURSERIES Overstone Road, Withybrook, Coventry CV7 9LU Telephone: 01455 220297 Picture courtesy of Steve F.
They are specialists in growing conifers and in spring they sell bedding plants. They also sell a small range of other plants. The nursery has been in the same family from 1979 and it was a nursery ..... Click here for the full review.