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Alpines

Alpines, also known as rock plants, make great use of small areas of the garden.

Rock plants for small spacesTough little plantsLittle maintenance needed
Open today 9am to 5pm
All hours
Mon to Sat9am to 5pm
Sunday10am to 4:30pm
Cafe, Mon to Sat9am to 4pm
Cafe, Sunday10am to 3:30pm

Open bank holidays. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Easter Sunday.

Cafe till 4pm Hinckley Road, Sapcote LE9 4LG · M69 junction 2

They are generally quite tough little plants that can survive our turbulent weather conditions, and require little maintenance.

Again there are lots of different types, shapes, and sizes once established.

For more information on Alpines visit the RHS website here.

Plants, this month

In the garden
this month

What is in now and worth planting before the frosts, with the pansies and violas grown up the road at Sharnford.

Find us

Two minutes from
junction 2 of the M69

Hinckley Road, between Sapcote and Hinckley. The first slip road as you come from Leicester at Fosse Park, and easy from Hinckley, Coventry and Nuneaton.

Plan your visit

Open today 9am to 5pm
Mon to Sat9am to 5pm
Sunday10am to 4:30pm
Cafe, Mon to Sat9am to 4pm
Cafe, Sunday10am to 3:30pm
Sapcote Garden CentreHinckley Road, Sapcote, Leicester LE9 4LG
Free parkingOver 200 spaces, disabled bays by the entrance
Dogs welcomeOn a lead, covered area in the cafe
Cafe 9 till 4Sunday 10 till 3:30
M69 junction 2Two minutes from the slip road
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