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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 customers. We love it when our customers email and here ...

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 often more abundant flowers, they last for many years ...

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-like purple flowers in summer, it does need some ...

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 Heart' is white, with violet-purple centres. All C...

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, currently showing out of stock on the website, you ha...

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 traditionally used to treat coughs and rheumatism. We ar...

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 near where you sit or walk in the garden to enjo...

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 time of year.We sell the true wild primrose here.&n...

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 :-)

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. 

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 have interesting mythology and legends surrounding t...

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 important work you do, we offer a discount on your order....

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 sell eight varieties.View the range here.

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 wild, white one of course). The deep blue flowers r...

These Primulas are all related and evoke childhood memories of playing in hedgerows and The Common in springtime, near my home in rural Buckinghamshire.They work well in the garden, planted next to a hedge, in a border or wildflower area, or even in ...

This is one of the earliest violets to flower. Hence its name: Viola Christmas. 

Fans of Harry potter may recall that Harry and his classmates were required to wear earmuffs while repotting mandrake plants in their herbology lesson. This, like much of Rowling's fiction, is based on actual mythology.First recorded in England in 15...

We had a friendly Goldcrest visit us in the potting shed today. The Goldcrest is the UKs smallest bird and we usually only see them flitting in and out of the hedges so this was a treat. We think it must have hit the window as it was a bit…

Hardy Chrysanthemums come into their own at this time of year. Very useful when many other plants are shutting down for the winter. This one is 'Starlet' but we have many other varieties available too.Click here to view the range.