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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
Roscoea scillifolia scillifolia
One of the easiest, with unique small orchid-like flowers of soft rose-pink, shading darker on the outside of the hood. June-August. 30cm.
£ 6.50
Lupinus Noble Maiden
White flowers in tall spikes. Midsummer. 100cm.
£ 4.00
Centaurea John Coutts
Deep rose pink flowers in summer. Wavy margined leaves which are white beneath. Spreading habit. 60cm.
£ 5.50
Primula auricula Sandwood Bay (A)
Gold centred. Orange-red.
£ 4.50
Ruellia macrantha
Tender upright shrub with large bright green leaves. Very showy rose pink bell shaped blossoms. Up to 200cm.
£ 7.50
Salvia raymondii mairanae
Bolivia. Leafy shrub to 4-5’ has oval-pointed dark green leaves and carries spikes of red violet flowers in spring.
£ 4.50
Lathyrus aureus
This non-climbing sweet pea has yellow orange flowers, 2-3cm long, above 2-4 pairs of pale-green leaflets. 50cm.
£ 4.50
Geranium Sweet Heidy
NEW. This scrambler has pink flushed violet flowers that come and come again all summer. Semi-shade in most conditions but not very dry shade. 60cm.
£ 6.50
Odontonema schombergkianum (syn. Thyrsacanthus rutilans)
Colombian shrub to 200cm with racemes of slender pendulous bright red flowers. Feed well in warm weather. Pinch tips to make bushy. Ideal conservatory plant.
£ 6.00
Primula auricula Doyen (D)
Dark red purple.
£ 6.00
Dipsacus fullonianum
"Teasel". Huge fat cone-shaped flower heads in a pretty shade of pinkish purple, borne on upright branching stems. Excellent for drying. 300cm.
£ 1.50
Crocosmia Walberton Red
Brilliantly coloured six-petalled tubular flowers on arching stems rise out of lance shaped foliage in late summer. The red buds open to 5cm wide rosy coral flowers that have orange red reverses. August to October.
£ 4.00
Roscoea x beesiana Monique
A quite unique form - this has a pure white base colour, unlike the creamy yellow colour of the other forms. The purple mottled labellum varies from year to year and from flower to flower.
£ 6.50
Tigridia pavonia Lilacea
Stunning south African bulbous plant with enormous bright lilac flowers in summer. Hardy. 45cm.
£ 4.00
Primula sieboldii Blush
Herbaceous perennial forming rosettes of pale green leaves in spring. Flower heads of pale pink flowers in late spring. 30cm.
£ 4.00
Primula auricula Firsby (D)
NEW. Large double creamy white/beige flowers.
£ 4.50
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Mephistopheles
Broad rounded petals of vivid flame-scarlet, shading to gold at the centre with crimson-maroon markings in the eye. The backs of the petals are alternately orange-scarlet and red-flame. 75cm.
£ 4.00
Salvia x jamensis Raspberry Royale
AGM. Evergreen sub-shrub with small, aromatic, ovate foliage and open racemes of crimson flowers on spikes in summer and autumn.
£ 4.00
Epimedium x rubrum
AGM. Maroon new foliage, netted with lime-green. Dark red star-shaped flowers. Beautiful autumn foliage colour. Remove old leaves before flowering in spring. 40cm.
£ 7.00
Primula auricula Jack Dean (A)
Light centred purple.
£ 4.50
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