Larch Cottage Nurseries
Garden Centers,
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Larch Cottage Nurseries Ltd, Melkinthorpe, Penrith CA10 2DR
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March 2024
Huge selection of plants and trees as well as a great selection of garden furniture... Probably the biggest nursery we've been to.We had lunch here which was well priced, very tasty and speedy surface. The resident cat was a nice touch too ?
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March 2024
Such excellent quality of plants with very unusual options to mainstream garden centres.The garden areas are such a pleasure to look around even if not searching for anything in particular.Then there is the cafe with very tasty coffee and a brilliant choice of homemade sweet treats which were again not the usual run of...
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March 2024
Not been in person but their website and plant selection.is fantastic. Lots of unusual shrubs etc
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From Larch Cottage Nurseries
Hidden away in the tiny hamlet of Melkinthorpe in the Eden Valley is one of the country’s great horticultural gems. Established by the Cumbrian landscape designer Peter Stott, the owner in 1984, the business has grown from originally providing plants for his landscaping business into a true garden of Eden with a thriving nursery.
Romanesque walls, draped with greenery, act as a backdrop for the plant displays bursting with mature stock plants that have been cultivated on the local land.
There’s an intimacy and tranquillity to these gardens, which have been cleverly planted and arranged in a series of outdoor rooms. Over the years, Peter has worked tirelessly to create romantic settings with pathways that lead the visitor on a journey thro