Siberian Fritillaries
10th Apr 2024
Very impressed with these Siberian Fritillaries which we haven't grown before. They are very eye-catching and also make good cut flowers. Full plant details here.
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Lady's Smock
29th Mar 2024
Lady's Smock is a British native wildflower found in meadows and verges. It grows happily in amongst grass and other meadow plants, in most soil types, including very wet. Like most native plants, it
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Leapard's Bane for Spring Flowers
27th Mar 2024
Leopard's Bane (Doronicum) is one of the few daisy family members to bloom in spring, and usually manages to coincide with the last of the daffodils. It has large (2-3" diameter) flowers, held high ab
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Night-flowering Catchfly
23rd Mar 2024
The latest addition to our plant range is called Night-flowering Catchfly, or Clammy Cockle. It's an interesting and unusal native wildflower which grows on rough land in the wild but is rarely seen.&
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Spring Colour
13th Mar 2024
There's some lovely spring colour around the nursery at the moment. Here are some photos of some of the actual plants we're sending out at the moment. We dispatch plants three days a week, via overnig
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Fritillaries
6th Mar 2024
Snake's Head Fritillary are wonderful when planted in the lawn where they do their thing before the main mowing season and can then be mown in the summer, or plant in containers on the patio. They are
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Drumstick Primula
6th Mar 2024
This 'Drumstick' Primula is Primula denticulata 'Lilac' and it's looking lovely. The flowers stand 30cm tall when established in the garden. A fantastically easy primula to grow in the borde
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Rare Strawberry Dates from the 1500's
8th Feb 2024
The latest addition to our catalogue is a very interesting strawberry which was first recorded in ‘Gerard’s Herball in 1597 but then disappeared from all record. The flowers are not white, as most str
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British Bluebells
26th Jan 2024
British Bluebells are steeped in tradition, myth and legend and are a joy to behold in spring.
A wish made when you see the first bluebell open in spring will come true. It is said that if you
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In-the-green Bulbs
25th Jan 2024
In-the-green bulbs are available only in late winter/early spring and are the best way to introduce Bluebells and Snowdrops into the garden. They 'take' much easier than dry bulbs from a packet plante
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Potted Bulbs
17th Jan 2024
We have just added a new 'Potted Bulbs' category to the website to enable you to quickly find these wonderful plants. Potted bulbs and corms are a great way to get a quick-start with bulbs.
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Aisiatic Primula
14th Nov 2023
These Asiatic Primulas give great value. They flower for much of the summer and into autumn, if it stays mild like this year, sending up tall 'drumsticks' of dark purple flowers above neat clumps of f
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Autumn Plant Sale
13th Nov 2023
Autumn is the best time to plant hardy perennials for the best show the following year and our Autumn Plant Sale is now on, so it's a good time to fill some gaps! Over 100 varieties at reduced pr
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Perennial Violas
13th Oct 2023
Perennial Violas are one of our favourite plants and 'Pasha' is one of the most beautiful. If ever a flower was destined to adorn a pudding, it's this one. We're taking cuttings now, so we should have
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Plants at reduced prices
20th Sep 2023
We currently have over 60 plants on offer, with sale prices starting at just £2.95. Click here for the list!
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Autumn Planting
16th Sep 2023
We are often asked if it is ok to put our plants in the ground in autumn. It is! Traditionally, autumn was the main time for planting hardy perennials, because they would be bare-rooted. The advent
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Golden Knees
15th Sep 2023
'Golden Knees', or 'Golden Star' comes to us from North America, where it grows in woodland areas from Pennsylvania to Florida and Louisiana. Fully hardy and semi-evergreen, the star-shaped yellow flo
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September Newsletter
3rd Sep 2023
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Japonese Anemones
29th Aug 2023
Japanese anemones are wonderful plants for late summer and autumn flowers. Tall, multi-branched stems over lush green foliage hold many long-lasting large flowers in pink or white.
These plants
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Enjoying a wet summer
13th Aug 2023
What a difference a year makes. This time last year we were in the middle of one of the driest years in memory, and we didn't end up having any decent rain until late autumn. This year we've had above
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