Abi and Tom’s Garden Plants was founded in the Spring of 2011 on the site of the original plant nursery at Halecat in the South Lakes close to Kendal and Grange over Sands. It took a major overhaul to rein it back from years of neglect and degradation, and we have since been continuously working to improve how we grow our plants, adding to, and developing the garden areas and structural planting as it matures with each year.

In 2020 we bought the Grange Plant Centre where alongside the site at Halecat we stock our diverse range of hardy plants. Both sites are a fusion of traditional nursery values, with modern approaches to the display, growing, use and experiment of the plant material.

The Plant Centre and Nursery at Halecat are very different. At Halecat we have the space to garden, creating borders and mass plantings of our favourite hardy perennials, as well as grow our plants in the most idyllic rural setting. The Plant Centre in Grange is small but perfectly formed with a dedicated shop space, as at Halecat with plants very much at it’s heart.

Whichever site you choose we genuinely hope you enjoy your visit and we can’t wait to share or love of plants and gardening with you!