Shopping Guide: J.Parker's Garden Centre Flixton
Parker's Garden Centre: Your Shopping Guide
Why You Should Visit
- A Garden Centre for Everything: You'll find everything you need for your garden all in one place. This includes a wide selection of plants, garden accessories, and a gift area.
- Seasonal Specials: Expect to see amazing seasonal displays. Especially during the Christmas season when you can find a vast array of decorations, trees, and novelty items, including dancing Christmas Trees.
- A Delightful Cafe: The location offers a cafe with positive reviews. You can enjoy a full English breakfast and a pot of tea. There's also a nice selection of basic meals. Staff are friendly and chatty.
- Plant Variety & Offers: Shoppers can expect a decent selection of plants, and sometimes even good offers.
- Accessibility: The garden centre is suitable for wheelchair users.
- Extra Goodies: You'll find a small selection of food and toiletries available for purchase.
- Helpful Staff: You'll likely encounter knowledgeable and helpful staff. Staff at the cafe are praised for their excellent service.
- Free Parking: Conveniently located, there is free parking on site.
- Quality Over Quantity: The location has top-quality items.
Why You Might Consider Alternatives
- Plant Quality Issues: Be aware that, from some customer experiences, the plants purchased, such as Osteospermum and Salvia, may arrive in poor condition. Some customers have reported wilted or unhealthy plants.
- Overpriced Items: Almost every product might be overpriced, though not astronomically. Consider comparing prices before making purchases. A small polystyrene figure cost £7.
- Confusing Layout: Be prepared for a potentially confusing layout that may make exiting the shop a challenge.
- Cafe Service Issues: Customer experiences in the cafe vary. Some staff interactions may be less than ideal. One customer reported being asked to move from their preferred seat due to cleaning.
- Customer Service: Some customers have reported that the company does not respond to emails.
- Rude Staff Interactions: Be cautious as some staff members may be rude. One customer felt embarrassed and upset after a negative interaction at the till.
- Plant Section: The plant section may not offer unique or unusual plants.
