Canford Magna Garden Centre: Wimborne/Bournemouth border, 8 min, large general centre, café

Naked Cross Nurseries (Facebook): Corfe Mullen, 8 min, independent, alpines/herbs/seeds/bedding

Beecroft Nurseries: Wimborne/Bournemouth border, 8 min, known for hanging baskets and shrubs

Compton Acres: Canford Cliffs, Poole, 12 min, show gardens and plant sales, destination/attraction

Stewarts Broomhill Garden Centre: Wimborne, 13 min, large general centre, café

Wimborne Garden Centre (Facebook): Wimborne, 13 min, good plant range and pricing

Woodlands Nursery Plants Direct (Facebook): Lytchett Matravers, 16 min, large selection, café

The Old Piggery Garden Centre: Wareham Road, 18 min, unique/artisan garden items

Haskins Garden Centre Ferndown: Longham, Ferndown, 20 min, large, well-known regionally

Baskets and Blooms (both sites): West Parley, Ferndown, 20 min, good plant value

Hillier Garden Centre: Three Legged Cross, Wimborne, 22 min, large destination centre

Dobbies Garden Centre Galton: Wareham Rd, Dorchester, 35–40 min

The Flower Factory (Bournemouth) 1198 Ringwood road. 12 min. Small independant. Florist and plant supply.

Wyvale Garden Centre 12 min

Baskets and Blooms Ferndown. 20 min. Glasshouse cafe. Grower prices

Holme Nurseries West Holme, Wareham 26 min. Rural. Farm shop cafe and nursery.

Northbrook Nursery: 47 Northbrook Rd, Broadstone BH18 8HD, in Broadstone, small home nursery, unusual hardy perennials, nectar-rich plants for bees/butterflies, seasonal Thurs/Fri late April–September or by appointment

Chestnut Nursery (Facebook): Kingland Rd, Poole, 10 min, succulents, terrariums, expert plant advice, also a mental health charity

Wild Roots Greenery: Kingland Cres, Poole, 10 min, houseplants, terrarium workshops

Trehane Nursery: Stapehill Rd, Wimborne, 13 min, camellias, blueberries, ericaceous (acid-loving) plant specialists, mail order

Marchant's Nursery: Keepers Ln, Wimborne, 13 min, wholesale nursery, broad range

Northbrook Nursery: Broadstone, in Broadstone, home-grown perennials

Helens Horticulture (Broadstone) Sells plants from the gate at 12 Grange road, Broadstone. 26 years selling plants to Broadstone gardeners.

Stone Zone's Wessex Peat-Free Compost: Bournemouth/Ferndown, 15–20 min, PAS 100 certified compost made from Dorset gardeners'/landscapers' green waste, fully recycled within Dorset

Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd: Eco Park, Christchurch, 25 min, trade recycling site, soils, mulch, turf from recycled green waste

Dorset Compost Company: delivery-based, Dorset-wide, compost/topsoil/mulch producer with free Dorset delivery

Longham Garden Machinery: Ringwood Rd, Bournemouth, 10 min, sales, servicing, repairs, EGO battery mower stockist

Riverside Garden Machinery : (Yell) Old Ham Ln, Wimborne, 14 min, repairs/servicing, Stihl/Husqvarna

DDC Garden Machinery: (Facebook) Benson Rd, Poole, 10 min, servicing and repair

Christchurch Garden Machinery: Bridge St, Christchurch, 25 min, sales, servicing, Stihl/EGO

Parkstone Sand & Gravel: Oakdale, Poole, 10 min, sand, ballast, quick delivery

Suttle Stone Quarries: Tower Park, Poole, 10 min, topsoil, mulch, decorative stone/chippings

YLS Landscaping & Garden Centre: Willis Way, Poole, 13 min, decorative stone, sleepers, small garden centre/café attached

MB Wilkes: Henbury Quarry, Wimborne, 15 min, topsoil, hardcore, clay

Stone Zone& Landscaping Supplies, 2 branches): Bournemouth & Ferndown, 15–20 min, stone, slabs, sleepers, and their own Dorset-made peat-free compost

A1 Aggregates Ltd: Ferndown, 20 min, same-day delivery

South Coast Building Supplies: Nuffield Rd, Poole, 10 min, general builders merchant

BBS Building Supplies Corfe Mullen: Higher Merley Ln, 10 min, local builders merchant

The Timber Group: Ringwood Rd, Poole, 13 min, timber merchant, competitive prices

S&N Timber: Wallisdown Rd, Bournemouth, 12 min, sheds, summerhouses, timber

Linwood Timber: Poole Rd, Wimborne, 15 min, sawmill, cladding, oak for raised beds

United Fencing Supplies Ltd : Telford Rd, Ferndown, 20 min, fencing specialist, supply and install

Southern Aquatics & Pets: Northmead Dr, Poole, 13 min, large pet/aquatics store

FishCove Aquatics (Facebook): Wimborne, 15 min, specialist, live plants

Maidenhead Aquatics Wimborne: inside Wimborne Garden Centre, 15 min, pond plants and fish

Aquatic Specialist: Yeomans Way, Bournemouth, 20 min, pond building and repair speciali

J M Aquatic Services: Iford, Bournemouth, 20 min, pond design/build, wildlife ponds

B&Q Poole: Fleetsbridge, Poole, 10 min, garden section, plants and hard landscaping materials

Wickes Bournemouth: Turbary Retail Park, 11 min, garden centre section alongside DIY

M&S Foodhall Broadstone: Lower Blandford Rd, Broadstone BH18, in Broadstone

Tesco Extra Fleetsbridge: Waterloo Rd, Poole BH17 7EJ, 10 min, superstore, full seasonal garden/plant range

Tesco Extra Tower Park: Yarrow Rd, Poole BH12 4NX, 12 min, superstore, full seasonal garden/plant range

Aldi (3 branches): Fleets Ln / Blandford Rd N / Pitwines Cl, Poole, 8–15 min, known for seasonal "Specialbuy" plant and gardening deals

Lidl: Hatch Pond Rd, Poole, 10 min, seasonal plant/garden middle-aisle offers