March 2024 by MissScubabird
Not so dog-friendly!!!!Updated:Following the company response below, I would add that any signage regarding the non dog areas obviously isn?t clear enough as I would have avoided the food area. As I pointed out your attitude was understanding and I merely wanted to point out to others that despite the web and google message dogs are not allowed in the FARM shop.Secondly I did apologise for my dogs pee but merely added some light hearted humour!Based on your response I?ll consider him banned.******************************Visited here last week on a mission for chutney!!Checked Google and saw the farm shop and cafe are dog friendly. I arrived and saw the same message repeated on a sign at the entrance.What they actually mean is the garden centre shop not the farm shop!!My definition of a ?farm shop? is food etc from farms. I wanted to buy from the farm shop.As I sauntered around with my relatively well behaved pooch I was approached by a hasty chap who urged me to leave the food area because I had a dog. I pointed out the website info and signage, to which he said that should probably be made clearer.The experience was pleasant enough and I was allowed to pick up my chutney but I wanted to point out the misleading message.PS I guess my pooch was making his feelings known on the matter when he peed on the plants on his way out ? sorry about that. I had no idea he was going to do that but I must admit it made me chuckle!!
March 2024 by Julie Hannah
I love this shop, plants are wonderful gift shop/ grocer great and the Potting shed does the best eggs benedict.
March 2024 by Yve Paige
little bit expensive but nice garden center
February 2024 by Caroline Bragg
it's changed a lot since I last went. The item I bought was more expensive from there. Cafe looked nice but I didn't go in.
January 2024 by PJ Hughes
The best run garden center and eating house in St Albans
January 2024 by Angela Kristine Juvet Branaes
Great plant nursery with large selection and helpful staff. The farm shop is nice avd the cafe has great food and coffee.
December 2023 by Tina Kellber Savage
I love going to this garden centre. They have so much to offer there and also have a lovely shop selling gifts. Their cafe is lovely too.
November 2023 by Stewart Wales
Well worth a visit and we will certainly return The potting shed is great for a drink and something to eat
November 2023 by Rick Wilson
Lovely garden centre, nice food too. We came for breakfast and they were fine with bringing the dog in the restaurant too.
October 2023 by Robert Bell
Guys can you supply a large Strelitzia for indoors with suitable pot? Sure it will take a week to source. Great, and here it is. Delivered to the studio as promised and with good cheer, we are thrilled to add this awesome specimen, and to have shopped locally for it. Thank you guys, a pleasure to have you join us on the search for what is a very impressive plant.
October 2023 by Marian Taylor
Came with family to celebrate birthdays, staff as always very friendly and helpful. I'm a Coeliac and they always go through the menu with me and the kitchen are very careful with my order. Very good menu choices. They brought out a cake with candles on as a surprise, very nice touch. Have been many times and always a pleasure to go back.
September 2023 by Brian Martin
Exceptionally well stocked garden centre with friendly, expert staff on hand for guidance and advice. The farm shop is first class too.
September 2023 by Suzanne Williams
Following a recent bereavement, I went to Carpenters to find a thank you gift for the care home where my Mum had been living. I was looking for a large planter containing a rose.I asked for help and Darren appeared. They did not have anything resembling what I was looking for. Darren immediately took me to find a pot and suggested plants to accompany a rose I liked. He told me he would pot everything up when he finished at the end of the day and it would be ready for me to collect the next morning. I am amazed by Darren's kindness and compassion and was delighted by the beautiful planter. Thank you so very much - 'going the extra mile' seems an inadequate description of Darren's response.Also, if you haven't been before - treat yourself at The Potting Shed. The mushrooms on toast are delicious!
August 2023 by Willow Kingsbury
We came here after hearing rave reviews and to be honest we were underwhelmed, the bacon in the eggs Benedict was not crispy is was rock hard and I struggled to eat it, the halloumi was not cooked for long enough and the chips that came with the children?s meal, were not chips they were scraps at best and cold a real shame as the setting is great and the staff attentive
August 2023 by Janet Elizabeth A Smith
Not the largo Garden Centres but they know what they are talking about and everything is well cared for. The cafe is super too.
