A tiered display of spring flowering bulbs including tulips, snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils in pots at Pengelly Garden Centre, Grampound Road, Cornwall

Our Story

From our tiny beginnings on 1st May 1993, Pengelly Garden Centre has travelled on an amazing journey. Sarah, our owner, was very fortunate to be given the plot of land we stand on by her family, along with five secondhand tunnels to start her off.

When we opened, we grew everything we sold: lots of bedding plants and masses of herbaceous perennials. We soon realised that people enjoyed seeing where plants were grown, so our plans quickly changed. The shop and potting shed came along a couple of years later, and the range of plants we stocked kept on growing.

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  • 30+ Years

    Family-run and independent since 1993

  • 1000s of Plants

    From bedding and perennials to exotic trees and shrubs

  • 100+ Years Experience

    Combined gardening expertise across our team

  • Free Parking

    Ample free parking on site for all visitors

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How We've Grown

Our old, secondhand tunnels were replaced with purpose-built multi-span tunnels — a joy, as the airy, bright covered space suddenly allowed us to build mixed displays to inspire our customers and give them planting ideas.

A separate covered area was put up to house all the perennial potting and growing. This is still where Sarah's passion lies — and where she would love to escape when the paperwork mountain is about to topple over!

And so you find us now, stocking thousands and thousands of plants, including our original offerings of bedding and perennials, but expanded to include seeds, bulbs, trees and shrubs from all corners of the globe. We now have 3 brand new polytunnels, filled with lots of new stock.

A smiling member of the Pengelly Garden Centre team surrounded by a stunning display of colourful summer perennials and wildflowers inside the polytunnel in Cornwall

Our Team

These are the amazing people who make this business what it is. Between us, we have well over 100 years' gardening expertise.

Although we all work wherever we're needed most, the team are constantly on hand to answer questions and find the right plant or product for your situation.

Sarah, Donna, Jo, Becky, Blossom, Sue, Brian, Steph, Bridey, Helen, Alison, Kristina, Jenni, Gail, Megan, Ellie, Fran, Phil, Jane & Jane!

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    Our resident Pengelly Pooch! Willow loves a tummy rub and has a fantastic life at the garden centre. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on our premises — please keep them on a lead at all times.

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