Milton

This Milton nursery and garden centre lives up to its motto of "everything for the garden," stocking premium plants, landscaping supplies, gardening products, and pots and decorative pieces. Excavation hire and firewood round out the offering, with staff best reached by phone to check current stock. After more than thirty years in business, the nursery is now up for sale.

A new and second-hand bookshop tucked into The Settlement, behind the cafés in the historic South Coast village of Milton. The range runs across general and classic fiction, children's books, poetry and non-fiction, with greeting cards, puzzles, games and gifts alongside. It works as much as a reading room as a shop: bring your coffee, settle in, join a book club or the writers' group. The owner opens around ten, once the coffee's sorted. It's a nominated regional hero.