9 of the best festive garden centres in and near Leeds this Christmas - including Tong and Tingley

It’s nearly at that stage of the year where some of us are thinking of putting up our Christmas trees and decorations for another festive season.

But for those looking for something a little bit more ‘authentic’ this year, amidst all the plastic that seems to accrue during this time of year, perhaps we can be of some assistance.

Several garden centres around Leeds are already offering their Christmas sundries this year, be it wreaths or bespoke ornaments.

More importantly, when it comes to the horticultural side of this time of year, these garden centres have experts on hand when it comes to making the right decision on a Christmas tree or natural ornaments to decorate the house this year.

We’ve earmarked nine around the area that are not only offering up their expertise, but in the time-honoured British garden centre tradition, are also offering up their Christmas menus, Santa’s Grotto for the young ones and in some cases workshops to create the “perfect” wreath for your door this year.

From just outside the city limits to those garden centres on the cusp of Bradford, in one instance, here’s our list of nine garden centres worth visiting this year for those last-minute sundries.