If you're an avid gardener or even just an armchair gardener I'd suggest you ditch the local…read morefranchises and their overpriced wares and instead head to Mclarens nursery. They cater for every style of garden from the traditional small bedding plants to colourful exotic grasses, they even have a huge section devoted to trees. Frequented by landscape gardeners and the general public alike, this is the place to go for good quality plants and value for money.

From the owner: At McLaren's Nurseries Ltd you will find all of your plant needs. A massive range of many different…read moreshrubs, perennials, conifers, grasses, fruit bushes and trees, climbers, bamboo, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Roses. A family run buisness we now span 50 acres and are a plant lovers paradise!

A Walled Garden built on a farm on the edge of Devilla Forest. In addition to the Garden, there is…read morea Farm Shop selling their produce and a lovely log cabin cafe. The cabin is kept warm in winter with a feature stove fireplace and the owner is equally as welcoming. We fancied a snack, so opted for homemade soup with crusty bread. One of the party had a cheese & spring onion toastie - good uncomplicated fare. For afters, Mum had the Meringue with a pot of Earl Grey. Being more of a savoury fella overall, I don't often go in for cakes etc, but I decided to try the Apple & Cinnamon Scone with Butter & Jam. It was delicious, I have to say. They are expanding at the moment to allow more visitors to the cafe. Given the quality of the food, I think this will prove popular with ramblers and those looking for somewhere to relax that's a little bit different from the norm.

Lovely little gem hidden away. Ideal for a nice afternoon. Lovely helpful staff and you can bring…read moreyour (well behaved) four legged friends.

This is one of my all time favourite places for coffee in East Lothian. I love walking through the…read morenursery to reach the tea room, and I am even happier when I arrive and see the trays of delicious cakes and fabulous scones. The tea room is housed in the old boiler room of Smeaton House (now sadly long gone). It is not smart but it is very relaxed and cosy, the staff are always very friendly and helpful, and the baking never disappoints. I also really like the fact that the nursery is just that wonderful plants, none of the usual 'garden centre' ephemera. The nursery staff are also extremely welcoming. I recommend Smeaton unreservedly except that I don't want it to become too popular as I love its peaceful atmosphere!

From the owner: Offering east lothians widest range of trees, shrubs and all garden plants, set in a beautiful…read morewalled garden in the heart of East Lothian.

Recently changed hands. Hope they manage to stock the range of proper nursery plants this place was…read moreknown for.

Lovely, tranquil , 'naice' nursery in great country setting. Friendly, knowledgeable, staff. Good,…read morequaint cafe too, part of it set in an old fashioned glasshouse full of climbers. Go early or they will run out of the best things to eat.

OK, so you can buy from this nursery online but I just love visiting this place. From the long…read morebumpy driveway to the winding paths through the Walled gardens of thousands of potted plants it is my idea of bliss. Working on the theory that if they are grown in Scotland they have got to be hardy I have some real treaures from here. They specialise in unusual perennials, ferns & grasses and are always lovely healthy plants. They are open All year except mid December to mid January. Daily10am to 5pm

Binny Plants is a paradox. Silver Gilt medals at Chelsea and highly regarded at Gardening Scotland…read morewe found a visit to them a mixed affair. Their peonies as you would expect are a fine display an worth every penny. Look for other perennials and it is a different story. the walled garden is full of plants, many of them are pot pound and full of weeds. It looks as if the place is just too big for the number of staff employed. So stick to the peonies if shopping at Binny plants.

Just on the side of the busy A9, lies a lovely wee garden center with a good choice of plants and…read moregifts. It also has a nice wee cafe where they serve Ben & Nanani Coffees and a good choice of snacks, sanwiches and cakes. I choose the bacon roll because it as a horrid wet cold day and it was the first thing i smelt as i walked through the doors. I also ordered a cappuccino. The cappucino was good as was the bacon roll, but did have to ask for brown sauce as wasn't asked at the counter when I placed my order. There was no problem as the server brought a decent portion in a wee dish out to the table. The bacon roll was tasty. The tearoom did feel a tad bit cold and only has one wood burner in a corner. I did think it was a wee bit expensive - 2 coffees, bacon roll and a scone with butter and jam came to £9.65. But the coffee and the bacon roll did warm me up. i think my mum enjoyed her scone and coffee too.

The food at The Buttery at the Silverbirch Garden Centre is fab... best on the Clydeside &…read morereasonable price-wise. Ambience is fab too... a lovely wee coffeeshop with loads of wood & stone. Fab place for brunch. Tx

This has got to be the nicest garden centre EVER! The stock is amazing. Beautiful range of Xmas…read morestock at the moment. Nicest Xmas ornaments I've ever seen.

Good choice of plants, value for money, nice friendly environment…read more What more could you ask for , we will definitely be back.

Cupar garden centre is on the edge of town and stocks everything you could want for the garden…read more Cafe is nice but a little expensive.

If you've got green fingers then you'll probably find yourself at Cupar Garden Centre!! The lay out…read moreof this place is really good and the staff usually know what they're talking about too!

Thomson's has now moved to the outskirts of Dunfermline - next to the retail park to the north eat…read moreof the town. The new store is much lighter and airier than the old one. It is on two levels and has a cafe area for customers. We visited between christmas and new year looking to buy certain furniture. The salesman was very convincing about their prices being the best. However we decided to look around and visited a competitor nearby. I am glad that we did as we found the same furniture on offer at almost five hundred pounds cheaper. A lesson here to always look around. Apart from that i have bought several items from Thomsons and have always found the service to be very good - especially the carpet department. I believe that thomsons which was once a family store has now been taken over by another local much larger department store which is a shame really as it just means that there is less chance of being able to find something different in the are

Rubbish quality and customer service from the maker and seller…read more Within months of buying a recliner the seat settlement reached and probably exceeded the 30% expected "natural settlement". The chair was repaired but within 6 months the new seat had also collapsed. I complained to Lay-Z-Boy and Thomsons World of Furniture and I got blanked as if it was my fault for buying one of their products and had the hard neck to suggest I pay them more to fix their product's inherent fault. Lay-Z-Boy knows the failings in their quality of products and yet they insist it's normal. I would suggest that nobody buys one of their products.