A three-bay polytunnel sold for more than £7,000 ni the Brookfield Nursery sale. Picture: GTH

Polytunnels and plant pots sold during auction of final remnants from nursery near Taunton

Paul JonesOctober 21, 20250 Comment0

FROM polytunnels to plant pots, gardening goodies of all shapes and sizes were snapped up when the final items from a family-run Somerset nursery were auctioned off.

The Coate family said a final goodbye to remaining lots from Brookfield Nursery, at Ruishton, near Taunton, during an online auction hosted by Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH), which finished on October 14.

Run through GTH’s Marteye online bidding portal, the auction featured more than 200 lots sold, generating a great deal of interest among nurseries, gardeners and estates.

The top price of the afternoon saw a three-bay polytunnel sell for £7,100, while 62 Danish trolleys were sold in various quantities – including six going for £270.

Among the miscellaneous lots, just under 1,500 planter shuttle trays reached £490, while a ‘Scary Man’ scarecrow went for £130.

Items sold will now be collected by buyers from across the UK and Ireland and re-homed at various other nurseries, farms and gardens.

Auctioneer, Tom Mellor, said: “This sale was another shining example of how different auction systems can be used for different dispersal types.

“Here at GTH, we conduct auctions every week of the year in both live and online formats, making us well-placed to advise a client with stock to sell, with no bias to one system or another.”

GTH is keen to hear from anyone with queries concerning upcoming sales or equipment you would like to sell as either a whole dispersal sale or single item. Contact the team on 01278 410250.

The site of the former Brookfield Nursery is set to be developed, with around 150 new homes planned by Taylor Wimpey. An application for the homes was refused by Somerset Council last year, but an appeal allowed it in January.