Visited on September 8, 2009

North One Garden Centre in the London Borough of Hackney was a visual delight; a study of a successful, award winning independent garden centre with limited space.

From the Dalston Kingsland rail station it was a ten- minute walk to the centre located in a mixed use area of light industry and commercial businesses.  A small brick building … Continue reading the story "North One Garden Centre"

Visited on September 18, 2007

Larch Cottage Nursery was labeled as “A Shoppers Paradise,” “Wildly different,” unique with one of the most comprehensive collection of rare plants in the country, on the internet site that my daughter had sent me for vacation planning in Cumbria.  A local newspaper wrote that it was “The Lake District’s best kept horticulture secret.” The gardeners at … Continue reading the story "Larch Cottage"