Business Details
27 Years
experience
Your Trusted Garden Centre in Inverness & Aberdeenshire
Established in 1999, Simpsons Garden Centre has grown from a modest 1.5-acre site into a respected family-run business serving the Highlands and Aberdeenshire. Our expertise spans horticulture, home-ware, and hospitality, with an award-winning restaurant offering seasonal dishes made from locally sourced ingredients. We pride ourselves on combining practical gardening knowledge with a passion for sustainability, hand-selecting plants suited to the UK climate.Our team of horticultural experts provides tailored advice to help customers overcome regional gardening challenges. As a community-focused business, we actively promote environmental initiatives like our 'Bee on Board' campaign to support pollinators. With three locations across Scotland, we continue to expand our offerings while maintaining the personal service that defines our brand values of trust, quality, and local engagement.
Services
Garden Centre
Florists
Restaurants
Gardening Advice
Outdoor Furniture
Details
- Year established: 1999
Highlights and features
- We offer 25 years of family-run gardening expertise across three Scottish locations
- Our horticultural team hand-selects climate-resilient plants for UK gardens
- Award-winning restaurant serving seasonal dishes with locally sourced ingredients
- We actively promote sustainability through initiatives like our 'Bee on Board' campaign
- Our brand values combine trust, quality, and community-focused customer service
Services
Garden Centre
Our garden centres in Inverness, Aberdeenshire, and Fochabers offer extensive ranges of quality plants, gardening products, and home-ware. Expert staff provide tailored advice for local growing conditions, with a focus on climate-resilient species. The centres feature seasonal displays and special offers on outdoor furniture and gardening essentials.
Florists
Simpsons Florists create bespoke floral arrangements using fresh, locally sourced flowers. Available at our Inverness location, the service includes custom bouquets for special occasions and corporate events. Customers can order through our online shop or visit the Victorian market location for in-person consultations.
Restaurants
Award-winning restaurants at each location serve breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea with seasonal menus. Dishes feature ingredients sourced from local producers, with daily-baked goods and special events like Santa breakfasts. The Glass House Restaurant in Inverness combines dining with garden centre views.
Gardening Advice
Expert gardening advice is available through in-store consultations, online resources, and community workshops. Topics include plant selection for Scottish climates, bee-friendly gardening, and seasonal maintenance. The 'Bee on Board' initiative provides downloadable guides and plant recommendations for pollinator gardens.
Outdoor Furniture
We offer extensive outdoor furniture ranges with seasonal promotions on 2025 collections. Products include durable garden sets, dining tables, and loungers available both in-store and online. The 'Final Reductions' sales event provides discounted options for end-of-season purchases.
Questions
What are Simpsons Garden Centre's opening hours?
Opening hours vary by location and season. Please check our website for current times or contact your nearest centre directly for specific store hours.
Do you offer delivery services for garden products?
Yes, we provide delivery options for plants and large items. Details are available at checkout for online orders or through in-store arrangements.
Can I purchase gift vouchers for Simpsons?
Gift vouchers are available through our online shop and in-store locations. Digital and physical options make perfect gifts for gardening enthusiasts.
Are there dining options at your garden centres?
All locations feature award-winning restaurants serving breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea with seasonal menus using locally sourced ingredients.
Do you provide gardening advice to customers?
Yes, our expert team offers free gardening advice in-store, online through our blog, and via community workshops like the 'Bee on Board' initiative.
What sustainability initiatives does Simpsons support?
We promote sustainability through initiatives like 'Bee on Board' for pollinator gardens, sourcing local products, and offering climate-resilient plant selections across all our Scottish locations.
Reviews (6)
Karen Williamsom
Dec 24, 2021
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My daughter is a Ceoliac and for the 1st time ever she was able to enjoy a child's lunch adapted to GF, we were delighted, thank you
James Eadie
Dec 23, 2021
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Great garden centre with a wide variety of equipment and home touches. Amazing at Christmas. Nice caf as long as you can afford the slightly high prices as all garden centres have.
Khaled Jebreen
Nov 30, 2021
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Nice family friendly shopping center very wide range of food, kitchen, home and gardens. But a bit expensive. My daughter loved the fish tanks section alot and the cafe is great.
All Sco
Nov 25, 2021
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Went for the Festive Afternoon Tea for the 4 of us. Excellent table service, server couldn't have been more helpful but still unobtrusive. Delicious servings of sandwiches, savouries, cakes and scones with all the tea and coffee we could drink- and we came away full!
Frances A.
Nov 06, 2021
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Went to Simpsons yesterday afternoon to have a look at their Christmas gift stock. Some really nice things here, even if you go in just for a look your bound to find something nice for gifting. We did. The reason reason four stars, we went to the restaurant for a coffee and cake can't fault the quality of these but I felt the restaurant itself was quite dirty. It just seemed really grubby. I pulled my chair in and got sticky from under the seat (yuk), thank goodness I've always had hand gel in my bag. Hope they bring standard's back upto 5 star.
Keith Court
Oct 06, 2021
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Went for breakfast in restaurant. Very well managed and covid precautions in place. Food nice and hot with good produce. Also purchased some plants.not knowing much about gardening we spoke to lady who works there. Was full of knowledge and helped me choose correct shrubs. Excellent attitude to her work. Unfortunately did not get her name but 10/10.
