Shire Plants Blog

World Bee Day

20th May 2022

It's #WorldBeeDay today and the RHS are encouraging gardeners to plant bee-friendly plants including Lavender, Oregano, Allium, Nepeta, Cosmos and more. Generally, bees require 'simple' or 'single' fl … read more

May Newsletter

14th May 2022

May's newsletter went out to subscribers yesterday. If you haven't signed up to receive our monthly newsletter, you can view the latest issue here. If you want to receive future newsletters, just … read more

Pink Dandelions in flower now

13th May 2022

Pink dandelions always cause a double-take in the garden. These plants are identical to our native dandelion but they come from central Asia and the blooms are an attractive pale pink with a golden ce … read more

Erysimum 'Constant Cheer'

7th May 2022

Erysimum 'Constant Cheer' is a well-named perennial wallflower. Its brick-orange flowers darken red and then change to mauve as they age. The plant flowers constantly, from late spring through into au … read more

Facebook and Instagram

6th May 2022

If you're on Facebook or Instagram, we update both regularly with new and interesting plants and plant information. You can view our pages here: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shireplan … read more

Customer Feedback

3rd May 2022

We are proud to be able to list the Royal Horticultural Society, the National Trust, English Heritage, The Eden Project, several large private estates and even a celebrity chef among our valued custom … read more

Perennial Violas

28th Apr 2022

Perennial Violas, Victorian Violas, Tufted Violas - they have many names, but these Violas are a class above the annual bedding pansy. More refined, with neater foliage and smaller, but o … read more

Cornflowers

20th Apr 2022

Lovely to see two of our cornflower varieties flowering in the polytunnel this week.Centaurea montanta 'Sulphurea' has the most gorgeous soft-lemon coloured flowers and Centaurea montana 'Purple … read more

New Plants

6th Apr 2022

Pleased to have added two new plants to our list today. Matthiola incana 'Pillow Talk' has the strongest scented flowers I know. They are a delicious clove-like scent, not unlike Pinks. Plant nea … read more

Cardoon

25th Mar 2022

The Cardoon is a large, spectacular ornamental plant and quite a talking point when established.An architectural plant, with large, spiky, deeply cut, silver leaves with stout stems bearing 4" thistle … read more

New Plants Growing On

16th Mar 2022

This is just one of our polytunnels, full of young plants growing on. At this time of year we are updating our stock levels on the website frequently and if you are looking for a plant, or plants, cur … read more

Oxlips

12th Mar 2022

The Oxlip (Primular elatior) is an British native wildflower, classified as endangered in the wild. Similar to the Cowslip, it has larger and paler flowers, which smell of apricots. Oxlips were tradit … read more

Primroses

28th Feb 2022

A primrose flowering in our field today. Despite not belonging to the rose family, the name Primrose is thought to derive from the Latin for 'first' (prima) 'rose' (rosa). Lovely to see them at this t … read more

Seedlings!

22nd Feb 2022

Lots of new plants on the way on the propagation benches. Here we have a selection of Malva, Silene, Woad, Baptisia and Cenolophium. Lots more coming up too :-)

Viola odorata 'Beetroot'

18th Feb 2022

This aptly named violet is in flower now. I love the rich purple colour. Currently sold out, but we have some other violets available here.  … read more

Key Worker Discount

13th Feb 2022

If you are a key worker (in addition to the NHS and main emergency services, it includes prison officers, Red Cross, St John Ambulance, Search and Rescue etc), as a token of our thanks for the importa … read more

More Celandines Added

11th Feb 2022

Two new Celandines added to our range today. A beautiful ivory white variety called 'Salmon White' and a lovely double named 'Double Bronze'. Celandines are fantastic at this time of year and we now s … read more

February Plant Discount

7th Feb 2022

Why not get ahead of the season and order plants now? Take 10% off all orders over £25 until 21st February with code Feb2022 (enter the code on the Basket or Checkout page). Delivery is also free for … read more

Beautiful Anemone

4th Feb 2022

I grew this beautiful anemone for the first time last year and I'm pleased to have plants listed on the website now. It's probably the nicest variety of our native wood anemone I know (other than the … read more

Spotlight on Galium

14th Jan 2022

The Galium family of plants is often overlooked in the garden, but they provide a useful function for ground cover and they are also fantastic for pollinators. As with many native plants, they also ha … read more