Where to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Leeds
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Leeds OpenStreetMap lists 24 garden centres, 1 plant nursery, 14 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Nice Things Plant Shop, 1 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Leeds
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Leeds's frost dates (last spring frost around 18 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 12 March | 8 May | 29 May |
| Cucumber | 23 April | 4 June | 25 June |
| Bell Pepper | 22 March | 4 June | 25 June |
| Eggplant | 26 March | 4 June | 25 June |
| Zucchini | 6 April | 8 May | 29 May |
| Pumpkin | 1 April | 8 May | 29 May |
| Watermelon | 3 May | 4 June | 25 June |
| Peas | — | — | sow 28 March |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Nice Things Plant Shop
Briggate 165, LS1 6LY Leeds · Mon–Sat 11:00–18:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 1 km · nicethingsplantshop.co.uk - Morrisons
Savins Mill Way 1, LS5 3RP Leeds · Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 4 km - Horsforth Garden Shop
Featherbank Lane · Feb–Nov Fri 19:00–20:00; Mar–May Sat 10:30–11:30 · 7 km - Ashtrees Tree Nursery
Bridle Path Road, LS17 9NF Leeds · 8 km · ashtreesnursery.co.uk - Carr Gate Garden Centre
Bradford Road, WF2 0SY Wakefield · 10 km - High Trees Garden Centre
Otley Old Road, LS18 5HX Leeds · 10 km - Chana Store
Henshaw Lane 76, LS19 7RZ Leeds · 11 km - Homebase (within The Range)
Ings Road, WF1 1RS Wakefield · 14 km · homebase.co.uk - Otley Garden Centre
Pool Road, LS21 1DY Otley · 15 km · otleygardencentre.co.uk - Swincar Nurseries
Mon–Sat 09:00–16:30; Sun 09:30–16:30 · 15 km · swincarnurseries.co.uk - Courtyard Planters
Beech Hill, Otley · Tue, Fri, Sat 09:30–17:00 · 15 km - Hillycroft Nurseries
6 km - Tingley Garden Centre
7 km · tingleygardencentre.co.uk - The Arium
9 km · theariumleeds.co.uk - ACW Garden Centre
14 km · acwgardencentre.com
and 9 more in OpenStreetMap
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- Gleghorns
7 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Leeds Kirkgate Market (Indoor)
Mon–Wed 08:00–17:30; Thu–Sat 07:30–17:30; Sun closed · 1 km - Morley Market
Queen Street, LS27 8DS Leeds · 7 km · morleymarket.co.uk - Darley Street Market
Darley Street, BD1 3HN Bradford · 13 km - Cleckheaton Farmers' Market
Sat[1] 09:00–13:00; public holidays closed · 14 km - Ossett Market Place
24/7 · 14 km - Farmers Market
Sat[4]; Jan closed; Dec "different dates" · 15 km - Shipley Open Market
Mon, Fri, Sat 09:00–16:00 · 15 km - Leeds Kirkgate Market (Outdoor)
1 km - Pudsey Market
7 km - Birstall Market Place
11 km - Dewsbury Market
13 km · kirklees.gov.uk - The Bazaar
14 km - Otley Market Square
15 km - Castleford Market Hall
15 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Whitakers Farmhouse Eggs
Kirkgate, LS2 7JJ Leeds · 1 km - B. Whiteley Farm Shop & Nursery
Hough Side Road, LS28 9JJ Pudsey · 6 km · bwhiteleyfarmshop.co.uk - The Farm Shop
Roker Lane 89, LS28 9NB Pudsey · 7 km - Nells Urban Greens
Barrowby Avenue 6, LS15 8QF Leeds · 8 km - Horsforth Pick Your Own
Calverley Lane, LS18 4EB Leeds · Jun–Aug: Mon–Sun, public holidays 10:00–19:00 "Typically open from early June to early August, closes if there's persistent rain"; Sept–May: closed · 8 km · horsforthpickyourown.co.uk - Rhubarb Triangle Farm Shop
Ouzlewell Green, WF3 3QR Wakefield · Mon–Sat 08:30–17:00; Sun 10:00–16:00; public holidays 10:00–16:00 · 8 km - Lane End Farm Shop
Westgate Hill Street 109, BD4 0SF Bradford · Wed–Fri 09:00–17:30; Sat 09:00–16:00; Sun 10:00–16:00 · 10 km · laneendfarmshop.co.uk - None-Go-Bye Farm Shop
Otley Old Road, LS18 5HZ Leeds · 10 km - Peckfield Farm Produce
Selby Road, LS25 4BD Leeds · 13 km - Wharfe Valley Farms
Jewitt Lane, LS22 5BA Wetherby · 15 km - Val's Veg
6 km - Blue Hills Farm Shop
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 Leeds
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Leeds: 14 markets and 12 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.