The Plant Specialist - Great Missenden

Ioana Frigura

I have been buying plants from this nursery for about 3 years now, different types for both full sun and shade, grasses, and Dahlias. They have all done exceptionally well, even though I’ve hardly planted them in ideal conditions. Most of my garden was water-retentive, heavy clay. Even so, the plants from The Plant Specialist have done well from their first year. I would say that the plant selection includes both popular, well known varieties, as well as lots of unusual ones. I have been inspired to try out lots of new plants because of how handsome they look in their pots when I visit.

Pictured below are:
- two Heleniums “Moerheim Beauty”, in their second year,
- a Cynara cardunculus, planted about a year prior,
- a Dahlia 'Verrone's Obsidian', planted 2 months prior.

All purchased from this nursery.

The prices are very reasonable, and much lower than at retail garden centres.

Jon D

A geat independent garden centre. Beautifully laid out labeled garden areas so you can walk around and see many of the plants on offer in situ. A really different and wide variety of plants for sale in great condition, fairly priced with personal service, well worth several visits!

Mandy Booth

Fair amount of stock, it was quiet when we visited. Easy to park, toilets clean.
No cafe.

Jeremy Uden

It's so nice to visit a nursery selling well looked-after plants in great condition, and where the plants are the focus. The whole place is immaculate. This is certainly the best place for plants I've visited in years and I'll definitely be back.

Rachel Nelson

Perfect place to find flower-bed fillers and have multiple varieties of every species they carry. Be aware that this is a nursery, not a garden centre so you won't find lawn furniture, a cafe or gardening tools here. They also don't stock trees and shrubs here as they only sell the flowers, herbs and general bedding plants that they cultivate themselves. All the plants are grown on site, are used to the local soil and are bred by the people who work there so if you have any questions or specific requirements, you are in the best place. They have some lovely rare specimins that you are not likely to find in any garden centre and for good prices too. They also have beautiful gardens that you can walk through for inspiration. Most importantly, it's all laid out in alphabetical order which is just incredibly satisfying. I would recommend for anybody inexperienced who might need some guidance, or just anybody in the area looking for good quality plants.

Athena Mazi

The garden centre is beautiful. Or I stand corrected 'the plant specialist' is not a garden centre. I'm very new to gardening, I couldn't find what I was looking for, I asked for some advice and was abruptly told we don't do that here we are a herbaceous plant specialist. Honestly I didn't even know what that meant, but it would have been nice to be recommended something else or advised in the right direction. I swiftly left and won't be going back. Its ashame, as they have a beautiful space and beautiful plants.

David

This is a specialist plant nursery with a good selection of more unusual and rarer perennials, besides popular choices. The display borders also give a good idea of how the plants look in display groupings. Well worth a visit for keen gardeners.

Janice Pendall

Always brilliant, very knowledgable and with a great range of plants. All reasonably priced. A lovely place to spend an hour....and some money! Many of the plants are growing in the garden area, so you can see them at ultimate height and spread.