Shopping Guide: Hopwood Garden Centre
Shopping Guide for This Garden Centre
Why You Should Visit
- Variety and Selection: You'll find a great selection of plants, shrubs, and trees, including bedding plants, hanging baskets, and a beautiful array of flowers. They also carry vegetables, fruit trees, and a range of alpines. They offer both unique and common plants.
- Friendly and Helpful Owners: The owners, Peter and Lyn, are known for their friendliness and helpfulness. They are happy to offer advice on plant selection, soil choices, planting, and growing, even offering color advice for gifts. They provide a welcoming atmosphere.
- Quality Products: Shoppers can expect to find good-quality plants that are healthy and established. The selection includes items for rockery and landscaping projects.
- Reasonable Prices: You'll find the prices are reasonable, especially compared to some larger garden centers.
- Helpful Service: The staff provides amazing service, going above and beyond. For instance, they've been known to help with unexpected issues like providing wire and a forklift to help with car repairs.
- Convenient for Loading: The car park is good, and items like bags of soil and compost are conveniently located for easy loading.
- Knowledgeable Staff: The staff is knowledgeable about their products, and offer lots of hints and tips to start growing and looking after what you've grown.
- Positive Experience: The entire experience is enjoyable, offering a chance to wander around at your own pace without being pressured.
Why You Might Consider Alternatives
- Potential for Limited Selection: Be aware that one reviewer found a very small selection of plants, some of which were in poor condition.
- Price Sensitivity: While prices are generally considered reasonable, one reviewer noted that they might be slightly higher.
- Product Availability Concerns: One reviewer reported finding nothing available and the remaining plants being in poor condition.
