GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Oxford: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Oxford OpenStreetMap lists 10 garden centres, 6 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Restore, 2 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Oxford
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Oxford's frost dates (last spring frost around 3 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 | 5 May – 11 August | 2 June – 8 September | 23 June – 8 September |
| Bell Pepper | 3 April – 4 June | 2 June – 3 August | 23 June – 3 August |
| Eggplant | 3 April – 4 June | 2 June – 3 August | 23 June – 3 August |
| Zucchini | 12 May – 16 August | 2 June – 6 September | 23 June – 6 September |
| Pumpkin | 21 April – 17 June | 2 June – 29 July | 23 June – 29 July |
| Watermelon | 5 May – 17 July | 2 June – 14 August | 23 June – 14 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 13 March – 10 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 24 October – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Oxford Garden Centre
South Hinksey, OX1 5AR Oxford · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 2 km · gardencentreoxford.com - Garden Centre by Homebase (inside The Range)
Mon–Sat 09:00–20:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 4 km - Silk Tree Sculptural Plants
Ladder Hill, OX33 1HY Oxford · 8 km · silktree.co.uk - Mill View Garden Centre
Ladder Hill, OX33 1HY Oxford · 8 km · millviewgardencentre.co.uk - Restore
2 km - Thamesdown Garden Centre
7 km - Plants & Garden Shop
8 km · yarntonhomegarden.co.uk - Notcutts Oxford
10 km - Freeland Nurseries
12 km - Webb's Garden Centre
12 km · webbsdirect.co.uk
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Gloucester Green Market
Gloucester Green, Oxford · Wed 09:00–16:00, Thu–Fri 10:00–16:00; Sat 09:00–17:00 · 1 km - South Oxford Farmers and Community Market
Lake Street, Oxford · Sun 09:30–12:00 · 1 km · southoxfordfarmersmarket.org.uk - East Oxford Farmers' and Community Market
Sat 10:00–13:00 · 2 km · eastoxfordmarket.org.uk - Summertown Farmers' Market
Sun 10:00–14:00; public holidays closed · 3 km · summertown.info - Headington Market
Sat 09:00–14:00 · 4 km · headingtonaction.org - The Village Market & Cafe
Blackditch, OX29 5RS Stanton Harcourt · Sat closed; Sat[2] 12:00–14:00 · 10 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Saturday Farm Market
Sat 10:00–13:00 · 3 km · oxfordcityfarm.org.uk - Rectory Farm Shop
Rectory Farm, OX33 1HF Stanton St John · 7 km · rectoryfarmpyo.co.uk - Waterperry Farm Shop
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00 · 12 km - Medley Manor Farm
2 km · medleymanorfarm.co.uk - Peach Croft Farm
7 km - Willowbrook Farm
11 km - Millets Farm Shop
12 km · milletsfarmcentre.com - Crazy Bear 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 Oxford
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Oxford: 6 markets and 8 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.
