Reasonable, fairly standard garden centre, and a haven for grandparents…read more I grew up down the road from here, and although they don't have the same Chrostmas displays anymore, they got rid of the kids play area, and they no longer keep koi carp in the now very over grown water feature thingywatsit out the back, they still have a lot to offer. Your standard garden centre stuff, a good range of outdoor and indoor plants, seeds, bulbs, tacky looking ornaments, fish, candles, gift wares, clothing, indoor and outdoor furniture, and a cafe with a reasonable array of hot foods, salads, cream cakes, puddings, hot and cold drinks including alcohol, and even ice cream sundaes in summer. Winter of course brings a local old bloke dressed as Santa too, that isn't always amazingly convincing. Everything is moderately priced, and kind of average. Nothing totally amazing, but it'll all do!

Actually a really lovely garden centre with a good range of goods and little shops inside. I hadn't…read morebeen for a while until I needed to go to the aquatic centre to buy some gifts for a fishy friend (Koilie Minogue, Koiffer Sutherland and Koi George are all very happy in their new home) I love the little farm shop outside too, although a couple of the items I was overcharged for on one occasion. I bought lots from here to do up my Granddad's planters, and everything stayed well and healthy

I started to understand some traditional English habits that didn't make sense at all before for me…read moreuntil I moved to the country. Gardening is one good example. We like our gardens in Brazil but here people are really fond of it. And it can be spotted in the raise of visitors to the garden centres spread through the country. Especially during the spring and summer. I like visiting garden centres as well and I just can't avoid my annual visit to Hollybush, one of the largest garden centres in the country. HollyBush is an independent gardening centre with more of three decades of service. Luckily it is not just a pace for gardening experts and people like me can also visit and learn something more about seeds and bulbs. Or just appreciate it anyway. I just adopted a Bonsai tree which I call Alice and I hope she survives my lack of experience in the garden issues anyway. By the way, I just love the Japanese and oriental garden area at Hollybush. It's a piece of Japan right in the middle of this gardening centre. If you are looking for garden tools and furniture, this is a perfect place to have a mooching around. And it's definitely a great way to put you in the mood of summer, if you don't even have a garden like me. The range of benches, fountains and barbecue tools are just an invitation to start planning all those special meals outside the house. The aquaria is another great feature at Hollybush. Fish tanks and species of all kid, plus fishing equipments make this space pretty popular. The kids can't get enough of watching the fish and there are even some piranhas there. Indoor bonsai and cactuses are also something that always bring my attention. I always bring a new adding to the family every visit. Hollybush has a huge shopping area with candles, sweets and cards and gifts. And if after visiting you feel like need some cake and a cuppa, it's compulsory to pop to their café and restaurant before leaving this place. The entrance is free and here is a parking space for over 600 cars.

I'm in love with this place…read more Despite my hay fever, I spend a lot of time in florists and with plants and flowers in the house. I love a hearth covered in peace lilies and bookshelves covered in succulents. I grow herbs, fruit trees, and rescue what I can from the dying section of the nursery. I buy a lot of flowers for my Mother and Grandmother, and I've lasagne planted my late and lovely Gran's grave so there are flowers all year round. This week I got laughed at by my best friend for eyeing up a new house with "established vegetable beds". I also love a bargain. There are two parts to centre flowers- open 6 days a week (all but Sundays) you can find them in the square- plants (hydrangeas for £7), citrus trees, arranged bouquets, and stem sets, but if you head down the alley from this square, underneath the sign for the Prince of Wales market (Indoor market on your left), then turn left- you'll find their warehouse on the right, busy people bustling around, managed by their lovely owner, Greg. Here you'll find all manner of blooms in stands and boxes, being being conditioned and prepped for the stall, and possibly your local florist coming in to buy some of their stock. Without stealing from people's gardens, or being trade yourself, I don't think you can find much cheaper than here. I bought 50 gerbera stems for my Mother for £15- they lasted over a fortnight (and she kills everything). They do arrangements, wedding flowers, funeral tributes, or happily hand you great big bunches for you to deal with yourself. If you want specifics- you can pop in, or ring Greg (I'll be honest and say I have no idea as to why there's a baby on the business card?!) and put an order in a week before you want them, and he can get them in- but on a normal day you can walk in and find peonies, roses, gerbs, delphs, chrisanths, basically all of your florist staples. There's also on street parking on the road side of the place if you want to load a car or van. Lovely staff, long lasting flowers and good value.