Smeaton Nursery & Gardens

This has to be my favourite garden nursery ever.
First of the guy was super friendly and super helpful as i was asking loads of questions on different plants as I’m getting the back garden done in summer and cannot wait! Eeeeeek shreeek excited!
The nursery is surrounded by high walls reaped with oh so much history from the estate. They have traditional green houses too which adds charm.
The have an awesome herb selection — the plants look pretty healthy so bought a few to bump up the herb garden. The have apple, pear and oh so many more fruit trees. A good selection of pots to enhance any patio! Plenty of perenials to choose from too.
Oh boy i could and actually could go spendithon next time I’m there. And whats more they have a tea room to think about what you are going to buy and mull over cake and a cuppa whilst doing it!!! Happy days it is a Smeaton nursery!

I am absolutely in love with Smeaton Nursery. It’s too easy just to jump on the bypass and hit up B&Q, Homebase or even Tesco’s for a couple of plants, but if you just turned right instead of left, and headed towards Haddington, my, what a treat you would find.
Now admittedly, it’s not on the beaten path. You have to head to the old a1 (A199 now), turning off at Haddington, past East Fortune until you get to East Linton. Turning off at East Linton you will work your way through the town to the other end, wondering where the hell you are going and still haven’t got there. Even when you get to the entrance, there is still the driveway up, which takes you through fields of sheep and what looks like dog show paraphenalia before you finally pull up at a wooded copse, and see the sign nestled against a stone building, partially hidden by the trees.
The nursery that sits behind is a treasure — as Julia Katharina B. notes, it’s just stunning grounds, and provides so much more inspiration than the plastic stands at your average garden centre. The plants look delightful, amazing and loved. You feel like an explorer, wandering around the greenhouses and the walled garden looking at all that potential you can take home to your own space in the sun.
There is also a café there, but I didn’t try it. I really just came for the plants.