Spotlight on: Penstemons If you’re looking at your border in late summer and need to add some instant colour, Penstemons are the answer. Plant in groups of three or five for impact. Most border types will continue to flower up until the first fr...

Spotlight on: Chrysanthemum Chrysanths, or Mums, like Asters are invaluable for adding late summer and autumn colour to extend interest in the borders. They start flowering late into the season and are often still going strong in November.A flor...

The action on the propagation benches is hotting up now the temperature has dropped a bit. Is there anything more exciting than checking seed trays first thing in the morning for signs of germination?!?

Spotlight on: Aster/ Michaelmas DaisyAdd bright autumn colour to your garden.The perennial Asters, which include Michaelmas Daisies, are essential to prolong the flowering season of most gardens from late summer well into autumn.If your border looks ...

Just added this beauty to the website. The Slipper Flower (Calceolaria biflora) is just one of our latest offerings. Each unforgettable flower is like a yellow slipper, with brown freckles in the throat. Click here to view full details.

Over winter we spend time managing the land our nursery sits on. We strongly believe in managing it in a way which provides a good environment for our local wildlife, which happily also results in an environment we enjoy working in.Since we bought th...

We had a couple of days of early snow this weekend but it hasn't prevented us from dispatching this week's orders as it soon cleared up. We fulfil orders all year round (except for a couple of weeks around Christmas), and only have to pause if we get...

This superb double rainbow was visible from the nursery this afternoon. Very windy but sunny between the showers!

Stuck for a gift idea? We have improved our gift voucher service and you can now order gift vouchers via our website and they can be emailed to you or directly to your recipient. You can add a message and choose a style. The gift can be any amount of...

The clocks go back this weekend and this usually signals the start of autumn proper in our neck of the woods. Leaves are already turning wonderful colours and falling in large numbers at every breath of wind and our thoughts are turning to propagatin...

Chicory is a native wildflower steeped in folklore.One tale tells of a young girl who sat down at the side of the road to cry for her dead lover. She was inconsolable by all who passed her and her grief was so great that she resolved to continue to w...

I just love the detail in this Chinese Foxglove which has been flowering for ages. It really stands out in the garden and everyone asks what it is.Full plant details here

After Eight Chocolate mint, anyone?"The savor or smell of the Mint rejoyceth the heart of man, for which cause they use it to strew in chambers and places of recreation, pleasure and repose, and where feasts and banquets are made." - Gerard's Herbal ...

Today we moved a lot of large plants in pots and found a large number newts, frogs and toads. This is why we don't use pesticides at the nursery, but instead we work with nature as much as possible and they reward us by eating slugs and their eggs an...

If you're interested in how we pack and dispatch our plants, you now view some information and view photographs of our packaging here.

Dianthus, Old Fashioned Pinks, Gillyflowers - whatever you call them, there's nothing like the scent of them in the garden, and many are good for the vase too. Here are just a few that are available to buy on the website now.'Bridal Veil' - Very stro...

I love cardoons (Cynara cardunculus) throughout the summer, but when the purple thistle-like flowers open on top of the globes, they are truly wonderful. The bees and butterflies love them too. The large silver foliage makes this an impressive border...