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AE Harnett & Sons
🕐 Opening Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 14:00 |
Closed Mondays, and Sunday closing is 14:00. Hours may vary seasonally — the nursery posts updates on Facebook.
Hours may vary on bank holidays — always verify before visiting.
🌿 What’s Here
This is a nursery in the true sense — the plants are raised here. Reviewers repeatedly say the quality is a step above bought-in stock and that plants last.
Repeat-flowering patio roses that one reviewer says they cannot find anywhere else locally — a genuine speciality.
Bedding, baskets, bulbs, heathers, hebes, pansies and dahlias, at prices regulars describe as unbeatable.
Plants delivered locally, and Christmas trees too — reviewers note the business will go out of its way on timing.
Level, easy to walk round, with trolleys for when you buy more than you meant to.
Stock news and growing advice posted regularly.
⭐ What Visitors Commonly Mention
Themes from recent public Google reviews sampled September 2026 — editorial summaries, not verbatim quotes. Bars show relative prominence within the sample, not counts of all 76 reviews.
Sentiment summary: At 4.9 this is among the highest-rated garden businesses in Essex, and the reviews explain why without much variation: the plants are grown on site, they are noticeably healthy, they last, and they cost less than the same thing elsewhere. Several customers describe it as the only place they now buy. The one qualification, offered mildly, is that a working nursery carries what it has grown, so the range is narrower than a large retail centre — and the best of it goes early in the day.
Source: Google Maps public review data, sampled September 2026. This page is not a review platform and does not collect first-party reviews.
📍 Getting Here
Ingatestone is the nearest station on the Great Eastern main line, roughly 2 miles west. Billericay is a similar distance south.
Stock village is served from Chelmsford and Billericay, though no route has been confirmed as stopping on Greenacre Lane.
On Greenacre Lane at Stock, between Ingatestone and Billericay. Well signposted, with free parking.
Attractive lanes around Stock and Buttsbury make this a good ride out from Billericay.
Coordinates: 51.6509513, 0.4484798 · Open in Google Maps ↗
🗺 Nearby Garden Centres
Other garden centres from our Essex listings. Distances are straight-line estimates; drive times will be longer.
| Garden Centre | Area | Distance | Rating | Reviews | Notable For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elms Nursery | Crays Hill | ~6 km S | 4.6 ★ | 264 | Tea room, lizard house |
| Summerhill | Billericay | ~7 km S | 4.4 ★ | 1,305 | Christmas display, aquatics |
| Abercorn Plant & Garden Centre | Great Baddow | ~7 km N | 4.5 ★ | 559 | Beehive Lane site |
| Perrywood Buckhatch | Rettendon | ~8 km E | 4.3 ★ | 1,243 | Sister site to Tiptree |
All centres listed on allgardencentres.co.uk. Ratings from Google Maps public data, September 2026.
📊 How It Compares Locally
Benchmarked against 65 Essex garden centres tracked on this site (September 2026 data).
A working nursery at Stock where the plants are raised on site — the highest-rated garden business in this part of Essex, and the only local source of Select patio roses. rates above the Essex average (4.9 vs 4.45 ★ county mean).
65 Essex garden centres tracked on allgardencentres.co.uk. All Google public rating data, September 2026.
☑️ Before You Go
- Closed Mondays, and Sunday is a short day, closing at 14:00.
- Go early. Reviewers say the best bargains and the freshest stock move quickly.
- Ask about Select patio roses — repeat-flowering, and reportedly not stocked elsewhere nearby.
- The plants are grown on site, so what is available reflects the growing season rather than a catalogue.
- Local delivery is available, including Christmas trees.
🔍 Data & Source Confidence
Rating data: Sourced from Google Maps public listing, September 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Review themes are editorial summaries drawn from a sample of recent public reviews — not verbatim quotes from any reviewer.
Opening hours: Sourced from Google Business Profile at time of collection. Hours can change — always verify before visiting, especially on bank holidays.
Distances: Straight-line (as-the-crow-flies) estimates using GPS coordinates. Actual driving distance will be greater.
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