GreenlyWhere to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Edinburgh OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 7 plant nurseries, 7 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Green Meadows, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Edinburgh
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Edinburgh's frost dates (last spring frost around 28 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 17 March | 13 May | 3 June |
| Cucumber | 4 May | 15 June | 6 July |
| Bell Pepper | 2 April | 15 June | 6 July |
| Eggplant | 6 April | 15 June | 6 July |
| Zucchini | 11 April | 13 May | 3 June |
| Pumpkin | 6 April | 13 May | 3 June |
| Watermelon | 14 May | 15 June | 6 July |
| Peas | — | — | sow 7 April |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Green Meadows
Buccleuch Street 137, EH8 9NE Edinburgh · Mon–Sun 11:00–18:00 · 1 km · greenplantshops.co.uk - Green Leith
Elm Row 55, EH7 4AQ Edinburgh · Mon–Sun 11:00–18:00 · 1 km · green-leith.square.site - Botanics Shop
Arboretum Place 10, EH3 5NZ Edinburgh · 2 km · rbge.org.uk - Mortonhall Garden Centre
Frogston Road East, EH16 6TJ Edinburgh · Mon–Wed, Fri, Sat 09:00–18:00; Thu 09:00–19:30; Sun 10:00–18:00 · 6 km - Damhead Nursery
8 km - Dobbies
8 km - Pentland Plants
8 km - Riccarton Garden Centre
9 km
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- Edinburgh University Landscape Section
Gilmerton Road 20, Edinburgh · 3 km - Inch Nursery
Old Dalkeith Road, EH16 5UF Edinburgh · 4 km - The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Nursery
3 km - Rootstock Nursery Bed
3 km - Ochre Botanical Studios Flower Farm
5 km · ochrebotanicalstudios.co.uk - Kevock Garden Plants
9 km - Harlaw Hill Nursery
13 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Tron Kirk Market
High Street 122, EH1 1QS Edinburgh · 10:00–18:00 · 0 km · scottishdesignexchange.com - Grassmarket Market
Grassmarket, EH1 2JR Edinburgh · Sat 10:00–17:00 · 1 km · stockbridgemarket.com - Edinburgh Farmers' Market
Sat 09:00–14:00 · 1 km · edinburghfarmersmarket.co.uk - Stockbridge Market
Saunders Street, EH3 6TQ Edinburgh · Sun 10:00–17:00 · 1 km · stockbridgemarket.com - Leith Market
Dock Place, EH6 6LU Edinburgh · Sat 10:00–16:00 · 3 km - The Pitt
West Shore Road 20, EH5 1QD · 5 km · thepitt.co.uk - Balerno Farmer's Market
see website · 12 km · balernovt.org.uk
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Café & Organic Farm Shop
John's Place 4A, EH6 7EL · Tue–Sun 10:00–16:00 · 3 km · earth-in-common.org - Drum Feeds
7 km - Craigie's Farm and Farm Shop
10 km · craigies.co.uk - Whinnieknowe
14 km · whinnieknowe.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 Edinburgh
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Edinburgh: 7 markets and 4 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.