Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Garden Centre for Roses and Plants in Kent
Rumwood Nurseries, part of Rumwoods Limited, has been cultivating high-quality roses, trees, and plants since 1965. As the South East's largest rose grower, we combine decades of horticultural expertise with a commitment to innovation, serving both trade and retail customers across the British Isles and mainland Europe. Our two garden centres in Maidstone, Kent, and Crowborough, East Sussex, showcase our extensive product range, including architectural plants, hedging, and seasonal specimens. With a skilled workforce and membership in the Rose Growers Association and Horticultural Trade Association, we prioritise quality control and customer satisfaction.Our online shop, British Roses, extends our reach for mail-order deliveries of roses, peonies, and camellias. The Coffee Garden at our Maidstone site enhances the visitor experience, while our trade division supplies landscapers, local authorities, and developers with premium nursery stock. Sustainability and accessibility remain central to our operations, with 160 acres dedicated to growing and customer engagement.
Services
Roses
Peonies
Hedging
Garden Centre
Mail Order
Tree Supply
Landscape Plants
Rose Catalogue
Gift Sets
Trade Wholesale
Details
- Year established: 1965
Highlights and features
- We have over 50 years of experience in specialist rose cultivation.
- Our workforce includes some of the most skilled horticulturists in the industry.
- We operate two large garden centres with nationwide mail-order delivery.
- Our products meet rigorous quality standards for trade and retail sectors.
- We are members of leading horticultural trade associations.
Associations and certifications
- Rose Growers Association
- Horticultural Trade Association
- British Association of Rose Breeders
Services
Rose Cultivation
As the South East's largest rose grower, we cultivate over 400,000 roses annually. Our expertise spans hybrid teas, floribundas, and climbing varieties suitable for diverse growing conditions. Customers benefit from our 50+ years of horticultural knowledge and nationwide delivery options.
Mail Order
Our British Roses online shop offers bare root and potted roses, peonies, and camellias with nationwide delivery. Potted roses are available year-round, while bare root varieties ship November-March. Gift sets include hessian-wrapped roses for special occasions.
Garden Centre
Our two garden centres stock over 160 acres of plants, including architectural specimens, hedging, and seasonal blooms. Visitors find garden furniture, ornaments, and the Coffee Garden caf serving locally roasted coffee and snacks.
Trade Wholesale
We supply landscapers, local authorities, and developers with high-quality nursery stock. Our trade division offers competitive pricing and reliable delivery for projects ranging from housing developments to formal gardens.
Peony Range
Our extensive peony collection includes 3-5 eye root varieties for year-round planting. These herbaceous perennials complement roses in mixed borders, with cultivars like 'Sarah Bernhardt' and 'Bowl of Beauty' available through our online shop.
Questions
Do you offer nationwide delivery for roses?
Yes, we provide nationwide delivery for both bare root roses (November-March) and potted roses available year-round through our British Roses online shop.
What are your garden centre opening hours?
Our Maidstone garden centre is open 8am-5pm Monday-Saturday and 10am-4pm Sundays. The Crowborough site operates 9am-5:30pm Monday-Saturday and 10am-4pm Sundays.
Can I buy plants in person?
Yes, we operate two garden centres in Kent and East Sussex, stocking a wide range including architectural plants, hedging, and seasonal specimens.
Are special occasion roses available?
We offer roses for birthdays, anniversaries, bereavement, and other occasions, including gift sets presented in hessian bags with personalised cards.
Do you supply trade customers?
Yes, we supply landscapers, local authorities, and developers with nursery stock, offering competitive pricing and reliable delivery for commercial projects.
Reviews (5)
John Williams
Oct 21, 2021
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Always had good quality plants from this place. There is also plenty of choice. Friendly helpful staff.
Toby Pett
Sep 07, 2021
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Nice little independent garden centre. A decent general selection for the size, but as a rose specialist, far more varieties than your usual chain .. and at a better price. The fact we happened upon a rose sale there was all the better (I hasten to add that the prices were still better than the places that I usually go, even without the sale)
Bob Turner
Sep 05, 2021
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Tried everywhere to purchase a decent Arthur Bell climbing rose, tried nearly all the nurseries around Somerset, but nothing.
Looked on line and found Rumwood Nurseries, spoke to them over the telephone, they had exactly what
we were after, so ordered our Arthur Bell climbing rose from them.
Wow, it was outstanding and in beautiful condition. Never found any Climbing roses in Somerset that came close to the condition of this one, we are so pleased
that we never found one. I would and will recommend Rumwood Nurseries to anyone looking for better than first class plants. I cant praise them
Looked on line and found Rumwood Nurseries, spoke to them over the telephone, they had exactly what
we were after, so ordered our Arthur Bell climbing rose from them.
Wow, it was outstanding and in beautiful condition. Never found any Climbing roses in Somerset that came close to the condition of this one, we are so pleased
that we never found one. I would and will recommend Rumwood Nurseries to anyone looking for better than first class plants. I cant praise them
Anthony Wilkes
Jul 25, 2021
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Very good covid-19 rules in place. Good selection of plants and other garden produce. Excellent for roses.
Jodie Preece
Jul 21, 2021
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Top quality roses at great prices. My neighbour recommend this company and I'm not disappointed. Delivered within a few days
