The Ramswood sales yard on a bright morning: grasses, shrubs and perennials on timber tables, a tall conifer hedge and the old brick house behind, under a wide sky

Coming to us from Irlam and Cadishead

Ramswood Nurseries is a family-run garden centre and nursery in Rixton, just over the Warrington boundary from Cadishead and Irlam. From the middle of Cadishead it is under three miles, about five minutes by car outside the rush hour, and from Irlam station it is about four miles.

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The way from Irlam and Cadishead

by road from Cadishead: Under 3 miles
by road from Irlam station: About 4 miles
by car, outside the rush hour: 5 to 10 minutes

Cadishead
From Cadishead, follow Liverpool Road, the B5320, south west out of the village until it meets the A57, and carry straight on along Manchester Road.
The Glaze Brook
The road crosses the Glaze Brook, where you leave Salford for Warrington, then runs through Hollins Green and on into Rixton.
Ramswood, Rixton
We are about a mile and three quarters along Manchester Road. It is 50 mph by the nursery, so look for the white Ramswood sign above the hedge in good time. You stay on this side of the Ship Canal all the way, so there is no bridge to cross.

From Irlam, come along Liverpool Road to Cadishead and carry on the same way. If you are already on the A57, Cadishead Way, stay on it: it becomes Manchester Road and brings you to the same place.

Heucheras in red, orange, plum and lime on the timber sales tables, with the old glasshouse, a tall conifer hedge and more tables behind — Heucheras in red, orange and lime on the timber tables

What Irlam and Cadishead gardeners come to us for

Rows of yellow-leaved and red-tipped shrubs and perennials on the sales yard, with a silver birch, the brick sheds and the glasshouse behind — Shrubs and perennials in rows across the yard

Irlam has its own garden centre, and Cadishead has plant centres of its own, so we are one more choice a few minutes further along the A57. Here you will find a family nursery that has been on the same yard since 1980, with much of the stock grown here from young plants.

All of our bedding is grown here from the start, under cover on the yard. Summer bedding cannot take a frost, and the RHS advises keeping it under cover until late May or early June, so ask us whether a tray is ready to plant straight out. Perennials, which come back each year, are on the tables beside the bedding. Our perennials and bedding page covers what to look for.

Our summer hanging baskets are planted up and grown on in our polytunnel in Rixton, and they go on sale from May. The hanging baskets guide explains how to keep one going, and the hanging baskets page shows what to check before you buy.

Compost, shingles and slate, pebbles and cobbles are on the yard in bags as well, so the plants for a new border and what goes round them can come home together. The team will help you load anything heavy. See the garden essentials page. Starting from a bare plot behind a new house? Our guide to new-build gardens explains where to begin.

Inside the Ramswood glasshouse: tall cordylines, palms and tree ferns in pots round a stone fountain, with paved paths between — The glasshouse, with paved paths between the plants

If it is your first visit, most of the yard is outside on tarmac and the greenhouses are paved, so it is easy to get round. Dogs are welcome on a lead, there are customer toilets on site, and we take card, contactless and cash.

Opening times

We open six days a week in winter and every day in summer. This season's hours are below, and the phone number is 01925 821002.

Monday9:00am – 4:30pm

Tuesday9:00am – 4:30pm

Wednesday9:00am – 4:30pm

Thursday9:00am – 4:30pm

Friday9:00am – 4:30pm

Saturday9:00am – 4:30pm

SundayClosed

Winter hours, until April.

Bank holidays and Christmas

Christmas Day, 25 December: Closed
Boxing Day, 26 December: Closed
New Year's Day, 1 January: Closed
Bank holidays: Usual hours

A new-build back garden with a pale stone patio, a lawn and a freshly planted border of conifers, grasses and shrubs in bark mulch

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Come and see us in Rixton

A few minutes along the A57 from Cadishead, with free parking just to the left of the house.

Winter hours, until April · Mon to Sat, 9:00am – 4:30pmSundays closed

Plan your visit Call 01925 821002