GreenlyTomato plants and vegetable seeds near Portsmouth: garden centres, nurseries and seed shops
United Kingdom
Within 15 km of Portsmouth OpenStreetMap lists 16 garden centres, 4 plant nurseries, 5 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is The Waterfront Garden Centre, 3 km away.
When to buy seedlings and seeds in Portsmouth
Seedlings are bought shortly before they go out, seeds before sowing. Dates from Portsmouth's frost dates (last spring frost around 4 March) by the Greenly calendar:
| Crop | Sow seeds for seedlings | Seedlings into a greenhouse | Into open ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | 9 March – 20 June | 30 April – 11 August | 21 May – 11 August |
| Cucumber | 28 April – 19 August | 26 May – 16 September | 16 June – 16 September |
| Bell Pepper | 27 March – 12 June | 26 May – 11 August | 16 June – 11 August |
| Eggplant | 27 March – 12 June | 26 May – 11 August | 16 June – 11 August |
| Zucchini | 5 May – 24 August | 26 May – 14 September | 16 June – 14 September |
| Pumpkin | 14 April – 25 June | 26 May – 6 August | 16 June – 6 August |
| Watermelon | 28 April – 25 July | 26 May – 22 August | 16 June – 22 August |
| Peas | — | — | sow 11 February – 18 September |
| Crop | Plant |
|---|---|
| Garlic | 1 November – end of December |
Garden centres
Tagged shop=garden_centre in OpenStreetMap. tag definition
- Alver Valley
Barrington Close, PO13 8NZ Gosport · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:30; Sun 10:30–16:30 · 6 km · yourlocalgardencentre.co.uk - Meadow Farm Nursery and Tea Room
Woodgaston Lane, Hayling Island · 9 km - Mud Island
Southwick Road, Wickham · 10 km - Abbey Garden Centre
Mill Lane, PO15 5RB · 11 km · abbeygardencentre.co.uk - Garsons
Fontley Road, PO15 6QX Fareham · 12 km · garsons.co.uk - Busy Bee Garden Centre
Brading Road, PO33 1QG · 12 km · busybeegardencentre.co.uk - Park Place Farm Nursery
Titchfield Lane, PO17 5HB Fareham · 13 km - Redhill Nursery
Mon–Fri 08:00–12:30, 13:30–17:00; Sat–Sun 09:00–12:00 · 13 km - Stansted Park Garden Centre
Rowlands Castle, PO9 6DX Stansted · 15 km · stanstedparkgardencentre.co.uk - Palmers Brook Nursery
Mon–Fri 09:30–17:00 · 15 km - The Waterfront Garden Centre
3 km - Parker’s
9 km - Mount Folly Nursery
10 km - Neals Nursery
11 km - Solent Nurseries
12 km
and 1 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
- Rumsey Gardens
Drift Road 117, PO8 0PD Clanfield · 15 km · rumsey-gardens.co.uk - The Coastal Gardener
12 km · thecoastalgardener.co.uk - Plantation
14 km - Tree Plantation
15 km
Markets
Marketplaces (amenity=marketplace) in OpenStreetMap; days and hours where they are mapped. tag definition
- Waterlooville Pop up Shop
Wellington Way 31, Waterlooville · Mon–Sat 09:00–17:00 · 9 km - Bumbles
High Street 40, PO33 4PL Ryde · 14 km - Fareham Market
8 km - Ryde Market
10 km - Chesapeake Mill
12 km · thechesapeakemill.com
Farm shops
Farm shops (shop=farm) in OpenStreetMap; what each sells where its tags list it. tag definition
- Stoke Fruit Farm
Havant Road 77, PO11 0PT Hayling Island · Mon–Sat 08:30–17:30; Sun 09:30–16:00 · 8 km · stokefruitfarm.co.uk - Storey Garden
Petersfield road, Havant · Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00 · 11 km · hants.gov.uk - Tuppenny Barn
Main Road, PO10 8EZ Southbourne · 13 km - Westlands Farm Shop & Cafe
Pricketts Hill, SO32 2JW Southampton · 13 km · westlandsfarmshop.co.uk - Southbourne Farm Shop
Main Road, PO10 8JN Southbourne, Emsworth · 13 km · southbournefarmshop.co.uk - Island Farm Eggs
Carpenters Road, PO36 0BA Ryde · 14 km - Nunwell Farm Kitchen
New Farm, PO36 0JQ Sandown · Tue–Sat 10:00–14:00 · 14 km · nunwellfarmkitchen.co.uk - McCarthys
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 Portsmouth
The markets and farm shops above are where produce changes hands in Portsmouth: 5 markets and 8 farm shops in OpenStreetMap.
Nearby cities
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Collected 28 October 2026 within 15 km of the city centre, at most 15 per kind; addresses and hours as mapped — check before you go.
