A family-run Garden Centre in Essex

Welcome to Poplar Nurseries,

a leading independent garden centre in Essex

, well-renowned for our wide range of plants and excellent customer service. You can find our extensive garden centre in Marks Tey, just minutes from Colchester, where we stock an extensive range of plants, garden care accessories, garden furniture, garden lighting, outdoor heating, lawn care products, bird food, bird care accessories, gifts, seasonal produce and much more. All of our friendly plants team have excellent horticultural knowledge, which enables them to deal with any plant enquires and give specialist garden advice.

Enjoy a meal in our beautiful restaurant serving home-cooked specials or let your little ones explore our latest workshops and take a ride on our Poplar Miniature Railway. Discover fresh produce in our delectable food hall and delicatessen. Browse our on-site concessions, making Poplar a one-stop shop for garden machinery, garden buildings, conservatories and even a haircut.

Create Easy Italian Dishes

with a new range of delicious pastas and pasta sauces available in our Food Hall.

Lifting Of Covid Restrictions Update

With the lifting of all lockdown restrictions on 19th July we will continue to do all that we can to keep customers and staff safe. With this in mind we are asking customers to socially distance and those who are able to wear a face covering to consider doing so. Sanitising stations will remain on the entrance and exit and in locations around the nursery.

Add Late Summer Colour To The Garden With Hydrangeas

If you are looking for plants to add late summer colour with long lasting flowers that can be used for drying and flower arranging, then hydrangeas tick all the boxes with their beautiful blooms.

Summer Lawn Care

Follow our simple lawn care programme to create a beautiful lawn.