Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Liverpool: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Liverpool OpenStreetMap lists 21 garden centres, 5 plant nurseries, 9 markets and 3 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Port Sunlight Garden Centre, 7 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Liverpool
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Liverpool's frost dates (last spring frost around 1 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 14 March – 15 June | 5 May – 6 August | 26 May – 6 August |
| Cucumber | 29 April – 14 August | 27 May – 11 September | 17 June – 11 September |
| Bell Pepper | 28 March – 7 June | 27 May – 6 August | 17 June – 6 August |
| Eggplant | 28 March – 7 June | 27 May – 6 August | 17 June – 6 August |
| Zucchini | 6 May – 19 August | 27 May – 9 September | 17 June – 9 September |
| Pumpkin | 15 April – 20 June | 27 May – 1 August | 17 June – 1 August |
| Watermelon | 29 April – 20 July | 27 May – 17 August | 17 June – 17 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 11 March – 13 September |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Carr Farm Garden Centre
Birkenhead Road, Meols · 11 km - Fowler's Gardens Limited
Webber Road 7, L33 7SW · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00 · 11 km · fowlerlandscapeconstruction.com - Whitakers Garden Center
Manchester Road, L34 5UD Prescot · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30, Sun 10:00–16:30 · 12 km · whitakersgardencentre.co.uk - Equip2garden
Birchill Road, L33 7TD · Mon–Fri 07:30–16:00 · 12 km · equip2garden.co.uk - Garden World at Home Bargains
Prescot Park Way, L34 1AA · Mon–Sat 08:00–21:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 12 km · storelocator.home.bargains - ABBEYVIEW
Ashcroft Road 10, L33 7TW · 12 km · abbeyviewgmls.com - Rainfords Logs
Catchdale Moss Lane, WA10 5QG St Helens · 14 km · rainfords.co.uk - Port Sunlight Garden Centre
7 km - Bromborough Pool Garden Centre
7 km - Manor Garden Centre
7 km - Molloy's Garden Centre
8 km · molloysgardenworld.co.uk - Sefton Meadows Garden Centre
11 km - Burleydam Garden Centre
13 km - Robins Bridge Nursery & Plant Centre
14 km · robinsbridgenursery.co.uk - Sunnyfields
15 km
and 6 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
- Greenwood Nursery
13 km - Gorse Lodge Nursery
13 km - Ince Blundell Nurseries
13 km - Northway Nurseries
14 km - Rosemount Nursery
14 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Red Brick Market
Stanhope Street 70, L8 5RF · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00 · 2 km - Tuebrook Market
Thu, Sat, Sun 06:00–14:00 · 3 km - Market Square
Fri 08:00–14:00 · 14 km - Monument Place Market
1 km - Greatie Market
1 km - Birkenhead Market
4 km - New Ferry Village Hall
6 km - Kirkby Market
10 km - Prescot Indoor Market
12 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Yew Tree Farm Shop
Lower Road 1, L26 3UA Liverpool · 12 km · yew-tree-farm.org - Claremont Farm Shop
8 km - Old Oaks Farm
13 km · oldoaksfarm.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 Liverpool
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Liverpool: 9 markets and 3 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.