Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Coventry: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Coventry OpenStreetMap lists 11 garden centres, 3 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Kenpas Nurseries, 3 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Coventry
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Coventry's frost dates (last spring frost around 12 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 16 March – 6 June | 7 May – 28 July | 28 May – 28 July |
| Cucumber | 3 May – 5 August | 31 May – 2 September | 21 June – 2 September |
| Bell Pepper | 1 April – 29 May | 31 May – 28 July | 21 June – 28 July |
| Eggplant | 1 April – 29 May | 31 May – 28 July | 21 June – 28 July |
| Zucchini | 10 May – 10 August | 31 May – 31 August | 21 June – 31 August |
| Pumpkin | 19 April – 11 June | 31 May – 23 July | 21 June – 23 July |
| Watermelon | 3 May – 11 July | 31 May – 8 August | 21 June – 8 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 22 March – 4 September |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Coventry Garden Centre
Brownshill Green Road, CV5 9PB Allesley, Coventry · 4 km · britishgardencentres.com - 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 · 13 km · craddocks-nurseries.co.uk - Hintons Nursery
Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00; Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 10:30–16:00 · 13 km · hintonsnursery.co.uk - Rugby Garden Centre
Straight Mile, CV23 9QQ Rugby · Mon 09:00–18:00; Tue 09:00–18:00; Wed 09:00–16:00; Fri 09:00–18:00; Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–16:30 · 13 km · britishgardencentres.com - Kenpas Nurseries
3 km - Leasowes Nursery
4 km - Russells Garden Centre
4 km - Smith's Nurseries
5 km - Kings Hill Nurseries
5 km - Hillier Garden Centre
11 km - Bungalow Nurseries
13 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Wood's Mini Market
Woodway Lane 142, Coventry · Sun 09:46–12:00; Mon 00:00–21:38, 22:46–24:00, Tue 22:46–24:00; Wed 22:46–24:00; Thu 22:46–24:00; Fri 22:46–24:00; Sat 09:46–12:00 · 5 km - Indoor Market
4 km - Bedworth Market
8 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- The Cowshed Butchery at Gorse Farm Shop
Lutterworth Road, CV11 6QL Nuneaton · Mon closed; Tue 06:00–16:00; Wed 06:00–17:00; Thu–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 09:30–14:30 · 12 km · gorsefarmshop.wixsite.com - Malt Kiln Farm
12 km · maltkilnfarmshop.co.uk
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 Coventry
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Coventry: 3 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.