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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

The garden centre - Hartley's Nurseries to give it its proper name - is 10 miles or so outside of Liverpool and is a sixth-generation family business.

From BBC May 27, 2025

At another garden centre in Horsham, Sussex, Jellycat toys were also regularly being stolen and staff now display them in glass cabinets to prevent further thefts.

From BBC Dec. 12, 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 Shelton, Louise

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