GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Leicester: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Leicester OpenStreetMap lists 14 garden centres, 5 plant nurseries, 4 markets and 6 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Birstall Garden Centre, 4 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Leicester
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Leicester's frost dates (last spring frost around 20 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 15 March – 8 June | 6 May – 30 July | 27 May – 30 July |
| Cucumber | 3 May – 7 August | 31 May – 4 September | 21 June – 4 September |
| Bell Pepper | 1 April – 31 May | 31 May – 30 July | 21 June – 30 July |
| Eggplant | 1 April – 31 May | 31 May – 30 July | 21 June – 30 July |
| Zucchini | 10 May – 12 August | 31 May – 2 September | 21 June – 2 September |
| Pumpkin | 19 April – 13 June | 31 May – 25 July | 21 June – 25 July |
| Watermelon | 3 May – 13 July | 31 May – 10 August | 21 June – 10 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 30 March – 6 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 20 October – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Palmers Garden Centre
St Johns 79, LE19 2BS Leicester · 7 km - Annes Plants
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 7 km - Chamneys Garden Centre
Lutterworth Road, LE8 4DP Blaby · 9 km - Cherry Lane Garden Centre
Foston Road, LE8 5QP Countesthorpe · 9 km - Bailey's of Wistow
Kibworth Road, LE8 0QF Leicester · Mon–Sat 09:00–15:00; Sun 01:30–16:30 · 10 km - Thornton Nursery
Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat, Sun 10:00–16:00 · 12 km - Birstall Garden Centre
4 km - Coles Plant Centre
5 km - Rectory Field Nursery
6 km - Sevenoaks Nursery
8 km - Derry's Nurseries
9 km - Wistow Garden Centre
10 km - Parsons Nurseries
12 km - Holland's Nurseries
14 km
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
- Linnaeous Nursery
Cordelia Close, LE5 0LE Leicester · 3 km - Council Depot
5 km - Goscote Nurseries
8 km - James Coles & Sons (Nurseries) Ltd
9 km - Miles Nurseries
14 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Leicester Market Food Hall
Market Place 33, LE1 5GG Leicester · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun closed · 1 km - New Lubbesthorpe Village Market
Tay Road, LE19 4BF Leicester · Sat[2] 09:00–14:00 · 7 km - Loughborough Market
Thu, Sat 08:00–16:30 · 16 km - Leicester Market
1 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Woodcock Farm Shop
Loughborough Road 903, LE7 7NH · 7 km - Attfields Farm Shop
Countesthorpe Road, LE8 6LD Whetstone · 11 km - Sopers Bridge Meats
Broughton Road, LE9 4JA Stoney Stanton · 14 km - Roots Farm Shop
6 km - Stonehurst Farm Shop
10 km - Leedham 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 Leicester
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Leicester: 4 markets and 6 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.
