GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Birmingham
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Birmingham OpenStreetMap lists 36 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 2 plant nurseries, 25 markets and 5 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Rutland Sheds & Fencing, 6 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Birmingham
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Birmingham's frost dates (last spring frost around 26 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 8 March | 4 May | 25 May |
| Cucumber | 18 April | 30 May | 20 June |
| Bell Pepper | 17 March | 30 May | 20 June |
| Eggplant | 21 March | 30 May | 20 June |
| Zucchini | 2 April | 4 May | 25 May |
| Pumpkin | 28 March | 4 May | 25 May |
| Watermelon | 28 April | 30 May | 20 June |
| Peas | — | — | sow 5 April |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Rutland Sheds & Fencing
Sandon Road 126 · 6 km · rutlandsheds.co.uk - Halls Garden Centre
Chester Road 211, B73 5BD Sutton Coldfield · 7 km - Pets & Gardens
Birmingham Road 372-376, B72 1YH Sutton Coldfield · 7 km - Bournville Garden Centre
Maple Road, B30 2AE Birmingham · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:30 · 7 km · britishgardencentres.com - Hydroxpress
Bournville Lane 1B, Birmingham · 7 km · hydroxpress.co.uk - H.Simpson & Son
Oldbury Road 84 · 10 km - The Landscape Centre
Mon–Sat 08:00–20:00 · 11 km · landscapecentres.com - Pacific Nurseries
Chester Road, WS9 0PH Walsall · 11 km · pacificnurseries.co.uk - Wm. Wheat & Son
Chester Road 520, WS9 0PU Walsall · 12 km · wmwheat.co.uk - Wythall Garden & Landscape Centre
Silver Street, B47 6LZ · 12 km · wythalllandscapecentre.co.uk - Ambleside Garden Centre
Norton Lane 432, B94 5LR Solihull · 14 km - Nottcutts
Stratford Road, B90 4EN Solihull · 14 km - Earlswood Garden & Landscape Centre
Forshaw Heath Road, B94 5JU Solihull · Mon–Fri 07:30–17:00; Sat 08:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 14 km · earlswoodglc.co.uk - Craddocks Nurseries
Eastcote Lane, B92 0AS Solihull · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 10:00–17:30; Apr–Oct: Sun 10:30–16:30 · 15 km · craddocks-nurseries.co.uk - Rathbone
7 km · rathbone.co.uk
and 21 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm and garden supply shops
Tagged shop=agrarian (farm supply) in OpenStreetMap; “sells seed” is shown only where the place's own tags say so. tag definition
- B-SAWZ
4 km - Sow Seeds Sow
5 km
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Birmingham Indoor Market
Edgbaston Street, B5 4RQ Birmingham · 2 km · birmingham.gov.uk - Red Brick Market
Floodgate Street · 2 km - Digbeth Arts Market
Gibb Street · 2 km · instagram.com - Edgbaston Village Artisan Market
occasional- see website for timetable · 3 km - Bearwood Indoor Market
Bearwood Road 509-511 · 6 km · facebook.com - Boundary Sports
Station Road 202-204, B14 7TE Birmingham · 6 km - West Bromwich High Street Market
High Street · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · 8 km · sandwell.gov.uk - New West Bromwich Indoor Market
Duchess Parade 104-108 · 8 km - Oldbury Market
Halesowen Street · Mon–Tue 09:00–14:00; Thu–Sat 09:00–14:00 · 9 km · sandwell.gov.uk - Wednesbury Outdoor Market
Tue 09:30–13:30; Fri–Sat 09:30–14:30 · 11 km - Walsall Market
Mon–Wed 08:30–17:00; Fri–Sat 08:30–17:00; public holidays closed · 12 km · go.walsall.gov.uk - The Ring Open Market
2 km · birmingham.gov.uk - Moseley Farmers' Market
5 km · moseleyfarmersmarket.org.uk - Harborne Monthly Market
5 km · harborne-village.com - Kings Heath Farmers' Market
6 km · instagram.com
and 10 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Jackson's Authentic Tastes
Indoor Market · 8 km - Barnford Park Allotments Communtiy Shop
Sun 10:00–13:00 · 8 km - Chase Farm Shop
Weeford Road, B75 5RL Sutton Coldfield · 13 km - Becketts Farm, Farm Shop
Alcester Road, B47 6AJ Wythall · 13 km - School Farm Shop
Mill Road, WS4 1BT Walsall · Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00 · 15 km
Seed shops and seed companies in the United Kingdom
- B&Q. Store chain B&Q (diy.com); its website lists seeds. (source, checked 7 October 2026)
- Thompson & Morgan. Seed brand Thompson & Morgan (thompson-morgan.com). (source, checked 7 October 2026, read from a search engine's copy)
Selling your own harvest near Birmingham
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Birmingham: 25 markets and 5 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 7 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.