Where to buy seeds, seedlings and plants in Manchester
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Manchester OpenStreetMap lists 24 garden centres, 2 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 22 markets and 1 farm shop (collected 7 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Hulme Community Garden Centre, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Manchester
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Manchester's frost dates (last spring frost around 22 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 10 March | 6 May | 27 May |
| Cucumber | 26 April | 7 June | 28 June |
| Bell Pepper | 25 March | 7 June | 28 June |
| Eggplant | 29 March | 7 June | 28 June |
| Zucchini | 4 April | 6 May | 27 May |
| Pumpkin | 30 March | 6 May | 27 May |
| Watermelon | 6 May | 7 June | 28 June |
| Peas | — | — | sow 1 April |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Bud
Burnage Lane 250, M19 1FL Manchester · 6 km · budgarden.co.uk - Easy Garden Watering Supplies
Kingsway 382, Manchester · 7 km - Mockridge Nurseries
Rayner Lane · 8 km · mockridgenurseries.com - Daisy Nook Garden Centre
Stannybrook Road, M35 9WJ Manchester · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 8 km - Wellbeing Service (at Chadderton Hall Park)
Chadderton Hall Road, OL9 0QR Oldham · 10 km · miocare.co.uk - Flixton Garden Centre
Carrington Road, M41 6HT Manchester · 11 km · parkersgardencentre.com - Bradley Fold Garden Centre
Radcliffe Moor Road, BL2 6RE Bolton · 13 km · bradleyfold.co.uk - Primrose Cottage Nursery
Altrincham Road, SK9 4JE Wilmslow · 15 km · primrosecottagenursery.co.uk - Brookside Garden Centre
London Road North, SK12 1BY Stockport · 15 km · klondyke.co.uk - Hulme Community Garden Centre
2 km · hulmegardencentre.org.uk - Chorlton Nursery
5 km · chorltonnursery.com - Kiwi Nurseries
7 km · kiwinurseries.co.uk - Golden Days
9 km · goldendaysgardencentre.co.uk - Linnyshaw Garden Centre
11 km · linnyshawgc.co.uk - Dobbies
12 km · dobbies.com
and 9 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm and garden supply shops
Tagged shop=agrarian (farm supply) in OpenStreetMap; “sells seed” is shown only where the place's own tags say so. tag definition
- Manchester Seeds
Cheetham Hill Road 63, M4 4FS Manchester · 1 km - Davies Dairy
15 km
Plant nurseries
Named plant nurseries (landuse=plant_nursery) in OpenStreetMap; check before going whether one sells to the public. tag definition
- The Nursuries
Carrington Lane 20, M31 4AD · 10 km · beechlandscape.co.uk - Woodbank volunteer gardeners
Woodbank Park Woodbank Park Poly Tunnels, SK1 4JR Stockport · 11 km - Boscow Nurseries
Mytham Road, BL3 1TL Bolton · 12 km · boscownurseries.com - Newcroft Nursery
8 km - Brentwood Moss
14 km - Andertons Nurseries
15 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Salford Market
Market Way 1a, M6 5JA Salford · Mon–Sat 07:30–17:30 · 3 km · salfordshoppingcentre.com - Little Orange
Sat[3] 10:00–16:00 · 5 km · littleorangeco.co.uk - Gorton Market
Garratt Way, M18 8LD Manchester · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30 · 5 km - Little Orange
Sun[4] 11:00–16:00 · 6 km · littleorangeco.co.uk - Urmston Market Hall
Railway Road 5, Manchester · 8 km - Little Orange
Sun[3] 11:00–16:00 · 8 km · littleorangeco.co.uk - Stockport Market
Market Place, SK1 1ES Stockport · Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 09:00–16:30 · 9 km · thestockportmarket.co.uk - The Market
Parliament Square, OL1 1AS Oldham · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · 11 km · thespindles.co.uk - Altrincham Market
Greenwood Street · 13 km - Church Street Market
0 km - Hulme Market
2 km - Harpurhey Market
4 km - Ashton Indoor Market
10 km - Radcliffe Market
10 km · radcliffemarket.co.uk - Tommyfield Market
11 km
and 7 more in OpenStreetMap
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Little Heath Farm Shop
Wed–Sun 10:00–17:30 · 14 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 Manchester
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Manchester: 22 markets and 1 farm shop 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.