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Flowerland Garden Centre, Bourne End (page 2)
Flowerland Garden Centre, Bourne End
(page 2)
HOUSE PLANTS
The display of house plants was impressive with lots of healthy
flowering and evergreen plants on offer. Individual care instructions and
information on ideal growing
conditions were excellent.
The prices of the house plants represented good value.
INDOOR SALES AREA
As well as plants, Flowerland stock a good range of garden
accessories, gifts and cards in the indoor sales area.
On offer was an extensive range of high quality garden and conservatory furniture. Prices were competitive.
On site were Pictures Plus who offer a particularly comprehensive framing service. Not only do they professionally frame pictures but they also cater for medals, football shirts and other mementos.
AQUATICS AND PETS Maidenhead Aquatics provide a very attractive and well stocked shop for all your aquatics needs. As always, the range is extensive, the quality of live fish and accessories is excellent.
The pet shop supplied a full range of pet accessories and feeds. They also stock a small number of birds and small pets.
EATS OF EDEN FOOD HALL
The Food Hall at Flowerland is courtesy of Eats of Eden and
we were truly impressed with the quality of their meat and fish.
To illustrate the food on offer we'll review their meat, but the
same goes for all the food they have for sale.
With very few exceptions all the meat is hung and prepared on
the premises. The beef is dry aged on average for three weeks,
the pork and lamb is hung for three days.
The storage conditions go back to the days when meat was stored for a fuller flavour and more tenderness. At the same time modern technology ensure even temperatures. The black pudding is hand made and the chicken is free range, often sourced locally.
When we looked at the steaks for sale at the counter, they were a much deeper red compared to supermarket meat. A sure sign that Eats of Eden are selling quality meat. Just ask Julian, Steve or Jeremy for more information and they will be happy to oblige. Ask them for a quick look at the meat storage and preparation area and the will proudly show you round.
We have first hand experience of the quality of the meat because we bought some. It was excellent, definitely well above average quality.
CAFE / RESTAURANT AT FLOWERLAND GARDEN CENTRE
The cafe was spacious, light and airy. There was seating both in
the cafe and outside. The layout was attractive with parquet
flooring and wooden tables.
The food was excellent, being supplied by Eats of Eden. On our visit there were five main meals on offer at around �6.50. The food was on display with helpful staff to assist you.
There were lots of snack meals and cakes at reasonable prices. the coffee and tea were excellent. The emphasis is on high quality food at reasonable prices. We recommend this cafe very highly.
DISABLED FACILITIES The majority of the aisles were wide enough inside and out for wheel chair access with mostly solid surfaces. Some small areas of the outside plants areas were a bit narrow for wheelchair users but not many. Wheelchairs were available at the front door for free.
TOILETS The toilets were clean and with no queues. There were also toilets with disabled facilities. Mother and toddler facilities were available.
CAR PARKING
The car park had flat even surfaces. At the time of our visit there
were sufficient places but only just! This garden centre is obviously
becoming increasingly popular.
DIRECTIONS AND CONTACT
The address is:
Bourne End
Garden Centre,
Hedsor Road,
Bourne End,
Bucks SL8 5EE
A map can be found HERE
Tel: 01628 523926
Email: begc@flowerland.co.uk
Website: Click
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SUMMARY We were impressed with the Bourne End garden centre. The plants were high quality, with a hardy plant guarantee and many of them are grown by Flowerland. The staff were helpful and approachable. The indoor sales area was well laid out and the inclusion of Maidenhead Aquatics and Pictures Plus was a definite plus!
Eats of Eden Food Hall provide traditionally prepared and stored meat, fish, cheese and other foods of the highest quality. The cafe was attractively laid out and offered excellent food at good prices.
THE LOCAL PUB
Turn right out of Bourne End garden centre and two minutes
walk down the road is the Garibaldi pub. It has lots of old
world charm and character.
They sell a good range of real ales, the best being, in our opinion, Ruddles County. There is seating indoors and outside. Well worth a visit after shopping at Bourne End garden centre.
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