Tomato plants and vegetable seeds near Nottingham: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Nottingham OpenStreetMap lists 34 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 2 plant nurseries, 10 markets and 12 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is The Potting Shed, 3 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Nottingham
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Nottingham's frost dates (last spring frost around 7 April) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 14 March – 12 June | 5 May – 3 August | 26 May – 3 August |
| Cucumber | 2 May – 11 August | 30 May – 8 September | 20 June – 8 September |
| Bell Pepper | 31 March – 4 June | 30 May – 3 August | 20 June – 3 August |
| Eggplant | 31 March – 4 June | 30 May – 3 August | 20 June – 3 August |
| Zucchini | 9 May – 16 August | 30 May – 6 September | 20 June – 6 September |
| Pumpkin | 18 April – 17 June | 30 May – 29 July | 20 June – 29 July |
| Watermelon | 2 May – 17 July | 30 May – 14 August | 20 June – 14 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 17 March – 10 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 24 October – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- The Potting Shed
Carlton Hill 317, NG4 1GL Nottingham · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 09:00–17:30 · 3 km - Nottingham Environmental Woodcraft
Woodborough Road 850, NG3 5QQ Nottingham · 4 km - Compost Corner
High Road 95, NG9 2LN Nottingham · 5 km · compostcorner.co.uk - Notcutts Garden Centre - Wheatcroft
Landmere Lane · 5 km · notcutts.co.uk - Green Garden Seb
Flamsteed Road, NG8 6LJ Nottingham · 6 km · greengardenseb.com - Floralands Garden Village
Catfoot Lane, NG4 4QL Nottingham · 8 km · floralands.co.uk - Trowell Garden Centre
Stapleford Road, NG9 3TG Nottingham · 8 km · trowellgardencentre.co.uk - Bardill's Garden and Aquatic Centre
Toton Lane 225, NG9 7JB Nottingham · 8 km · bardills.com - Betta Fences
Moorbridge Lane, NG9 8GR Nottingham · Mon–Thu 09:30–17:00; Fri closed; Sat 10:00–14:00; Sun closed · 9 km - Bradmore Garden Centre
Pendock Lane, NG11 6PQ Nottingham · 9 km · bradmoregardencentre.com - Keycraft
The Aerodrome, NG15 6EN Nottingham · 9 km · keycraft.co.uk - Reuben Shaw and Sons Nurserymen
Moorgreen 121, NG16 2FF Nottingham · 12 km · reubenshaw.co.uk - Lane's Garden Centre and Open Farm
Breaston Lane, DE72 3TT Derby · 12 km · lanesopenfarm.co.uk - Garden & Home East Bridgford
Fosse Way, NG13 8LA Nottingham · 13 km · bluediamond.gg - Collyer's Nurseries
Nottingham Road, DE72 3FR Derby · 15 km · collyersnurseries.co.uk
and 19 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
- Riseholme Feeds Country Store
Costock Road, NG12 5QT Nottingham · 13 km · riseholmefeeds.co.uk
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
- Frost's Plant Centre
Fosse Way, NG13 8JA Nottingham · 14 km · dwfrost.com - Tree Nursery
4 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Victoria Centre Market
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 09:00–18:00; Wed 09:00–19:30; Sat 09:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–17:00 · 1 km - Hyson Green Market
Radford Road, NG7 5FW Nottingham · Wed, Sat 09:00–13:00 · 2 km - The Stalls
Sat[1] 11:00 - 17:00 · 3 km - West Bridgford Farmers Market
Sat[2, 4] 09:30 - 14:00 · 3 km - IKEA Bistro
Giltbrook Retail Park, NG16 2RP Nottingham · 11 km - Ilkeston Market
Market Place, DE7 8GS Ilkeston · Thu–Sat 09:00–15:00 · 11 km - Sneinton Market
1 km · sneintonmarket.co.uk - Arnold Market
6 km - Market Place
7 km - Long Eaton Market
10 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Spring Lane Farm Shop
Spring Lane 382, NG3 5RQ Nottingham · Tue–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:00–15:00; Mon closed · 6 km - Spring Farm Shop
Nottingham Road, NG9 3PQ Nottingham · 7 km · springfarmshop.co.uk - Bramcote Farm Shop
Derby Road 199, NG9 3JA Nottingham · 7 km - Harker's Farm Shop
Wolds Lane, NG12 5PB Nottingham · 8 km - Trinity Farm
Phoenix Mills, NG10 2AA Nottingham · 10 km · trinityfarm.co.uk - Trinity Farm Organics
Awsworth Lane, NG16 2RZ Nottingham · 10 km · trinityfarm.co.uk - Watnall Farm Shop
Narrow Lane, NG16 1HU Nottingham · Tue 10:00–15:00; Wed–Fri 09:00–17:00; Sat 08:30–15:30; Sun 10:00–14:00 · 10 km - Highthorn Farm
Leake Road, NG11 0LE Nottingham · 11 km - Brooke Farm
Main Street, NG15 8AE Nottingham · 12 km - The Farm Shop
Stevens Lane 23, DE72 3BU Derby · 13 km - Redgates Farm Shop
Mansfield Road, NG16 5AE Nottingham · 13 km - Colston Bassett Dairy Shop
Harby Lane, NG12 3FN Nottingham · 15 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 Nottingham
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Nottingham: 10 markets and 12 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.