Plant the seeds for an abundant garden, indoors or outdoors, with help from these shops
The UAE’s winter season is coming to an end, which means there’s a lot for keen gardeners to do. Thankfully, there are plenty of shops across Abu Dhabi and Dubai for green-fingered residents to ensure home gardens flourish as the temperature increases.
But these shops aren’t only for experienced gardeners, they’re for budding growers, too. Here are some top spots.
Dubai Garden Centre
The shop in Al Quoz transports visitors to another world. An extensive selection of outdoor and indoor plants are on offer, as well as different potting mixtures and fertilisers.
Aside from gardening essentials, the shop also sells aquariums, garden ornaments and bespoke wooden furniture and carpentry products. There’s even a playhouse for sale for Dh19,995 ($5,445).
There are stylish terrariums, decorative statues and bamboo gazebos. There is an in-house cafe, too.
Open daily, 8am-10pm; Al Quoz 3; 04 590 4333; www.dubaigardencentre.ae
Plantshop
This online shop is a haven for serious growers, with a wide array of seeds for sale – from herbs such as parsley, coriander, mint and thyme to vegetables including black carrot, red bell pepper and turnip, as well as flowers such as carnation, dahlia and petunia.
For the less experienced, the shop also sells growing kits, such as eco cubes – wooden boxes containing seeds that have been planted already – designed to help people easily tend to various crops.
Other garden supplies are also available, including pots, planters, soil mixtures and plant care essentials.
Customers can also browse a catalogue of indoor and outdoor plants to purchase. Online only; 04 581 3637; www.plantshop.me
Gover Garden Centre
With 3,700 square metres of display area, this shop in Al Warsan, Dubai, offers a variety of products for gardening and landscaping needs, albeit mostly for bulk buyers.
It stocks a selection of indoor and outdoor plants, as well as planters in different forms, from aluminium to ceramic and clay pots.
One of the centre’s specialities is landscaping, as the company has worked with major developers Nakheel and Meeras. The shop also offers a green wall service, from set-up to maintenance.
Open daily, 8am-7.30pm; Al Warsan 3, Dubai; 04 287 2900; www.govergardencentre.com
The Garden Concept
This shop, which opened in January last year, offers a vast assortment of plants and handcrafted furniture, as well as chemicals and fertilisers for plant care.
In-store experts are on hand to guide customers, especially first-time buyers interested in learning more
There are plenty of shops for residents to ensure home gardens flourish in hotter months
about gardening. It also hosts workshops, including a free aquarium-making session on Saturdays.
Open daily, 8am-10pm; Al Quoz 3, Dubai; 600 548 484; www.thegardenconcept.com
GreenSouq
This online-only shop sells a variety of seeds, from common herbs to grass. Different soil mixtures and fertilisers are also available, as well as pots and planters.
There are potted indoor and outdoor plants, as well as artificial ones for decoration. The shop also sells irrigation materials.
Online only; 058 512 1105; www.greensouq.ae
Cosa Garden Centre
This shop has items from potted plants to seeds and furniture, as well as flowers, planters and bespoke woodwork for outdoor gardens. Open daily, 9am-9pm; Shakhbout City, Abu Dhabi; 050 339 3554; www.cosagarden.com