Northern Flower

Creative Tourist Last Updated 31 May 2023

This small shop has “Northern Quarter” stamped all over it, from its “potting shed”-feel, bunting for sale and unusual selection of potted-up plants – right down to the fact that it just happens to be on Tib Street (surely the coronary artery of the Northern Quarter). Outside, overturned wooden crates display cacti, potted trees and ivy in pots, while, inside, the friendly Northern Flower florists will ask for a budget and make up a cut flower bouquet accordingly.

58 Tib StreetManchesterM4 1LG View map

Telephone: 0161 832 7731 Visit Now

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