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Ruxley Manor Garden Centre
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Ruxley Manor Garden Centre

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Plants, plants, plants!

Area Guides: Sidcup
Attractions:

Garden Centres

Telephone - please mention Let's Stay Kent: 020 8300 0084
Email: Click here to email the Garden Centre

Website: http://www.ruxley-manor.co.uk/index.cfm


Details: Opening Times
Monday - Saturday
9am - 5.30pm
Sunday
10am - 4pm

Outdoor Plants
It doesn’t matter whether you are a keen, experienced gardener or quite simply a novice who is looking to add a little bit of colour and interest to your garden, you are sure to find what you are looking for in our Outdoor Plant Department. We stock an extensive range of plants throughout the year.

All our bedding plants are carefully nurtured and home grown in our 2 glasshouses at the bottom of our site by the entrance, providing plenty of colour for both Spring and Autumn.
• Homegrown Bedding Plants
• Herbaceous Perennials
• Climbers & Wall Plants
• Trees & Fruit
• Planted containers & Baskets
• Roses
• Hedging
• Conifers
• Vegetables
• Alpines

Houseplants
In this department you will find a wide range of Houseplants, as well as a selection of decorative pot covers – ideal for brightening up a room or as a gift. If you have any questions, or want to know what plant is best for a particular area in your home then please do not hesitate to ask a member of our knowledgeable Houseplant team.
• Orchids
• Citrus
• Cacti & Air Plants
• Decorative Pot Covers
• Plant Feed

Garden Furniture
Choose from over 50 different sets of quality garden furniture, in both wood and aluminium and an extensive range of hammocks, gazebos and sun loungers. We source our collection from around the world and hold all furniture on site to ensure swift collection or delivery.

Gifts & Lifestyle
Take time to wander around our Gifts & Lifestyle Department where you will find everything for the home and great gift ideas for all ages. Each season we source and introduce new influences to help you accessorise your home, whether it be new crockery for the kitchen or soft furnishings and delicate glassware for the home. Our Gifts & Lifestyle Department has a wide range of gift ideas for all the family. We stock everything from Portmeirion to cuddly toys and from a large selection of books for all ages to clothing for both large and small! If you are stuck on what to buy for someone we are sure that you will find the answer in our Gifts & Lifestyle Department.

Cyril’s Coffee Shop
No doubt after wandering around the centre you will be in need of a well-deserved refreshment and we have just the place! ‘Cyril’s’ Coffee Shop, named after the current Directors of the business Grandfather and Father, is located in between our Sundries Department and Outdoor Plants.

The Family Business
Henry Evans founded H. Evans & Sons Ltd, of Longlands Nursery, Sidcup in 1876. In 1960 the business acquired Ruxley Manor Farm and renamed it Ruxley Manor Nursery. The name was again changed to Ruxley Manor Garden Centre with H. Evans & Sons Ltd remaining as the holding company, as it does to this day.

The Garden Centre started in April 1964 when Richard Evans, the current Managing Director, started selling seeds through the post. One Saturday a customer came up and asked if they could buy the seeds directly, Richard Evans agreed and the garden centre was formed. From those humble origins it has grown into what it is today. Ruxley Manor is still very much a family business and Andrew and James Evans are both fifth generation family members to be involved, something of which they are extremely proud.

One point of interest is that the rubber tree sitting in the middle of the indoor walkway was first a little tree in a pot. It was placed on the floor and forgotten about. However, the tree seeking water pushed its roots through the pot and through the gaps in the concrete and into the soil below. Since then it has flourished with the business and now acts as a constant reminder of our early beginnings!

Our address is:
Ruxley Manor Garden Centre
Maidstone Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 5BQ


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