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John and Ingrid in the nursery In this busy year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics in London, we can all join in even if we didn’t get tickets. By being creative in your garden, enjoy an “outdoor room” with a party atmosphere, made as colourful as you like with fresh ideas. And why not make gardening the new gym? Why pay hundreds of pounds in gym membership when you can go into your garden and do the same amount of exercise for free, thus leaving the pounds in your pocket and not on your waistline? This will give you the opportunity to improve both your health and your environment. Gardening has never been so easy with an enormous variety of container grown plants to choose from: not only flowers but also vegetables. Why not try growing them together? Visit us at the nursery or give us a call for some ideas.

We will be running RHS partnership days at the nursery: pruning and propagation, spring and autumn (see our events list). In addition, we are running “special event” days including some where part of the proceeds will go to charity, both local and gardening related.

We hope to see many of our customers, both old and new, not only at the nursery but also at the many plant fairs and shows we attend. Don’t forget that you can order plants from us and we can bring them to any event, thus saving you post and packing charges.

If you are struggling to find a particular plant or have any gardening queries, do not hesitate to get in touch as even if we do not stock the plant or know the answer to your question, we can use all our resources and contacts to solve your problems.

We do not have a bespoke tea room but if you would like a cuppa, just ask. (donations to the RSPCA). Our restroom is disabled friendly, as are the outside sales beds. Please ask if you need any assistance such as getting plants from the tunnels.

Dogs are welcome on leads. Please let us know if you would rather our cats and dog stayed indoors during your visit and we will be most happy to oblige as we realise that not everyone shares our love of animals.

Do look around our garden and pond and feel free to pic-nic: there are tables and chairs available for use. If the weather is inclement, do sit in our shop area and if you venture outside, we have plenty of umbrellas.

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Talks

We are available to give talks on the following subjects and if we have enough notice, can tailor one of our talks to you needs/situation, or create a new talk for you. We use a digital projector and can bring our own equipment and plants for sale if you wish.

1. Plant Hunting on Holiday
2. South African Bulbs
3. Herbaceous perennials
4. Plants for Autumn colour in the garden
5. Propagation (practical)
6. The Dry Garden
7. Primulas and Auriculas
8. Cannas
9. An exploration into the world of the Acanthus, including history, influence and other plants in the Acanthus family
10. Bulbs for the garden throughout the year
11. Trees for smaller gardens
12. Plants for wildlife

Visits

We are happy to receive daytime or evening visits from gardening clubs, etc. There is room for a coach to park at the end of our lane (by pre arrangement with the farmer) and we can give a talk, guided tour, provide light refreshments or whatever else you may need. Just give us a call for further details. 01746 716 454.

Loyalty Scheme

This is up and running and still costs only £5.00 to join. Benefits include 10% off all purchases at the nursery and previews to our seasonal “sales”.

Featured Plants - Today's best selection
Clematis recta
Beautifully scented white flowers in summer, followed by attractive fluffy seed heads. Non climbing but needs support. Up to 150cm.
£ 6.50
Primula auricula Cinnamon (D)
Russety orange double.
£ 4.50
Aconitum x cammarum Bicolor
AGM. A gorgeous plant with short branched spikes of blue and white hooded flowers in midsummer. Needs no staking. 90cm.
£ 6.00
Cynara Scolymus Group Violetta di Chioggia
"Globe Artichoke". Decorative foliage plant but the purple heads can also be eaten. 150cm.
£ 4.00
Primula auricula Beatrice (A)
Blue to light blue. Light centred.
£ 4.50
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) Gateway
Large wine red flowers are fragrant and are carried on dark purple stems. A good naturalizing plant. Very tall. Needs no staking. 200cm.
£ 5.50
Primula auricula Sandwood Bay (A)
Gold centred. Orange-red.
£ 4.50
Sanguisorba obtusa
A mass of branching stems with mottled oblong leaves which have indented edges. Bottlebrush-like raspberry pink flower spikes on wiry stems arching over the foliage. Late summer. 75cm.
£ 6.50
Primula forrestii
Umbels of upright stems carrying yellow flowers with a dark yellow centre. Aromatic, sticky leaves. Growing in dry limestone rocks in partial shade to full sun in China (NW Yunnan, east side of Lichiang range, west to Lankong area).
£ 1.50
Filipendula ulmaria Flore Pleno
NEW. "Double Meadowsweet". Attractive fluffy plumes of double-white flowers. Suitable for moist borders and bog-gardens in full sun or partial shade. Flowering time June-July.  70 cm.
£ 5.50
Primula auricula The Bishop (S)
Deep red.
£ 4.50
Astilbe chinensis Vision in White
This vigorous selection, with its mound of smooth, glossy, bronze-green leaves, adds elegance to the mixed border all season. In bloom 'Vision in White' is spectacular: large, creamy white plumes of fragrant flowers rise above the foliage like a cloud
£ 6.00
Dianthus Coconut Sundae
Free flowering variety with white scented flowers with a red centre
£ 4.00
Penstemon Strawberries And Cream
NEW. One of the Ice Cream series with pale pink and white bell-shaped flowers. Excellent weather resistance. 90cm.
£ 5.50
Primula auricula Jeannie Telford (A)
Maroon to pink.
£ 5.00
Onopordum acanthium
"Scotch Thistle". Spectacular biennial with enormous rosettes of silver foliage. Glistening purple flowers in the second year. Self-seeds. At least 200cm. Excellent for attracting birds, bees and butterflies.
£ 1.50
Daphne mezereum
Shrub which flowers before the leaves are produced, in early spring. Fragrant. Prefers limy soil. Mauve.
£ 1.50
Phlox paniculata Mount Fuji
AGM. White flowers. Mildew-resistant. 90cm.
£ 5.50
Sedum telephium (Atropurpureum Group) Xenox
AGM.  A compact new dark foliage sedum. Small leaves with scalloped edges in lovely shades of green and mauve in spring; these darken to deep burgundy. The red buds open during late summer. Well-drained soil and sun. 30cm.
£ 4.00
Iris Black Swan
A clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial with upright, strap-like, mid-green leaves and dark, purple-black flowers with blue-black beards blooming in early summer. 100cm.
£ 6.50
Nursery Opening Times
March 1st to October 15th: 9am-5pm daily.
Closed Sundays
All other times by appointment.


AGM - Award of Garden Merit, given by the RHS to particularly garden worthy plants.

PBR - Plant Breeder’s Rights apply