Over the past few weeks our gardens have been transformed by a blanket of green thanks to consistent early-spring sunshine and warm temperatures.
Peterborough has enjoyed a dry and fine April on the whole, presenting plenty of opportunities for those with gardens to tend them after the winter months.
The green-fingered among us will have no doubt made the most of the recent warm weather by completing all kinds of outdoor chores.
Gardening is often an enjoyable task until it comes to rummaging around in the shed for something and then realising that what you’re looking for isn’t there.
The first port of call for all your gardening needs is (obviously) your local garden centre.
Selling everything from trowels to swing-chairs, many of us enjoy nothing more than spending an hour meandering around our local garden centre.
Peterborough is surrounded by several cracking garden centres to meet all your outdoor needs this spring, but which of them should you visit?
With the help of Google reviews, we’ve taken a look at the six top-rated garden centres in and around the city:
1. The Barn by Cherry Lane
With an average 4.3/5 Google rating, The Barn by Cherry Lane is one of the top-rated garden centres in Peterborough. The garden centre opened in 2018 after being acquired by the Norwich-based QD Group. Photo: Quassie/Google
2. Westfield Nurseries
Westfield Nurseries, in Whittlesey, is the highest-rated garden centre within a 30-minute drive of Peterborough. The garden centre currently boasts an impressive 4.6/5 Google rating. Photo: Google
3. Dobbies Garden Centre Peterborough
Dobbies Garden Centres opened its flagship Garden World Peterborough store in 2011. The store has an average 4.1/5 Google rating from 991 reviews. Photo: Google
4. Peterborough Garden Centre
Blue Diamond's Peterborough Garden Centre at the PE1 Retail Park opened in February 2010. Initially opened as a Van Hage store, it currently has an average 4/5 Google rating. Photo: Google