Roots & Shoots Garden Centre
What customers say
On Stowmarket Road in Badley, just outside Ipswich, this site combines a garden building and furniture supplier with a nursery, cafe, gift shop and pet food section, making it more than a single-purpose stop. Reviews regularly refer to helpful, friendly staff who take time to guide customers around the plants and stock, from pointing someone towards water lilies to suggesting house plants safe for pets. The cafe draws praise as well, with gluten-free cakes singled out as a highlight, alongside the range of pots, plants and garden sundries available at reasonable prices. Several visitors describe the centre as a relaxed, pleasant place to spend an hour or more browsing. A smaller number of comments touch on stock levels appearing thin for the size of the site and a stone car park surface that can make wheelchair access harder, points that surface only occasionally rather than as a consistent pattern. Ongoing changes to the layout were mentioned as something that might improve the shopping experience going forward. Overall the customer service and plant selection stand out most in the feedback. The centre opens daily, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays, giving plenty of scope for weekend visits to explore the plants, garden buildings and outdoor accessories on site.
Reviews
Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.
lovely staff lovely cafe with great gluten free cakes unfortunately for some reason they are not doing full meals at lunch time turning the shopping into a shopping visit rather than an adventure.
I took my dog to the groomers. Went into the cafe and had a latte and toasted teacake. Looked round the plants and purchased a couple. Lovely place to walk round so much to look at and great prices.
Lovely cafe. We looked forward to jacket potato as advertised. Jacket potato is also in writing on the wall of the cafe. Jacket potatoes are no longer available. A little disappointed .
Amazing service, helped us find easy care house plants that were non toxic to cats
Nice garden centre with good selection of plants at reasonable prices.
Everything you want at reasonable prices also very friendly and helpfull staff
I could have spent hours there, staff was lovely and helpful
Garden rooms & offices in Ipswich compared
Ordered by rating, weighted by the number of reviews — businesses with only a handful of reviews do not jump to the top automatically. 13 businesses in this category in Ipswich are compared.
| Rank | Provider | Rating | Reviews | Open Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffolk Timber Sheds | ★ 5,0 | 115 | Yes |
| 2 | The Greenhouse People Woodbridge | ★ 5,0 | 79 | Yes |
| 3 | Wood Worx Carpentry & Kitchens limited | ★ 5,0 | 58 | Yes |
| 4 | The Cedar Room Ltd | ★ 5,0 | 56 | Yes |
| 5 | Suffolk Crafted | ★ 5,0 | 53 | Yes |
| 13 | Roots & Shoots Garden Centre (this page) | ★ 4,3 | 208 | Yes |