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We are thrilled to announce that we have secured stock of the Chelsea Flower Show’s for Chelsea’s Plant of the Year 2025

Chelsea’s Plant of the Year 2025 – Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’

This Philadelphus is the first truly pink flowering Philadelphus. Its unique combination of colour, rich fragrance and compact form makes this plant unusual and very noteworthy.

Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Chelsea 2025 Plant of the Year – shop here

• Beautiful blush-pink blooms – rare and eye-catching
• Mock orange, citrus rich scent
• Easy to grow variety – will flourish in full sun or partial shade
• Trouble free and thrives in most conditions
• Compact nature that requires no pruning
• Great for any garden – plant in borders or containers
• Available in-store and online here – Coolings exclusive

We also have in-stock the 2024 and 2023 Chelsea Flower Show Winners!

Chelsea’s Plant of the Year 2024 – Prunus ‘Starlight’ (R)

A flowering cherry with exceptionally attractive and unusual pure white star shaped flowers.

Prunus ‘Starlight’ Chelsea 2024 Plant of the Year – Shop here

• Winter and spring ornamental flowering cherry
• Profuse flowering habit in late March often extending well into April
• ‘Starlight’ is special in that it carries flower clusters on its main stem as well as on younger side branches, boosting the flower power
• The tree is a healthy grower, robust with glossy foliage and a graceful habit
• The flower has good resistance to frost damage
• Orange and yellow autumn leaf colour
• Outstanding tree for spring and autumn interest and
• Ideal for small gardens
• Available in-store and online here

Chelsea’s Plant of the Year 2023 – Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’

Alluring black buds open to black-purple florets in huge round umbels, a stunning showstopper!

Agapanthus ‘Black Jack’ Chelsea 2023 Plant of the Year – Shop here

• Wonderful sturdy, upright, statuesque form
• Its umbels are huge, rounded and densely packed with up to a hundred individual florets, which provide an extended flowering season
• Re-blooming characteristics, giving three months of flowers
• Low maintenance plant that demands little water
• Climate-proof, tolerating high summer heat and high winter rainfall, but needs some protection from hard frosts
• Thrives in peat-free compost and is a magnet for pollinators
• Striking in borders and containers – perfect for terraces, balconies and small gardens alike
• Available in-store and online here

Help Keep Coolings Blooming

UPDATE: 15/05/2025 – Road closure signs are out at the bottom of Rushmore Hill from the A21 / Pratts Bottom roundabout  – but our main Rushmore Hill site, The Gardener’s Garden Centre is STILL ACCESSIBLE from this bottom end of Rushmore Hill, so please do still come up the hill. Please note, if you are coming from Sevenoaks direction, along the A21, access via Pratt’s Bottom is NOT in ULEZ.

Rushmore Hill has signs saying it is closed along its route before Park Corner (see map below), but we have been advised that the road is due to OPEN AGAIN ON MONDAY 19TH MAY, however, until then to access Coolings Lifestyle from the A21, please either go via Halstead village into Knockholt or alternatively if you prefer you can go via Cudham Lane if you are coming from the Orpington/Green Street Green direction. Customers coming from the Sevenoaks direction can still access Lifestyle from Star Hill and Knockholt route as usual. Thank you.

Spring is here, our plants are looking fantastic, and we’re ready to help you make the most of your garden – but we need a little help from you too.

As you may have heard, gas works are taking place on Rushmore Hill, which means your usual route into Coolings Garden Centre in Knockholt will be temporarily disrupted at some point during the works. While we’re still very much open, these works have come at the worst possible time – just as spring gets into full swing.

That’s why we’re asking for your support as part of our Help Keep Coolings Blooming campaign!

How You Can Help Keep Coolings Blooming

• Use the alternative route (large map below) to reach us safely and easily.
• Visit our Knockholt and Coolings Lifestyle centres – both are fully open and stocked with beautiful plants, gifts, and more.
• Collect a stamp each time you visit The Gardener’s Garden Centre and receive a £15 voucher after 3 visits – collect a leaflet in-store and start collecting stamps straight away! (See leaflet click here to read)
• Shop online at www.coolings.co.uk – Click & Collect and delivery available.
• Tell your friends, neighbours and family that we’re open and need their support.
• Remember to pop in a take advantage of Coolings Family Card Exclusive Vouchers over the coming months (see further details below)

What’s Happening – and What You Need to Know

• SGN are carrying out gas works that are affecting access via Rushmore Hill.
• Coolings is OPEN as usual, and you can still reach us easily by following our suggested alternative route – shown clearly on the map below.
• From 16th May to 1st July, SGN have assured us that they will pause their works and all roads to Coolings will be open again – great news for customers planning a late spring visit!

Why It Matters

Spring is our busiest season – it’s when we grow, sell, and deliver most of the plants that support our business for the rest of the year. We grow the majority of our plants right here at Coolings, and they’re all ready and waiting to brighten up your garden.

As an Employee Ownership Trust, Coolings is owned by the people who work here – so when you shop with us, you’re directly supporting local jobs, not shareholders.

We know a diversion isn’t ideal, but your continued support really is appreciated. Whether you’re popping in for a pot or planning a full garden refresh – every visit, every purchase, and every cuppa in the café helps keep Coolings blooming.

We will keep you updated as the roadworks progress on here, but also on our Facebook pages visit https://www.facebook.com/coolingsgardencentre

Thanks for being part of our community – we can’t wait to see you soon!

Coolings Family Card Vouchers – April, May, June & July

See vouchers here – page 12/13 of your new Cuttings Magazine

We are still OPEN and accessible.

We have been notified of a temporary road closure in Knockholt village, 27th March to 2nd April, but both centres are open as usual and still accessible.  

The road closure is at the top of Rushmore Hill, between Park Corner and Old London Road.

Here are helpful guides for our visitors coming to The Gardener’s Garden Centre & Lifestyle during the temporary closure.

🚗 For customers coming from Sevenoaks to The Gardener’s Garden Centre please turn right at the bottom of Star Hill and go via Polhill and down past Knockholt Station, to Rushmore Hill – please refer to map below or click here for the directions.

🚗 For customers coming from Bromley to Lifestyle please go up to the Badgers Mount roundabout and along to turn right up Star Hill – please refer to map below or click here for the directions

🚗 Rushmore Hill up to The Gardener’s Garden Centre is open as usual.

🌼 We very much appreciate this may add a little time to your journey, but we really do appreciate and value your custom. It’s going to be a lovely weekend ahead and we have a new layout in-store at The Gardener’s Garden Centre, with lots of new plant stocks and special offers and new ranges in at Lifestyle too and our wonderful Arthurs Restaurant and Blueberry Café are open at both sites, serving delicious dishes and treats.

See you soon!