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REVIEW RESULTS - POLHILL COTON ORCHARDPolhill garden centre at Coton Orchard is set amongst fields of fruit trees, a very pleasant and tranquil area. See also our review of the Polhill Garden Centre in Sevenoaks.
THE OUTSIDE AREA Not many garden centres have the knowledge or time to provide a real planted area but at Polhill they have done exactly this using a large raised bed. It's impressive to see real planting in a garden centre rather than just rows upon rows of potted plants. The paths are wide and kept commendably clear and clean, more than enough room for wheelchair access. The surface of the paths is predominantly tarmac and although there are two small sets of stirs in the area there is also side access via a shallow side-ramp. Even though the area is not huge we found the lack of large signs made it difficult to locate particular plants. yes there were signs but only really visible visible when you were near them. And the plant groupings were sometimes a bit unusual with, for example, weigela, hebe, hibiscus, lavender, budleia, lavatera and fuchsias being grouped together away from the main shrubs. Plants within groups however were in alphabetical order.
THE PLANTS As far as prices are concerned clematis start at £8.99, potentillas at £5.99 and roses at £7.99,, overall good prices for healthy plants like these. An economy Yeoman spade / fork costs £12.99 with a stainless steel version at £32.99. A 1 litre Tomorite costs £4.29 and a 50 litre bag of Levington's multi-purposes costs £5.99 or two for £10 - slightly pricey given the smallish size of the bag.
INSIDE POLHILL COTON ORCHARD GARDEN CENTRE They currently have no club / reward membership scheme at this garden centre.
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CENTRE? We hope you have enjoyed and benefited from this independent review of Polhill Coton Orchard. Remember that it is our opinion and may be the result of one visit only. If you are the owner of Polhill Coton Orchard and want to discuss this review with us then please contact us by going to our "contact us" page which can be found here.
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