Winter colour at Hoo House Nursery
If the mark of a good nursery is that there’s always something of interest no matter when you visit, then . . .
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Category: Nurseries
Herbs and gin prove a winning combination
Herbs and gin – an invitation to Jekka’s Herb Farm for the launch of her gin collaboration with Bramley & . . .
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Something different at Green’s Leaves
In the latest of my occasional nursery visits, I’ve been behind the normally closed doors of Green’s Leaves in Gloucestershire, . . .
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Heaven is hellebores and hepaticas
Just how many hellebores is too many? I found myself wondering this as I gazed down a glasshouse where every . . .
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All I want for Christmas . . .
With Christmas rapidly approaching, I’ve been asking some of my nursery friends what’s on their list to Santa. Talk to . . .
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Pan-Global Plants: a nursery offering something different
In some ways, it’s apt that the road to Pan-Global Plants should be somewhat unnerving. A turning through imposing gates . . .
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The shady side of planting
A shady border is rarely the one a gardener is eager to show me when I’m out garden visiting. Areas . . .
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Rediscovering asters
Sometimes you think you know a plant only to find there’s far more to it than you realised. Asters – . . .
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Acers fire up for autumn
Winter bedding and bulb-buying aside, autumn can be a quiet time for nurseries. There’s a sense of winding down, taking . . .
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Harrell’s – a hidden plant paradise
A trip to Harrell’s Hardy Plants usually requires a somewhat furtive return and a look of wide-eyed innocence if the . . .
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