Country comes to town: Lushingtons Garden Gifts and Cafe
Delight the senses with a break in Ashburton on your journey down south.
This destination is a treat for a few hours with friends or a soul-restoring solo escape. Ashburton’s Lushingtons Garden Gifts and Café is a trove of pleasure. The garden centre is award-winning, and you can see why, with its beautiful displays, and a range of plants guaranteed to inspire. You will be assisted in your selections by the knowledgeable and experienced team. Local and sustainable are watchwords, and the team pride themselves on the quality of the plants, many of which are grown in their nursery in Allenton.
Inside you will find the café and gift and homewares shop. Built around a ‘country comes to town theme’ you will find beautiful French and English inspired giftware, while in the café there are delicious wholesome and homemade cakes and slices, plus full breakfast, lunch and sides menus, that cater for gluten free and vegetarian diners.
Co-owners and sisters Miranda Sinton and Sophie Duff are locals who grew up on a farm in Mayfield. “It’s a great place to revel in beautiful plants, meet for lunch in a licensed cafe then browse the gifts and homewares,” says Miranda.
