Garden Centre Research Team
Pot Shop
🕐 Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Thursday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Friday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Saturday | 8:00 – 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 – 16:00 |
Opens at 8:00 on weekdays. Hours may vary on bank holidays.
Hours may vary on bank holidays — always verify before visiting.
🌿 What’s Here
The house speciality, as the name suggests — a wide range at prices reviewers rate well against larger centres.
Not a huge selection, but consistently described as good quality and fairly priced, with deals on plants and compost.
A well-used gas counter with propane and patio bottles in stock. Reviewers praise the speed and the condition of the bottles.
Fresh-cut turf and competitively priced aggregates, with same-day or next-day local delivery reported.
Seed, peanuts and pet food alongside the garden stock.
A friendly shop cat is frequently mentioned, usually asleep on the plant shelves.
⭐ 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 172 reviews.
Sentiment summary: A small site that reviewers consistently say punches above its weight, with some customers of twenty years or more. Staff knowledge and friendliness lead by a clear margin, and the practical lines — turf, aggregates, logs, gas — draw specific praise for stock levels and fast local delivery. The one recurring reservation is gas pricing, where at least one customer found the bottle deposit and refill notably dearer than elsewhere in Essex. Worth a price check if gas is the reason for your trip.
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
Hatfield Peverel and Chelmsford are the nearest stations on the Great Eastern main line, both a short drive. Neither is walkable.
Boreham village is served from Chelmsford and Witham, though no route has been confirmed as stopping on Damases Lane.
On Damases Lane at Boreham, just off the A12 north-east of Chelmsford. Easy free parking — reviewers make a point of it.
Quiet lanes around Boreham and Little Baddow, though the A12 junctions nearby need care.
Coordinates: 51.7680379, 0.5603201 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longacres Chelmsford | Springfield | ~4 km SW | 4.4 ★ | 616 | Large destination centre |
| Oliver’s Nurseries | Witham | ~6 km E | 4.5 ★ | 740 | Long-standing Witham nursery |
| Claremont Garden Centre | Maldon | ~7 km SE | 4.5 ★ | 741 | Woodham Mortimer, cafe |
| White Elm | Bicknacre | ~8 km S | 4.5 ★ | 1,456 | Petting farm and play barn |
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 compact independent garden centre on Damases Lane at Boreham that packs a lot in — pots, plants, turf, aggregates, bird and pet food, and one of the area’s better-known bottled gas counters. rates above the Essex average (4.6 vs 4.45 ★ county mean).
65 Essex garden centres tracked on allgardencentres.co.uk. All Google public rating data, September 2026.
☑️ Before You Go
- Check gas prices before you travel if that is your main reason — one customer found the bottle plus refill notably dearer than elsewhere in the county.
- Turf is cut fresh and reviewers rate it highly. Ring ahead for quantities.
- Logs, aggregates and bulkier items can be delivered locally, sometimes same day.
- There are no customer toilets on site.
- The site is small but densely stocked — allow more time than the frontage suggests.
🔍 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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