GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Plymouth: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Plymouth OpenStreetMap lists 8 garden centres, 1 farm-supply shop, 5 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Plymouth Garden Centre, 4 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Plymouth
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Plymouth's frost dates (last spring frost around 1 March) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 9 April – 20 June | 31 May – 11 August | 21 June – 11 August |
| Cucumber | 29 May – 19 August | 26 June – 16 September | 17 July – 16 September |
| Bell Pepper | 27 April – 12 June | 26 June – 11 August | 17 July – 11 August |
| Eggplant | 27 April – 12 June | 26 June – 11 August | 17 July – 11 August |
| Zucchini | 5 June – 24 August | 26 June – 14 September | 17 July – 14 September |
| Pumpkin | 15 May – 25 June | 26 June – 6 August | 17 July – 6 August |
| Watermelon | 29 May – 25 July | 26 June – 22 August | 17 July – 22 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 8 February – 18 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 1 November – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Plymouth Garden Centre
Fort Austin Avenue, PL6 5NU Plymouth · 4 km · plymouthgardencentre.co.uk - Plants Galore
Mon–Sat 08:00–17:30; Sun 10:00–16:30 · 6 km - Endsleigh Garden Centre
A38, PL21 9JL Ivybridge · Mon 09:30–18:00; Tue 09:00–18:00; Wed 09:00–20:00; Thu–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 14 km · g-l.co.uk - Ash Grosvenor
5 km - Woodvale Nurseries
6 km - Chaplins
7 km - Tamar View Nurseries & Garden Centre
10 km · tamarviewnurseries.co.uk - Long Ash Garden Centre
15 km
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
- Natural Source
2 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- The Plot
Union Street 80-84, PL1 3EZ Plymouth · Tue–Sat 11:00–17:00 · 1 km · nudge.community - The House That Jack Built
0 km - Plymouth City Market
1 km - The Clipper
1 km · nudge.community - arcade
2 km
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Ben’s Farm Shop
Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00; Sat 10:00–17:00 · 10 km · bensfarmshop.co.uk - Applejack Barn
10 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 Plymouth
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Plymouth: 5 markets and 2 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.
