Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Brighton: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Brighton OpenStreetMap lists 18 garden centres, 6 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Between Two Thorns, 0 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Brighton
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Brighton's frost dates (last spring frost around 8 February) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 6 April – 20 June | 28 May – 11 August | 18 June – 11 August |
| Cucumber | 1 June – 19 August | 29 June – 16 September | 20 July – 16 September |
| Bell Pepper | 30 April – 12 June | 29 June – 11 August | 20 July – 11 August |
| Eggplant | 30 April – 12 June | 29 June – 11 August | 20 July – 11 August |
| Zucchini | 8 June – 24 August | 29 June – 14 September | 20 July – 14 September |
| Pumpkin | 18 May – 25 June | 29 June – 6 August | 20 July – 6 August |
| Watermelon | 1 June – 25 July | 29 June – 22 August | 20 July – 22 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 18 January – 18 September |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Between Two Thorns
Trafalgar Street 91, BN1 4ER Brighton · 0 km · betweentwothorns.com - Rooted & Co
Marshalls Row, BN1 4JU Brighton · 0 km · rootedco.co.uk - Bonsai Ko
Sydney Street 45 · 0 km · bonsai-ko.co.uk - Hugo & Green
Hanningtons Lane 3, Brighton · 1 km - Dobbies
Warren Road, BN2 9XX Brighton · Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 2 km · dobbies.com - Mayberry Garden Centre
Old Shoreham Road, Portslade · 6 km - Trug Ltd.
High Street 110, BN6 9PU Hurstpierpoint · 12 km - Notcutts Garden Pride
Common Lane, BN6 8TN Hassocks · 12 km · notcutts.co.uk - Gardner Scardifield Garden Centre
South Street, BN15 8AE Lancing · 13 km - Swains Farm Shop and Garden Centre
Brighton Road, BN5 9RP Woodmancote, Henfield · 14 km - Shoulders of shoreham Precision Engineers
6 km - Rushfields Garden Centre
9 km - Lewes Garden Centre
10 km - South Downs Nurseries
10 km · tatesofsussex.co.uk - Goldcliffe
15 km
and 3 more in OpenStreetMap
Plant nurseries: trees, shrubs and saplings
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- One Garden Brighton
Lewes Road, BN1 9SE Brighton · Apr 01–Oct 31 Mon–Sun 09:30–17:00; Nov 01–Mar 31 Mon–Sun 10:00–15:30 · 5 km · onegardenbrighton.com - Peter Eastwood Plants Ltd
Common Lane, BN6 8TN Hassocks · 12 km · petereastwoodplants.co.uk - Brighton Plants
New Hall Lane, BN5 9YJ Henfield · 13 km · brightonplants.blogspot.com - McBeans Orchid Nursery
Resting Oak Hill, BN8 4PR Lewes · 13 km - Wild Flower Conservation Society
5 km · wildflowerconservationsociety.com - Rushmear Nursery
15 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Snoopers Paradise
Kensington Gardens 7-8, BN1 4AL Brighton · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; public holidays, Sun 11:00–16:00 · 0 km · snoopersparadise.co.uk - The Open Market
Marshalls Row, BN1 4JU Brighton · Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00; Sat 07:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 0 km · brightonopenmarket.co.uk - Upper Gardner Street Saturday Market
Upper Gardner Street · Sat 07:00–17:00 · 0 km - Florence Road Market
Florence Road · Sat 09:30–13:30 · 1 km · florenceroadmarket.com - Hollingdean Wholefoods
Hollingdean Terrace 19a, BN1 7HB Brighton · Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · 1 km · linktr.ee
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Park Farm Shop
Park Street, BN1 9PG Brighton · 6 km - The Oaks Poultry Farm
Common Lane, BN6 8TN Hassocks · 12 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 Brighton
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Brighton: 5 markets and 2 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 20 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.