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garden centre

British  

noun

  1. a place where gardening tools and equipment, plants, seeds, etc, are sold

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A great-grandfather who broke his leg in a fall spent seven hours lying on the floor of a garden centre while waiting for an ambulance.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025

Gyngell rose to fame in the UK after her garden centre cafe in south-west London was awarded one of the highest honours for chefs.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

Avril and Chris Rowlands planted the now 50ft tree in the front garden of their home in Inkberrow, near Worcester, after purchasing it from their local garden centre in 1978.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024

Few rock frontmen, though, would have been open to receiving it while in a car listening to a news report about the theft of a giant model gorilla from a Scottish garden centre.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024

With numerous old ones and an ever-increasing number of new gardens the State stands among the foremost as a garden centre.

From Beautiful Gardens in America by Louise Shelton

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